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ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
-Bill Haley and the Comets

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Transcribed by Guitar Player Extraordinaire, Tim Stoll


Chord voicings: 

A: E,A,C# (9th fret, G,B,&E strings) 
D7/9: D,F#,C,E,A (5th fret) 
E7/9: E,G#,D,F#,B (7th fret) 

The ‘A’ chord is played on 5th fret at intro and at ending. 
Throughout the rest of the song use the above voicing. 
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Intro: 

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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“Rock Around The Clock” 
-Guitar solo tab: 
(transcribed by Guitar Player Extraordinaire, Tim Stoll)

E--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---5-5-5--5-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5--7-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0---| 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|


E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---5-5-5--5-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5--7-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5--0-0-0---| 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|


E--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---5-5-5--5-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5--7-5-5--5-5-5--6-5-5--5-5-5---|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|


E---------------------------------------------------------| 
B---7--5--6--5--7--5--6--5--7--5--6--5--7--5--6--5---| 
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------|


E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-----7---8--5--------7---8--5----------7---8--5--------7---8-------5--| 
G---------------7----------------7------------------7---------------------|
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-------------------------------|


Song Ending tab: 


E---5---5---5---0-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B--------------------8---8---8---0---7---7---7---0---6---6---6---0---5----| 
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E---5---7-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B—---------4---5----------------------------------------------------------| 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|



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