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Spirits In The Material World (Ver2) by The Police

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Tuning: EADG



LEGEND:
r = rest
* = staccato
h = hammer on
p = pull off
()= held/continued note
s = 16th note (will appear above bar)
a = acciaccatura (will appear above bar)

Follow along with the song:



INTRO (x4):
                 s
G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-r-----0-3*-3*30-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-3---3-5-0---3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE (x8):          _________________ _________________
                 s  /1,2,3,4,5,6,7    /8
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-r-----0-3*-3*30-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-3---3-5-0---3---|-3---3-5-0---3p0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|
A |-5*----3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5*|-------3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5*|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|
A |-------3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5*|-------3-5*----3-|-5---------3*----|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:
                                                  (     x6     )
                                                     s 
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-r-----0-3---3-0-|-----------------|-r-----0-3*-3*30-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-3---3-5-0---3---|-----------------|-3---3-5-0---3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-r-----0-3*-3*30-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-3---3-5-0---3p0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|
A |-5*----3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5*|-------3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5*|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|
A |-------3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5*|-------3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE:
                                       a 
G |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D |--------------2--|-3-------------5-|5h7-------------5-|-3-----2-0-------|
A |(5)--------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------3-2-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:
                                                  (     x3     )
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-r-----0-3---0---|-----------------|-r-----0-3*-3*30-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-3---3-5-0---3---|-----------------|-3---3-5-0---3---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 3 (x8):        _________________ _________________
                 s  /1,2,3,4,5,6,7    /8
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-r-----0-3*-3*30-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-3---3-5-0---3---|-3---3-5-0---3p0-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &



CHORUS/OUTRO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|
A |-5*----3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5*|-r-----3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5*|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(repeat to fade-out):

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|-----------------|---2-3-5*--------|
A |-r-----3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5*|-------3-5*----3-|-5---------3*--5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &