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Message In A Bottle by The Police
Message In A Bottle
C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m -
C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m -
C#m9 - Amaj7 -
B7 - F#m - C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m - C#m9 -
Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh
Amaj7 - B7 - F#m- C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7- F#m - C#m9 -
Another lonely day, no one here but me, oh
Amaj7-B7 - F#m - C#m9-Amaj7 - B7- F#m - C#m9 -
More loneliness than any man could bear
Amaj7 -B7 - F#m - C#m9 -Amaj7-B7 - F#m - A
Rescue me before I fall into despair, oh
D - E - A
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
D - E - F#m
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
D F#m
I hope that someone gets my
D F#m
I hope that someone gets my
D
I hope that someone gets my
C#m A
Message in a bottle, yeah
C#m A
C#m A
Message in a bottle, yeah
F#m
F#m
C#m9 - Amaj7 -
B7 - F#m - C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m - C#m9 -
A year has passed since I wrote my note
Amaj7 - B7 - F#m - C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m - C#m9 -
But I should have known this right from the start
Amaj7 - B7 - F#m- C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m - C#m9 -
Only hope can keep me together
Amaj7 - B7 - F#m -
Love can mend your life but
C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m - A
Love can break your heart
D - E - A
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
D - E - F#m
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
D F#m
I hope that someone gets my
D F#m
I hope that someone gets my
D
I hope that someone gets my
C#m A
Message in a bottle, yeah
C#m A
C#m A
Message in a bottle, yeah
F#m
F#m
F#m
F#m
C#m9 -
Amaj7 - B7 - F#m - C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m - C#m9 -
Walked out this morning, I don't believe what I saw
Amaj7 - B7 - F#m- C#m9 - Amaj7- B7 - F#m - C#m9 -
A hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore
Amaj7 - B7 - F#m - C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m -
Seems I'm not alone in being alone
C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m - C#m9-Amaj7-B7 - F#m - A
Hundred billion castaways, looking for a home
D - E - A
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
D - E - F#m
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
D F#m
I hope that someone gets my
D F#m
I hope that someone gets my
D
I hope that someone gets my
C#m A
Message in a bottle, yeah
C#m A
C#m A
Message in a bottle
C#m A
C#m A
Message in a bottle
C#m A
C#m A
Message in a bottle, oh yeah
F#m
F#m
C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m -
C#m9 - Amaj7 - B7 - F#m -
C#m9 F#m -
I'm sending out at an S.O.S.
C#m9 F#m -
Sending out at an S.O.S.
C#m9 F#m -
Sending out at an S.O.S.
C#m9 F#m -
Sending out at an S.O.S...
---------------
version 2
Chords:
C#add9 Aadd9 Badd9 F#add9
x 4 6 8 x x x 0 2 4 x x x 2 4 6 x x 2 4 6 x x x
AV DV EVII AVtypeII
5 7 7 6 x x x 5 7 7 7 x x 7 9 9 9 x 5 7 7 6 x x
DVtypeII EVIItypeII F#IItypeII C#IVtypeII
x 5 7 7 7 x x 7 9 9 9 x 2 4 4 3 x x X 4 6 6 5 4
AV F#IItypeIII
5 7 7 6 5 5 2 4 4 3 2 2
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Standard'
Tempo = 150
Guitar I:
E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E 10x
|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------o|
|-------8-------4-------6------------|
|----6-------2-------4----------6-7--|
|-4-------0-------2----------4------o|
|-------------------------2----------|
Just a castaway
An island lost at sea
Another lonely day
With no one here but me
More loneliness
Than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair
PM----------------|
E E E E E E E H Q
|------------------------------||
|-----------------------7---9-o||
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6---7---9--||
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7---9--||
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7---5---7-o||
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------||
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
PM----------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-o|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------------------|
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
H H H H H H W
|-4----5----4----5----4----5----2-|
|-5----5----5----5----5----5----2-|
|-6----6----6----6----6----6----3-|
|-6----7----6----7----6----7----4-|
|-4----7----4----7----4----7----4-|
|------5---------5---------5----2-|
Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle
E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E 8x
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------o|
|-------8--------4-------6------------|
|----6--------2-------4----------6-7--|
|-4-------0--------2----------4------o|
|--------------------------2----------|
