Roxanne Acoustic tab by The Police

Tabs

Intro (Part I):

  G minorGm

  Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q
  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .
E MajorE |-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
BB |-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
G+G |-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
D MajorD |------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------|------------------|
E MajorE |------------------|------------------|


Intro (Part II) &/ Verse:

  G minorGm         FF         Gm/Eb or Ebmaj7Ebmaj7  F/D or Dm7Dm7

  Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q
  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .
E MajorE |-3---3---3---3----|-1---1---1---1----|-6---6---6---6----|-5---5---5---5----|
BB |-3---3---3---3----|-1---1---1---1----|-8---8---8---8----|-6---6---6---6----|
G+G |-3---3---3---3----|-2---2---2---2----|-7---7---7---7----|-5---5---5---5----|
D MajorD |---5-5------------|---3-3------------|------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------|------------------|---6-6------------|---5-5------------|
E MajorE |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
   E MajorE E        E MajorE E        E MajorE E        E MajorE E
     . .        . .        . .        . .


  C minorCm         Fsus4Fsus4       G7sus4G7sus4

  Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q   W
  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .
E MajorE |-3---3---3---3----|-1---1---1---1----|-3----------------|------------------|
BB |-4---4---4---4----|-1---1---1---1----|-3----------------|------------------|
G+G |-5---5---5---5----|-3---3---3---3----|-5----------------|------------------|
D MajorD |------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |---3-3------------|------------------|-5----------------|------------------|
E MajorE |------------------|---1-1------------|-3----------------|------------------|
   E MajorE E        E MajorE E
     . .        . .


Pre-Chorus:


  C minorCm         Fsus4Fsus4       Gsus4Gsus4

  Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q
  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .
E MajorE |-3---3---3---3----|-1---1---1---1----|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
BB |-4---4---4---4----|-1---1---1---1----|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
G+G |-5---5---5---5----|-3---3---3---3----|-5---5---5---5----|-5---5---5---5----|
D MajorD |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |---3-3------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E MajorE |------------------|---1-1------------|---3-3------------|---3-3------------|
   E MajorE E        E MajorE E        E MajorE E        E MajorE E
     . .        . .        . .        . .

  C minorCm         Fsus4Fsus4       Gsus4Gsus4            C minorCm Bb majorBb

  Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q   W         E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q  Q -----
  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .             . . . . . .
E MajorE |-3---3---3---3----|-1---1---1---1----|-3----------------|-----------3---6--|
BB |-4---4---4---4----|-1---1---1---1----|-3----------------|-----------4---6--|
G+G |-5---5---5---5----|-3---3---3---3----|-5----------------|-----------5---7--|
D MajorD |------------------|------------------|-3----------------|-----------5---6--|
A augmentedA |---3-3------------|------------------|-5----------------|-----------3---6--|
E MajorE |------------------|---1-1------------|-3----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-----6--|
   E MajorE E        E MajorE E
     . .        . .



Chorus:


  Bb majorBb              Eb MajorEb FF                        FF  G minorGm

--- E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E  E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q  Q --- E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE   E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q  Q -----
   . . . . . . .  . . . . . .      . . . . . . .   . . . . . .
E MajorE |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6---8---|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|-8--8--8--8--8--1---3---|
BB |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-8---10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-1---3---|
G+G |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-8---10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-2---4---|
D MajorD |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8---10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-3---5---|
A augmentedA |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-8-8-8-8-8-6---8---|-8--8--8--8--7--8--8--8---|-7--8--8--8--8--3---5---|
E MajorE |-6-6-6-6-5-6-6-6--|-5-6-6-6-6---------|--------------------------|----------------1---3---|


  G minorGm              FF  Bb majorBb                Eb MajorEb FF

--- E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E  E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q  Q -- Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE  E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q  Q -----
   . . . . . . .  . . . . . .     . . . . . . .  . . . . . .
E MajorE |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-1---1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-6---8---|
BB |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-1---3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-8---10--|
G+G |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4-4-2---3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-8---10--|
D MajorD |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5-3---3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-8---10--|
A augmentedA |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5-3---1--|-1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1--|-0-1-1-1-1-6---8---|
E MajorE |-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-3--|-1-3-3-3-3-1------|------------------|-------------------|


