The House Is Rockin
View chords used in this chart
(From the 1988 Album IN STEP)
Words and Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Doyle Bramhall
Transcribed by Michael DuClos
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Blues Q=175
C
4/4
Gtr I
Wx5 Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
|-----------|-------------7----|-8-8-7-7-------7----|--------------7----|-8-8-7--------7-----||
|-----------|----7--10-10---10-|---------10-10---10-|-----7--10-10---10-|--------10-10---10--||
|-----------|-8----------------|--------------------|-8-8---------------|--------------------||
Chorus
$
E E Q E E e E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E e E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|--------------7---|-8-8-7--------7----|--------------7---|-8-8-7-7-------7-7-|
|-----7--10-10-----|--------10-10---10-|-----7--10-10-----|---------10-10-----|
|-8-8--------------|-------------------|-8-8--------------|-------------------|
G C
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E q q E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------7---|-8--7--------7----||
|-10-10----5-5-7-(7)-|-10-10--------------|-----7--10-10---x-|-------10-10---10-||
|-------7------------|-------7--10-10-9-9-|-8-8--------------|------------------||
1st and 2nd Verses
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------7------|-8-8-7--------7----|---------------7----|-8-8-7-7-----7----|
|-----7--10-10---(10)-|--------10-10---10-|-----7-7-10-10---10-|---------10----10-|
|-8-8-----------------|-------------------|-8-8----------------|------------------|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------7-7-|-8------7---------7----|-------------------|----------------------|
|-----7--10-10-----|---(10)-----10-10---10-|--------------7----|-8------7-x-------7---|
|-8-8--------------|-----------------------|-----7--10-10---10-|---(10)-----10-10-----|
|------------------|-----------------------|-8-8---------------|----------------------|
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------||
|------------------|---------------------|---------------7----|-8-8-7-(7)-------7----||
|-10-10------------|-------7--8-8-9-(10)-|-----7-7-10-10---10-|-----------10-10---10-||
|-------7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10---------------|-8-8----------------|----------------------||
Chorus
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|--------------7---|-8-8-7-7-------7----|--------------7------|-8-8-7--------7---|
|-----7--10-10-----|---------10-10---10-|-----7--10-10---(10)-|--------10-10-----|
|-8-8--------------|--------------------|-8-8-----------------|------------------|
To Coda
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q q q E E Q E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|------------------|-------------------|-10-10--------7--|-8-8-7--------7----||
|-10-10------------|-------7--8-8-9h10-|-------7--10-----|--------10-10---10-||
|-------7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Piano Solo
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-8--7-7-------|----------------|
|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|--------------10-10-|-----5--6-6-7-7-|
|-8-8------------|-------------------|--------------------|-8-8------------|
F C
E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------7--8-8-----|
|-8-8------------|-----5--6-8-----|-----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10--------8-9-|
|-----5--6-6-7-7-|-8-8--------6s7-|-8-8------------|------------------|
G
E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-10-10----------7---|-10-10-8--7----------|
|-------7--10-10---x-|-------------10-(10)-|
C
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-------7--8-8-9---||
|-----7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10------------||
|-8-8-------------|------------------||
Guitar Solo
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-8--7--------|----------------|
|----7--8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|-------------10-10-|-----5--6-6-7-7-|
|-8-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-8-8------------|
F C
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|-------7--8-8-10-8-|--------------------|----------------|
|-----7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-------------|-10-10-8--7-7-------|----------------|
|-8-8-------------|-------------------|--------------10-10-|----7--8--9-(9)-|
|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-8--------------|
G
Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E Q
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|-10--10--10-8----10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-8-----|
|--------------10----|--------------------10--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-8-----|-10-10-10-10-10-8----10-|
|------------------10--|------------------10----|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-8----10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-8----10-|
|------------------10----|--------------------10----|
+E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
C
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|---------------7----|-8-8-7-7-------7----||
|-10-10-8--7-7-------|-----7-7-10-10---10-|---------10-10---10-||
|--------------10-10-|-8-8----------------|--------------------||
How to play The House Is Rockin
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 Eb. 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.