The Police - Roxanne

Simplified chord chart for The Police - Roxanne (karaoke of KaraokeOnVEVO), in Gm at 136 BPM: 5 chords instead of 10, and 28 changes instead of 66. Sevenths became triads (A#, D#, F, G, Gm), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyGm

Tempo 136 BPM

Chord changes28

ChannelKaraokeOnVEVO

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 38 changes too short for the hand to follow were merged. A diminished chord appears as minor — that is a substitution, not an equivalence: it sounds close when you are playing along, but it is not the same chord. For the harmony as it is, use the full version.

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Diatonic chords of A#

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
A#	Cm	Dm	D#	F	Gm	A°

Chord track

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Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
A#	A# D F	root, major third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth
Gm	G A# D	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:02	G	19.0s
2	0:21	F	8.8s
3	0:30	G	31.8s
4	1:02	A#	3.5s
5	1:05	F	3.5s
6	1:09	G	3.6s
7	1:12	A#	3.5s
8	1:16	F	3.5s
9	1:19	G	14.6s
10	1:34	D#	6.6s
11	1:40	G	7.5s
12	1:48	D#	6.6s
13	1:55	G	17.7s
14	2:12	A#	3.5s
15	2:16	F	3.5s
16	2:19	G	3.5s
17	2:23	A#	3.5s
18	2:26	F	3.5s
19	2:30	G	3.5s
20	2:33	A#	3.5s
21	2:37	F	3.6s
22	2:40	G	3.5s
23	2:44	A#	3.5s
24	2:47	F	3.5s
25	2:51	G	3.5s
26	2:54	A#	3.5s
27	2:58	F	3.5s
28	3:01	Gm	—