A year has passed since I wrote my note
But I should have known this right from the start
Only hope can keep me together
Love can mend your life
But love can break your heart
PM----------------|
E E E E E E E H Q
|-------------------------------||
|------------------------7---9-o||
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----7---9--||
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----7---9--||
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----5---7-o||
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------||
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
PM----------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------|
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H W
|-4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----2-|
|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----2-|
|-6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----3-|
|-6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----4-|
|-4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4-|
|------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5----2-|
Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle,
Message in the bottle, yeah
E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E 8x
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------o|
|-------8--------4-------6------------|
|----6--------2-------4----------6-7--|
|-4-------0--------2----------4------o|
|--------------------------2----------|
Walked out this morning
Don't believe what I saw
A hundred billion bottles
Washed up on the shore
Seems I'm not alone at being alone
Hundred billion castaways
Looking for a home
PM----------------|
E E E E E E E H Q
|-------------------------------||
|------------------------7---9-o||
|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6----7---9--||
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----7---9--||
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7----5---7-o||
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------||
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
PM----------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------|
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
H H H H H H H H H H H H H H W
|-4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----4----5----2-|
|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----2-|
|-6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----3-|
|-6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----6----7----4-|
|-4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4----7----4-|
|------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5----2-|
Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle, Message in the bottle,
Message in the bottle, yeah
E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E 27x
|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------o|
|-------8--------4-------6------------|
|----6--------2-------4----------6-7--|
|-4-------0--------2----------4------o|
|--------------------------2----------|
(Play 4 times then start lyrics)
I'm sending out an SOS (repeat until fade out)
Lyrics:
Just a castaway
An island lost at sea
Another lonely day
With no one here but me
More loneliness
Than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle
A year has passed since I wrote my note
But I should have known this right from the start
Only hope can keep me together
Love can mend your life
But love can break your heart
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle
Walked out this morning
Don't believe what I saw
A hundred billion bottles
Washed up on the shore
Seems I'm not alone at being alone
A hundred billion castaways
Looking for a home
I'll send an SOS to the world
I'll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle
I'm sending out an SOS (repeat until fade out)
---------------
version 3
Tuning
E A D G B E
Inro riff
|------------------------------------------------| For intro play x2 at the
|------------------------------------------------|start.For each verse play
|--------8---------------------------------------|x8.
|-----6-------------9----------11----------6\7---|
|--4-------------7----------9-----------4--------|
|-------------5----------7-----------2-----------|
Pre-chorus play this x2 (palm muted)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7--7--7--9----9--9--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9----9--9--|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--7----7--7--|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------|
Pre-chorus continued (play this x3 palm muted)
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---7--7--7--7--7--7--7------|
|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------0--|
Chorus #1 Play this bit x3
|--4-------5-------|
|--5-------5-------|
|--4-------6-------|
|--6-------7-------|
|--4-------7-------|
|----------5-------|
Finish each chorus with...
|--2---|
|--2---|
|--2---|
|--2---|
|--4---|
|--2---|
Solo #1 (both solos are played over the 1st two chorus chords...C#m7 and A by
repeating the 2 chords, from * use F#m7 till the end of the solo)
(both solos are quite hard to hear aswell)
|------------------------------------------------------9-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--11b13~~~~~--(13)rb11--9-----------------------11b13----11b13~~~~--|
|----------------------------11--11-9---11~~~------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(13)rb11---11b13~~~~---(13)rb11-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------11-11--11-9--11~~~---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--11b13--11--9---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------11~~---11p9-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------11/9---7~----------------7---9\11--|
|---------------------------------------------9~~~----7h9------------|
*--with flanger--------|
|-------------------------------------------||--------------------9--|
|----------------------9--------------------||------------10---------|
|-------9~------------(13)rb11---9~---------||-----9-----------9-----|
|-9h11------11~~~---------------------11~~--||--------11-------------|
|-------------------------------------------||--9--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------||-----------------------|
Solo #2
|--------------------------------------------9-----------------------|
|---------------(14)rb12--10/9---------------------------------------|
|--11b13~~~~----------------------11b13~~~------11b13--(13)rb11p9--11|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------9---12/10--10/9~~|
|-----9~-------------------------------------9--11-------------------|
|-11------11-----9h11~~~--11~~~------11--13--------------------------|
|-------------11-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(13)rb11p9-----11----9~~~~----------------------------------------|
|--------------11-------------11~~~-----9---------------------------9|
|------------------------------------------11/9--7--7------------11--|
|------------------------------------------------------9p7h9---------|
*
|-------------------------------------9------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------12b14----9---------------------|
|------9---11b13---9~--------------------------11b13---(13)rb11--9h11|
|--11-------------------11~~~----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|--11b13~~~--(13)rb11p9--|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
Harmony guitar part for intro riff and verse riff
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------11---------8----------9-----------8\9--|
|-----9----------6----------7-----------6-------|
|--7----------4----------6-----------4----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Order of song...
Intro
verse 1
Pre chorus
chorus
verse 2
pre chorus
solo 1
verse 3
per chorus
solo 2
Outro (play the intro till fade)
---------------
version 4
tuning:standard
G||-----------------------------------------||
D||o----------------------------4-4--------o||
A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o||
E||-------------5-5-------------------------||
e||--------------------------------------||
B||o-------------------------------------||
G||------------------------------6-6-----||
D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----||
A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------||
E||-------------5-5----------------------||
listen for timing and how many times you have to do the particular verse or chorus
lead
e||-----------------------------------------||2x
B||o---------4----------------2------------o||
G||------------------4----------------------||
D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--||
A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o||
E||-----------------------------2-----------||
lead x8
e||---------------------------------------------||
B||o--------4-----------------2--------------o--||
G||------------------4--------------------------||
D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7------||
A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o----||
E||-----------------------------2---------------||
| bass
G||-----------------------------------------||x8
D||o----------------------------4-4--------o||
A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o||
E||-------------5-5-------------------------||
rythym
e||--------------------------------------||x8
B||o-------------------------------------||
G||------------------------------6-6-----||
D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----||
A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------||
E||-------------5-5----------------------||
Chorus 1a:both lead and rythym do the same chords
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
here both guitars dong do the same.the lead does the D5 but the rythym does a d chord instead
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-|
|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Chorus 1b:rythym does this
e|-4----------5-------4----------5-------4----------5----------|
B|-5----------5-------5----------5-------5----------5--------2-|
G|-6----------6-------6----------6-------6----------6--------2-|
D|-6----------7-------6----------7-------6----------7--------4-|
A|-4----------7-------4----------7-------4----------7--------4-|
E|------------5------------------5------------------5--------2-|
|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4--------------|
E|------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4--2-|
|lead does this little solo
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------7b8---7--5---7b8------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------6-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
lead
e||-----------------------------------------||x8
B||o---------4----------------2------------o||
G||------------------4----------------------||
D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--||
A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o||
E||-----------------------------2-----------||
|
G||-----------------------------------------||x8
D||o----------------------------4-4--------o||
A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o||
E||-------------5-5-------------------------||
rythym
e||--------------------------------------||
B||o-------------------------------------||x8
G||------------------------------6-6-----||
D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----||
A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------||
E||-------------5-5----------------------||
Chorus 2a:both guitars
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
| bass
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-|
|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Chorus 2b:rythym does this
e|-4----------5-------4----------5-------4----------5--------|
