From (Chad English)
Subject: Re: TAB: Synchronicity II – different
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 16:28:28 GMT
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In article sd021@diana.di.fc.ul.pt (SDII-Grupo_sd021)
writes:
Synchronicity 2 – The Police from “Synchronicity” album
as played by Sting in Oslo (1994)
Transcription: Luis Ferreira

e--7----7^5--7^5--|--7----7^5--7^5--|--7----7^5--7^5--|--7----7^5--7^5--
B--5----5----5----|--5----5----5----|--5----5----5----|--5----5----5----
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

Then play it again 3 times singing “Yeee-ooo-ooo” ( you know what I mean 🙂 )

e-------------
B--3--3-------
G--------2--2-
D-------------
A-------------
E-------------

( I play it strumming 8 times each chord )
( In every D Dsus2 part, alternate a few times between the two chords )

Another suburban family morning.
Grandmother screaming at the wall.
We have to shout above the din of our Rice Crispies
We can’t hear anything at all.

A Bm7/11/nr B7/11/nr Bm7/11/nr
Mother chants her litany of boredom and frustration,
A Bm7/11/nr B7/11/nr Bm7/11/nr
But we know all her suicides are fake.
D[F/A]addy only stares into the d[F/A]istance
There’s o[F/A]nly so much more that he can take.

Many miles away something crawls from the slime
E E? E
At the bottom of a dark Scottish lake.

Another industrial ugly morning
The factory belches filth into the sky.
He walks unhindered through the picket lines today,
He doesn’t think to wonder why.

A Bm7/11/nr B7/11/nr Bm7/11/nr
The secretaries pout and preen like cheap tarts in a red light street,
A Bm7/11/nr B7/11/nr Bm7/11/nr
But all he ever thinks to do is watch.
And e[F/A]very single meeting with his so-c[F/A]alled superior
Is a hum[F/A]iliating kick in the crotch.

Many miles away something crawls to the surface
E E? E
Of a dark Scottish lake.

( Play the intro again 4 times singing “Yeee-ooo-ooo” )

Another working day has ended.
Only the rush hour hell to face.
Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes.
Contestants in a suicidal race.

Daddy grips the wheel and stares alone into the distance,
He knows that something somewhere has to break.
He sees the family home now looming in the headlights,
The pain upstairs that makes his eyeballs ache.

Many miles away there’s a shadow on the door
E E?
Of a cottage on the shore
E E? E E? E’ E? E E? E E? E+11
Of a dark Scottish lake

Chords used:

A 002220 C#m7 042100
D x00232 Dsus2 x00230
Bm7/11/nr 004230 B7/11/nr 004240 ( nr NOROOT )
F/A x03211 Dm6 x00201
Esus4 002200 Fmaj7 033210
G6 320000 E 022100
E? 033200 E’ 044300
E+11 012100

The names of the chords might not be completely correct, but then again,
they’re not completely wrong either 🙂
Have fun!

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| | “You see a city in the desert lies |
| Luis Ferreira | The vanity of an ancient king |
| | But the city lies on broken pieces |
| sd021@diana.fc.ul.pt | Where the wind howls and the vultures sing” |
| | Sting – The Soul Cages |

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I play it slightly different. Opening riff is the same but riff into verse I us
e:

E -----------------
B -----------------
G -------5-7-------
D ---7-7----------- (or could use 2 2; 0 2 up a string)
A -----------------
E -----------------

For the verses I use the riff:
PM……..| PM………..|

--------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------
----2-----2----4-4-4-4-2-----4---4-4-4-4-2--
--------------------------------------------
--0-----4-----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------

2nd part of verse

-------------------------
-------------------------
--6-6---7-7---8-8---7-7--
--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-- repeat
--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--
-------------------------

3rd part of verse
PM…..| PM……….| PM..|

-------------------------------------
----------5-5--------------5-5-------
------4-4-----4-4------3-3-----3-3---
--0-0--------------0-0--------------- repeat
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------
--9-9-9-7---9---9-9-9-7--
--9-9-9-7---9---9-9-9-7--
--9-9-9-7---9---9-9-9-7--
-------------------------
-------------------------

chorus
lightly palm muted

-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
----2---2-2------2---2-2------4---4-4------2---2-2---
--2---2-----2-/3---3-----3-/5---5-----5-/3---3-----3-
-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
----1---1-1------2---2-2------1---1-1------2------5-7-
--2---2-----2--2---2-----2--2---2-----2--2----7-7-----
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------

I usually just bend 17 on the B string followed by sliding
the pick up and down the A and D strings for the solo break
back into the intro riff.

There is an extra 999/777 riff before the final chorus.

The outro riff I just play the chorus chords as full chords

----------------------------------
----------------------------------
--2---------2---------4---------2-
--2---------3---------5---------3- repeat and fade
--0---------0---------0---------0-
----------------------------------

This was from memory so I might have screwed a couple of
numbers up. Hope this helps.

Chad

The song is quite simple in structure. Play Fig#1 below
Fig#1

E---------7-----------------------------7---------------------------|
B---------8P7---8P7?8P7------8P7---8P7?8P7--------------------------|
G---------9---------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

And then one of the following. (Play all with an off beat reggae feel)

E-------5---5---5-----7---7---7-------------------------------------|
B-------5---5---5-----7---7---7-------------------------------------|
G-------5---5---5-----7---7---7-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------7---7---7----7---7---7----7--5-5---5-S-7--------------------|
B-------7---7---7----7---7---7----7--5-5---5-S-7--------------------|
G-------7---7---7----7---7---7----7--5-5---5-S-7--------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----5--5--5--------8--8--8-----------------------------7---7---7----7---7---7--7----5---5---5-S--7--|
B-----5--5--5--------8--8--8-----------------------------7---7---7----7---7---7---7---5---5---5-S--7--|
G-----5--5--5--------9--9--9-----------------------------7---7---7----7---7---7---7---5---5---5-S--7--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And Bob’s your uncle!

It should all make sense if you listen to the track
The bass line goes like this

E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------2-2-2--------------------------------------------|
E------------------------3-0--------------------------------------|

Cheers.
Spnz37@hotmail.com
05/04/01

Ghost In The Machine 1981
Greg Harper gregharper2007@hotmail.co.uk

Crotchet 200 (Approx.)

G|————-|————-|————-|————-|
D|————-|————-|————-|————-|
A|-2-2-2-0—0-|-2-2-2-0—0-|-2-2-2-0—0-|-2-2-2-0—0-|
E|———2—|———2—|———2—|———2—|
G|————-|————-|————-|————-|
D|————-|————-|————-|————-|
A|-2-2-2-0—0-|-2-2-2-0—0-|-2-2-2-0—0-|-2-2-2-0—0-|
E|———2—|———2—|———2—|———2—|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_police/rehumanize_yourself_btab.html )

G|————-|————-|————-|————-|
D|————-|————-|————-|————-|
A|-4-4-4-2—2-|-4-4-4-2—2-|-4-4-4-2—2-|-4-4-4-2—2-|
E|———4—|———4—|———4—|———4—|

G|————-|————-|————-|————-|
D|————-|————-|————-|————-|
A|————-|————-|————-|————-|
E|-5-5-5-3-0-3-|-5-5-5-3-0-3-|-5-5-5-3-0-3-|-5-5-5-3-0-3-|

G|————-|————-|————-|————-|
D|————-|————-|————-|————-|
A|-4-4-4-2—2-|-4-4-4-2—2-|-4-4-4-2—2-|-4-4-4-2—2-|
E|———4—|———4—|———4—|———4—|

G|————-|————-|————-|————-|
D|————-|————-|————-|————-|
A|————-|————-|————-|————-|
E|-5-5-5-3-0-3-|-5-5-5-3-0-3-|-5-5-5-3-0-3-|-5-5-5-3-0-3-|

i found a bunch of different tabs for king of pain, but couldn’t find anything that
good on an acoustic guitar. so here’s something easy that will get you folk singers through
song. it starts on Am, instead of Bm, so capo the second fret if you’re playing with a
or along with the album.

king of pain
acoustic arrangement by zak

intro;

there’s a little black spot on the [Am} sun to- day
repeat progression
it’s the same old thing as yes – ter – [G} day
[Bsus/E] [Bm/E] [Fmaj7/C]
there’s a black hat caught in the high tree top
repeat progression
there’s a flagpole rag and the wind won’t stop
[Bsus/E] [Bm/E] [Fmaj7/C]

i have [G/C] stood here be- fore inside the [C/E] pouring rain
with the [G/C] world turning circles running [C/E] ‘round my brain
i guess [G/C] I’m always hoping that you’ll [C/E] end this reign
but it’s [G/C] my desti- ny to be the[C/E] king of pain

verse:

there’s a little black spot on the sun today (that’s my soul up there)
it’s the same old thing as yesterday (that’s my soul up) (there)
there’s a black hat caught in a high tree top (that’s my soul up there)
There’s a flagpole rag and the wind won’t stop (that’s my soul up) (there)

