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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---------||




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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

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net