B|-5----------5-------5----------5-------5----------5--------|
G|-6----------6-------6----------6-------6----------6--------|
D|-6----------7-------6----------7-------6----------7--------|
A|-4----------7-------4----------7-------4----------7--------|
E|------------5------------------5------------------5--------|
|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4------------|
E|------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4--|
|lead does this solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------7b8---7--5---7b8--7-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-4----------5-------4----------5-------4----------5-------|
B|-5----------5-------5----------5-------5----------5-------|
G|-6----------6-------6----------6-------6----------6-------|
D|-6----------4-------6----------4-------6----------4-------|
A|-4------------------4------------------4------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-----------|
E|------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4-|
|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------5-7-7b8-5--------------------------5|
G|--------------------6-----------6--------------------4h6--|
D|----------------------------------6\4--2----------4h6-----|
A|-------------------------------------------4--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-4----------5-----------------2--------2-|
B|-5----------5-----------------2--------2-|
G|-6----------6-----------------2--------2-|
D|-6----------4-----------------4--------2-|
A|-4-------------------------------------2-|
E|---------------------------------------2-|
|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-------------|
E|------------5-5-5-4-----------2----------|
|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|------------9b10-------------------------|
G|-6----------11b12---9--------------------|
D|-----------------------11----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
lead
e||-----------------------------------------||x8
B||o---------4----------------2------------o||
G||------------------4----------------------||
D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--||
A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o||
E||-----------------------------2-----------||
|
G||-----------------------------------------||x8
D||o----------------------------4-4--------o||
A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o||
E||-------------5-5-------------------------||
rythym
e||--------------------------------------||
B||o-------------------------------------||x8
G||------------------------------6-6-----||
D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----||
A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------||
E||-------------5-5----------------------||
Chorus 3a:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-----------------7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-|
|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
Chorus 3b:rythym
rythym does this
e|-4----------5-------4----------5-------4----------5--------|x2
B|-5----------5-------5----------5-------5----------5--------|
G|-6----------6-------6----------6-------6----------6--------|
D|-6----------7-------6----------7-------6----------7--------|
A|-4----------7-------4----------7-------4----------7--------|
E|------------5------------------5------------------5--------|
|
lead does solo
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------9|
G|-----------------------------------------------------8-9-11--|
D|---------------------------------------------------11--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-----------------4-4-4--4-----------4-4-4--4-----------|
E|--------------5-5-5-4----------------5-5-5-4------------5-5-5-4-|
|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-10-10-9---9b------------------------------------9-----------|
G|--------------11b-11-9-11--9-----------------------9----9-------|
D|------------------------------11---------------9-11--------11---|
A|---------------------------------------------11-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------14--------------------------|
D|-------------11b12-11-11----9h11b12------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Ending
e||-----------------------------------------||x4
B||o---------4----------------2------------o||
G||------------------4----------------------||
D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--||
A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o||
E||-----------------------------2-----------||
x4
lead
e||-----------------------------------------||x8
B||o---------4----------------2------------o||
G||------------------4----------------------||
D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--||
A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o||
E||-----------------------------2-----------||
|
G||-----------------------------------------||x12
D||o----------------------------4-4--------o||
A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o||
E||-------------5-5-------------------------||
rythym
e||--------------------------------------||
B||o-------------------------------------||x12
G||------------------------------6-6-----||
D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----||
A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------||
E||-------------5-5----------------------||
|
e||-----------------------------------------||
B||o--------19b21-19b21-19b21-19-17-16\14--o||
G||-----------------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------------||
A||o---------------------------------------o||
E||-----------------------------------------||
lead
e||-----------------------------------------||
B||o---------4----------------2------------o||
G||------------------4----------------------||
D||------6--------2--------4-----------6/7--||
A||o--4--------0--------2-----------4------o||
E||-----------------------------2-----------||
|
G||-----------------------------------------||
D||o----------------------------4-4--------o||
A||o--4-4---------------2-2----------------o||
E||-------------5-5-------------------------||
rythym
e||--------------------------------------||
B||o-------------------------------------||
G||------------------------------6-6-----||
D||---6-6-----------------4-4----4-4-----||
A||o--4-4-------7-7-------2-2------------||
|
e||-----------------------------------------||
B||--10-12-12-12-10-12-12-12-10-12-12-12-14-||
G||-----------------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------------||
A||-----------------------------------------||
E||-----------------------------------------||
(x)b(y) bend x to y
/ slide up
\ slide down
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version 5
Tuning:Standard Tuning - Capo 2
Here it is.. An Easy Way to play the Classic tune Message in a Bottle. The original
version of this song is done starting on C#m.
