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.

Dsus2 : x02200
A#sus2 : xx3011
Cadd11: 320013
Gsus2 : xx0230
D#sus2: x13311
Fsus2 : x35533

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Intro
Dsus2  A#sus2 Cadd11  Gsus2
Dsus2  A#sus2 Cadd11  Gsus2

Verse 1
Dsus2      A#sus2     Just ACadd11 Cast  Gsus2Away,  ADsus2n IslaA#sus2nd Lost CAt Gsus2Sea-O
Dsus2      A#sus2AnotherCadd11 LonelyGsus2 Day,  Dsus2  No OA#sus2ne Here BCutGsus2 Me-O
Dsus2      A#sus2  More Cadd11LonelinGsus2ess ThanDsus2 Any  A#sus2  Man CoulCd Gsus2Bear
Dsus2      A#sus2 RescueCadd11 Me    Gsus2BeforeDsus4 I FalA#sus2l Into Cadd11Desp - Gsus2-  Air

Chorus
A# I'll Send An D#sus2S - O -Fsus2 S To The World
A# I'll Send An D#sus2S - O -Fsus2 S To The World
Gm I Hope That D#sus2Someone Gets My
Gm I Hope That D#sus2Someone Gets My
Gm I Hope That D#sus2Someone Gets My
Dsus2Message In A A#sus2Bottle, YeahDsus2      A#sus2​
Dsus2Message In A A#sus2Bottle, YeahGsus2​

Verse 2
Dsus2      A#sus2     A  CYear HasGsus2 Passed Since Dsus2I Wrote A#sus2My NoteCadd11       Gsus2​
Dsus2      A#sus2I Should Have CKnown ThisGsus2 Right From ThDsus2e StarA#sus2t      Cadd11       Gsus2​
Dsus2      A#sus2Only   CHope CanGsus2 Keep Me Dsus2Toge -A#sus2- Ther  Cadd11        Gsus2​
Dsus2      A#sus2Love Can Cadd11Mend YourGsus2 Life ODsus4r Love CA#sus2an Break YoCadd11ur HeartGsus2​

Chorus
A# I'll Send An D#sus2S - O -Fsus2 S To The World
A# I'll Send An D#sus2S - O -Fsus2 S To The World
Gm I Hope That D#sus2Someone Gets My
Gm I Hope That D#sus2Someone Gets My
Gm I Hope That D#sus2Someone Gets My
Dsus2Message In A A#sus2Bottle, YeahDsus2      A#sus2​
Dsus2Message In A A#sus2Bottle, YeahDsus2      A#sus2        Ohhhhh
Dsus2Message In A A#sus2Bottle, YeahDsus2      A#sus2​
Dsus2Message In A A#sus2Bottle, YeahGsus2​

Breakdown
Gm Gm7

Verse 3
Dsus2      A#sus2 Walked Out ThisC MGsus2orning,Dsus2 I Don'A#sus2t Believe WhaCt IGsus2 Saw
Dsus2     AA#sus2 HundredC BillioGsus2n BottlDsus2es WashedA#sus2 Up On CThGsus2e Shore
Dsus2      A#sus2 Seems I'm Not CAlone IGsus2n BeinDsus2g AlonA#sus2e      Cadd11       Gsus2​
A Dsus2HundredA#sus2 BillionCadd11 CastawGsus2ays   Dsus2 LookinA#sus2g For AC HGsus2ome

Chorus
A# I'll Send An D#sus2S - O -Fsus2 S To The World
A# I'll Send An D#sus2S - O -Fsus2 S To The World
Gm I Hope That D#sus2Someone Gets My
Gm I Hope That D#sus2Someone Gets My
Gm I Hope That D#sus2Someone Gets My
Dsus2Message In A A#sus2Bottle, YeahDsus2      A#sus2​
Dsus2Message In A A#sus2Bottle, Oh  Dsus2      A#sus2​
Dsus2Message In A A#sus2Bottle      Dsus2      A#sus2​
Dsus2Message In A A#sus2Bottle, YeahGsus2​

Main Riff
Dsus2   A#sus2  Cadd11  Gsus2
Dsus2   A#sus2  Cadd11  Gsus2
Dsus2   A#sus2  Cadd11  Gsus2
Dsus2   A#sus2  Cadd11  Gsus2

Outro
DmSendingA# Out AnCadd11 S - O Gsus2- S             
DmSendingA# Out AnCadd11 S - O Gsus2- S              
DmSendingA# Out AnCadd11 S - O Gsus2- S              
DmSendingA# Out AnCadd11 S - O Gsus2- S              
DmSendingA# Out AnCadd11 S - O Gsus2- S              
DmSendingA# Out AnCadd11 S - O Gsus2- S              
DmSendingA# Out AnCadd11 S - O Gsus2- S