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.

Gsus2 : x02200
D#sus2 : xx3011
Fadd11: 320013
Csus2 : xx0230
G#sus2: x13311
A#sus2 : x35533

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Intro
Gsus2  D#sus2 Fadd11  Csus2
Gsus2  D#sus2 Fadd11  Csus2

Verse 1
Gsus2      D#sus2     Just AFadd11 Cast  Csus2Away,  AGsus2n IslaD#sus2nd Lost FAt Csus2Sea-O
Gsus2      D#sus2AnotherFadd11 LonelyCsus2 Day,  Gsus2  No OD#sus2ne Here BFutCsus2 Me-O
Gsus2      D#sus2  More Fadd11LonelinCsus2ess ThanGsus2 Any  D#sus2  Man CoulFd Csus2Bear
Gsus2      D#sus2 RescueFadd11 Me    Csus2BeforeGsus4 I FalD#sus2l Into Fadd11Desp - Csus2-  Air

Chorus
D# I'll Send An G#sus2S - O -A#sus2 S To The World
D# I'll Send An G#sus2S - O -A#sus2 S To The World
Cm I Hope That G#sus2Someone Gets My
Cm I Hope That G#sus2Someone Gets My
Cm I Hope That G#sus2Someone Gets My
Gsus2Message In A D#sus2Bottle, YeahGsus2      D#sus2​
Gsus2Message In A D#sus2Bottle, YeahCsus2​

Verse 2
Gsus2      D#sus2     A  FYear HasCsus2 Passed Since Gsus2I Wrote D#sus2My NoteFadd11       Csus2​
Gsus2      D#sus2I Should Have FKnown ThisCsus2 Right From ThGsus2e StarD#sus2t      Fadd11       Csus2​
Gsus2      D#sus2Only   FHope CanCsus2 Keep Me Gsus2Toge -D#sus2- Ther  Fadd11        Csus2​
Gsus2      D#sus2Love Can Fadd11Mend YourCsus2 Life OGsus4r Love CD#sus2an Break YoFadd11ur HeartCsus2​

Chorus
D# I'll Send An G#sus2S - O -A#sus2 S To The World
D# I'll Send An G#sus2S - O -A#sus2 S To The World
Cm I Hope That G#sus2Someone Gets My
Cm I Hope That G#sus2Someone Gets My
Cm I Hope That G#sus2Someone Gets My
Gsus2Message In A D#sus2Bottle, YeahGsus2      D#sus2​
Gsus2Message In A D#sus2Bottle, YeahGsus2      D#sus2        Ohhhhh
Gsus2Message In A D#sus2Bottle, YeahGsus2      D#sus2​
Gsus2Message In A D#sus2Bottle, YeahCsus2​

Breakdown
Cm Cm7

Verse 3
Gsus2      D#sus2 Walked Out ThisF MCsus2orning,Gsus2 I Don'D#sus2t Believe WhaFt ICsus2 Saw
Gsus2     AD#sus2 HundredF BillioCsus2n BottlGsus2es WashedD#sus2 Up On FThCsus2e Shore
Gsus2      D#sus2 Seems I'm Not FAlone ICsus2n BeinGsus2g AlonD#sus2e      Fadd11       Csus2​
A Gsus2HundredD#sus2 BillionFadd11 CastawCsus2ays   Gsus2 LookinD#sus2g For AF HCsus2ome

Chorus
D# I'll Send An G#sus2S - O -A#sus2 S To The World
D# I'll Send An G#sus2S - O -A#sus2 S To The World
Cm I Hope That G#sus2Someone Gets My
Cm I Hope That G#sus2Someone Gets My
Cm I Hope That G#sus2Someone Gets My
Gsus2Message In A D#sus2Bottle, YeahGsus2      D#sus2​
Gsus2Message In A D#sus2Bottle, Oh  Gsus2      D#sus2​
Gsus2Message In A D#sus2Bottle      Gsus2      D#sus2​
Gsus2Message In A D#sus2Bottle, YeahCsus2​

Main Riff
Gsus2   D#sus2  Fadd11  Csus2
Gsus2   D#sus2  Fadd11  Csus2
Gsus2   D#sus2  Fadd11  Csus2
Gsus2   D#sus2  Fadd11  Csus2

Outro
GmSendingD# Out AnFadd11 S - O Csus2- S             
GmSendingD# Out AnFadd11 S - O Csus2- S              
GmSendingD# Out AnFadd11 S - O Csus2- S              
GmSendingD# Out AnFadd11 S - O Csus2- S              
GmSendingD# Out AnFadd11 S - O Csus2- S              
GmSendingD# Out AnFadd11 S - O Csus2- S              
GmSendingD# Out AnFadd11 S - O Csus2- S