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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

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Easy Song Form

CHORUS (& INTRO)
| E E  /  E E  /  | A A  /  B B  /  | 
  1 +  2  3 +  4    1 +  2  3 +  4

| E E  /  E E  /  | A A  /  B G | 
  1 +  2  3 +  4    1 +  2  3 +  

| E E  /   /   /  | E E  /   /   /  |
  1 +  2   3   4    1 +  2   3   4

VERSE 
| E E  /   /   /  | E E  /   /   /  |
  1 +  2   3   4    1 +  2   3   4

| E E  /   /   /  | B B  /   /   /  |
  1 +  2   3   4    1 +  2   3   4

| A A  /  B B  /  | E E  /  | 
  1 +  2  3 +  4    1 +  2 

|  A   ~   ~   ~  |  ~   ~   ~   ~  |
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4

|  ~   ~   ~   ~  |  ~   ~   ~   ~  |
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4

| B B B B B B B B |
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


Lyrics & Chords

	



   VERSE 1:
   --------
     E5                                    E5
   I saw him dancin' there by the record machine
     E5                              B5
   I knew he must've been about seventeen
       A5             B5      E5                  A5
   The beat was going strong, playin' my favorite song
           [guitar stops]
   And I could tell it wouldn't be long till he was with me, yeah,me
                                                         B5
   And I could tell it wouldn't be long till he was with me, yeah me,
   
   singin:
   
   
   CHORUS:
   -------
   E5     E5
   I love Rock'n'Roll,
      A5                      B5
   so put another dime in the jukebox baby
   E5     E5
   I love Rock'n'Roll,
      A5                          B5         E5
   so come and take your time and dance with me
   
   
   VERSE 2: [play same as verse 1]
   --------
   He smiled so I got up and asked for his name
   "That don't matter,"he said,"'cause it's all the same"
   I said, "Can I take you home, where we can be alone?"
   And next we were movin' on and he was with me, yeah,me
   Next we were movin' on and he was with me, yeah, me
   singin':
   
   
   CHORUS: [play same as previous chorus]
   -------
   I love Rock'n'Roll,
   so put another dime in the jukebox baby
   I love Rock'n'Roll,
   so come and take your time and dance with me
   
   
   GUITAR-SOLO/VERSE 3:
   --------------------
   [The first half of this verse is the solo.
   Here is the rest of the verse,
   played like the second half of the verses:]
   
     A5                    B5          E5         A5
   I said, "Can I take you home, where we can be alone?"
                [no guitar for the rest of the verse]
   Next we were movin' on. He was with me, yeah me
   
   and we'll be movin' on and singin' that same old song
   
   yeah, with me singin:


   CHORUS:
   -------
   [no guitar for the first four lines]
   
   I love Rock'n'Roll,
   so put another dime in the jukebox baby
   I love Rock'n'Roll,
   so come and take your time and dance with me
   
   E5     E5                              
   I love Rock'n'Roll,                        
      A5                      B5               
   so put another dime in the jukebox baby      
   E5     E5                                     
   I love Rock'n'Roll,                          
      A5                          B5           
   so come and take your time and dance with  
   
   E5     E5
   I love Rock'n'Roll,                        
      A5                      B5               
   so put another dime in the jukebox baby      
   E5     E5                                     
   I love Rock'n'Roll,                          
      A5                          B5           
   so come and take your time and dance with  
   
   E5     E5 [second guitar starts playing Fill 1, see below]
   I love Rock'n'Roll,                        
      A5                      B5               
   so put another dime in the jukebox baby      
   E5     E5                                     
   I love Rock'n'Roll,                          
      A5                          B5           
   so come and take your time and dance with  
                                          
   E5     E5                              
   I love Rock'n'Roll,                        
      A5                      B5               
   so put another dime in the jukebox baby      
   E5     E5                                     
   I love Rock'n'Roll,                          
      A5                          B5         E5  
   so come and take your time and dance with me 

Song Form

	------------------------------------------

	(1/2) Snare 1/8 notes (beats 3 & 4) 
  	(4) INTRO (4th meas. is 3 beats)
  		| E / / G | A / B G | E / / G | A / B |
  	(2) INTRO RIFF
  		| E / / / | E / / / |
  
  	(4) VERSE 1
  		| E / / / | E / / / | E / / / | B / / / |	
  		
  		
  	(7) PRE CHORUS
  		| A / B / | E / | A / / / | A / / / | 
  		| N.C.    | N.C.    | B / / / |
  	(4) CHORUS 1 = INTRO
  	(2) INTRO RIFF
  	
  	(4) VERSE 2
  	(7) PRE CHORUS
  	(4) CHORUS 2
  	(2) INTRO RIFF
  	
  	(4) SOLO - Guitar
  	(7) PRE CHORUS broken down
  	(4) CHORUS 3 broken down - 4 full measures
  	
