Rock Around The Clock Chords
by Buddy Holly
Rock Around The Clock by Buddy Holly is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E7/9 and D7/9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A
1, 2, 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock, rock!
A
5, 6, 7 o'clock, 8 o'clock, rock!
A
9, 10, 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock, rock
E7/9
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
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A
Put your glad rags on, join me, hon'
We'll have some fun when the clock strikes 1
D7/9
We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
A
We're gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight
E7/9--------------------------------------------------------------A
We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
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When the clock strikes 2, 3 and 4
If the band stops now we'll yell for more
We?re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We?re gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight
We?re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
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solo da guitarra:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5--5-5-5--7-5-5--5-5-5--8-5-5--7-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5--5-5-5--7-5-5--5-5-5--8-5-5--7-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5--5-5-5--7-5-5--5-5-5--8-5-5--5-5-5--7-5-5--5-5-5------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8--5--7--5--8--5--7--5--8--5--7--5--8--5--7--5---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----7---8--5--------7---8--5----------7---8--5--------7---8-------5-------|
B|---------------7----------------7------------------7-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-----------------------------5----7----6----5---------------------------|
G|-------6----6--------5----6--------------------------8----7----6------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-6-5-4---------------------------------|
B|-------------7-6-5-4-----------------------|
G|-----------------------7-6-5-4-------------|
D|---------------------------------4-4-------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|----7--7--4--4-----------------------------|
E|-------------------7--7--4--4--0--0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B?--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------4---4---5---5---7---7-------------4---4----5---5---7---7--------|
E|----5---5----------------------------5---5---------------------------------|
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When the chimes ring 5, 6 and 7
We'll be right in 7th heaven
We?re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We?re gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight
We?re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
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When it's 8, 9, 10, 11 too
I'll be goin' strong and so will you
We?re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We?re gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight
We?re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
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(Instrumental with saxophone, guitar plays same chord voicings)
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When the clock strikes 12, we'll cool off then
Start rockin' round the clock again
We?re gonna rock around the clock tonight
We?re gonna rock, rock, rock till broad daylight
We?re gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
solo do final:
E|---5---5---5---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------8---8---8---0---7---7---7---0---6---6---6---0---5----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------4---5-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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