"I Like To Rock" by April Wine off their 1980 "Harder Faster" album
Key:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
x = muted string
Rhythm Parts Of Song
Note: You can Bar the Chords If You Want
(1) Beginning Intro
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
(2) Intro Continued (If you have 2 guitars one can play open E)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 12 7 7 6 4 |
| A | 7 10 5 5 4 2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
(3)
| e | |
| B | 2 |
| G | 2 |
| D | 9 12 2 |
| A | 7 10 0 |
| E | |
(4) "Well all right
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| B | | | |
| G | | | |
| D | 9 \ 7 7 / 9 | | |
| A | 7 \ 5 p 0 h 5 / 7 5 x 5 5 | 7 | |
| E | 3 x 3 3 | 5 | |
(5) "Come on can't you see
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 6 7 8 9 |
| A | 3 4 5 6 7 |
| E | |
(6) "We get high on rock N roll
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 7 9 |
| A | 5 7 5 7 |
| E | 5 |
(7) "Journey to the stars rock N roll guitars
(Note: 2nd time (later in song) do a pick slide down low E & A strings
(8) I like to rock some like it hard etc.
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 \ 7 7 / 9 7 9 \ 7 7 / 9 7 7 |
| A | 7 \ 5 p 0 h 5 / 7 5 5 7 7 \ 5 p 0 h 5 / 7 5 5 |
| E | 3 5 |
(9) "I like to rock" Note: This phrase comes up 3 X in song
(1st time)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 7 9 9 7 9 |
| A | 7 5 0 7 7 5 0 7 |
| E | |
"I like to rock"
(2nd time)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 7 |
| A | 7 7 5 4 2 |
| E | 3 2 0 |
"I like to rock"
(3rd time)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 7 9 |
| A | 7 7 7 5 0 7 |
| E | |
(10) "Come on and let's go
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 |
| A | 5 4 2 |
| E | 3 2 0 |
(11)
| e | |
| B | 12 15 |
| G | 9 12 14 14 13 11 |
| D | 12 12 11 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
(11) Continued
| e | |
| B | 12 15 |
| G | 9 12 14 14 14 13 11 |
| D | 12 12 12 11 9 |
| A | |
| E | |
(11) Continued
| e | |
| B | 12 15 |
| G | 9 12 14 14 13 11 |
| D | 12 12 11 9 7 7 |
| A | 5 5 |
| E | |
(12) Rhythm during Lead
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| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 9 12 7 7 7 6 4 | 14 17 12 12 12 11 9 |
| A | 7 10 5 5 5 4 2 | 12 15 10 10 10 9 7 |
| E | | |
(13)
| e | |
| B | 2 4 |
| G | 2 4 |
| D | 2 2 |
| A | 0 |
| E | |
(14) Ending Parts
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 0 4 0 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 |
| E | 0 3 4 |
Ending Continued (Intermixed)
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| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | 9 12 7 7 7 6 4 |
| A | 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 | 7 10 5 5 5 4 2 |
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