The Police: Message in a Bottle on mando

[Mark Robertson-Tessi]

Was fooling around this afternoon and came up with this arrangement. I need to get the verse melody notes more like the real thing, but it's a start.



Cheers
Mark R-T

[Paul Merlo]

(applause!) That's one heck of a start. I like how you can carry the whole song through and don't leave the listeners too many parts to fill in with their imagination. Well done.

P

[swinginmandolins]

Mark your videos are real treats!

[robert.najlis]

wow, that was great!

[journeybear]

Very nice job! I think you got closer to the melody than you give yourself credit for. I really like the way you ended it - very inventive. :mandosmiley:

Until now I thought I was the only one brave/insane/imaginitive (you decide) enough to play The Police on mandolin. I don't want to hijack the thread, but share what happened to me one time when the reggae-esque band I was jamming with veered into "Walking On The Moon" and tape was rolling ... The file's too big to upload here but you can hear it at my myspace page. (http://www.myspace.com/mandolinsteve9)

Keep pushing the envelope! :mandosmiley:

[billkilpatrick]

great stuff! - some solos run the risk of being thin, but not that - complimenti!

[misterc]

you play anywhere around in tampa?

[Rob Fowler]

Sending out and S.O.S.....sending out and S.O.S.....I hope that someone gets my....I hope that someone gets my........:)

Man, that's awesome, Mark!

[eadg145]

That was terrific, Mark! A really great arrangement. Thanks for posting it!

cheers,

David

[Mark Robertson-Tessi]

thanks!

misterc, I'm in the process of moving to Tampa, so not playing there yet. I'll be there permanently in mid-July, would appreciate any info on the scene there if you know of stuff happening. I'll be looking to get something together once I get settled.

Cheers
MRT

[Dan Hoover]

sweet..just about to start my morning practice and don't know where to begin now after hearing that!...that was very cool mark...great site too..cheers,dan

[Bigtuna]

Great job!

[Jim MacDaniel]

I like it -- and just added it to my YT favorites :mandosmiley:

[Santiago]

Very cool version! Thanks for sharing.

[Paul Kotapish]

Very nice arrangement and playing. Well done. The Police are a treasure trove of great grooves and surprising progressions.

[Jim MacDaniel]

Follow up note: I can't seem to stop myself from listening to this over and over -- nicely done again Mark.

(BTW, when I am not listening to the your version, I now have the original version playing on a loop in my head, the ear worm that it is!)

[Ronny]

Great !

[Mark Robertson-Tessi]

Apologies for the necro-post, but someone requested a tab of this arrangement, thought I'd post it here in case anyone was interested in fooling with it. It's a bit bare bones, but that's probably for the best what with the massive syncopation.

80250

Enjoy!

Cheers
Mark R-T

[Ed Goist]

Thanks, Mark!
Fantastic...Just in time for the pending arrival of my new e-mando. You are the Man!

[Pipeous]

very cool. I love the older Police stuff.

[Miked]

Excellent, Mark!

I'll have to play around with that. Thanks!

[JimRichter]

Great job!

Ive been a Police and Sting fan since the beginning. Here's Wrapped Around Your Finger from 2 or 3 years back.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y-ETxMwEfg

[albeham]

Great Job and thanks for the tabs.. now my young wife will love my mando even better....


AL

[drjuliushibbert]

Mark,

That is really great and so is the tab. Thanks for sharing!

I especially like the repeat 3000x and fade comment - don't mind if I do! :))

[bwachter70]

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[Phil1580]

FANTASTIC. Anyone do "King of Pain"?