Bm G A Em (Repeats through out the verse)
Just a castaway, an island lost at sea, oh
Another lonely day, with no one here but me, oh
More loneliness than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair, oh
G Cadd9 D
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world 2X
Em Cadd9
I hope that someone gets my 3X
Bm Gmaj7 Bm/F#
Message in a bottle, yeah
Bm Gmaj7 Bm/F# Em
Message in a bottle, yeah
A year has passed since I wrote my note
But I should have known this right from the start
Only hope can keep me together
Love can mend your life but
Love can break your heart
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world 2X
I hope that someone gets my 3X
Message in a bottle, yeah 4X
Walked out this morning, don't believe what I saw
Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore
Seems I'm not alone in being alone
Hundred billion castaways, looking for a home
2nd Chorus and then Sending out an SOS
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version 6
intro
C# A B F#
-|--------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------|
-|-----8-------4-------6----------|
-|---6-------2-------4---------6/7|
-|-4------0-------2----------4----|
-|------------------------2-------|
-|--------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------|
-|-----8-------4-------6----------|
-|---6-------2-------4---------6/7|
-|-4------0-------2----------4----|
-|------------------------2-------|
verse
-|--------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------|
-|-----8-------4-------6----------|
-|---6-------2-------4---------6/7|play 8 times
-|-4------0-------2----------4----|
-|------------------------2-------|
chorus
A D E
-|----------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|
-|-----------------7-7-7---9---9-9-9|
-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9---9-9-9|play twice
-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---7---7-7-7|
-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
F# D
-|--------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------|
-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|play twice
-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
F# D C# A
-|------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|
-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6--7|
-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4--7|
-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4--5|
C# A C# A F#
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|-6--7--6--7--4|play fill over this
-|-4--7--4--7--4|
-|-4--5--4--5--2|
fill
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|-12b--9-11-11b|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
-|--------------|
verse again
2nd chorus
-|----------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|
-|-----------------7-7-7---9---9-9-9|
-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9---9-9-9|play twice
-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5---7---7-7-7|
-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|
-|--------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------|
-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|play twice
-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
-|------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|
-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--6--7|
-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4--7|
-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4--5|
-|--------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------|play lead over
-|-6--7--6--7--6--7--6--7--6--7--6--7--4|
-|-4--7--4--7--4--7--4--7--4--7--4--7--4|
-|-4--5--4--5--4--5--4--5--4--5--4--5--2|
play this lead over it(keep in mind this
lead was hard to figure out
because I could hardly hear it so it may be off
but at least you'll be in the right area to fake
something. But read the tab while listening
and you'll see it's pretty darn close)
-|--------------------|
-|--------------------|
-|-12b----11-9--------|
-|-------------11-11-9|
-|--------------------|
-|--------------------|
-|------------------------------|
-|-----14-----------------------|
-|-12b----12b----11-9-----------|
-|--------------------11-11-9-11|
-|------------------------------|
-|------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------|
-|-9-11b-11-9-------------------------------------9|
-|------------11-11-9------11p9----9---------9h11--|
-|------------------------------11---11-9-11-------|
-|-------------------------------------------------|
-|-----------|
-|-9---------|
-|-12b---9---|
-|---------11|
-|-----------|
-|-----------|
play verse again
play 2nd chorus again
(however I gave up on trying to figure out
the second set of leads)
now play verse over and over until fade
---------------
version 7
Capo II *
Bm G A Em 2x
Bm G A Bm G A Em
Just a castaway, an island lost at sea-o
Bm G A Bm G A Em
