btw the credit should go to the original author for writing this The famous quo-sound is based on the power chord. The powerchord is a triad without a third. So it's actually an interval. The interval (called perfect fifth) is formed by two notes which are seven half steps (or five scale steps) apart. The distance from C up to G is a perfect fifth, as shown below. The chordname may be abbreviated to C5. EXAMPLE 1: A|-10-| E|-8--| Place your first finger on the E-string and your third finger on the A-string. This is a moveable pattern. Position the chord on the fifth position and you have an A5. Rock players often use just these powers chords, instead of full chords, to achieve a basic rock and roll or heavy metal sound. For the typical boogie-sound there's more to do. Place you fingers in position as shown in example 1. Keep your first and third finger as they are and place your pinky on the 12th position of the A-string. You're making a new interval called major sixth. Now you have to alternate as follows. EXAMPLE 2: A|-10-12-10-12-| E|-8--8--8--8--| It's quite a left-hand stretch up to this major sixth (be careful, don't hurt yourself). Progression I The full eight-bar progression is played like this: C (x32010@1) FE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| (133211@1)B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-| A|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|------------------------| C (x32010@1) GE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| (320003@1)B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|------------------------|12-12-14-14-12-12-14-14-| A|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|------------------------|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|------------------------| CE|------------------------|------------------------| (x32010@1)B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-| E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| Sound is important Quo-songs are often based on the boogie-woogie shuffle (tripletfeel). This song however, is based on a straight-four rock feel (straight eights). You have to play the first note staccato (short) and the second one legato (keep it ringing as long as possible) to get that typical Rick Parfitt rythm-sound. See next example. Dots (.) mean staccato, underscore (__) is legato. You also have to emphasize the notes with the dots. A|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-| E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| . __ . __ . __ . __ If you find difficulty in doing this, you first can try it without the pinky. Practice slow at first and gradually speed up your tempo. Progression II Further on the F-chord, in the fourth bar of the progression, is replaced by a F#dim7. Play the full progression now like this: C (x32010@1) FE|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| (133211@1)B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-| A|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|------------------------| F#dim7 GE|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| (320003@1)B|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|------------------------|------------------------| G|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|------------------------|------------------------| D|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|------------------------|12-12-14-14-12-12-14-14-| A|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-------------------------------|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|------------------------| CE|------------------------|------------------------| (x32010@1)B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-| E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| The last thing I want to say about the rythm is that you have to keep time. Hit the strings exactly on the time-spot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: piano transcribed for guitar E|------|11-11-10---8-8-10--|12-12-12-12-12-11-10--| B|--8-10|-----------7-7-8---|----------------------| G|/9----|10-10-11-----------|12-12-12-12-12-11-10--| D|------|-------------------|----------------------| A|------|-------------------|----------------------| E|------|-------------------|----------------------| Now you first play four bars C before you start with Progression I. [C] Oh here we are and here we are and here we go [F] Water born and we're hittin' the road Here we [C] go [G] Rockin' all over the [C] world [C] Ah giddy up and giddy up and get away Oh[F] we're goin' crazy and we're goin' today Here we [C] go [G] Rockin' all over the [C] world [C] And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it I [F] li-li-li-like it, li-li-li-like Here we [C] go [G] Rockin' all over the [C] world FIRST SOLO (RICK): Progression I E|----8-------8---|----------------|/13-13-13-/13-13-13-/13-13-| B|----8-------8---|----------------|/13-13-13-/13-13-13-/13-13-| G|7/9-----7/9---7-|8-7-5---5-------|---------------------------| D|----------------|------7-----7---|---------------------------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------------------| E|13-13-11-10-8---10---|--8----------------|8-8----------------| B|13-13-11-10-8---10-8-|--8-10-8-----------|8-8-10-8-----------| G|-------------------8-|h9--10-8h9---------|----10-8h9---------| D|---------------------|-----------10-8----|-----------10-8----| A|---------------------|----------------10-|----------------10-| E|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E|---------------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------------------|-------------------------| G|/9--9--9--/9--9--9--/9--9--|-9-/9--9--9--/9--9--9----| D|/10-10-10-/10-10-10-/10-10-|10-/10-10-10-/10-10-10---| A|---------------------------|-------------------------| E|---------------------------|-------------------------| SECOND SOLO (FRANCIS): Progression I E|15-----15-15-15---15-----15-15-15---15-----15-15-| B|15b17--17-17-17---15b17--17-17-17---15b17--17-17-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|15--------------------|15b17---15-14-13-12-------|---------------------------| B|17b15-13----13--------|--------------------15-13-|---15----13----------15b17-| G|---------14------14---|--------------------------|14----14----------14-------| D|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| A|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| E|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| E|-------------------------|15b17-r15--17-----------------| B|--r15-13-15---13------13-|--------------15b17-r15-13-13-| G|-------------------14----|------------------------------| D|-------------------------|------------------------------| A|-------------------------|------------------------------| E|-------------------------|------------------------------| E|---------------------|----------------| B|------1-1-----1-1----|1-----1-1-------| G|---------------------|----------------| D|--0h2-----0h2-----0h2|--0h2-----------| A|---------------------|----------------| E|---------------------|----------------| [C] I'm gonna tell your mama what you're gonna do [F] Come on out with your dancing shoes Here we [C] go [G] Rockin' all over the [C] world [C] And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it I [F] li-li-li-like it, li-li-li-like Here we [C] go [G] Rockin' all over the [C] world Progression II, only strum the chord on the first measure of each bar [C] And I like it, I like it, [C/E] I like it, I like it I [F] li-li-li-like it, [F#dim7] li-li-li-like Here we [C] go [G] Rockin' all over the [C] world Progression I [C]And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it I [F] li-li-li-like it, li-li-li-like Here we [C] go [G] Rockin' all over the [C] world Progression II [C] And I like it, I like it, [C/E] I like it, I like it I [F] li-li-li-like it, [F#dim7] li-li-li-like Here we [C] go [G] Rockin' all over the [C] world OUTRO SOLO (RICK): Progression II 4 times E|-8-10-11-||-12-8-10---8---10-8-|12-8-10---8---10-8-|11-8-10---8---10-8-| B|---------||*-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| G|---------||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D|---------||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A|---------||*-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E|---------||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E|11-11-10---8---10-8-|12-8-10---8---10-8-|11-11-11-11-11-8---11-10-8-| B|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------| G|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------| D|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------| A|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------| E|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------| E|8---8-----8---x-|8---x-8---8-10-11--|| B|----8-----8---x-|8---x-8-----------*|| G|----------------|-------------------|| D|----------------|-------------------|| A|----------------|------------------*|| E|----------------|-------------------|| The last time I always end the song with these two bars (instead of the last two bars above): !!!band stops here ritenuto rubato !band comes in again E|8-10b12r10-8----8------|------------------------------|| B|-------------10---10---|8-------------------------5--|| G|-----------------------|--7b8r7-5-----5h7b8r7b8r7-5\-|| D|-----------------------|--------------------------5\|| A|-----------------------|----------------------------\|| E|-----------------------|-----------------------------||