  FF                           G7sus4G7sus4

--- E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE   E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE   W                E MajorE
    . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .                   .
E MajorE |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|-3----------------|------------------|
BB |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-3----------------|------------------|
G+G |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-5----------------|------------------|
D MajorD |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-3----------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |-8--8--8--8--7--8--8--8---|-7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|-5----------------|------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------|--------------------------|-3----------------|---------------1--|



After Chorus:


  G minorGm         Gm/F        G minorGm         Gm/F

  Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q   Q  Q  Q  Q
  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .   .  .  .  .
E MajorE |-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
BB |-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
G+G |-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3---3----|
D MajorD |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E MajorE |-3-------------3--|-1-------------1--|-3-------------3--|-1----------------|
  E MajorE       E MajorE  E MajorE       E MajorE  E MajorE       E MajorE  E MajorE
  .       .  .       .  .       .  .




Lyrics & Chords:


Verse I:


  G minorGm   FF
Roxanne,
         Ebmaj7Ebmaj7        Dm7Dm7
you don't have to put on the red light
C minorCm         Fsus4Fsus4
 Those days are over
         G7sus4G7sus4
You don't have to sell your body to the night


 G minorGm   FF
Roxanne,
          Ebmaj7Ebmaj7        Dm7Dm7
you don't have to wear that dress tonight
C minorCm            Fsus4Fsus4
 Walk the streets for money
     G7sus4G7sus4
You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right


Pre-Chorus:


 C minorCm   Fsus4Fsus4
Roxanne,
          Gsus4Gsus4
you don't have to put on the red light

 C minorCm   Fsus4Fsus4
Roxanne,
          G7sus4G7sus4
you don't have to put on the red light



Chorus I:


C minorCm  Bb majorBb
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

Eb MajorEb  FF
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

FF   G minorGm
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

FF   Bb majorBb
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

Eb MajorEb  FF
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

G7sus4G7sus4
 Ohh....


After Chorus:

G minorGm Gm/F G minorGm Gm/F


Verse II:


  G minorGm            FF
I loved you since I knew ya
   Ebmaj7Ebmaj7        Dm7Dm7
I wouldn't talk down to ya
  C minorCm          Fsus4Fsus4
I have to tell you just how I feel
     G7sus4G7sus4
I won't share you with another boy


  G minorGm           FF
I know my mind is made up
  Ebmaj7Ebmaj7        Dm7Dm7
So put away your make-up
C minorCm          Fsus4Fsus4
 Told you once I won't tell you again:
    G7sus4G7sus4
It's a bad way


Pre-Chorus:


 C minorCm   Fsus4Fsus4
Roxanne,
          Gsus4Gsus4
you don't have to put on the red light

 C minorCm   Fsus4Fsus4
Roxanne,
         G7sus4G7sus4
you don't have to put on the red light


Chorus II:


C minorCm  Bb majorBb
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

Eb MajorEb  FF
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

FF   G minorGm
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

FF   Bb majorBb
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

Eb MajorEb  FF
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

FF   G minorGm
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

FF   Bb majorBb
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light

Eb MajorEb  FF
(Rox--anne)
    put on the red light





Duration 🏷Legend
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M - duplex longa
L - longa
D MajorD - double whole
W - Whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E MajorE - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted  (on the right of the Letter)
. - staccato    (under the Letter)

Roxanne Acoustic tab

This guitar tablature is for an acoustic version of "Roxanne" by The Police. "Roxanne" is one of their most famous hits. It was released in 1978 both as a single and as part of their debut album "Outlandos d'Amour".

"Roxanne" is written bass guitarist by Gordon Sumner, a.k.a. Sting.

Other versions of Roxanne Acoustic

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Roxanne (Ver. 2) by The Police