The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven Tab

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Gonna write a little letter
Gonna mail it to my local D.J.
It's a rockin' little record
I want my jockey to play
Roll over Beethoven
Gotta hear it again today

You know my temperature's risin'
And the jukebox blows a fuse
My hearts beatin' rhythm
And my soul keeps singing the blues
Roll over Beethoven
And tell Tchaikovsky the news
I got a rockin' pneumonia
I need a shot of rhythm and blues
I think I got it off the writer
Sittin' down by the rhythm review
Roll over Beethoven
We're rockin' in two by two

Well if you feel you like it
Go get your lover and reel and rock it
Roll it over and move on up
Just jump around and reel and rock it
Roll it over
Roll over Beethoven
A rockin' in two by two , oh

Solo
Well early in the mornin'
I'm a givin' you the warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Hey little little
I'll play my fiddle
Ain't got nothing to lose
Roll over Beethoven
And tell Tchaikovsky the news
You know she winks like a glow worm
Dance like a spinnin' top
She's got a crazy partner
Oughta see 'em reel an rock
Long as she got a dime
The music will never stop
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Roll over Beethoven
Dig to this rhythm and blues


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                                                   Gonna

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  G                                          10           
  D               10           12 12  14     12     14 12 
  A 12 12  14     12     14    10 10  10     10     10 10 
  E 10 10  10     10     10                               
  write a little letter gonna mail it to my local  DJ

  D5     D6     D7     D6 D5  ...

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  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14     12     12    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10     10     10    
                                                   It's a

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  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G               10                         10           
  D 12 12  14     12     14 12    12  14     12     14    
  A 10 10  10     10     10 10    10  10     10     10    
  E                                                       
  rockin' little record I want   my     jockey     to play

  D5     D6     D7     D6 D5  ...

  e                                                       
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  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14     12     12    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10     10     10    
                                                   Roll o..

  G5     G6     G7     G6     A5     A6     A7     A6

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  G               10                         12           
  D 12 12  14     12     14    14 14  16     14     16    
  A 10 10  10     10     12    12 12  12     12     12    
  E                                                       
  ...ver Beethoven     gotta  hear it again        today

     D5  D6     D7     D6 D5  ...

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  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A    12  14 12  12     14 12    12  14     12     14 12 
  E    10  10 10  10     10 10    10  10     10     10 10 
                                               You know my

                              G5     G6     G7     G6

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  G                                          10           
  D               10           12 12  14     12     14    
  A 12 12  14     12     14    10 10  10     10     10    
  E 10 10  10     10     10                               
  temperature's risin' and the jukebox      blows  a fuse

  D5     D6     D7     D6 D5  ...

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14 12  12     14    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10 10  10     10    
                                                      My

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  G               10                         10           
  D 12 12  14     12     14 12    12  14     12     14    
  A 10 10  10     10     10 10    10  10     10     10    
  E                                                       
 heart's beatin' rhythm and my soul keeps   singing the blues

  D5     D6     D7     D6 D5  ...

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  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14     12     14 12 
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10     10     10 10 
                                                    Roll o..

  G5     G6     G7     A5            A6     A7     A6

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  B                                                       
  G               10                         12           
  D 12 12  14     12     14    14     16     14     16    
  A 10 10  10     10     12    12     12     12     12    
  E                                                       
  ...ver Beethoven        and tell   Tchaikovsky   the news
     D5  D6     D7     D6 D5  ...

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  G                                                       
  D               10                                      
  A    12  14     12     14 12    12  14 12  12 12  14 12 
  E    10  10     10     10 10    10  10 10  10 10  10 10 
                                                I  got a

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  B                                                       
  G                                          10           
  D               10           12     14     12     14    
  A 12 12  14     12     14    10     10     10     10 12 
  E 10 10  10     10     10                            10 
  rockin' pneumonia       I   need a shot of rhythm and blues

         D6     D7     D6 D5  ...

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  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A    12  14     12     14 12    12  14     12     14 12 
  E    10  10     10     10 10    10  10     10     10 10 
                                               I   think I

  G5     G6     G7     G6 G5  ...

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G               10                         10           
  D 12 12  14     12     14 12    12  14     12     14    
  A 10 10  10     10     10 10    10  10     10     10    
  E                                                       
  got it off the writer sittin' down by the rhythm review

  D5     D6     D7     D6 D5  ...

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14 12  12     14 12    12  14 12  12     12    
  E 10 10  10 10  10     10 10    10  10 10  10     10    
                                                   Roll o..

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  B                                                       
  G               10                         12           
  D 12 12  14     12     14    14 14  16     14     16    
  A 10 10  10     10     10    12 12  12     12     12    
  E                                                       
  ...ver Beethoven       We're rocking in two   by    two

         D6 D5 ...

