Total Guitar

THE POLICE MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

Bursting onto the scene in the late 70s, The Police’s highly distinctive and original post-punk, reggae-tinged blend of pop and rock placed them at the very cutting edge of the new wave movement.

The most demanding aspect of this opener from 1979’s album is the reach required to fret guitarist Andy summers’ signature sus2 chord shapes. In particular, F#sus2 is quite the finger-stretcher as it falls low down on the fretboard where the frets are

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Total Guitar

Total Guitar7 min read
“Is This Person Virtuosic, Or Do They Totally Suck? That’s Kind Of Where I Live!”
Annie Clark – aka St. Vincent – is finished, for now at least, with digital guitar tones. “I’ve done enough direct guitar sounds,” she declares. “I wanted to move some air again.” The result helps St. Vincent’s latest album, All Born Screaming, sound
Total Guitar6 min read
“I’m A Fuzz Junkie!”
When Feeder released Polythene back in 1997, their debut album which produced five singles that remain fan-favourites to this day, the Welsh group were hailed as the UK’s answer to The Smashing Pumpkins. In similar ways to Billy Corgan and co., it wa
Total Guitar5 min read
“There Will Be A Lot Of Great Guitar Playing At These Shows!”
Any conversations concerning the future of blues will usually include a mention of 25-year-old Mississippi sensation Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram. So it should come as little surprise that he’s met and jammed with nearly all of the acts appearing on S

Related Books & Audiobooks