Another lonely day, no one here but me-o
Bm G A Bm G A Em
More loneliness than any man could bear
Bm G A Bm G A Em
Rescue need be near, or I'll fall into despair
G C D
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
G C D
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
Em C Em C
I hope that someone gets my, I hope that someone gets my,
Em C
I hope that someone gets my,
Bm G Bm
Message in a bottle
Bm G Bm
Message in a bottle
Bm G A Bm G A
A year has past since I wrote my note
Bm G A Bm G A Em
I should have known right from the start
Bm G A Bm G
Only hope can keep me together
Bm G A Bm G A Em
Love can mend your life, but love can break your heart
G C D
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
G C D
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
Em C Em C
I hope that someone gets my, I hope that someone gets my,
Em C
I hope that someone gets my,
Bm G Bm
Message in a bottle
Bm G Bm
Message in a bottle
Bm G Bm
Message in a bottle
Bm G Bm
Message in a bottle
Bm G A Bm G A
Walked out this morning, don't believe what I saw
Bm G A Bm G A Em
A hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore
Bm G A G A
Seems I'm not alone at being alone
Bm G A Bm G A Em
A hundred billion castaways looking for a cause
G C D
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
G C D
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
Em C Em C
I hope that someone gets my, I hope that someone gets my,
Em C
I hope that someone gets my,
Bm G Bm
Message in a bottle
Bm G Bm
Message in a bottle
Bm G Bm
Message in a bottle
Bm G Bm
Message in a bottle
Bm G A Em 4x
Bm G A Em
Sending out an S.O.S. 7x
* Alternate:
Open
Bm = C#m
G = A
A = B
Em = F#m
C = D
D = E
---------------
version 8
C#m A B F#m 2x
C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m
Just a castaway, an island lost at sea oh
Another lonely day no one here but me oh
More loneliness than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair oh
A D E
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
F#m D
I hope that someone gets my,
I hope that someone gets my,
I hope that someone gets my,
C#m A C#m A
Message in a bottle yeah
C#m A F#m F#m
Message in a bottle yeah
C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m
A year has past since I wrote my note
I should have known right from the start
Only hope can keep me toge.. ..ther
Love can mend your life but love can break your heart
A D E
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
F#m D
I hope that someone gets my,
I hope that someone gets my,
I hope that someone gets my,
C#m A C#m A
Message in a bottle
Message in a bottle
Message in a bottle
C#m A F#m F#m
Message in a bottle
C#m A B F#m C#m A B F#m
Walked out this morning, don't believe what I saw
A hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore
Seems I'm not alone at being alone
A hundred billion castaways looking for a home
A D E
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
F#m D
I hope that someone gets my,
I hope that someone gets my,
I hope that someone gets my,
C#m A C#m A
Message in a bottle
Message in a bottle
Message in a bottle
C#m A F#m F#m
Message in a bottle
C#m A B F#m 4x
C#m A B F#m
Sending out an S.O.S. 7x
---------------
version 9
/ = slide
Intro
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|--------6---------2-----------4--------------------
|-----6---------2----------4----------------6/7-----
|--4---------0---------2-----------------4----------
|-----------------------------------2---------------
(This part sounds better with two guitars.)
Bass part
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|--4--4---0----2--------------------------------
|-------------------2----------------------------
Chorus
(Palm muted)
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|--------7-----9---------------------------------
|---7----7-----9---------------------------------
|---7----5-----7---------------------------------
|---5--------------------------------------------
…I’ll send an S.O.S. to the world….
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|-----4----------7----------------------------
|-----4----------7----------------------------
|-----2----------5----------------------------
….I hope that someone gets my……
Interlude
Db minor A major F#m
|-------4----------------------5-----------------2---------
|-------5----------------------5-----------------2---------
|-------6----------------------6-----------------2---------
|-------6----------------------7-----------------4---------
|-------4----------------------7-----------------4---------
|-------4----------------------5-----------------2---------
……message in a bottle… yeah……….
Bass part
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|----4-4-4----4------------------------------------------
|--------------------5-5-5--4-----2----------------------
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