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"Every Breath You Take"
(please note - this is only my interpretation of the song)

This song was requested a number of times from subscribers all over the world, so I decided to make it available to you in this weeks edition.

As usual, I've broken it down into bite size pieces and added the final piece down the bottom! Enjoy this song and be awesome!

RHYTHM

The rhythm here involved picking the strings one by one as heard in audio...

STEP 1

E------------------------------|
B---------------0--------------|
G---------2--------2-------2---|
D------0-----0--------0--------|
A------------------------------|
E---3--------------------------|

Repeat this 2 times...

STEP 2

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G--------------0---------------|
D---------4--------4-------4---|
A------2-----2---------2-------|
E--0---------------------------|

Repeat this 2 times...

STEP 3

E------------------------------|
B---------3------1-------------|
G--------------------0-------0-|
D-----0------0-----------0-----|
A--3---------------------------|
E------------------------------|

STEP 4

E-----------0--------------------|
B-------------------3------------|
G-------2-------2-------2-------2|
D---0-----------------------0----|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|

STEP 5

Same as Step 1 but play once only and add a 3 on the bass E String as shown in tab below.

E------------------------------|
B---------------0--------------|
G---------2--------2-------2---|
D------0-----0--------0--------|
A------------------------------|
E---3------------------------3-|

FINAL

After you have mastered each part - your rhythm should sound something like this - play along with me...

CHORUS

STEP 1

This is actually a power chord. Just hold this chord and hit the strings as heard in the audio.

E----------|
B----------|
G----5-----|
D----5-----|
A----3-----|
E----------|

STEP 2

This is also a power chord.

E----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D----5-----|
A----5-----|
E----3-----|

STEP 3

Another power chord...

E----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D----7-----|
A----7-----|
E----5-----|

STEP 4

E----------|
B----------|
G----7-----|
D----7-----|
A----5-----|
E----------|

FINAL

Finally...

After you have mastered each part - your chorus should sound something like this - play along with me...

LEAD

Lead for the Rhythm

E------------------|-------------------|
B--0--1--0---------|-0-0--1--0---------|
G------------2---0-|-------------------|
D------------------|------------0-0-2-2|
A------------------|-------------------|
E------------------|-------------------|

E------------------|------------------|
B-------0-1-0------|-------1-0--------|
G--------------0---|--0-0-------2-----|
D--2-2-------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|

E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G-2--0--2(bend) -------------|
D-----------------0---2-2-2--|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|

Lead for the Chorus

E----------------------------|
B-------------3--3---5(hold)-|
G-------0-2-4----------------|
D--0-2-----------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|

E-----------------------------|
B--5--5--5---3----------------|
G--------------2---4-(hold)---|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|

E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0----------|
B---------------------3---5---|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|

E--5-5-5--2-0-----------------|
B-------------3---5---3-------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|

After this riff - PAUSE....

E--3--------------------------|
B------3-0-0------------------|
G-------------2--0--2(slide)-4|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|

Go back to beginning i.e.

E-----------------------------|
B--5--5--5---3----------------|
G--------------2---4-(hold)---|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|

Continue the same cycle from beginning...

END RESULTS

Finally - once you can play the lead, chorus and rhythm - here is what your playing should sound like...

Credit & Copyright Info:
Manufacturer Number:	M1646C
Label Name:	GUITAR TIPS
Artist:	STING
Song Title:	EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
HFA song code:	E64966
Song Writers:	STING
Publisher Name:	EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC OBO MAGNETIC PUBLISHING LTD.
HFA Publisher Number:	P10588
Catalogue Number:	74
HFA License Number:	1052123118
Used By Permission

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