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ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
-Bill Haley and the Comets
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Transcribed by Guitar Player Extraordinaire, Tim Stoll
Chord voicings:
A: E,A,C# (9th fret, G,B,&E strings)
D7/9: D,F#,C,E,A (5th fret)
E7/9: E,G#,D,F#,B (7th fret)
The ‘A’ chord is played on 5th fret at intro and at ending.
Throughout the rest of the song use the above voicing.
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Intro:
A
1, 2, 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock, rock!
A
5, 6, 7 o'clock, 8 o'clock, rock!
A
9, 10, 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock, rock
E7/9
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight ...
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“Rock Around The Clock”
-Guitar solo tab:
(transcribed by Guitar Player Extraordinaire, Tim Stoll)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---5-5-5--5-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5--7-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0---|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---5-5-5--5-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5--7-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0---|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---5-5-5--5-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5--7-5-5--5-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5---|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/haley_bill_and_the_comets/rock_around_the_clock_solo_tab.html ]
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---7--5--6--5--7--5--6--5--7--5--6--5--7--5--6--5---|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----7---8--5--------7---8--5----------7---8--5--------7---8-------5--|
G---------------7----------------7------------------7---------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---7-----------------------------5----7----6----5------------------------|
G-------6----6--------5----6--------------------------8----7----6--------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---7-6-5-4------------------------------|
B-------------7-6-5-4--------------------|
G-----------------------7-6-5-4----------|
D---------------------------------4-4-----|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A----7--7--4--4---------------------------|
E-------------------7--7--4--4--0--0-----|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B—-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------4---4---5---5---7---7-------------4---4----5---5---7---7---|
E----5---5----------------------------5---5-------------------------------|
Song Ending tab:
E---5---5---5---0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------8---8---8---0---7---7---7---0---6---6---6---0---5----|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---5---7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B—---------4---5----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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