Treasure

Bruno Mars

Key: Eb majorNo capo4/4~112 BPM

Standard tuning

Abmaj7: low to high 4, muted, 5, 5, 4, mutedIVmaj7Abmaj74××Gm7: low to high 3, muted, 3, 3, 3, mutediii7Gm73××Fm7: low to high 1, muted, 1, 1, 1, mutedii7Fm7××Cm7: low to high muted, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3vi7Cm73×Bb: low to high muted, 1, 3, 3, 3, mutedVBb××Bb9sus4: low to high 6, muted, 6, 5, 4, 6V9sus4Bb9sus44×

Opening stabs · five short hits, then silence. Upper four strings of Bb9sus4; play once.

Opening stabs · five short hits, then silence. Upper four strings of Bb9sus4; play once.eBGDAEBb9sus4654665466546654665461e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a

Verse / chorus grooveRepeating cycle

One shared cycle. Chord changes are straightened to the beat; keep attacks short. Use lighter scratches in the verse and clearer chord hits in the chorus.Funk pulse · suggested practice pattern

4 bars
Progression bars 1–4IVmaj7Abmaj7iii7Gm7ii7Fm7iii7Gm7vi7Cm7VBb1&2&3&4&1&2&3&4&1&2&3&4&1&2&3&4&Funk pulse · suggested practice patternSTRUMone full bar · repeat as needed1&2&3&4&

Pre-chorus endingOne-time passage

On the last cycle before the chorus, replace groove bars 3–4 with these two bars. Keep the same short pulse.

2 bars
Progression bars 1–2VBbVBb12341234

Chorus endingOne-time passage

For the final chorus tag, play groove bars 1–2, then this suspended ending instead of bars 3–4. Leave space before returning to Abmaj7.

2 bars
Progression bars 1–2V9sus4Bb9sus4V9sus4Bb9sus412341234

Additional tips

Pocket Use a clean tone and light compression. Keep your picking hand moving; release fretting pressure after each hit without lifting away. The muted strokes should stay quieter than the chords.

Explore Try C minor pentatonic: C, Eb, F, G, Bb. Make a short syncopated phrase, answer it with silence, and keep the main four-bar cycle intact. These are improvisation suggestions, not a recorded solo.

Land on the harmony Target C or G on Abmaj7, Bb or D on Gm7, Ab or C on Fm7, Eb or G on Cm7, then D or F on Bb. Eb major adds D and Ab to the pentatonic pool: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D.

Suspended ending All displayed harmony belongs to the Eb-major note pool. Over Bb9sus4, emphasize Eb, Ab or C; avoid settling on D, which introduces the absent major third. Hear the return to Abmaj7 before starting another phrase.