Hole In My Life Bass Tab by The Police

Hole In My Life bass tab by The Police

Bass Tab

HOLE IN MY LIFE  (Bassline)

As recorded by The Police
(From the 1978 Album OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR)

Words and Music by Sting

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=216
 12/8
  Gtr I
  W              W              W              W
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|

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  W              W              W              W
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------|


  H.       H.        Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.
|---------12\------|---------------------|
|------------------|----7------5---------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|------5--------------|


  Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|
|------4--------------|----7------5----------|
|----5------5---------|----------------------|
|---------------------|------5---------------|


  Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|
|------4--------------|----7------5---------|
|----5------5---------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------5--------------|


  Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|
|------4--------------|----7------5----------|
|----5------5---------|----------------------|
|---------------------|------5---------------|


                         Chorus
  Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.       Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.
|---------------------||----------------------|
|------4--------------||o----7------5---------|
|----5------5---------||o---------------------|
|---------------------||-------5--------------|


  Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|
|------4--------------|----7------5----------|
|----5------5---------|----------------------|
|---------------------|------5---------------|


  Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|
|------4--------------|----7------5---------|
|----5------5---------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------5--------------|


  Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|
|------4--------------|----7------5----------|
|----5------5---------|----------------------|
|---------------------|------5---------------|


                        1st & 2nd Verses
  Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.      Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.
|---------------------||------5----5--7------|----5-7----4--4-------|
|------4--------------||---------------------|----------------------|
|----5------5---------||----5----------------|----------------------|
|---------------------||---------------------|----------------------|


  Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.
|------5----5--7------|----5-7----4--4------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|----5----------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|


  Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.
|------5----5--7------|----5-7----4--4-------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|----5----------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|


  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-7----7----7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|
|---------------------|---------------------|


                       1.
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|-8----8----8----8----|-7----7----6\---0------||


                        Bridge
  2.
                      $
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.      Q  E Q.   H.        +Q   E Q.   H.
|---------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------||----7------7-------|-(7)--9------9-----|
|---------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
|-7----7----6----0----||------5------------|--------7----------|


  +Q    E  Q.    H.         +Q    E  Q.    H.         +Q   E Q.   H.
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-(9)--12-------12-------|-(12)--14-------14-------|-(14)--7------7-----|
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------10-------------|----------12-------------|---------5----------|


  +Q   E Q.   H.        +Q    E  Q.    H.         +Q    E  Q.    H.
|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------||
|-(7)--9------9-------|-(9)--12-------12-------|-(12)--14-------14-----||
|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------||
|--------7------------|---------10-------------|----------12-----------||


 3rd Verse
  Q.   Q.   Q  E Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q.   Q  E Q.
|-----------5----5----|-4----4--------------|-----------5----5-----|
|--------------5------|-----------5----5--5-|--------------5-------|
|-5----5--------------|---------------------|-5----5---------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|


  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|-4----4--------------|---------------------|
|-----------5----5--5-|---------------------|
|---------------------|-7----7----7----7----|
|---------------------|---------------------|


  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-5----5----5----5----|----------------------|
|---------------------|-8----8----8----8-----|


                        Chorus
             To Coda
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.      W.              +W.
|---------------------||---------------|--------|
|---------------------||---------------|--------|
|---------------------||---------------|--------|
|-7----7----6----0----||-5-------------|-(5)----|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.     Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|
|----7------5---------|------4--------------|
|---------------------|----5------5---------|
|------5--------------|---------------------|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.     Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.
|---------------------|----------------------|
|----7------5---------|------4---------------|
|---------------------|----5------5----------|
|------5--------------|----------------------|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.     Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|
|----7------5---------|------4--------------|
|---------------------|----5------5---------|
|------5--------------|---------------------|


    Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.     Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     4x
||----------------------|-----------------------||
||o----7------5---------|------4---------------o||
||o---------------------|----5------5----------o||
||-------5--------------|-----------------------||


 Guitar Solo
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q  E Q.   Q.
|-----------5----5----|-4----4--------------|-----------5----5-----|
|---------------------|-----------5----5----|----------------------|
|-5----5--------------|---------------------|-5----5--5------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|


  Q.   Q  E Q  E Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q  E Q  E Q  E
|-4----4--4-----------|-----------5----5----|-4----4--4------------|
|-----------5--5-5----|---------------------|-----------5--5-5--5--|
|---------------------|-5----5--------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|


  Q.   Q  E Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-7----7--7-7----7----|-5----5----5----5----|
|---------------------|---------------------|


                              D.S. al Coda
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|-8----8----8----8----|-7----7----6----0------||


   Out-Chorus
    &
    Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.     Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o----7------5---------|------4--------------|
||o---------------------|----5------5---------|
||-------5--------------|---------------------|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.     Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.     3x
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|----7------5---------|------4---------------o||
|---------------------|----5------5----------o||
|------5--------------|-----------------------||


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.     Q  E Q.   Q  E Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|
|----7------5---------|------4--------------|
|---------------------|----5------5---------|
|------5--------------|---------------------|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|----7------5---------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|------5--------------|------2----3----4-------|


    Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o----7------5---------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||-------5--------------|------2----3----4----|


  Q  E Q  E Q  E Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q  E    7x
|---------------------|------------------------||
|----7------5---------|-----------------------o||
|---------------------|-----------------------o||
|------5--------------|------2----3----4-------||


    Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o-----------5----5----|-4----4--------------|
||o---------------------|-----------5----5----|
||--5----5--------------|---------------------|


                       1.,2.
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     3x
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|-----------5----5----|-4----4---------------o||
|---------------------|-----------5----5-----o||
|-5----5--------------|-----------------------||


  3.=H
                                                                    TP
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     w.
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------*|
|-4----4--------------|-----------5----5----|-4----4----5----5----|-7-----*|
|-----------5----5----|---------------------|---------------------|-------*|
|---------------------|-5----5--------------|---------------------|-------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths




Yeah, yeah, yeah
There's a hole in my life
There's a hole in my life

Shadow in my heart
Is tearing me apart
Or maybe it's just something in my stars

There's a hole in my life
There's a hole in my life
Be a happy man
I try the best I can
Or maybe I'm just looking for too much

There's something missing from my life
Cuts me open like a knife
It leaves me vulnerable
I have this disease
I shake like an incurable
God help me, please
Oh, there's a hole in my life
There's a hole in my life
Yeah, yeah, yeah
There's something missing from my life
Cuts me open like a knife
It leaves me vulnerable
I have this disease
I shake like an incurable
God help me, please
Oh, there's a hole in my life

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