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DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME As recorded by The Police (From the 1980 Album ZENYATTA MONDATTA) Gtr I, II, III (E A D G B E) - 'Andy Summers - clean electric' For Fills see end of tab Intro H.=H Q=141 4/4 Gtr I PM----------| W H Q Q e e e e e e q Wx7 |----------:------------:----------------|--------| |----------:------------:----------------|--------| |----------:------------:-----3-2--------|--------| |----------:---------x--:-1-5-----1-3-1--|--------| |----------:------------:----------------|--------| |----------:------------:----------------|--------| H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--| |---------4--|----4-----4--|----4-----4--| |---------3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--| |------------|-------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|-------------| |------------|-------------|-------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----10-----10--|----10-----10--|----11-----3--| |----11-----11--|----11-----11--|----11-----4--| |----12-----12--|----12-----12--|----12-----3--| |---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H |----3-----x--|----x-----x--|----3-------|| |----4-----x--|----x-----x--|----4-------|| |----3-----x--|----x-----x--|----3-------|| |-------------|-------------|------------|| |-------------|-------------|------------|| |-------------|-------------|------------|| Verse Gtr I w/ Fill 2 4th time $ Gtr III PM------------------------------- Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------3---2-2-0---|-------3-3-2-2-0---| ||--------5---3-3-1---|-------5-5-3-3-1---| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| | | Gtrs I, II | PM------------------------------------- | E e e e e e e e E e e e e e e e ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| ||--------5-5---------|-------5-5---------| ||o---(6)-----8-8-6-6-|-----------8-8-6-6-| ||--------------------|---(6)-------------| |- Rhy Fig 1 (both staffs) -----------------------------------| Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------5---2-2-----|-------3-3-2-2-----| |-------3---3-3-3-3-|-------5-5-3-3-3---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| | |-------------------------------------| | E e e e e e e e E e e e e e e e |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------5-5-3-3-----|-------5-5-3-3-----| |---------------3-3-|---------------3-3-| |---(3)-------------|---(3)-------------| end Rhy Fig 1-| PM-----------------------------------------------------------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------3---2---0-0-|----3---2-2-0-0-|-------3-3-2-------|-------3-3-2-2-0-0--|| |-------5---3---1-1-|----5---3-3-1-1-|-------5-5-3---3-3-|-------5-5-3-3-1-1--|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| | | PM-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | E e e e e e e e Q e e e e e e E e e e e e e e E e e e e e e e |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------5-5---------|----5-5---------|-------5-5-3-3-----|-------5-5-3-3------|| |-----------8-8-6-6-|--------8-8-6-6-|---------------3-3-|---------------3-3--|| |---(6)-------------|----------------|---(3)-------------|---(3)--------------|| |-Rhy Fig 2 (both staffs) end Rhy Fig 2-| Rhy Fig 1 (Gtr I w/ Fill 3 - 2nd 3rd time) Rhy Fig 2 (Gtr I w/ Fill 2 - 4th time) -> to Coda Chorus Gtr I w/ Fill 1 2nd time Gtr I E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2---0-0------|| |---7-7---5-------|-----7-7-5-5-----|---------5h7-----|-----3---0-0------|| |---7-7---6-------|-----7-7-6-6-6---|-----7-7---------|------------------|| |-----------------|-------------7---|-----7-7---------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| | | Gtr II | PM------------------------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |---3-3-3-2-2-----|---3-3-3-2-2-2---|-----------------|------------------|| |-------------2-2-|---------------2-|-------2-2-2-4---|-------0-0--------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2--|| |-----------------|-----------------|---2-2---------2-|---0-0-------0-0--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| | | Gtr III | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-----5---5-------|-----5---5-------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----7---5-------|-----7---5-------|-----3-3-2-2-----|-----1-1-0-0------|| |-----7---6-------|-----7---6-------|-----4-4-2-2-----|-----2-2-0-0------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4-4-4-----|-----2-2-2-2-2-2--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-0--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-Rhy Fig 3 (all 3) end Rhy Fig 3-| Gtr I w/ Fill 1 2nd time E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E H Q Q