"Roxanne" Chorus 1 and Interlude

The Police

  • Lesson Type

    song

  • Instructor

    Barrett Wilson

  • Time to Finish

    4:11

For this lesson, we’ll cover how to play the melodic first chorus and the interlude for The Police’s “Roxanne.” We’ll be playing a lot of power chords using a couple of different strum patterns.

You’ll be playing:

  • Bb5, Eb5, F5, G5, C5, F5, Gsus4 and Gm
  • Quarter note strumming
  • Staccato strum
  • Eighth note strumming
  • Chord anticipations
  • String muting