Twentyfive To Midnight bass tab by Sting

Artist: Sting
Song:  Twentyfive To Midnight
Album: Mercury Falling

(Tabbed by Oli - oli@elepost.de)


This tablature is a helping sketch containing the bass riffs of this song.
It doesn’t contain neither the correct order of the song nor the sort of
notes (quarter, half...). Nevertheless, I hope it will help you!

It's a great song - So full speed ahead!


 INTRO:
                      [4x]
G|------2-----2------2--------2-4---------------|
D|*-------4-2----4-2----4-2-4------------------*|
A|*--------------------------------------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------|

 VERSE 1 + 2:
                      [4x]
G|------2-----2------2--------2-4---------------|
D|*-------4-2----4-2----4-2-4------------------*|
A|*--------------------------------------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                      [2x]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|*-----2-----2------2--------2-4--------------*|
A|*-------4-2----4-2----4-2-4------------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                      [6x]
G|------2-----2------2--------2-4---------------|
D|*-------4-2----4-2----4-2-4------------------*|
A|*--------------------------------------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------|


 BRIDGE:
 "And that's it more or less..."
                      [1x]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----2------2--------2-4---------------|
A|--------4-2----4-2----4-2-4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                      [1x]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------3-----3------3--------3-----------------|
A|--------4-2----4-2----4-2-4---4---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                      [2x]
G|------------------------------1---------------|
D|*-----4-2---4--2---4--2---2-4----------------*|
A|*---------4------4-----4---------------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                      [1x]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------0-----0------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------2-0----2-0----2-0-2---2---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                      [1x]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----2------2--------2-4---------------|
A|--------4-2----4-2----4-2-4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


 REFRAIN:

G|--2-----2------2--------2-4-2------2----------|
D|----4-2----4-2----4-2-4--------4-2----4-2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 And it's 25 to midnight...


 VERSE 2: to be played in same way as verse 1!
 REFRAIN: to be played in same way as verse 1!


  INTERLUDE:               [2x]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|*----4-7-----4-7-----6-9-----6-9-------------*|
A|*--5-------5-------7-------7-----------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------|

  INTERLUDE CONT.
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77---|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
D|--77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77-77------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|



 VERSE 3:
                      [4x]
G|------2-----2------2--------2-4---------------|
D|*-------4-2----4-2----4-2-4------------------*|
A|*--------------------------------------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------|


 BRIDGE:
 "And that's it more or less..."
                      [1x]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----2------2--------2-4---------------|
A|--------4-2----4-2----4-2-4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                      [1x]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------3-----3------3--------3-----------------|
A|--------4-2----4-2----4-2-4---4---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                      [2x]
G|------------------------------1---------------|
D|*-----4-2---4--2---4--2---2-4----------------*|
A|*---------4------4-----4---------------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                      [1x]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------0-----0------0--------0-----------------|
A|--------2-0----2-0----2-0-2---2---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                      [1x]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------2-----2------2--------2-4---------------|
A|--------4-2----4-2----4-2-4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


 REFRAIN:
                      [2x]
G|--2-----2------2--------2-4-2------2----------|
D|----4-2----4-2----4-2-4--------4-2----4-2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 And it's 25 to midnight...

 END:
G|--2-------------------------------------------|
D|----4-2---------------------------------------|
A|--------0-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Suggestions of improvement are welcome as well as corrections - oli@elepost.de