The Police – Every Breath You Take tab

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Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr. 1 (elec. w/clean tone)'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr. 2 (elec. w/dist.)'

 Intro
  Moderate Rock Q=116
      Aadd9                               F#madd9
 1/8 4/4
  Gtr I
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Chorus $ Dsus2 D5 D5/C D7/C Aadd9 PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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2nd and 3rd Verse Aadd9 F#madd9 PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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To Coda Dsus2 D5 Esus2 E5 F#madd9 F PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Interlude Aadd9 F#madd9 Gtr I PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Dsus2 D5 Esus2 E5 F#madd9 PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D.S. al Coda Dsus2 D5 Esus2 E5 Aadd9 PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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3rd Verse Cont. & Dsus2 D5 Esus2 E5 F#madd9 PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Outro Aadd9 F#madd9 Dsus2 PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Gtr II| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 5x||----0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---||||o-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0----o||||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||||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 *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************
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