chorus:

i have stood here before inside the pouring rain
with the world turning circles running ‘round my brain
i guess i’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign
but it’s my destiny to be the king of pain

verse repeats

chorus repeats

bridge:

there’s a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
there’s a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
there’s a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
there’s a skeleton choking on a crust of bread

guitar solo in

outro:

there’s a red fox torn by a huntsmen’s pack (that’s my soul up there)
there’s a black winged gull with a broken back (that’s my soul up) (there)
there’s a little black spot on the sun today
it’s the same old thing as yesterday

refrain:

i have stood here before inside the pouring rain
with the world turning circles running ‘round my brain
i guess i’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign
but it’s my destiny to be the king of pain

fade out to repeats

notes- the timing is a little weird for the intro where it goes [Bsus/E] [Bm/E]
but not that hard. in the second part of the intro, the chords are the way they are so
can walk up with the bass line if you listen for it. also, i usually play the open
for the part, and a barre for the part.
depending on how you’re playing this, you might want to keep the chord switches during
verses, on the album it sounds like a muted arpeggio, so i just finger-pick it.
the in the outro is for no chords.
and here are the chords you will need, in order, for the intro:

intro:
x 0 2 2 1 0
3 2 0 0 0 3
1 3 3 2 1 1
3 5 5 4 3 3
[Bsus/E] 0 2 4 4 0 0
[Bm/E] 0 2 4 4 3 2
x x 3 2 1 0
[Fmaj7/C] x 3 3 2 1 0

[G/C] x 3 0 0 0 3
x x 0 2 1 1
[C/E] 0 3 2 0 1 0
1 3 3 2 1 1

Date: Thu, 12 Oct 95 18:14:41 -0700
From: Brian McDonald

Secret Journey
By the Police
Off the album GHOST IN THE MACHINE

Words and Music by Sting
TAB translation by Brian McDonald

Here’s a quick TAB for the beginning of the song.. I’ll figure the
rest out later..

Am Am/G

Palm mute—–

e————————–|————————-|——————|
B———–0————–|–1—-0—————–|—–0————-|
G—————-0–2—-0-| ————0–2—–0–|———0–2—0–|
D——-2————–2—|—–2—-2——–2—–|—2———-2—-|
A—-0———————|————————-|-0—————–|
E————————–|————————-|——————-|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_police/secret_journey_tab.html )

e ————————-|-|
B—1—-0—————-:—|
G————-0–2————|
D——2—-2—————–|
A——————3–2—:—|
E—————————–|

Keep playing this while singing the lyrics..

Upon a secret journey
I met a holy man
His blindness was his wisdom
I’m such a lonely man

and as the world was turning
It rolled itself in pain
this does not seem to touch you
he pointed to the rain

You will see__ light in | __ the dark – ness

e–5—-5—-5—4——–4–4-|-5—5–5—4————–4–4———|
B–3—-3—-3—5——–5–5-|-3—3–3—5————–5–5———-|
G–2—-2—-2—4——–4–4-|-2—2–2—4————–4–4———-|
D–0—-0—-0—6——–6–6-|-0—0–0—6————–6–6———-|
A——————————|—————————————–|
E——————————|—————————————–|

You will make_ some sense | of this__

and | when you’ve made__ your se – cret jour__ ney |

[Am/G]
you will find__ this lo|ve you miss.____

———————————29668849727379–

“On Any Other Day” by The Police

Play in the standard reggae-esque Police rhythm.

———8
On Any Other Day by The Police

Theres a house on my street, and it looks real neat.
I’m the chap who lives in it.
Theres a tree on the sidewalk, theres a car by the door.
I’ll go for a drive in it.
And when the wombat (‘) comes, he will find me gone.
He’ll look for a place to sit.

Chorus I:
My wife has burned the scrambled eggs.
The dog’s just bit my leg.
My teen-aged daughter ran away.
My fine young son has turned out gay.

Cut up my fingers in the door of my car.
How could I do it?
My wife is proud to tell me of her love affairs.
How could she do this to me?

Chorus I

Chorus II:
And it would be [B/A]OK on any other day. [B/A]X2

Throw down the morning papers, and spill my tea.
I don’t know whats wrong with me.
The cups and plates are in a conspiracy.
I’m covered in misery.

Chorus I
Chorus II X4 (w/ Chipmunk-like voice: “Happy birthday dear daddy”)

—————————————————————————-

Sacha Michel Mallais sacha@global-village.net
http://www.global-village.net/sacha
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.