  	  4th measure is 3 BEATS on all of these
  	(4) CHORUS 4
  	(4) CHORUS 5
  	(4) CHORUS 6 - add high E
  	(4) CHORUS 7

  	
	------------------------------------------
   

TAB


SONG TITLE: I Love Rock'n'Roll
ARTIST/GROUP: Joan Jett               
 
  CHORDS:
   -------
       EADGBE 
   E5 (0799xx)
   A5 (x022xx)
   B5 (x244xx)
=======================================      
 2 Guitars play this song!
=======================================        
   E|--------------------|                 E|----------------|
   B|-15b17r15-12--------| the other       B|----------------|
   G|-------------14-12--| guitar plays    G|----------------|
   D|--------------------| at the same     D|-2p0------------|
   A|--------------------| time this--->   A|-----2--0-------|
   E|--------------------|                 E|----------3-----|
           b = bend note
           r = release bend
           p = pull-off
   
   INTRO:
   ------
   Intro starts with drums and then comes this:
       E5         E5              A5        B5
   E|---------------------------------------------------
   B|---------------------------------------------------
   G|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4--------
   D|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4--------
   A|--7--7-------7--7------------0--0------2--2--------
   E|--0--0-------0--0-------3b4-------------------3b4--
   
      E5         E5              A5        B5   E5
   E----------------------------------------------------
   B----------------------------------------------------
   G--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4----9--9----
   D--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4----9--9----
   A--7--7-------7--7------------0--0------2----7--7----
   E--0--0-------0--0-------3b4--------------0--0--0----
   
       E5
   E----------------------------------|
   B--------------15b17r15-12---------|  That's the whole intro.
   G---9--9-------------------14-12---|
   D---9--9---------------------------|
   A---7--7---------------------------|
   E---0--0---------------------------|
   
   
   Here's what you play in the verses:
       E5                      E5
   E|--------------------------------------------------------
   B|-------------------------------------15b17r15-12--------
   G|--9--9--------------------9--9-------------------14-12--
   D|--9--9--------------------9--9--------------------------
   A|--7--7--------------------7--7--------------------------
   E|--0--0--------------------0--0--------------------------
   
      E5                      B5
   E--------------------------------------------------------
   B-------------------------------------15b17r15-12--------
   G--9--9--------------------4--4-------------------14-12--
   D--9--9--------------------4--4--------------------------
   A--7--7--------------------2--2--------------------------
   E--0--0--------------------------------------------------
   
      A5         B5         E5         A5
   E--------------------------------------------------------
   B--------------------------------------------------------
   G--2--2-------4--4-------9--9-------2--------------------
   D--2--2-------4--4-------9--9-------2--------------------
   A--0--0-------2--2-------7--7-------0--------------------
   E------------------------0--0----------------------------
   
            B5
   E--------------------------|
   B--------------------------|
   G--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
   D--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
   A--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
   E--------------------------|
   
   

   
   
   [Here's how you play the first two choruses:]
       E5         E5              A5        B5
   E|---------------------------------------------------
   B|---------------------------------------------------
   G|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4--------
   D|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4--------
   A|--7--7-------7--7------------0--0------2--2--------
   E|--0--0-------0--0-------3b4------------------------
   
      E5         E5              A5        B5   E5
   E----------------------------------------------------
   B----------------------------------------------------
   G--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4----9--9----
   D--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4----9--9----
   A--7--7-------7--7------------0--0------2----7--7----
   E--0--0-------0--0-------3b4--------------0--0--0----
   
       E5
   E----------------------------------|
   B--------------15b17r15-12---------|
   G---9--9-------------------14-12---|
   D---9--9---------------------------|
   A---7--7---------------------------|
   E---0--0---------------------------|
   
   
      
   
   The last chorus is played like this:
       E5         E5              A5        B5
   E|---------------------------------------------------
   B|---------------------------------------------------
   G|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4--------
   D|--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4--4--------
   A|--7--7-------7--7------------0--0------2--2--------
   E|--0--0-------0--0-------3b4------------------------
   
      E5         E5              A5        B5   
   E-------------------------------------------|
   B-------------------------------------------| Then repeat
   G--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4---| straight away.
   D--9--9-------9--9------------2--2------4---|
   A--7--7-------7--7------------0--0------2---|
   E--0--0-------0--0-------3b4--------------0-|
   
   
      
   
   
   The second guitar that comes in when you're playing the chorus
   again and again in the end plays this: [simple, just one note]
   
   FILL 1:
   
   E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
   B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   G|---------------------------------|
   D|---------------------------------|
   A|---------------------------------|
   E|---------------------------------|





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