Rock On Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays561

Rock On by Firehouse is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C5, B5, A5, D5, E5 and G5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			(intro 3x) 

E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|--s5~-----7---2~------|  
A|--s5~-----7---2~------| 
E|--s3~-----5---0~------| 

|-------------------15-15-15—19v-----------| 
|----------15-15-15------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|--5~--------------------------------------| 
|--5~--------------------------------------| 
|--3~--------------------------------------| 

(riff a)                                        Yeah Yeah!! 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------2b+------------------| 
|--0-2-x-2--2-2—7s8s7--5-7-5-----0-2-----5--7--5---2~-----| 
|--0-2-x-2--2-2—7s8s7--5-7-5-----0-2-----5--7--5---2~-----| 
|---------------5s6s5--------------------3--5--3----------| 

(verso 1) 

|-----------------------x-x--x-x-----------|-------------------| 
|-----------------------x-x--x-x-----------|-------------------| 
|--2b+------------------x-x--x-x-----------|--scrape strings---| 
|------5---7-5---2~-----x-x--x-x---5---2~--|-------------------| 
|------5---7-5---2~-----x-x--x-x---5---2~--|-------------------| 
|------3---5-3----------x-x--x-x---3-------|-------------------| 

(pré-Refrão)   so c’mon c’mon!!!!!!!!!!! 
|----------3-3-3---------------3-3-3-----------| 
|----------3-3-3---------------3-3-3-----------| Repeat twice 
|----------3-3-3---------------3-3-3-----------| 
|------5---5-5-5-5s7s5---------5-5-5-----5-----| 
|------5---5-5-5-5s7s5---------5-5-5—5s7-------| 
|------3---3-3-3—3s5s3------3--3-3-3-----------| 

|------5-5-5-------------5-5-5---------------------| 
|------5-5-5-------------5-5-5---------------------| 
|------5-5-5-------------5-5-5---------------------| 
|------7-7-7—-7s9s7------7-7-7-----7----7*5*7------| 
|------7-7-7--7s9s7------7-7-7-7s9------7*5*7------| 
|---5--5-5-5—-5s7s5----5-5-5-5----------5*3*5------| 

(Refrão 2x)            Rock on Radio!!!!!!!! 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------| 
|---0--2-----5--2-----7~----9--------------| 
|---0--2-----5--2-----7~----9--------------| 
|------------3--------5~----7--------------| 

|---------------------------| 
|---------------8-----10-8v-| 
|---9+----9p7-----9p7-------| 
|-------------7-------------| 
|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------| 

|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------8v----------8-10b12—12r10---8---7-----------| 
|---7b9r7b9r7-----------7s9-------------------------7-9-9v--| 
|-------------9---------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 

(intro) 

(riff a) 

(verse 1) 

(pré-Refrão) 

(Refrão) 

(riff a) 

(verse 2) 

(pré-Refrão) 

(Refrão) 

(solo) C5 B5 A5 D5 E5 
       C5 B5 A5 D5 B5 A5 G5 E5 

D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
F|------------------------------------------------------| 
C|--0--2---5--2-------2~--------------------------------| 
G|--0--2---5--2-------2~--------------------------------| 
D|---------3--------------------------------------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante