The basic outline of Rock n Roll, by the Velvet Underground (see tab at end for detail)
intro
1x: C Bb F (G) F C
verse
4x: C Bb F (G) F C
Jenny said when she was just five years old
There was nothin' happenin' at all
Every time she puts on a radio
There was nothin' goin' down at all,
Not at all
Then one fine mornin' she puts on a New York station
You know, she don't believe what she heard at all
She started shakin' to that fine fine music
You know her life was saved by rock 'n' roll
prechorus
1x: Dm F Gsus2 F
Despite all the amputations you know you could just go out
And dance to the rock 'n' roll station
chorus
2x: C F C F
It was alright
It was allright
Hey baby
You know it was allright
It was allright
intro with droning guitar solo thing
1x: C Bb F (G) F C
verse
4x: C Bb F (G) F C
Jenny said when she was just bout five years old
You know my parents are gonna be the death of us all
Two TV sets and two Cadillac cars Well you know it ain't gonna help me at all
Not just a little tiny bit
Then one fine mornin' she turns on a New York station
She doesn't believe what she hears at all
Ooh, She started dancin' to that fine fine music
You know her life is saved by rock 'n' roll,
Yeah, rock n' roll
prechorus
1x: Dm F Gsus2 F
Despite all the computations
You could just dance to that rock 'n' roll station
chorus
2x: C F C F
And baby -- it was allright
And it was alright
Hey it was allright
It was allright
Hey here she comes now!
instrumental chorus with guitar stuff
4x: C F C F
solo on intro progression
1x: C Bb F (G) F C
verse
4x: C Bb F (G) F C
Like Jenny said when she was just bout' five years old
Hey you know there's nothin' happenin' at all
Not at all
Every time I put on the radio,
You know there's nothin' goin' down at all,
Not at all
But one fine mornin' she hears a New York station
She doesn't believe what she heard at all
Hey, not at all
She started dancin' to that fine fine music
You know her life was saved by rock 'n' roll
Yeah rock 'n' roll
prechorus
1x: Dm F Gsus2 F
Ooh, Despite all the computations
You know you could just dance to the rock 'n' roll station
break, then short solo riff
then pick up the chorus thing gradually
chorus
nx: C F C F
Allright, allright
And it was allright
Oh, you listen to me now
And it was allright
C'mon now
Little better
Little bit
It was allright
It was allright
And it was allright, allright
It's allright, allright
Baby it's allright, now
Allright, baby it's allright, now
Baby it's allright, allright now
Baby it's allright
Baby it's allright now
Oh baby,oh baby
Oh baby, Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
It's allright, now
Ooh, it's allright now
All, allright.
guitar solo on way out…
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ROCK & ROLL - The Velvet Underground
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tabbed by: Ben Aitken
Email: ben.j.aitken@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro/Verse (C-Bb6-F6-F-G-F-C)
e|-------------------------------10----10------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-----8-----8--8----8----8--10----10----x--x--10--12--10---8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8--|
G|---9-----9-----9--7----7----7--10----10----x--x--10--12--10---9-----9-----9---9-----9-----9--|
D|--10----10----10--8----8----8--------------------------------10----10----10--10----10----10--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Prechorus (Dm-F-Gsus2-F)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7----7----5----5----0-----0----5----5----|
D|--7----7----7----7----7-----7----7----7----|
A|--5----5----8----8---10----10----8----8----|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Chorus (C-F-C-F)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--5----5--------------5----5--------------|
G|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----|
D|--5----5----7----7----5----5----7----7----|
A|------------8----8--------------8----8----|
E|------------------------------------------|
First instrumental break (2 guitars, w/slide, over the verse figure)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--------7/9\7--------9/10--------9/10\5---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second break (rhythm guitar plays C throughout)
e|--15b17r15--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------15b17r15--13--------13--13--15b17--15b17--15b17----13--------13--13--|
G|------------------------------14-----------------------------------------14----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--15b17--15----x--x--15b17--15--12-----------------12--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------15--13--15b17------15--13--------------13--13----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------14--12--14------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------15---------15---------15----------15--------------------|
B|--13--15b17------15b17------15b17------15b7--------15b17r15--13------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------14--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------15---------15---------15---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b17------15b17------15b17--------r15--13------13--15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17--15b17-15b17--|
G|----------------------------------------------14------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|--15b17--15b17----13--------13----15b17--|
G|----------------------14-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
2 guitars, w/slide, over the verse figure
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------5/8----8\6--------6/10--------8----3/5--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Third insturmental break (no rhythm)
e|----------------------------------8--11p8------------------------|
B|---------------8--10p8-----8--10-----------10--8-----------------|
G|-------5--7/9-----------9-------------------------9\7--5---------|
D|--5/7-----------------------------------------------------7\5----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending ryhthm (C-Bb6)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---8-----8----8----8-----8-----8----8----8----|
G|---9-----9----7----7-----9-----9----7----7----|
D|--10----10----8----8----10----10----8----8----|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Rhythm switches to this after a while (C-F)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5----5--6----6----6--5----5----5--6----6----6--|
G|--5---5----5--5----5----5--5----5----5--5----5----5--|
D|--5---5----5--7----7----7--5----5----5--7----7----7--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Ending lead
e|--22b23--22--20--22b23--22--20--22b23--22--20------------------------------------|
B|--20-----20--20--20----------------------------22--20--17------------17----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------19--17--------19--17--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--17------17--17--19b20r19--19b20r19--19b20r19--17------17--19b20r19--19b20r19--19b20r19--17\--|
D|------19--------------------------------------------19-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------22b23--22--|
B|-------13------14------15------16------17------18------19------20------21-----22-------------|
G|--/12------13------14------15------16------17------18------19------20-----21-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--22b23--22--20---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------22--20--17---------20---------20---------20------------------|
G|-----------------------------19b20------19b20------19b20------17------17--17--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------19----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fade out
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