This is one of my favourite Police songs but no-one seems to rate it for some reason.
live version on ‘Message In a Box – The Complete Recordings’ is ace. (for info on ‘Message
a Box’, Check out my review)

Intro:

|——————-|
|——————-|
|——————-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6—–7-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4–7–5-|
|————–5—-| (Repeat 4 times)

Sleep lay behind me like a broken ocean
Strange waking dreams before my eyes unfold
You lay there sleeping like an open doorway
I stepped outside myself and felt so cold
Take a look at my new toy
It’ll blow your head in two, oh boy

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_police/truth_hits_everybody_crd.html )
Truth hit’s everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hit’s everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hit’s everybody, truth hits everyone

(Now do the same the rest of the song)

I thought about it and my dream was broken
I clutch at images like dying breath
And I don’t want to make a fuss about it
The only certain thing in life is death
Take a look at my new toy
It’ll blow your head in two, oh boy

Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone

Where you want to be, won’t you ever see?
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone

Oh..….…...Now!

Tabbed By: Belavista Man
On: 14/01/08
E-mail: anthonybentley@hotmail.co.uk

Great instrumental from a great band. Here’s the bass-line.

G|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----2-3---|---2-3----|---2-3----|----2-3---|
E|-0------3-|-0------3-|-0------3-|-0------3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-------5-2-3-|---5-------5-2-3-|
E|-5---3-5-2-------|-5---3-5-2-------|

G|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----2-3---|---2-3----|---2-3----|----2-3---|
E|-0------3-|-0------3-|-0------3-|-0------3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-------5-2-3-|---5-------5-2-3-|
E|-5---3-5-2-------|-5---3-5-2-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0-0-0-0-2---------------0-0-0-0-2-|
A|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
E|-3-3-3-3-0---------------3-3-3-3-0-------------|x2

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_police/the_other_way_of_stopping_btab.html )

G|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----2-3---|---2-3----|---2-3----|----2-3---|
E|-0------3-|-0------3-|-0------3-|-0------3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-------5-2-3-|---5-------5-2-3-|
E|-5---3-5-2-------|-5---3-5-2-------|

G|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----2-3---|---2-3----|---2-3----|----2-3---|
E|-0------3-|-0------3-|-0------3-|-0------3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-------5-2-3-|---5-------5-2-3-|
E|-5---3-5-2-------|-5---3-5-2-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0-0-0-0-2---------------0-0-0-0-2-|
A|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
E|-3-3-3-3-0---------------3-3-3-3-0-------------|x4
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---5-------5-2-3-|---5-------5-2-3-|
E|-5---3-5-2-------|-5---3-5-2-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0-0-0-0-2---------------0-0-0-0-2-|
A|-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------|
E|-3-3-3-3-0---------------3-3-3-3-0-------------| To end.

I hope that helps. It’s a little bit messy, I know. If you want a hand with it, just ask me. 🙂

I love this cover… Dilana is awesome!!!

Hold chords like this:

Fm# – x44200
Emaj – 022100
Dmaj – x00230
[-]
Amaj [-]- 002200

vocal solo intro:

Roxanne

you don’t have to put on that red light

those days are over,

you don’t have to

sell your body to the night

Roxanne
You don’t have to wear that dress tonight
you walk the streets for money
you don’t care if it’s wrong or if it’s right
Roxanne
Cm7# (ap.1) Fm# (ap.2)
you dont have to put on the red light
Roxanne, yeah
you dont have to put on the red light
I love u since i knew you
i wouldn’t talk down to you
i tell you once, I won’t tell u again
it’s the bad way
Roxanne
You don’t have to put on the red light
Roxanne
You don’t have to put on the red light (sing it boys)

(Roxanne)
put on the red light

(Roxanne)
put on the red light

(Roxanne)
you don’t have to put on the red light

(Roxanne)
Put on the red light

Roxanne, Roxanne, Roxanne, Roxanne

ap.1 – for this part lift and return your finger off the second string

so that it would look like this: e|—4–4–4—|
B|—5–4–5—|
G|—4–4–4—|
D|—6–6–6—|
A|—4–4–4—|
E|—4–4–4—|

ap.2 – here you only play this part (Don’t let ring)

This part is like a build-up: e|————-|
B|————-|
G|———-6–|
D|-4–6–7–6–|
A|-4–6–7–4–|
E|-2–4–5—–|

I think that should cover it

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