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Tuning: B F# B E
ROCK ON (Bassline)
As recorded by David Essex
(From the 1973 Album ROCK ON)
Words and Music by David Essex
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (B A D G) - 'Herbie Flowers - Bass (Drop B: BADG)'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Herbie Flowers - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=79
4/4
Gtr I (Drop B Tuning: BADG)
H Q Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q
G|------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------x--|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|------------|-x-x---x--x-x------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|------------|----------------x--|-x-x---x--x-x---x--|-x-x---x--x-x---x--|
e E E. a S +S e S S E S E E Q H a e E E. a S +S e S S E S
G|-4------4h6-(6)-----------|-------------||--3s4------5s6-(6)------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------||o-----------------------------|
A|---4------------4-x-4---x-|-------------||o-----4------------4-x-4---x--|
B|--------------------------|-0-2---------||------------------------------|
[1st Verse]
E E Q H 3x a e E E. a S +S e S S E S E E E. S S S S S S S e
G|--------------||-3s4------5s6-(6)-----------|-------------------------|
D|-------------o||----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------o||-----4------------4-x-4---x-|-------------------------|
B|-0-2----------||----------------------------|-0-2----x-0h2---2---2-2--|
e E E. a S +S e S S E S S S E Q S S S S S S E
G|-4------5s6-(6)-----------|----------------4---x---|
D|--------------------------|----------4h5---------5-|
A|---4------------4-x-4---x-|-2-4--------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----2------------------|
s S E E. a S +S e S S E S
G|-4s6------4h6-(6)------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----4------------4-x-4---x--|
B|-----------------------------|
E E E. S S S S S S S E e E E. a S +S e S S E S E E E. S S E S E E
G|------------------------|-4------5s6-(6)-----------|---------------------||
D|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------||
A|------------------------|---4------------4-x-4---x-|---------------------||
B|-0-2----x-0h2---2---x-2-|--------------------------|-0-2----x-0h2-2-2-2--||
[Chorus]
7/8 4/4
Q. a E +E E E S S E E. a S +S S S S E. S E E E. S E S S E E
G|------------------4h6-|------5s6-(6)------------|---------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A|-4----2h4-(4)-4-------|-4------------4---x-4----|---------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------x-|-0-2----2-2---2-2----|
E S S E E S E a S +S S E
G|-----------1-1---------1---||
D|---------------3s4-(4)---2-||
A|---------------------------||
B|-2---2-2-------------------||
[2nd Verse]
E E E. a S +S e S S E. E E E. S S S S S S S E
G|-4------5s6-(6)----------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---4------------4-4-4----|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-0-2----x-0h2---2---2-2--|
[Interlude]
E E E. a S +S e S S E. E Q Q E Q s S E E. a S +S e S S E S
G|-4------5s6-(6)----------|---------------||--4s6------4h6-(6)-----------|
D|-------------------------|---------------||o----------------------------|
A|---4------------4-4-4----|---------------||o-----4------------4-x-4---4-|
B|-------------------------|-0-2-------5/--||-----------------------------|
E E Q H a e E E. a S +S e S S E S
G|--------------||-3s4-------5s=6-(6)------------------|
D|-------------o||-------------------------------------|
A|-------------o||-----4---------------4--x---4------x-|
B|-0-2----------||-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W Q E. S S E S +E E
G|--------------||---9---------------------------------|
D|-------------o||-------11----11--9--11-11-(11)-------|
A|-------------o||-------------------------------------|
E|--------------||-------------------------------------|
S S E Q H
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-2h4----------------------|
B|-----2--------------------|
|
| E S S E S S S E. +E E
G|-----------------9--(9)---|
D|-9---9-9-9-9-9------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Chorus]
a e E E. a S +S e S S E S E E Q H a Q. a Q a Q a E
G|-3s4------5s6-(6)-----------|-------------||------------------3s4-|
D|----------------------------|-------------||----------------------|
