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.

Csus2 : x02200
G#sus2 : xx3011
A#add11: 320013
Fsus2 : xx0230
C#sus2: x13311
D#sus2 : x35533

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Intro
Csus2  G#sus2 A#add11  Fsus2
Csus2  G#sus2 A#add11  Fsus2

Verse 1
Csus2      G#sus2     Just AA#add11 Cast  AFsus2way,  AnCsus2 IslanG#sus2d Lost AA#t SeFsus2a-O
Csus2      G#sus2AnotherA#add11 Lonely Fsus2Day,   Csus2 No OnG#sus2e Here BuA#t MFsus2e-O
Csus2      G#sus2  More A#add11LonelineFsus2ss Than Csus2Any   G#sus2 Man CouldA# BeFsus2ar
Csus2      G#sus2 RescueA#add11 Me    BFsus2efore Csus4I FallG#sus2 Into DA#add11esp - - Fsus2 Air

Chorus
G# I'll Send An C#sus2S - O -D#sus2 S To The World
G# I'll Send An C#sus2S - O -D#sus2 S To The World
Fm I Hope That C#sus2Someone Gets My
Fm I Hope That C#sus2Someone Gets My
Fm I Hope That C#sus2Someone Gets My
Csus2Message In A G#sus2Bottle, YeahCsus2      G#sus2​
Csus2Message In A G#sus2Bottle, YeahFsus2​

Verse 2
Csus2      G#sus2     A  A#Year Has Fsus2Passed Since ICsus2 Wrote MG#sus2y Note A#add11        Fsus2​
Csus2      G#sus2I Should Have A#Known This Fsus2Right From TheCsus2 StartG#sus2       A#add11        Fsus2​
Csus2      G#sus2Only   A#Hope Can Fsus2Keep Me TCsus2oge --G#sus2 Ther   A#add11         Fsus2​
Csus2      G#sus2Love Can A#add11Mend Your Fsus2Life OrCsus4 Love CaG#sus2n Break YouA#add11r Heart  Fsus2​

Chorus
G# I'll Send An C#sus2S - O -D#sus2 S To The World
G# I'll Send An C#sus2S - O -D#sus2 S To The World
Fm I Hope That C#sus2Someone Gets My
Fm I Hope That C#sus2Someone Gets My
Fm I Hope That C#sus2Someone Gets My
Csus2Message In A G#sus2Bottle, YeahCsus2      G#sus2​
Csus2Message In A G#sus2Bottle, YeahCsus2      G#sus2        Ohhhhh
Csus2Message In A G#sus2Bottle, YeahCsus2      G#sus2​
Csus2Message In A G#sus2Bottle, YeahFsus2​

Breakdown
Fm Fm7

Verse 3
Csus2      G#sus2 Walked Out ThisA# MoFsus2rning, Csus2I Don'tG#sus2 Believe WhatA# I SFsus2aw
Csus2     AG#sus2 HundredA# BillionFsus2 BottleCsus2s Washed G#sus2Up On TA#he Fsus2Shore
Csus2      G#sus2 Seems I'm Not A#Alone InFsus2 BeingCsus2 AloneG#sus2       A#add11        Fsus2​
A Csus2HundredG#sus2 BillionA#add11 CastawaFsus2ys    Csus2LookingG#sus2 For A A#HomFsus2e

Chorus
G# I'll Send An C#sus2S - O -D#sus2 S To The World
G# I'll Send An C#sus2S - O -D#sus2 S To The World
Fm I Hope That C#sus2Someone Gets My
Fm I Hope That C#sus2Someone Gets My
Fm I Hope That C#sus2Someone Gets My
Csus2Message In A G#sus2Bottle, YeahCsus2      G#sus2​
Csus2Message In A G#sus2Bottle, Oh  Csus2      G#sus2​
Csus2Message In A G#sus2Bottle      Csus2      G#sus2​
Csus2Message In A G#sus2Bottle, YeahFsus2​

Main Riff
Csus2   G#sus2  A#add11  Fsus2
Csus2   G#sus2  A#add11  Fsus2
Csus2   G#sus2  A#add11  Fsus2
Csus2   G#sus2  A#add11  Fsus2

Outro
CmSendingG# Out AnA#add11 S - O -Fsus2 S             
CmSendingG# Out AnA#add11 S - O -Fsus2 S              
CmSendingG# Out AnA#add11 S - O -Fsus2 S              
CmSendingG# Out AnA#add11 S - O -Fsus2 S              
CmSendingG# Out AnA#add11 S - O -Fsus2 S              
CmSendingG# Out AnA#add11 S - O -Fsus2 S              
CmSendingG# Out AnA#add11 S - O -Fsus2 S