Ready To Rock Chords
by Airbourne
Ready To Rock by Airbourne is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Riff 1/ Intro/Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
A|-3p0-0-5p0-0-0----5p0-0-3p0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2/Verse
This section play 4 times, and then the last 4 the guitars alternate.
When guitars alternate add an a note to ring out
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-----2-----2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-----2-----2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-3p0-0-3p0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 /Pre Chorus
You can just play the top half of the G if you like.
e|----3-----3----3------3-----3----3-------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3--3-3---3--3--3--3--3-3-----3-----3----3--------------------------|
G|-2--0--2--0--2-0---2--0--2--0--2-0-----2-----2----2--------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0-0--2--0--2--0--2-0--------------------------|
A|----2-----2----2------2-----2----2--2-----2-----2----------------------------|
E|----3-----3----3------3-----3----3--0-----0-----0----0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2--3-4-|
Riff 1 / Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
A|-3p0-0-5p0-0-0----5p0-0-3p0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-----2-----2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-----2-----2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-3p0-0-3p0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
e|----3-----3----3------3-----3----3-------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3--3-3---3--3--3--3--3-3-----3-----3----3--------------------------|
G|-2--0--2--0--2-0---2--0--2--0--2-0-----2-----2----2--------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0-0--2--0--2--0--2-0--------------------------|
A|----2-----2----2------2-----2----2--2-----2-----2----------------------------|
E|----3-----3----3------3-----3----3--0-----0-----0----0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2--3-4-|
Riff 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
A|-3p0-0-5p0-0-0----5p0-0-3p0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
Play this twice, on the last time, play the last 2 chords twice.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------3---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------2---------------------------|
D|--2-2-----------2-2-----------2-2-----------2--0---------------------------|
A|--3-3--2--0--2--3-3--2--0--2--3-3--2--0--2--3------------------------------|
E|-------------3-------------3-------------3---------------------------------|
Riff 1 / Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
A|-3p0-0-5p0-0-0----5p0-0-3p0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
e|----3-----3----3------3-----3----3-------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3--3-3---3--3--3--3--3-3-----3-----3----3--------------------------|
G|-2--0--2--0--2-0---2--0--2--0--2-0-----2-----2----2--------------------------|
D|-0--0--0--0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0-0--2--0--2--0--2-0--------------------------|
A|----2-----2----2------2-----2----2--2-----2-----2----------------------------|
E|----3-----3----3------3-----3----3--0-----0-----0----0-0--2-2--3-3--2-2--3-4-|
Riff 5 / Lead interlude
Play 3 times
Rhythm guitar plays an A note
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------6-6-7-9~~--9-11-12~-11-9-7--9-11-12-11-9-7--11~--9~------------------|
D|--7-7------------------------------------------------------7~~-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Continued
On 4th time play this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------6-6-7-9~~--9-11-12-11-9-7~~--9-11-12-11-9--12-12-11-11-9--------|
D|--7-6-7-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
A|-3p0-0-5p0-0-0----5p0-0-3p0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play this 4 times, on 4th time play the last 2 chords 4 times instead of one
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------3---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------2---------------------------|
D|--2-2-----------2-2-----------2-2-----------2--0---------------------------|
A|--3-3--2--0--2--3-3--2--0--2--3-3--2--0--2--3------------------------------|
E|-------------3-------------3-------------3---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-2--------2-----2-2--------------------------------------------|
A|-3p0-0-5p0-0-0----5p0-0-3p0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6 / Outro
Play this until the end and let an A chord ring out
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2-----2-----2-----2--------------2----------------------------------|
D|------2-----2-----2-----2------0-------2----------------------------------|
A|--3p0-0-5p0-0-5p0-0-3p0-0-3p0--2-------0----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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