Roxanne - Sting
from the Police-album "Outlandos DŽAmour"
transcribed by Martijn van Welie mwelie@cs.vu.nl
transcribed by Phil Grant (DANGERMAN) s1170796@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au
transcribed by Michael Lewis ez049576@bullwinkle.ucdavis.edu
Roxanne - transcribed 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---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|
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-------|
Roxanne - transcribed by 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 on the red light
loved you since I knew you I wouldn't talk down to ya
|--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 over you don't have to
have to tell you just how I feel I won't
|-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 the night Rox-
share you with another boy I
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------HOLD-------|---------HOLD-------|
|---------LAST-------|---------LAST-------|
|---------NOTE-------|---------NOTE-------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
anne you don't have to wear that dress tonight
know my mind is made up so put away your makeup
|--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 money you don't care
told you once I won't tell you again it's a crime
|-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 put on your red light
|--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 put on your red light
|-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- anne Rox- anne
(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 your red light) (Put on the red light)
|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-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- anne
(Put on the 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------------|----------------------|--------------------|
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
Hope you enjoy.
*****COMING UP IN POLICE MUSIC IN ORDER********************
-Message In A Bottle (2 different fingering styles)
-Synchronicity II
-King Of Pain
-Can't Stand Losing You
-Born In The Fifties (if you are lucky)
***********************************************************
Phil
Roxanne - transcribed by Michael Lewis
Gm Dm/F Ebmaj7 Dm
Rox-anne... You don't have to put on the red light
Cm Fsus4 Gsus4
Those days are ov-er, you don't have to sell your body to the night
Gm Dm/F Ebmaj7 Dm
Rox-anne... You don't have to wear that dress tonight
Cm Fsus4 Gsus4
walk the streets for money, you don't care if it's wrong or if it's right
Cm Fsus4 Gsus4
Rox-anne... You don't have to put on the red light
Rox-anne... You don't have to put on the red light
G7sus4 Cm Bb (put on the red light)
Rox-anne...............
Eb F (put on the red light)
Rox-anne...........
F Gm (put on the red light)
Rox-anne...........
F/C Bb (put on the red light)
Rox-anne..............
Eb F (put on the red light) Gsus4
Rox-anne.............. Oh!