Invisible Sun Tab by The Police

Invisible Sun tab by The Police

Guitar Tab

INVISIBLE SUN

As recorded by The Police
(From the 1981 Album GHOST IN THE MACHINE)

Words and Music by Sting

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Andy Summers - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Andy Summers - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Andy Summers - Electric Guitar'


 Intro (Fade In)
  Q=119
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


  W            Q  E a  E  +E  Q.     Q  E E +E  E E E  3x Q  E a  E  +E  Q.
|----------||----------------------|-------------------||----------------------|
|----------||o---------------------|------------------o||----------------------|
|----------||-----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5--||----8-8s10-(10)S8-----|
|----------||----------------------|-------------------||----------------------|
|----------||o---------------------|------------------o||----------------------|
|----------||----------------------|-------------------||----------------------|


    Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E a  E  +E  Q.    4x Q  E E +E  E E E
||-------------------|----------------------||------------------||
||o------------------|---------------------o||------------------||
||-----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-|----8-8s10-(10)S8-----||----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-||
||-------------------|----------------------||------------------||
||o------------------|---------------------o||------------------||
||-------------------|----------------------||------------------||


   1st & 2nd Verses
    N.C.
    Q  E a  E  +E  Q.     Q  E E +E  E E E
||----------------------|------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------|
||-----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-|
||----------------------|------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------|
||----------------------|------------------|


  Q  E a  E  +E  Q.     Q  E E +E  E E E
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|


  Q  E a  E  +E  Q.     Q  E E +E  E E E
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|


 1.
  Q  E a  E  +E  Q.     Q  E E +E  E E E
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------o||
|----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5---||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|-------------------o||
|---------------------|--------------------||


  2.
  Q  E E +E  E Q    W
|-----------------|----------||
|--------------3--|----------||
|----3-5-(5)-3----|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
| W                 W
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||


 Chorus
  N.C.
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|  E  E  E  E  Q     E  E   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------|
|-----5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----|
|--3--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-|


   e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| +E   E  E  E  Q     E  E   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------|
|------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----|
|-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-|


   e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| +E   E  E  E  Q     E  E   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------|
|------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----|
|-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-|


                                                      $
   e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| +E   E  E  E  Q     E  E   +E   E  E  E  E  E  Q
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------||
|------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----||
|-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)----------------------||


 3rd & 4th Verses
  N.C.
  Q  E a  E  +E  Q.     Q  E E +E  E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5--|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|
| W                     W
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|


  Q  E a  E  +E  Q.     Q  E E +E  E E E
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5-|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|


  Q  E a  E  +E  Q.     Q  E E +E  E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|----8-8s10-(10)S8----|----5-7-(7)p5-7p5--|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|


  Q  E E +E  E Q    W
|-----------------|----------||
|--------------3--|----------||
|----3-5-(5)-3----|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|
| Gtr II
| W                 W
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||
|-----------------|----------||


 Chorus
  N.C.
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|  E  E  E  E  Q     E  E   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------|
|-----5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----|
|--3--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-|


   e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| +E   E  E  E  Q     E  E   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------|
|------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----|
|-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-|


   e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| +E   E  E  E  Q     E  E   +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2-------|
|------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3----|
|-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)--------------------3-|


                                                         Guitar Solo
                                               To Coda
                                                          N.C.
   e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e    e   e  e  e  e  e  e  e     Q       E       a  E  +E    Q.
|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------||---------8-------8s10-(10)S==8----|
|--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------|
|
|                                                                                ~~~~~~
|                                                         |----3-----|
| +E   E  E  E  Q     E  E   +E   E  E  E  E  E  Q        Q  Q       Q           H
|--------------------------|---------------------------||---13b15---13b15-------13b15------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------||----------------------------------|
|---------3-----3-----5----|---------3-----3--2--------||----------------------------------|
|------5-----5-------------|------5-----5--------3-----||----------------------------------|
|-(3)--------------------3-|-(3)-----------------------||----------------------------------|


  Q          E         E      +E           E           E           E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5---------7------(7)p=========5-----------7p==========5--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |-----------3------------|
| Q  E      +E   E        +E   S      +S   S      +S   S      +S   E
|---13pb15r(13)-13pb15r==(13)-13pb15r(13)-13pb15r(13)-13pb15r(13)-13pb15====|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    Q           E  a  E  +E  Q.
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------8--8s10-(10)S8----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
|               ~~~
|  +E   +S   S  H.
|-(13)r(13)p11--------------------|
|--------------13-----------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


  Q        E E +E  E E  E     Q        E a   E  +E  Q.
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------5-7-(7)p5-7p=5-|------------8-8s=10-(10)S8----|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|                                            ~~~~~~~~
| E  Q.         Q.      E    +E   +E   E     E  +H
|---18b20======18------18-|-(18)r(18)-15---/15-(15)------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|


  Q          E         E      +E          E          E         E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5---------7------(7)p========5----------7p========5------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |-----------3------------|   |-----------------3-----------------|
| Q  E      +E   E        +E   E      +E     E      +E   E        +E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---18pb20r(18)-18pb20r==(18)-18pb20r(18)---18pb20r(18)-18pb20r==(18)-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                       D.S. al Coda
   Q          E a  E      +E  Q.         Q         E  E +E  E  E E
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-------------8-8s10-----(10)S8--------|-----------5--7-(7)p5--7p5--||
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|
|                                           ~~~~~~~~~~
|  E      +Q       E      +Q.      +E    E  E     +Q     Q     Q
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|-18pb20r(18)-----18b20==(18)r====(18)-|---18b20r(18)---18----16----||
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------||


