Next to You
by the Police
transcribed by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
prepared for computer tab by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu
                        
bass lines for verse one

|---------------------------------| --------
|---------------------------------|  8X    |
|-5-5-0-0-0-----------------------|        |
|--------------0-pound------------|  8th time 
                                    --dоnХт pound

bass line for chorus one
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-4-pound--5-pound----5-5h7--5-5-5-5h7-|
|-------------------0------------------|

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-4-pound--5-pound----5-5h7---5-5------|
|-------------------0------------------|

bass lines for verse two 

|---------------------------------| --------
|---------------------------------|  4X    |
|-5-5-0-0-0-----------------------|        |
|--------------0-pound------------|  4th time 
                                    --dоnХт pound

bass line for chorus two
|--------------------------------------|  

  Riffs 

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-2--2-------------------------------------- 
-0--0--2--2-------------------------------- ... 
-------0--0--2--2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-- 
-------------0--0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-- 
Riff 1 
 
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-7--7-------------------------------------- ... 
-5--5--7--7--2--2--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-- 
-------5--5--0--0--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-- 
Riff 1 - alternate way (sounds like above) 
 
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-6--------7--------9-------9------ 
-6--------7--------9-------9------ 
-4--------5--------7-------7------ 
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Riff 2 
 
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------------------------ ---------- 
-7--------9--------9---- -----7---- 
-7--------9--------9---- -----7---- 
-5--------7--------7---- -----5---- 
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Riff 3a Riff 3b 
 
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-7/9--9--9--7/9--7--7-------------- 
-7/9--9--9--7/9--7--7--7--7--2--2-- 
-5/7--7--7--5/7--5--5--7--7--2--2-- 
-----------------------5--5--0--0-- 
Riff 4 
 
Song Order 
 
Riff 1 x 8 SOLO 
Riff 2 x 2 Riff 1 x 1 
Riff 1 x 4 Riff 4 x 3 
Riff 2 x 2 Riff 2 x 4 
Riff 3a x 1 Riff 3a x repeat and fade 
Riff 3b x 1