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ROXANNE (Bassline) As recorded by The Police (From the 1978 Album OUTLANDOS D'AMOUR) Words and Music by Sting Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Sting - Bass' Intro Moderately fast Q=131 4/4 Gtr I W W W E E E E H |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|---5-5--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |---3-3--------|---1-1--------|---0-0--------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---3-3--------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| 1st & 2nd Verse $ E E E E Q E E +W +W E E E E H |----------------|------------|------------||--------------| |----------------|------------|------------||---5-5--------| |----------------|------------|------------||--------------| |---1-1------1-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)--------||--------------| E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |---3-3--------|---1-1--------|---0-0--------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---3-3--------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| E E E E Q E E +W +W E E E E H |----------------|------------|------------|--------------| |----------------|------------|------------|---5-5--------| |----------------|------------|------------|--------------| |---1-1------1-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)--------|--------------| E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |---3-3--------|---1-1--------|---0-0--------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---3-3--------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Pre-Chorus E E E E Q E E +W +W E E E E H |----------------|------------|------------||--------------| |----------------|------------|------------||--------------| |----------------|------------|------------||---3-3--------| |---1-1------1-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)--------||--------------| E E E E Q E E E E E E H E E E E Q E E E E E E H |--------------0-|--------------|----------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------|--------------5-|--------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|---3-3--------| |---1-1----------|---3-3--------|---3-3----------|--------------| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------0-----|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |---1-1-------1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Chorus To Coda E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------------||-------------------| |--------------------||-------------------| |-----------3-(3)-1--||-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-3-3-3-3------------||-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------1---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-3-3-3---------|------------------| |-1-1-1-1---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------1---3-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------1---3-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3--| |-----------3---1-|-1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|-0-1-1-1---------|------------------| |-2-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Interlude E E E E E E E E +W +H. E E E E Q Q E E |-----------------|------------|--------------||----------------| |-2-3-3-3---------|------------|--------------||----------------| |-----------------|------------|--------------||----------------| |---------1-1---3-|-(3)--------|-(3)--------1-||-3-----------3--| D.S. al Coda & E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|-------------||---------------------| |---------------|---------------|-------------||o--------------------| |---------------|---------------|-------------||o-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| |-1-----------1-|-3-----------3-|-1-----------||---------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------1---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-3-3-3---------| |-1-1-1-1---------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------1---3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 6x |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------3---1---o|| |-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-|-2-3-3-3------------|| 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