Police - Every Breath You Take
Transcribed by L. Phillips, 2001

Here is the style of suspended-2nd arpeggios used by Sting & co. in their most
memorable song: on the record it is played with considerable right hand muting,
but a different effect can be achieved by playing the notes with sustain.

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------2---------------2---------------------------------------------------------
G------4-----4---4-----4-----4---4---------2---------------2-------------------------
D----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-------6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-------------------
A------------------------------------4---4-----4-----4---4-----4---------------------
E--5---------------5---------------2---------------2---------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------5---------------7-------------------2---------------2-------------------------
G----------7---------------9-----------4-----4---4-----4-----4---4-------------------
D----7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9---2---2-----2-----2---2-----2---------------------
A--5-----------5---7-----------7-----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------5---------------5---------------------------------

etc.

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