Message In A Bottle

This Is A Chord-Strumming Version Of The Song, And Is Transposed Down 4 Steps From The Recording For Easier Playing (And Singing, For Most People!)

Capo 4 for the original key if you want to play along with the original and/or are fortunate enough to be able to sing as high as Sting!

For The Intro/Verse Riff Of The Original Recording, Andy Summers' Guitar Part Plays An Arpeggiated Sus2 Chord (1St-5Th-9Th) Over Each Root Note Played On The Bass. This Creates Harmonic Ambiguity - By Avoiding The 3Rd Scale Note In Each Chord, They Are Not Pinned Down As Major Or Minor.

This Tab Aims To Retain That Ambiguity As Much As Possible, By Using A Lot Of Sus2 Chords.

Asus2 : x02200
Fsus2 : xx3011
Gadd11: 320013
Dsus2 : xx0230
Bbsus2: x13311
Csus2 : x35533

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Intro
Asus2  Fsus2 Gadd11  Dsus2
Asus2  Fsus2 Gadd11  Dsus2

Verse 1
Asus2      Fsus2     Just Gadd11A Cast Dsus2 Away,  Asus2An IslFsus2and LosGt ADsus2t Sea-O
Asus2      Fsus2AnotheGadd11r LonelDsus2y Day, Asus2   No Fsus2One HereG BDsus2ut Me-O
Asus2      Fsus2  MoreGadd11 LoneliDsus2ness ThaAsus2n Any Fsus2   Man CoGulDsus2d Bear
Asus2      Fsus2 RescuGadd11e Me   Dsus2 BeforAsus4e I FaFsus2ll IntGadd11o Desp Dsus2- -  Air

Chorus
F I'll Send AnBbsus2 S - O Csus2- S To The World
F I'll Send AnBbsus2 S - O Csus2- S To The World
Dm I Hope That Bbsus2Someone Gets My
Dm I Hope That Bbsus2Someone Gets My
Dm I Hope That Bbsus2Someone Gets My
Asus2Message In A Fsus2Bottle, YeaAsus2h     Fsus2​
Asus2Message In A Fsus2Bottle, YeaDsus2h

Verse 2
Asus2      Fsus2     A G Year HaDsus2s Passed SinceAsus2 I WroteFsus2 My NoGadd11te     Dsus2​
Asus2      Fsus2I Should HaveG Known ThiDsus2s Right From TAsus2he StaFsus2rt    Gadd11       Dsus2​
Asus2      Fsus2Only  G Hope CaDsus2n Keep MeAsus2 Toge Fsus2-- TherGadd11        Dsus2​
Asus2      Fsus2Love CanGadd11 Mend YouDsus2r Life Asus4Or Love Fsus2Can Break Gadd11Your HeaDsus2rt

Chorus
F I'll Send AnBbsus2 S - O Csus2- S To The World
F I'll Send AnBbsus2 S - O Csus2- S To The World
Dm I Hope That Bbsus2Someone Gets My
Dm I Hope That Bbsus2Someone Gets My
Dm I Hope That Bbsus2Someone Gets My
Asus2Message In A Fsus2Bottle, YeaAsus2h     Fsus2​
Asus2Message In A Fsus2Bottle, YeaAsus2h     Fsus2         Ohhhhh
Asus2Message In A Fsus2Bottle, YeaAsus2h     Fsus2​
Asus2Message In A Fsus2Bottle, YeaDsus2h

Breakdown
Dm Dm7

Verse 3
Asus2      Fsus2 Walked Out ThiGs Dsus2MorningAsus2, I DonFsus2't Believe WGhatDsus2 I Saw
Asus2     AFsus2 HundreGd BilliDsus2on BottAsus2les WasheFsus2d Up OGn Dsus2The Shore
Asus2      Fsus2 Seems I'm NotG Alone Dsus2In BeiAsus2ng AloFsus2ne    Gadd11       Dsus2​
A Asus2HundredFsus2 BillioGadd11n CastaDsus2ways  Asus2  LookiFsus2ng ForG ADsus2 Home

Chorus
F I'll Send AnBbsus2 S - O Csus2- S To The World
F I'll Send AnBbsus2 S - O Csus2- S To The World
Dm I Hope That Bbsus2Someone Gets My
Dm I Hope That Bbsus2Someone Gets My
Dm I Hope That Bbsus2Someone Gets My
Asus2Message In A Fsus2Bottle, YeaAsus2h     Fsus2​
Asus2Message In A Fsus2Bottle, Oh Asus2      Fsus2​
Asus2Message In A Fsus2Bottle     Asus2      Fsus2​
Asus2Message In A Fsus2Bottle, YeaDsus2h

Main Riff
Asus2   Fsus2  Gadd11  Dsus2
Asus2   Fsus2  Gadd11  Dsus2
Asus2   Fsus2  Gadd11  Dsus2
Asus2   Fsus2  Gadd11  Dsus2

Outro
AmSendingF Out AGadd11n S - ODsus2 - S             
AmSendingF Out AGadd11n S - ODsus2 - S              
AmSendingF Out AGadd11n S - ODsus2 - S              
AmSendingF Out AGadd11n S - ODsus2 - S              
AmSendingF Out AGadd11n S - ODsus2 - S              
AmSendingF Out AGadd11n S - ODsus2 - S              
AmSendingF Out AGadd11n S - ODsus2 - S