Masoko Tanga

 The Police:  Masoko Tanga 
 Outlandos d'Amour (A&M Records) 
 1978 
 Bass Performance by Sting 
  
 Transcribed by Andrew Martin (Sir12_8@hotmail.com) 
  
 Notes - Played on a fretless, with a pick. 
       - Notes under square brackets [ ] should be picked over the 
         neck of the fingerboard. 
       - These are just the main riffs, repeat them as neccessary, 
         play along with the song. 
  
 Intro                                                       [  ] 
   e q e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e q e  Q 
 +-r-------------|-----r-----------|-r---------------|-----r-11h12-+ 
 |-e---------7-7-|-9-9-e-------7-7-|-e---e-------7-7-|-7-7-e-------| 
 |-s-----9-9-----|-----s---9-9-----|-s---s---9-9-----|-----s-------| 
 +-t---7---------|-----t-7---------|-r-7-t-7---------|-----t-------+ 
  
 Riff 1                                                      [  ] 
   q e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e q e  Q 
 +---------------|-----r-----------|-r---------------|-----r-11h12-+ 
 |-----------7-7-|-9-9-e-------7-7-|-e---e-------7-7-|-7-7-e-------| 
 |-------9-9-----|-----s---9-9-----|-s---s---9-9-----|-----s-------| 
 +-7---7---------|-----t-7---------|-r-7-t-7---------|-----t-------+ 
  
 Riff 2                          [  ] 
   e e e e s s  E s s s 3 e e q  e  Q 
 +-9-9-9-9-9h11---x-x-x-|-9p8----11h12-+ 
 |--------------11-----*|-----11-------| 
 |---------------------*|--------------| 
 +----------------------|--------------+ 
  
 Riff 3                           [  ] 
   e  e  e  e  s  s  E  s s s  3 e e q  e  Q 
 +-13-13-13-13-13h14-11-x-x-x--|-9p8----11h12-+ 
 |-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-x-x-x-*|-----11-------| 
 |----------------------------*|--------------| 
 +-----------------------------|--------------+ 
  
 Riff 4 
    e q e e q e   q^q^q q e e 
 +----r-----r---|---------r----+ 
 |*---e-----e---|---------e---*| 
 |*---s-----s---|---------s---*| 
 +--7-t-5-7-t-5-|-7-7-7-5-t-5--+