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  A    12  14 12  12 12  14 12 12 12  14 12  12 12  14 12 
  E    10  10 10  10 10  10 10 10 10  10 10  10 10  10 10 
                                               Well if you

                                            D7 D5  D6 D5

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  D                                          10           
  A    12  14 12  12 12  14 12 12 12  14 12  12 12  14 12 
  E    10  10 10  10 10  10 10 10 10  10 10  10 10  10 10 
  feel   you    like   it        Go  get your lover and

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G 11                                11                  
  D 10                                10                  
  A 12                                12                  
  E 10                                10                  

  ...                                       D7 D5  D6 D5

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  D                                          10           
  A    12  14 12  12 12  14 12 12 12  14 12  12 12  14 12 
  E    10  10 10  10 10  10 10 10 10  10 10  10 10  10 10 
  reel   and    rock   it            Roll it over  and

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G 11            11                         11           
  D 10            10                         10           
  A 12            12                         12           
  E 10            10                         10           

  G5     G6     G7     G6 G5  ...

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  B                                                       
  G               10                                      
  D 12 12  14     12     14 12    12  14 12     12  14    
  A 10 10  10     10     10 10    10  10 10     10  10    
  E                                                       
  move   on     up     Just          jump  around  and

  D5     D6 D5 ...                          D7 D5  D6 D5

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  D                                          10           
  A 12 12  14 12  12 12  14 12 12 12  14 12  12 12  14 12 
  E 10 10  10 10  10 10  10 10 10 10  10 10  10 10  10 10 
  reel   and    rock   it             Roll it over Roll o..

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G 11            11                         11           
  D 10            10                         10           
  A 12            12                         12           
  E 10            10                         10           

  G5     G6     G7     A5            A6     A7     A6

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G               10                         12           
  D 12 12  14     12     14    14     16     14     16    
  A 10 10  10     10     12    12     12     12     12    
  E                                                       
  ...ver Beethoven        A   rockin' in two   by    two

  D5     D6     D5 ...

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  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A 12     14     12 12  14 12    12  14 12     12  14    
  E 10     10     10 10  10 10    10  10 10     10  10    

Solo
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  D               10           12 12  14     12     14    
  A 12 12  14     12     14    10 10  10     10     10    
  E 10 10  10     10     10                               


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  B 10        13  10        10        10        10        
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  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14 12  12     14    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10 10  10     10    


  e                                                       
  B 10        10         10                         10 10 
  G   /14        /14        14\ 12 10           12/14      /
  D                                                       
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  G

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  G               10                         10           
  D 12 12  14     12     14 12    12  14     12     14    
  A 10 10  10     10     10 10    10  10     10     10    
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B    10                10 10        10 10         10 10 
  G 14     12 10  10     10 10        10 10         10 10 
  D                  12           12            12        
  A                                                       
  E                                                       

  D

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  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14     12     14 12 
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10     10     10 10 


  e                                                       
  B        10 10         10 10        10 10         10 12 
  G        10 10         10 10        10 10         10 12 
  D    12            12           12            12        
  A                                                       
  E                                                       

  G                           A

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  B                                                       
  G               10                         12           
  D 12 12  14     12     14    14 14  16     14     16    
  A 10 10  10     10     10    12 12  12     12     12    
  E                                                       


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  B 12B13  12     12           12        10               
  G 12B13  12     12           12            12 13  12 10 
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       

  D

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  B                                                       
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  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14     12     14 12 
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10     10     10 10 
                                                      Ear..

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  B                                                       
  G                                   11                  
  D 12     12     10 10  9  12           12  10           
  A                               12                      
  E                                                       

                              G

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  B                                                       
  G                                          10           
  D               10           12     14     12     14 12 
  A 12 12  14     12     14    10     10     10     10 10 
  E 10 10  10     10     10                               
  ...ly  in the mornin'I'm  a givin' you the warnin'Don't you

  D

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12    12  14 12  12     12    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10    10  10 10  10     10    
 step on my blue  suede       shoes                   Hey

  G

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G               10                         10           
  D 12 12  14     12     14 12    12  14     12     14    
  A 10 10  10     10     10 10    10  10     10     10 12 
  E                                                    10 
         little little I'll   play   my     fiddle

  D

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14     12     12    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10     10     10    
     Ain't got  nothing to lose                    Roll o..

  e                                                       
  B                      7  7                             
  G                      5  5                             
  D                      7  7                             
  A                      5  5                             
  E                                                       

  G                    A

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G               10                         12           
  D 12 12  14     12     14    14     16     14     16    
  A 10 10  10     10     12    12     12     12     12 12 
  E                                                    10 
  ...ver Beethoven     And    tell   Tchaikovsky   the news
     D

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A    12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14     12     12    
  E    10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10     10     10    
                                               You know she

  e                                                       
  B    7   7             7  7                             
  G    5   5             5  5                             
  D    7   7             7  7                             
  A    5   5             5  5                             
  E                                                       

