B B E E5 - G5 - A5 - E5 - G5 - Bb5-A5
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D D G G
She went off to college, she got her degree
A A E A
Her parents breathed a sigh of great relief
D D G G
Daddy's thinking law school, mother's thinking medicine
C C E E E E
Daughter's thinking how she's gonna break the news to them
A A D A A A E A
[guitar solo]
A A D A A A E A
[guitar solo]
Now there's an old Chevy van just sitting in the driveway
Filled to the gills with all her stuff
She cut a deal with her brother to drive it up the highway
Figures New York City is close enough
She gets the audition through a friend of a friend
Who's checking out her legs, saying this'll never work
She flips on her Boogie and turns to the band
B B E n.c. n.c.
Gives a little grin and blows away the jerk [guitar break #3]
Girls with guitars (Now everybody's rocking)
Girls with guitars (There oughta be a song about)
Girls with guitars (There's just no stopping those)
Girls with guitars
A A D A A A E A
Get your money for nothing and your guys for free
A A D A A A E A.
[instrumental]
RHYTHM:
[This is just a suggestion to give a feel
for the song:]
A D A
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|3---3-----------|
|2---2---2---2---|2---4---2---2---|
|2---4---2---4---|0---0---2---4---|
|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|
|0---0---0---0---|--------0---0---|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
GUITAR BREAK #1:
E D A E
|----------------|2-2-----0-0-----|0-0-----|
|----------------|3-3-----2-2-----|0-0-----|
|----------------|2-2-----2-2-----|1-1-----|
|----------------|0-0-----2-2-----|2-2-----|
|----------------|0-0-----0-0-----|2-2-----|
|----------------|----------------|0-0-----|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
...turned up
GUITAR BREAK #2 ("Smoke on the Water"):
E E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 Bb5 A5
|----------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|--------|
|------------0---|2-2---4---0---3-|2-------|
|--------2---0---|2-2---2---0---3-|2-------|
|--------2-------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|--------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
..that guitar
GUITAR BREAK #3 ("Sunshine of Your Love"):
[There are about a million different positions to play this in,
since it's probably the most well-known riff in rock music. I've
given a couple possibilities, but play it however you want:]
|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------| |----------------|--------8~~-----|
|----------------|----------------| |9-9-7-9---------|------9-----9---|
|2-2-0-2---------|--------5~~-----| |9-9-7-9---9---8-|--7-------------|
|2-2-0-2---2---1-|--0---7-----7---| |----------9---8-|--7-------------|
|----------2---1-|--0-------------| |----------------|----------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
How to play B B E E5 - G5 - A5 - E5 - G5 - Bb5-A5
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.