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From s1170796@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (DANGERMAN (P. Grant))
Subject: ROXANNE - THE POLICE
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 05:40:41 GMT

    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 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 

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From: ez049576@bullwinkle.ucdavis.edu (Michael Lewis)
Subject: Re: Police: Roxanne


    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! 

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From: mike@honet7.att.com

ROXANNE	
===========================================================================
Original music by 	Sting
Performance by		The Police
Bass performance by	Sting
===========================================================================

VERSE:
  e e q h   e e q h   e e q h   e e q h   e e q h   e e q q e e+  w+  w  
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+-------------+---+---+
|-R-5-5-R-|-R-3-3-R-|-R-1-1-R-|-R-----R-|-R-----R-|-R-----R-----|---|---|
|---------|---------|---------|---5-5---|---3-3---|-------------|---|---|
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---1-1---1H3-+-3-+-3-+


  e e q h   e e q h   e e q h   e e q h   e e q h   e e q q e e+ 
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+-------------+
|-R-----R-|-R-----R-|-R-----R-|-R-----R-|-R-----R-|-R-----R-----|
|---3-3---|---------|---------|---------|---3-3---|-------------|
+---------+---1-1---+---3-3---+---3-3---+---------+---1-1---1-3-+


BRIDGE INTO CHORUS
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e q e   
+-----------------+-------------+
|-----------------|-------R-----|
|-----------------|-------------|
+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3---3-1-+


CHORUS
  e e e e e e e e e   e e e e e q e   e e e e e e e e e   e e e e e q e  
+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+---------------+
|-------------------|---------R-1-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-2H3-3-3-|-2H3-3-3-R-----|
|-1-1-1-1-1-0H1-1-1-|-0H1-1-1-------|-------------------|---------------|
+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+-----------1-3-+


  e e e e e e e e e   e e e e e q e   
+-------------------+---------------+
|-------------------|---------R-----|
|-------------------|-----------3-1-|
+-3-3-3-3-3-2H3-3-3-+-2H3-3-3-------+



INTERLUDE BETWEEN VERSE 1&2
  e e q h   e e q h   e e q h   e e q h  
+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|-R-----R-|-R-----R-|-R-----R-|-R-----R-|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
+---1-3---+---3-1---+---1-3---+---3-1---+


==========================================================================

     __         Created using the Bass Tab Creator
   +|oo|+       by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
   +|oo|+
     ||         NOTES:
     ||
     ||         Capital durations are dotted notes
     ||           (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
     ||
     ||         +----+                   +----+
  _  ||  _      |*--*+  = MEASURE        |4:--|  = TIME
  _||_//      |*--*+    REPEATS        |4:--|    SIGNATURES
   | [] |       +----+                   +----+
   | || |
  /  []        + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND
  ______/      H = HAMMER ON     = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest
                P = PULL OFF    X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill

 

 Title: Roxanne
Artist: The Police

Ok here's the whole thing laid out for you..very easy.

Key-
~ = Let note ring


Intro/Verse

x]----------------------------------------
x]---5-5---3-3--1-1--0-0------------------
x]------------------------3-3-------------
x]------------------------------1-1---3~~~


Modified Verse

x]-----------------------------------------
x]-----------------------------------------
x]------3-3------------------3-3-----------
x]----------1-1--3-3--3-3----------1-1--3~~


Pre Chorus Riff

x]---------------------------------
x]---------------------------------
x]---------------------------------
x]-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---


Chorus

x]--------------------------------------------------------------------------
x]----------------------1---------------------------------------------------
x]-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------1-----------------------3----
x]-------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------


After Chorus Riff

x]-----------------------------------------
x]-----------------------------------------
x]-----------------------------------------
x]-----3-3--3-1--1-3--3-1------------------



There ya go. You got the whole tab. 
any questions, email me at drummerdude713@yahoo.com
or i-m me at DoTheDew up urs
Tabbed: 3-30-04 

  Am      Em                    F              Em  
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light, 
 Dm               G                       Em  
those days are over, you don't have to sell your body to the night.  
   Am      Em                   F               Em  
Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight, 
 Dm                     G                Am  
walk the streets for money, you don't care if it's wrong 
or if it's right. 
 
  Dm       G                    Am  
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light, 
  Dm       G                    Am  
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light. 
  
Chorus:
   G  C                           F  G  
Roxanne (put on the red light), Roxanne(put on the red light), 
   G  Am                          F  C  
Roxanne (put on the red light), Roxanne(put on the red light), 
   F  G                        Am  
Roxanne (put on the red light). Oh! 
 
      Am                      Em              F        Em  
I loved you since I knew you, I wouldn't talk down to you, 
      Dm                   G                    Em  
I have yoo to tell just how I feel, I won't share you 
with another boy. 
 
     Am                     Em     F              Em  
I know my mind is made up, so put away your make up, 
 Dm                        G                    Em  
told you once I won't tell you again, it's a bad way. 

  Dm       G                    Am  
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light, 
  Dm       G                    Am  
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light. 
 
Chorus:
  G  C                           F  G  
Roxanne (put on the red light), Roxanne(put on the red light), 
  G  Am                          F  C  
Roxanne (put on the red light), Roxanne(put on the red light), 
 
  G  C                           F  G  
Roxanne (put on the red light), Roxanne(put on the red light), 
  G  Am                          F  C  
Roxanne (put on the red light), Roxanne(put on the red light), 
  
  G  C                           F  G  
Roxanne (put on the red light), Roxanne(put on the red light), 
  G  Am                          F  C  
Roxanne(put on the red light), Roxanne(put on the red light).