Roxanne
The Police · 1978
Study in offbeat hi-hat placement and reggae-tinged rock feel.
- Artist
- The Police
- Year
- 1978
- Genre
- reggae-rock
- Drummer
- Stewart Copeland
- Tempo
- 132 bpm
- Time
- 4/4
- Feel
- offbeat reggae-rock
- Difficulty
- intermediate
Drummer's Quick-Start
Practice tempos
Woodshed
80bpm
Building
106bpm
Target
132bpm
The feel
A offbeat reggae-rock in 4/4 around 132 BPM. It moves — stay relaxed in the hands so you don't tense up and rush.
Form
Intro · Verse · Chorus · Verse · Chorus · Bridge · Chorus · Outro
What to watch
- •Play to a metronome and prize consistency over speed — even time is the whole game.
How to learn it
Well-known tutorials exist for this one — use the links below, and play along from your own copy.
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