One World (Not Three) 


Tabbed by Ian Wakeham and Malav Trivedi 

There is one basic pattern that Sting plays throughout the song. What makes 
it so hard to nail is that he alters it subtly by adding and subtracting 
notes and changing the timing and feel slightly. I have given some minor 
variations, but there are many more than just these. 
  

Main riff: 

G---------------------------* 
D----5--5-5--3-3-5---3-5----* 
A--5---------------5--------* Repeat 
E------------------------3--* 

Some variations: 

G---------------------------* 
D----5-5-5-5--3-3-5--3-5----* 
A--5---------------5--------* Repeat 
E------------------------3--* 
  

G---------------------------* 
D----5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5--3-5---* 
A--5----------------5-------* Repeat 
E------------------------3--* 

G---------------------------* 
D-----5--5--3-3-5---3-5-----* 
A--5---------------5--------* Repeat 
E------------------------3--* 

After the "It may seem a million miles away.." segment, Sting then starts to 
play 
this pattern whilst singing "one world" over and over before returning to 
the main riff 
pattern: 

G------------------------* 
D------------3-----5-----* 
A--0---5--5-----5--------* Repeat a few times 
E---------------------3--*