                              G

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  B                                                       
  G                                          10           
  D               10           12 12  14     12     14 12 
  A 12 12  14     12     14    10 10  10     10     10 10 
  E 10 10  10     10     10                               
  winks like a glow worm      Dance  like a   spinnin' top

  e                                                       
  B 7                7                                    
  G 5                5                                    
  D 7                7                                    
  A 5                5                                    
  E                                                       

  D

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  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 15     14     12     14    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10     10     10     10    
                                              She's got a

  e                                                       
  B               7  7      7  7      7                   
  G               5  5      5  5      5                   
  D               7  7      7  7      7                   
  A               5  5      5  5      5                   
  E                                                       

  G

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G               10                         10           
  D 12 12  14     12     14 12    12  14     12     14    
  A 10 10  10     10     10 10    10  10     10     10    
  E                                                       
  crazy    partner         Oughta    see  'em reel and rock

  D

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  B                                                       
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  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14 12  12     12    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10 10  10     10    
                                                   Long as

  e                                                       
  B           7             7     7          7            
  G           5             5     5          5            
  D           7             7     7          7            
  A           5             5     5          5            
  E                                                       

  G                    A

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G               10                         12           
  D 12 12  14     12     14    14     16     14     16    
  A 10 10  10     10     12    12     12     12     12 12 
  E                                                    10 
  she got a dime          The music  will   never     stop

     D

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  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A    12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14     12     12    
  E    10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10     10     10    
                                 Roll   over       Bee...

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  B    7      7   7         7     7      7      7   7  7  
  G    5      5   5         5     5      5      5   5  5  
  D    7      7   7         7     7      7      7   7  7  
  A    5      5   5         5     5      5      5   5  5  
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14 12  12     12    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10 10  10     10    
  thoven                             Roll over     Bee...

  e                                                       
  B        7      7         7            7   7  7   7  7  
  G        5      5         5            5   5  5   5  5  
  D        7      7         7            7   7  7   7  7  
  A        5      5         5            5   5  5   5  5  
  E                                                       


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14 12  12     12    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10 10  10     10    
  thoven                             Roll over     Bee...

  e                                                       
  B        7      7         7         7      7  7   7     
  G        5      5         5         5      5  5   5     
  D        7      7         7         7      7  7   7     
  A        5      5         5         5      5  5   5     
  E                                                       

  G

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G               10                         10           
  D 12 12  14     12     14 12    12  14     12     14    
  A 10 10  10     10     10 10    10  10     10     10    
  E                                                       
  thoven                             Roll over     Bee...

  e                                                       
  B        6      6  6      6         6      6  6   6  6  
  G        4      4  4      4         4      4  4   4  4  
  D        3      3  3      3         3      3  3   3  3  
  A        5      5  5      5         5      5  5   5  5  
  E        3      3  3      3         3      3  3   3  3  

  D

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D               10                         10           
  A 12 12  14     12     14 12 12 12  14 12  12     12    
  E 10 10  10     10     10 10 10 10  10 10  10     10    
  thoven                             Roll over     Bee...

  e                                                       
  B 7             7            7         7                
  G 5             5            5         5                
  D 7             7            7         7                
  A 5             5            5         5                
  E                                                       

  A5     A6     A5 ...

  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G                                                       
  D                                                       
  A 7      9      7      9     7      9  7      7         
  E 5      5      5      5     5      5  5      5         
  thoven    dig    to  this   rythm  and blues

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  B                                             10   9    
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                                     (.
  G             D

  e                                   10                  
  B                                   10                  
  G 4      4      7      7  7         11                  
  D 5      5      7      7  7         12                  
  A 5      5      5      5  5         12                  
  E                                   10                  


  e                                                       
  B                                                       
  G 12 10                                                 
  D           12  10     12 12                            
  A                  12                                   
  E                                                       

        B  Bend
        R  Release
        /  slide up
        \  slide down
        H  hammer-on
        P  pull-off
        ~  vibrato
        +  harmonic
        x  Mute note
        . - play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^ - ties two notes together
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B
G	10
D	12 12 14 12 14 12	12 14 12 12 14
A	10 10 10 10 10 10	10 10 10 10 10
E
e
B	10 10 10	10 10 10 10
G	14 12 10 10 10 10	10 10 10 10
D	12	12 12
A
E
e
B	10 10 10 10	10 10 10 12
G	10 10 10 10	10 10 10 12
D	12 12	12 12
A
E
e
B
G
D	10	10
A	12 12 14 12 14 12	15 14 12 14
E	10 10 10 10 10 10	10 10 10 10
e
B
G
D	10	10
A	12 12 14 12 14 12	12 12 14 12 12 12
E	10 10 10 10 10 10	10 10 10 10 10 10
e
B	7 7 7 7	7 7 7 7 7
G	5 5 5 5	5 5 5 5 5
D	7 7 7 7	7 7 7 7 7
A	5 5 5 5	5 5 5 5 5
E
e
B	7 7 7	7 7 7 7 7
G	5 5 5	5 5 5 5 5
D	7 7 7	7 7 7 7 7
A	5 5 5	5 5 5 5 5
E