E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2---0-0------| |-----7---5-5-----|-----7---5-5-----|---3-5-5---------|-----3---0-0------| |---7-7---6-6-----|---7-7---6-6-----|---4-6-6---------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| | | PM------------------------------------------------| PM----------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---3-3-3-2-2-----|---3-3-3-2-2-2---|-----------------|------------------| |-------------2-2-|---------------2-|---------2-2-----|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4---4-4-4-|-----2-4-5-2-2-2--| |-----------------|-----------------|---2---------2-2-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |-----5---5-------|-----5---5-------|-----------------|------------------| |-----7---5-------|-----7---5-------|-----3-3-2-2-----|-----1-1-0-0------| |-----7---6-------|-----7---6-------|-----4-4-2-2-----|-----2-2-0-0------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4-4-4-----|-----2-2-2-2-2-2--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-0--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1.,2. 3. D.S. al Coda Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |-----2---0-0------||-----2---0-0-----|----2---0-0-----|-----2---0-0------|| |-----3---0-0-----o||-----3---0-0-----|----3-3-0-0-----|---3-3-3-0-0------|| |------------------||-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |------------------||-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |-----------------o||-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |------------------||-----------------|----------------|------------------|| | | PM-------------------------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------||-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |-----------------o||-----------------|--------0-0-----|-----0------------|| |-----0-0-0--------||-----0-0-0-------|----2-2-0-0-2---|-----0-0-0--------|| |-----2-2-2-2-2-2--||-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|----2-2-----2-2-|-------2-2-2-2-2--|| |---0---------0-0-o||---0---------0-0-|--------------0-|-------------0-0--|| |------------------||-----------------|----------------|------------------|| | | PM-----------------------------------------| | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q |------------------||-----------------|----------------|------------------|| |-----1-1-0-0-----o||-----1-1-0-0-----|----1-1-0-0-----|-----1-1-0-0------|| |-----2-2-0-0------||-----2-2-0-0-----|----2-2-0-0-----|-----2-2-0-0------|| |-----2-2-2-2-2-2--||-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-----|-----2-2-2-2------|| |-------------0-0-o||-------------0-0-|----------------|------------------|| |------------------||-----------------|----------------|------------------|| Outro & Rhy Fig 3 x6 and fade Fill 1 PM----------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----7-7-6-6-4---|-----7-7-6-6-4---|| |---7-----------7-|---7-----------7-|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|| Fill 2 Q e e e e e e Q e e e e e e ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----12-12-10-10-------|----12-12-10-10-------| ||-----------------13-13-|----------------13-13-| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| Q e e e e e e Q e e e e e e |----------------------|-----------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------o|| |----12-12-10-10-------|----12-12-10-10--------|| |----------------10-10-|----------------10-10--|| |----------------------|----------------------o|| |----------------------|-----------------------|| Fill 3 E e e e E e e e E e e e e e e e E e e e E e e e E e e e e e q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----11---10--------|| |---8-8-8---8-8-8-|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---0-0-0---0---0-|---0----0----0-10---|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|| Fill 4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |-----11---10--------|-----11---10--------| |---8----8----8-10-8-|---8----8----8-10-8-| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-----11---10---6---|-----11---10---6----|| |---0----0----0---0-|---0----0----0---0--|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| Young teacher, the subject Of schoolgirl fantasy She wants him so badly Knows what she wants to be Inside her there's longing This girl's an open page Book marking - she's so close now This girl is half his age Don't stand, don't stand so Don't stand so close to me Don't stand, don't stand so Don't stand so close to me Her friends are so jealous You know how bad girls get Sometimes it's not so easy To be the teacher's pet Temptation, frustration So bad it makes him cry Wet bus stop, she's waiting His car is warm and dry Don't stand, don't stand so Don't stand so close to me Don't stand, don't stand so Don't stand so close to me Loose talk in the classroom To hurt they try and try Strong words in the staffroom The accusations fly It's no use, he sees her He starts to shake and cough Just like the old man in That book by Nabakov Don't stand, don't stand so Don't stand so close to me Don't stand, don't stand so Don't stand so close to me Don't stand, don't stand so Don't stand so close to me