  &
  N.C.
  Q       E       a  E  +E    Q.     Q       E   E     +E  E  E E
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------8-------8s10-(10)S==8----|---------5---7-----(7)p5--7p5-|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|                        ~~~~~~                         ~~~~~~~~~
| |----3-----|
| Q  Q       Q           H           E  Q       +S   S  Q     Q
|---13b15---13b15-------13b15------|---13b15r==(13)p11------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------13----13---|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|


  Q       E       a  E  +E    Q.             Q   E E +E  E E E
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|---------8-------8s10-(10)S==8-----------|------5-7-(7)p5-7p5---||
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|
| |----3-----|
| Q  Q       Q           Q.        +S   S    e E Q    H
|---13b15---13b15-------13b15r====(13)p11-|-13-------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------||


 Outro
  N.C.
  Q    E    a  E  +E  Q.          Q    E    E +E  E    E    E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------8----8s10-(10)S8--------|-------5----7-(7)p5----7p===5-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| |---3---|        |----3----|    |---3---|    |----3-----|
| Q  Q    Q        Q      Q  Q    Q  Q    Q    Q     Q    Q
|---11---11-------11-----11-11-|-11-11---11---11----11---11---|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|


   Q    E    a  E  +E  Q.          Q    E    E +E  E        E    E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------8----8s10-(10)S8--------|-------5----7-(7)p5--------7p===5--|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
|  |---3---|        |----3----|    |---3---|    |------3-------|
|  Q  Q    Q        Q      Q  Q    Q  Q    Q    Q     Q        Q
|-11-11---11-------11-----11-11-|-11-11---11---11----13b15====13----|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


   Q               E         a  E       +E          Q.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------8---------8s10------(10)S========8----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|                                                                   ~~~~~~~~
|  |---------------3----------------|    |------------3-------------|
|  E  +E   E      +E   E           +E    E      +E      E      +E   Q
|-13r(13)-13pb15r(13)-13pb15r=====(13)--13pb15r(13)----13pb15r(13)-13pb15==|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    Q    E E +E  E  E  E     Q       E a  E  +E  Q.     Q   E  E +E   E E  E
|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------5-7-(7)p5--7p=5-|-----------8-8s10-(10)S8----|-----5--7-(7)p=5-7p=5--|
|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|
|                                                     Gtr III (Clean El. Gtr.)
|~~~~~~~
|                            |-3--|
|  +H         q     E  E    +Q    H           H         E E E  E  E   E E  E
|-(13)r------13----11-11-|-(11)-(11)------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-------15-------------------|---8-------------------|
|------------------------|-------12-------------------|-----7-----7-----7-----|
|------------------------|------(13)------------------|-------10-----10---10--|
|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|


  Q    E a  E  +E  Q.     Q    E E +E  E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|------8-8s10-(10)S8----|------5-7-(7)p5-7p5-|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|
|                           Gtr II
|                                   ~~~~
| E Q.         +H         E Q.     +H
|---6----------(6)------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|---8------(8)-------|
|-----------------------|---7------(7)-------|
|-8---------------------|---8------(8)-------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|


  Q   E a  E  +E  Q.     Q   E E +E  E E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-----8-8s10-(10)S8----|-----5-7-(7)p5-7p5--|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q   E    E  +H         Q   E E +H
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----11---11-(11)------|-------8-(8)--------|
|----------8--(8)------|-------7-(7)--------|
|----------------------|----10--------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|


  Q    E a  E  +E  Q.     Q    E E +E  E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|------8-8s10-(10)S8----|------5-7-(7)p5-7p5-|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|
| E  E E    E  +H         E E  E E +H
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|---11------------------|---8----------------|
|------8----------------|--------7-(7)-------|
|----------10-(10)------|-----10-------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|


    Q   E a  E  +E  Q.     Q    E E +E  E E E   5x
||-----------------------|----------------------||
||o----------------------|---------------------o||
||------8-8s10-(10)S8----|------5-7-(7)p5-7p5---||
||-----------------------|----------------------||
||o----------------------|---------------------o||
||-----------------------|----------------------||
|
|   E E E    E  +H         E E  E E +H          5x
||----6------------------|----------------------||
||o----------6--(6)------|---8-----------------o||
||------8----------------|--------7-(7)---------||
||-----------------------|-----10---------------||
||o----------------------|---------------------o||
||-----------------------|----------------------||


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





I don't want to spend the rest of my life
Looking at the barrel of an Armalite
I don't want to spend the rest of my days
Keeping out of trouble like the soldiers say
I don't want to spend my time in hell
Looking at the walls of a prison cell
I don't ever want to play the part
Of a statistic on a goverment chart

There has to be an invisible sun
It gives it's heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done

It's dark all day, and it glows all night
Factory smoke and acetylene light
I face the day with me head caved in
Looking like something that the cat brought in

There has to be an invisible sun
It gives it's heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun
That gives us hope when the whole day's done

And they're only going to change this place by
Killing everybody in the human race
And they would kill me for a cigarette
But I don't even wanna die just yet

There has to be an invisible sun
It gives it's heat to everyone
There has to be an invisible sun

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