Rock Me
View chords used in this chart
Tuning Notation
E-1 ~~~ = vibrato HO = hammer on
B-2 ^ = bend PO = pull off
G-3 apg = apeggio
D-4 / = slide up
A-5 \ = slide down
E-6 x = muted
First Riff
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|--2---4------------------------------2---4---------------------
G|--2---4---0---2----------------------2---4---0---2-------------
D|-------------------4---0---2---4---------------------4---0---4-
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
~~~ ~~~ apg. ^~~~ ~~~
E|----------------------------2----7-----------------------------
B|-----2---4-----------------2------------------2---4------------
G|-----2---4---0---2--------2-------------------2---4---0---2----
D|--2----------------------4-------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------9/10---10\9---9\7---7\5---------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------2---4--0--2--
D|--0---4---2--------6/7----7-\6---6\4---4\2---2/4--------------4
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
Second Part
(* section over and over) ^
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------2---4-------------------------------------
G|---------------------2---4---0---2-----------------------------
D|--4-x-4-x-4-x-->---------------------4--------4-x-4-x-4-x-->---
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
^ ~~~ apg. ^ ^~~~
E|------------------------------------------------2-----7--7-----
B|-----------------------------------------------2---------------
G|--------2-------4---4-------------------------2----------------
D|----4-------4--------------4-x-4-x-4-x-->----4-----------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
(Repeat chords 4 times)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------5--5\3--------------------3--------------
G|----------------------4--4\2-----2----2----2----2------->------
D|--4-x-4-x-4-x-->-----------------2----2----1----0------->------
A|---------------------------------x----0----0------------>------
E|---------------------------------2-------------------0-->------
^ ^\ ~~~ HO PO ~~~ ~~~ apg.
E|----------------------------------------------------------2----
B|---------------------------------------------------------2-----
G|------2-------2---4--4--(4)----2-4-2--------------------2------
D|--4-------4----------------------------4---0---2---4---4-------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^~~~ ^\ ~~~ HO PO
E|----7-7-7-7-----------12---------------------------------------
B|---------------------------12-(12)---10-12-10------------------
G|------------------------------------------------11--x--11--9---
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
~~~
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------2---4--------------------------------------
G|--------------------2---4----0---2-----------------------------
D|--4-x-4-x-4-x-->---------------------4------4-x-4-x-4-x-->-----
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
(repeat chords 2 times)
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---5--5\3-------------------3----------|
G|---4--4\2----2----2----2----2-------->-|
D|-------------2----2----1----0-------->-|
A|-------------*----0----0------------->-|
E|-------------2-------------------0--->-|
Distorted Riff
power chords
Two guitars one playing power chords the other is playing Fig. 1
1) G flat/F sharp 2)D 3)E on A string
4)D 5)E on A string
Fig. 1 PO ~~~ PO ~~~~~~
E|------5-4------5-5-4-------------------------------------------
B|------5-5------5-5-5-------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
After distortion (over harmonica)
E|--------------------------11--12------12--11-------------------
B|--------------------------12--12------12--12-------------------
G|---2---4----------------------------------------4-x-4-x-4-x-->-
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
~~~
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---2---4---------------------------------------/5--5\3---------
G|---2---4---0---2-------------------------------/4--4\2---------
D|-------------------4-----4-x-4-x-4-x-->------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
(repeat chords 4 times)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------3---------------------------------------------
G|---2---2----2----2------->-------------------------------------
D|---2---2----1----0------->-------------------------------------
A|---x---0----0------------>-------------------------------------
E|---2------------------0-->-------------------------------------
Distorted Riff same as it was above until eccept for one part
right before the solo that it like this:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-6--x-x-x-7--x-x-x-8---------------------------
D|--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-6--x-x-x-7--x-x-x-8---4-----------------------
A|--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-4--x-x-x-5--x-x-x-6---4-----------------------
E|---------------------------------------2-----------------------
SOLO ^ ^~~~~~~\ HO PO ^ ^~~~~
E|--------------------------5------------------------------------
B|--------2-------2---4-4---5--(4)---2-4-2----2------------------
G|---4--------4----------------------------4--2----------10--12--
D|--------------------------------------------------/11----------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
~~~~\ HO PO
E|-12-----------------------------------------------------14-----
B|----12---10-12-10-------------10-10--10---10-10-10-------------
G|-------------------11-10-11---9--9---11---9--9--11-------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
HO
E|----14---------------------------------------------------------
B|-------14--17-------14-----------------------------------------
G|----------------16------14--16------14-------------------------
D|--------------------------------16--------16-14--------14--16--
A|--------------------------------------------------16-----------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
^ ^~~~~ HO
E|-------------------------17-17-------14----14-17-------14------
B|---------------------------------------------------17----------
G|---14----------------------------------------------------------
D|-------16---14---16--------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
(play this Jimmy Page lick over and over)
^ ^ ^
E|------14------14-----------------------------------------------
B|--17------17------17---------------14---17-------14------------
G|---------------------------------------------17------15-14-13--
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------
^~~~~~~~
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-------17--------|
D|--15-------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
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How to play Rock Me
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 E. 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.