The Police
The Bed?s Too Big Without You
The song is quite simple in structure. Play Fig#1 below
Fig#1
[E-]--------7-----------------------------7---------------------------|
--------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.
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05/04/01