A|-----4------------4-x-4---x-|-------------||-2s4----2s4--2s4------|
B|----------------------------|-0-2---------||----------------------|
7/8
Q +S a S +S e S S S S S
G|--------5s6-(6)-------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-4--(4)---------4-x-4-4---x-|
B|----------------------------|
4/4
S S S S E. S S S S S E. S S S S S S E S Q S E S
G|---------------------------|---------------1----1-----||
D|---------------------------|------------------2---0---||
A|---------------------------|--------------------------||
B|-0h2-2-2----x-0h2-2-2----x-|-0h2---2-0---x------------||
[3rd Verse]
S +S E +E. a S +S e S S E S
G|-4b6-(4)-------5s6-(6)-----------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------4-(4)---------4-x-4---x-|
B|---------------------------------|
S S S S e E S S S S E E S S E +E. a S +S S S S E. S
G|-------------------------|-4h6-------5s6-(6)------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----4-(4)---------x-4-4------|
B|-0h2---x-2---0h2---x-2---|----------------------------x-|
[Outro]
E E Q Q E E S S e Q Q E E E S S E. a S +S e S S E S
G|----------------|-4h6--------------||-4--------5s6-(6)------------|
D|----------------|------------------||-----------------------------|
A|----------------|-----4------------||---4-4------------4-x-4---x--|
B|-0-2---------2/-|---------------2/-||-----------------------------|
E E Q S S S S S S S S S S E E. a S +S e S S E S E S S E S S E E Q
G|------------------------|-4h6------5s6-(6)-----------|--------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
A|------------------------|-----4------------4-x-4---x-|---4-4-----2h4-5----|
B|-0-2----0h2---2-2-2-2---|----------------------------|-0-----2------------|
S S E E. a S +S e S S E S
G|-4h6------5s6-(6)---4-------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----4------------4---4---x-|
B|----------------------------|
E E Q S S S S E E a E E E. a S +S e S S E S
G|---------------------|-2s4------5s6-(6)-----------|
D|---------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------3s4---4---4/-|-----4------------4-x-4---x-|
B|-0-2-----------------|----------------------------|
S S E Q S S S S S S E a E E E. a S +S e S S E S E E Q S S E Q
G|----------------2-0-----|-3s4------5s6-(6)-----------|--------6s8-------|
D|----------4s6-----------|----------------------------|--------4s6-------|
A|-1h2--------------------|-----4------------4-x-4---x-|------------------|
B|-----2----------------x-|----------------------------|-0-2--------------|
a E E E. a S +S e S S E S S S E Q H a E E E. a S +S e S S S S S
G|-3s4------5s6-(6)-----------|---------------|-3s4------5s6-(6)-------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
A|-----4------------4-x-4---x-|---------------|-----4------------4-x-4-x-x-x-|
B|----------------------------|-0-0-2---------|------------------------------|
E E Q H a E E E. a S +S e S S E S S S E Q H
G|-------------|-3s4------5s6-(6)-----------|---------------|
D|-------------|----------------------------|---------------|
A|-------------|-----4------------4-x-4---x-|-1h2-----------|
B|-0-2---------|----------------------------|-----2---------|
a E E E S a S S S S S E S S E E Q H
G|-3s4---/16---15s16------18----18-----|--------------*|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------*|
A|-----4---------------18----18------x-|-14S2---------*|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------*|
[Lyrics]
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Ooh, my soul
Hey kid, boogie, too, did ya?
Hey, shout, summertime blues
Jump up and down in my blue suede shoes
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
And where do we go from here?
Which is a way that's clear?
Still looking for that blue jean baby queen
Prettiest girl I've ever seen
See her shake on the movie screen, Jimmy Dean
(James Dean)
And where do we go from here?
Which is the way that's clear?
Still looking for that blue jean baby queen
Prettiest girl I ever seen
See her shake on the movie screen, Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean
Rock on
Rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
Rock on
Hey, kid, rock 'n' roll, rock on
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| x - mute
| h - hammer on
| s - legato slide
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| b - bend
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