Rockabilly Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays540

Rockabilly by Guy Mitchell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords F#, F, C#, B, G, D, C, G# and D#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro 
F# F F# F C# 

Chorus 
F# 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock. 
                            C# 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock, rock, rock. 
F# 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock. 
                            C#    F# 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock, rock. 

verse 1 
F# 
 Some people think it came from Tennessee.. 
                          C# 
 then spread on out to the lone prairie. 
         F#              B 
 It's the hillbilly rock, feedle-lee dee.. 
C#              F# 
 Turns me inside out..Gimme some.. 

Chorus 
F# 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock. 
                            C# 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock, rock, rock. 
F# 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock. 
                            C#    F# 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock, rock. 

Verse2 
G 
 Hey, grab yourself a partner, lose the blues. 
                                        D 
 Wear your store-bought clothes and your stompin' shoes. 
       G                         C 
 Better head for the hills, gonna blow my fuse.. 
D               G 
 hooo, I'm gonna shout..Gimme some.. 

Chorus 
G 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock. 
                            D 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock, rock, rock. 
G 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock. 
                            D     G 
 Rock-a-billy, rock-a-billy, rock, rock. 



verse 3 
G# 
 Since rock-a-billy swang the do-si-do.. 
                               D# 
 and the gee-tar man chased the old banjo. 
          G#                        C# 
 Leave the hoe for the crow, holler 'Go, man, go!.' 
D#            G# 
 Wiggle like a trout..Gimme some.. 

Chorus:

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