ROXANNE (Bassline) As recorded by The Police (From the 2003 Album EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE: THE CLASSICS) Words and Music by Sting Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' 4/4 Gtr I W W E E Q H |----------|----------||--------------| |----------|----------||o---5-5-------| |----------|----------||o-------------| |----------|----------||--------------| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------| |---3-3-------|---1-1-------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|---5-5-------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| E E Q H E E Q Q E E +W |-------------|---------------|--------| |-------------|---------------|--------| |---3-3-------|---------------|--------| |-------------|---1-1-----1-3-|-(3)----| +W 3x E E Q H E E Q H |-------------||-------------|-------------| |------------o||-------------|-------------| |------------o||---3-3-------|-------------| |-(3)---------||-------------|---1-1-------| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|---3-3-------| |---3-3-------|---3-3-------|-------------| E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |---------------|-------------------|----------------| |---------------|-------------------|----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-----------3--1-| |---1-1-----1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3--------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E a E E E E |-------------------|----------------|----------------------| |-------------------|-----------1--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-2h3-3-3-3--| |-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1--------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------|----------------------| E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-2h3-3-3--------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|-----------3--1-| |-----------1--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-2h3-3-3-|-2h3-3-3--------| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------1--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-2h3-3-3-| |-(1)-1-1-1-0h1-1-1-|-0h1-1-1--------|-------------------| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------| E E E E E Q E +W +W |----------------|------------|--------| |-2h3-3-3--------|------------|--------| |----------------|------------|--------| |---------1-1--3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |---1-3-------|---3-1-------|---1-3-------| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H |-------------||--------------|-------------| |-------------||o---5-5-------|---3-3-------| |-------------||o-------------|-------------| |---3-1-------||--------------|-------------| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------| |---1-1-------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|---5-5-------|---3-3-------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| E E Q Q E E +W +W |---------------|------------|---------|| |---------------|------------|--------o|| |---------------|------------|--------o|| |---1-1-----1-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)-----|| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------| |---3-3-------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|---1-1-------|---3-3-------| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q Q E E |-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|---3-3-------|---------------| |---3-3-------|-------------|---1-1-----1-3-| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------||--------------------| |-------------------|----------------||o-------------------| |-------------------|-----------3--1-||o-(1)-1-1-1-0h1-1-1-| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3--------||--------------------| E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-----------1--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-2h3-3-3-|-2h3-3-3--------| |-0h1-1-1--------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|-----------1--3-| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|----------------o|| |-------------------|-----------3--1-o|| |-(3)-3-3-3-2h3-3-3-|-2h3-3-3---------|| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
