Rock Around The Clock (Play Along)

Rock Around The Clock (Play Along) / Bill Haley & His Comets

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of A) so you can Play Along With The Comets!

* Tabs for the easier Key of C also included (see below)



Fun Fact:  Rock Around The Clock became the first 'Rock & Roll' song
           to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (1955)

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Rock Around The Clock


(Key of A)


One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock
-3   -3    -3  -3   -3    -3  -3  -3   -3

Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock
 5*    5*    5*  5*  5*     5*  5*  5*   5*

Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock
 6     6   6 6 6  6   6      6    6   6    6

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
 6     6  6  6    6  6   6    6    6  6


Put your glad rags on and join me hon'
 6   6    -3   5*  6   6   -3  5*  6

We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one
 -3    -3   5*   6  -6*   6    7      6     5*

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
 -3   -4 -3  6   -5  5  -3    6   -5   5

We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight
 6    6  -5  6     -5    5*    -3    6    -5  5*

We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
 -5   -5  5* -5   -5  5* -5  -5  6  -5    5*  -3  -3


When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down 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

When the chimes ring five, six, and seven
We'll be right in seventh 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

When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven 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

When the clock strikes twelve 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

[Ending]

-7-7-7  7 7 7  -6*-6*-6*  -6-6-6  6   6 -6* 7* -7  -3

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(Key of C)


One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock
 5    5     5   5    5     5   5   5    5

Five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock rock
 6     6     6   6   6      6   6   6    6

Nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock rock
 7     7   7 7 7  7   7      7    7   7    7

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
 7     7  7  7    7  7   7    7    7  7


Put your glad rags on and join me hon'
 7   7     5   6   7   7    5  6   7

We'll have some fun when the clock strikes one
  5     5   6    7  -7    7   -7*     7     6

We're gonna rock around the clock tonight
  5   -5  5  7   -6 -5*  5    7   -6  -5*

We're gonna rock, rock, rock, 'til broad daylight
 7    7  -6  7     -6    6      5    7    -6  5

We're gonna rock, gonna rock around the clock tonight
 -6   -6  6  -6   -6  6  -6  -6  7  -6    6    5   5

[Ending]

8 8 8  -7*-7*-7*  -7-7-7  7*7*7*  7   7 -7 -8  8   5


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