I Burn For You


Transcribed by Ian Wakeham


I assume this bassline was played on Sting's Van Zalinge electric stand-up bass on the 
Brimstone & Treacle studio version. Because of this, there is really no 'right' or 'wrong' 
way of playing it on a bass guitar. So, as Malav has done with some of his transcriptions, 
what I've attempted here is simply to reproduce the bassline for a live bass guitar 
performance. Overall it's pretty simple, but the little intro segment as the track 
fades-in is a little tricky as is the outro segment.

This is my first serious attempt at tabbing an entire song, so I've made it (hopefully) 
as straight-forward as possible. The tab in no way reflects the exact rhythm - I've 
just separated it into phrases that may make it easier to learn. Apart from the intro 
and the outro it should be fairly self-explanatory.

Intro:



G----------------------------------------------------8-10-slide-------|
D-------------------------------------------------10------------------|
A----8-8-8----6-----------8-8-8----6--8-r----8--r---------------------|
E--8--------8----8--r---8--------8---------8--------------------------|



Then guitar starts



G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--8-----8-----8-----8---------8-----8-----8-----8--------------8-----8-----8-----8------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                                              Now that I have found you   



G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--8-----8-----8-----8---------8-----8-----8-----8--------------8-----8-----8-----8------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



 ..of your evening smile      by the shade of your parasol      and your love flows..

    

G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--4-----6-----4-----6---------1-----3-----8-----6--------------1-----3------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



 though I drink at...        I burn for you I burn...



G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--8-----8-----8-----8---------8-----8-----8-----8--------------8-----8-----8-----8------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



  You and I are lovers        nightime folds around..          in peace we sleep entwined



G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--8-----8-----8-----8---------4-----6-----4-----6--------------1-----3-----8-----6------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



 and your love flows..         though an ocean soothes...       I burn for you..



G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--1-----3---------------------8-----8-----8-----8--------------8-----8-----8-----8-slide
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  



  I burn for you  





G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-----5-----5-----5---------5-----5-----5-----5--------------5-----5-----5-----5------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



  stars will fall from...     ancient rocks are..               quiet fills the room..



G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--5-----5-----5-----5---------1-----3-----1-----3--------------------------5-----3------
E--------------------------------------------------------------3------5------------------



  and your love flows..     though I lie here so..            I burn for you..



G-------------------------------------------*-----------------------------*
D-------------------------------------------*-----------------------------*
A--------------5-----3----------------------*----5------5------5------5---* Play 6X's 
E--3-----5---------------------3-----5------*-----------------------------*



  I burn for you             I burn...



Outro:



G-*----7-7-7----5---------------5--5-----------7-7-7----5-----------------------*
D-*-7--------7----7---7-7--5--5--------7--r--7--------7-----7---7-7--5--5-------*
A-*-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-7-5-* Play 16 1/2 X's
E-*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*