Roxanne Tab by The Police

Roxanne tab by The Police

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Transcription to 'Roxanne' by 'The Police'
 by Martijn van Welie.

Riff 1:

  1 2 3 4 |                                         1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

E-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-1---1---1---1-3-|
B-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-|-1---1---1---1-3-|
G-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---3-5-|
D---------|---------|---------|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|---------------5-|
A---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|

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 followed with 2 bars rest. Play 3 times.
 Fourth time play:

E-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-1---1---1---1-3-|
B-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|-1---1---1---1-3-|
G-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---3-5-|
D-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3---3---3---3-5-|
A---------|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|-3---3---3---3-5-|
E---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|

E-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------5---3-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3---1-|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|


Riff 2:
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------3---5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
D-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-------|
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-------|-----------------|-----------3---5-|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------1---3-|

E-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------| repeat several times
D-----------------|-----------5---3-|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3---1-|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|



From s1170796@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (DANGERMAN (P. Grant))

    Well it has started.  After posting my article yesterday, I have been
    flooded with requests for Police songs in Tab.  So today I have sat down,
    in between lectures and typed in Roxanne for your playing pleasure.

    Since I am doing a number of songs, I would like a favour in return.  I
    would like a list of good quality bootlegs of Police concerts and where I
    can get a hold of them expecially in Australia.  That's the bargin, info
    for songs.

    Stay tuned for more songs.



                    ROXANNE  -  THE POLICE
                    ======================
                    WORDS & MUSIC - STING


                    Transcribed - Phil Grant


   |-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3-|
   |-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|
   |-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-2--2--2--2-|-3--3--3--3-|
   |-5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1--1--1-|
   |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
   |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

                                                                Rox-
   |-5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1-1-1-3-|------------|------------|
   |-6--6--6--6-|-4--4--4--4-|-1--1-1-1-3-|-----HOLD---|------------|
   |-7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-3--3-3-3-5-|-----LAST---|------------|
   |-7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-3--3-3-3-3-|-----NOTE---|------------|
   |------------|------------|----------5-|------------|------------|
   |------------|------------|----------3-|------------|------------|

       anne                    You don't have to put ...
       loved you since I knew you          ...
    |--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1--|--3----3----3----3--|
    |--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1--|--3----3----3----3--|
    |--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1--|--3----3----3----3--|
    |--5----5----5----5--|--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1--|
    |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
    |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                        those days are ...
           have to tell you just how I ....
      |-5--5--5--5-|--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1---3--|
      |-6--6--6--6-|--4----4----4----4--|--1----1----1----1---3--|
      |-7--7--7--7-|--5----5----5----5--|--3----3----3----3---5--|
      |-7--7--7--7-|--5----5----5----5--|--3----3----3----3---3--|
      |------------|--------------------|---------------------5--|
      |------------|--------------------|---------------------3--|

                sell    your body to ...
                share you with ...
             |--------------------|--------------------|
             |---------HOLD-------|---------HOLD-------|
             |---------LAST-------|---------LAST-------|
             |---------NOTE-------|---------NOTE-------|
             |--------------------|--------------------|
             |--------------------|--------------------|

       anne                   you don't have to ...
    know my mind is made up           so put ...
    |--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1--|--3----3----3----3--|
    |--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1--|--3----3----3----3--|
    |--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1--|--3----3----3----3--|
    |--5----5----5----5--|--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1--|
    |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
    |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                        walk the streets for ...
            told you once I won't tell ...
      |-5--5--5--5-|--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1---3--|
      |-6--6--6--6-|--4----4----4----4--|--1----1----1----1---3--|
      |-7--7--7--7-|--5----5----5----5--|--3----3----3----3---5--|
      |-7--7--7--7-|--5----5----5----5--|--3----3----3----3---3--|
      |------------|--------------------|---------------------5--|
      |------------|--------------------|---------------------3--|

                 if it's wrong or if it's right }
                 the way                        }   Rox-
             |--------------------|--------------------|
             |---------HOLD-------|---------HOLD-------|
             |---------LAST-------|---------LAST-------|
             |---------NOTE-------|---------NOTE-------|
             |--------------------|--------------------|
             |--------------------|--------------------|

       anne                    you don't have to ...
    |--3----3----3----3--|--1----1----1----1--|--3----3----3----3--|
    |--4----4----4----4--|--1----1----1----1--|--3----3----3----3--|
    |--5----5----5----5--|--3----3----3----3--|--5----5----5----5--|
    |--5----5----5----5--|--3----3----3----3--|--5----5----5----5--|
    |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
    |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

    Rox- anne                   you don't have to ...
    |-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|--1---1--1--1--3--|---------------|
    |-3--3--3--3-|-4--4--4--4-|--1---1--1--1--3--|---------------|
    |-5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|--3---3--3--3--5--|---------------|
    |-5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|--3---3--3--3--3--|---------------|
    |------------|------------|---------------5--|----5--5--5--5-|
    |------------|------------|---------------3--|----3--3--3--3-|


                  Rox- ...
                         (Put on your red light)
     |--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
     |--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
     |------------5---3---|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3-3-3-3----8--10--|
     |------------5---3---|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3-3-3-3----8--10--|
     |-5-5-5-5----3---1---|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|--1-1-1-1----6---8--|
     |-3-3-3-3------------|----------------------|--------------------|

                                            Rox- anne
     (Put on ...(Put on ...
     |----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
     |----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
     |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10--------|----------------------|
     |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10---3--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
     |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8---3--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
     |----------------------|---------------1--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|

                  Rox- anne                                   Rox- ...
                          (Put on ...
     |--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
     |--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
     |------------5---3---|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3-3-3-3----8--10--|
     |------------5---3---|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3-3-3-3----8--10--|
     |-5-5-5-5----3---1---|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|--1-1-1-1----6---8--|
     |-3-3-3-3------------|----------------------|--------------------|

                                             Oh____
     (Put on your red light)
     |----------------------|----------------------3-|------------------|
     |----------------------|----------------------3-|------------------|
     |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-|-------HOLD-------|
     |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-3-|-------LAST-------|
     |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-5-|-------NOTE-------|
     |----------------------|----------------------3-|------------------|
                                       *last time through, repeat until fade
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