Transcription to 'Roxanne' by 'The Police' 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-------| On Wed, 1 Dec 1993 mike AT honet7 DOT att DOT com wrote: > > Transcription to 'Roxanne' by 'The Police' > by Martijn van Welie. > Pretty good transcription, I am making changes here based on the transcription that appeared in 'Guitar for the Practicing Musician' some years back (that's an incredible transcription)! The implied chord roots are in parenthesis and 'x' is a muted note. Riff 1: 1 2 3 4 | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | E--3-3-3-3-|--1-1-1-1-|--3-3-3-3--|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-1---1---1---1-3-| B--3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3--|-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-|-1---1---1---1-3-| G--3-3-3-3-|--2-2-2-2-|--3-3-3-3--|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---3-5-| D-(5)------|-(0)------|-(1)-------|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-x---x---x---x-x-| A----------|----------|-----------|---------|---------|-3---3---3---3-5-| E----------|----------|-----------|---------|---------|-1---1---1---1-3-| 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-|-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-|-x---x---x---x-x-| A---------|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|-3---3---3---3-5-| E---------|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|-1---1---1---1-3-| E-----------------|-----------------| B-----------------|-----------------| G-----------------|-----------5---3-| D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-8---10|-10-10-10-9-10-10-10--|9-10-10-10----| D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-8---10|-10-10-10-9-10-10-10--|9-10-10-10--3-| A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-6---8-|-8--8--8--7-8--8--8---|7-8--8--8---3-| E-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------1-| E-----------------|-----------------| B-----------------|-----------------| G-----------------|-----------5---3-| repeat several times D-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-5---3-| A-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-3---1-| E-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-5-|-1-3-3-3-3-------| Try this out and let us know how it sounds! Frank