Miss Gradenko Tabbed by Ian Wakeham One of my favourite Police basslines, this song is a lot of fun to play once you've got the hang of it. It flows really well. I play part of the verse with "ghost" notes to give it a really syncopated feel. The (x) represents a slightly deadened repeat of the preceeding note. This can be achieved with a combination of palm-muting and releasing pressure on the strings with your left hand. I've also included the counting to make it easier to follow. Verse 1: G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------------- E---0-----r-----0--0----2--2-----5-----3-----0---------r---------0--0----2--2-----------2-----0-- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------------- E---------r-----0--0----2--2-----5-----3-----0---------r---------0--0----2--2-----------2-----0-- Don't tell the director I said so G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------0---0---2---2---0----------------------------------------------------------------- But are you safe Miss Gradenko? G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x) 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a ...etc G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x) We were at a policy meeting They were planning new ways of cheating G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------------- E---0-----r-----0--0----2--2-----5-----3-----0---------r---------0--0----2--2-----------2-----0-- I didn't want to rock your boat But you sent this dangerous note G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------------- E---------r-----0--0----2--2-----5-----3-----0---------r---------0--0----2--2------------2----0-- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E-------------0---0---2---2---0------------------------------------------------------------------ You've been letting your feelings show Bridge: G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x) Are you safe Miss Gradenko? Miss Gradenko are you safe? G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x) Are you safe Miss Gradenko? Miss Gradenko are you safe? Chorus: G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------5--5--5--5---------------- E-----5--5-----------------------3-------5----3---------------5--5------------------3----5----3- Is anybody alive in here? Is anybody alive in here? G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------2------------------------------------ A----------------5--5--5--5-------------------------------------3-----0---3--------------------- E-----5--5-----------------------3-------5----3---------------------------------5--5--3--3--5--- Is anybody at all in here? No - bo - dy but us in here G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A---------------3-----0---3--------------------------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------5--5--3--3--5-------------------------------------------------- No - bo - dy but us G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------2------------------------------------ A----------------5--5--5--5-------------------------------------3-----0---3--------------------- E-----5--5-----------------------3-------5----3---------------------------------5--5--3--3--5--- Is anybody at all in here? No - bo - dy but us Verse 3: G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2------------- E---0-----r-----0--0----2--2-----5-----3-----0---------r---------0--0----2--2-----------2-----0- Your uniform don't seem to fit G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------0---0---2---2---0----------------------------------------------------------------------- You're much to alive in it G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x) You've been letting your feelings show G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x) Are you safe Miss Gradenko? Miss Gradenko are you safe? Guitar solo: G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------------- E---0-----r-----0--0----2--2-----5-----3-----0---------r---------0--0----2--2-----------2-----0-- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------------- E---------r-----0--0----2--2-----5-----3-----0---------r---------0--0----2--2-----------2-----0-- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E---------0---0---2---2---0---------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x) G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--5--(x)--(x)--2--(x)--(x)--3--(x)--(x) Chorus: G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-----------------5--5--5--5--------------------------------------5--5--5--5------------------- E-----5--5-------------------------3-----5----3--------5--5--------------------3-----5----3---- Is anybody alive in here? Is anybody alive in here? G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------2------------------------------------- A-----------------5--5--5--5----------------------------------3-----0---3---------------------- E-----5--5-------------------------3-----5----3--------------------------------5--5--3--3--5--- Is anybody at all in here? No - bo - dy but us in here G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------3-----0---3---------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------5--5--3--3--5--------------------------------------------------- No - bo - dy but us Outro: G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-----------------5--5--5--5--------------------------------------5--5--5--5------------------- E-----5--5-------------------------3-----5----3--------5--5--------------------3-----5----3---- Is anybody alive in here? Is anybody alive in here? G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------2------------------------------------- A-----------------5--5--5--5----------------------------------3-----0---3---------------------- E-----5--5-------------------------3-----5----3--------------------------------5--5--3--3--5--- Is anybody at all in here? No - bo - dy but us in here G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------3-----0---3---------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------5--5--3--3--5--------------------------------------------------- No - bo - dy but us G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------2----------------------------------------------2-------------------------------------| A-------------3-----0---3-------------------------------------3-----0---3----------------------| E------------------------------5--5--3--3--5----------------------------------5--(hold)--------| No - bo - dy but us in here No - bo - dy but us