Chord/Tab song: I Like to Rock

"I Like To Rock" by April Wine off their 1980 "Harder Faster" album

Tabbed by: Todd Rockin Rivard (Barre, VT. USA)

If you have comments or the Lead
Please Send. Thank you, Todd [email protected]

Standard Tuning (Standard Pitch)

Key:
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer on
p pull off
x muted string

Rhythm Parts Of Song
Note: You can Bar the Chords If You Want

(1) Beginning Intro


e |----------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|
E |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|


(2) Intro Continued (If you have 2 guitars one can play open E)


e |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------9-----------12----------7------------7---6---4--|
A |------------7-----------10----------5------------5---4---2--|
E |---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0--------------|


[(3)]

e |---------------|
B |------------2--|
G |------------2--|
D |---9---12---2--|
A |---7---10---0--|
E |---------------|


(4) "Well all right


e |--------------------------------------|-------|--|
B |--------------------------------------|-------|--|
G |--------------------------------------|-------|--|
D |---9-\-7-------7-/-9------------------|-------|--|
A |---7-\-5-p-0-h-5-/-7-----5-x-5---5----|---7---|--|
E |-------------------------3-x-3---3----|---5---|--|


(5) "Come on can't you see


e |----------------------|
B |----------------------|
G |----------------------|
D |---5---6---7---8---9--|
A |---3---4---5---6---7--|
E |----------------------|


(6) "We get high on rock N roll


e |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---7-------7---9------------------------------------------|
A |---5---7---5---7------------------------------------------|
E |-------5--------------------------------------------------|


(7) "Journey to the stars rock N roll guitars
(Note: 2nd time (later in song) do a pick slide down low E & A strings


e |----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|
D |---5---------------------7--|
A |---3---------------------5--|
E |----------------------------|


(8) I like to rock some like it hard etc.


e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---9-\-7-------7-/-9------7-------------------9-\-7-------7-/-9------7--7--|
A |---7-\-5-p-0-h-5-/-7------5-----5---7---------7-\-5-p-0-h-5-/-7------5--5--|
E |--------------------------------3---5--------------------------------------|


(9) "I like to rock" Note: This phrase comes up 3 X in song
(1st time)


e |-----------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
D |---9---7-------9----------9---7-------9--|
A |---7---5---0---7----------7---5---0---7--|
E |-----------------------------------------|


"I like to rock"
(2nd time)


e |------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------|
D |---9--9------7----------------------|
A |---7--7------5---4---2--------------|
E |-------------------------3---2---0--|


"I like to rock"
(3rd time)


e |----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|
D |---9--9------9---7-------9--|
A |---7--7------7---5---0---7--|
E |----------------------------|


(10) "Come on and let's go


e |----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|
D |---7------------------------|
A |---5---4---2----------------|
E |---------------3---2---0----|


[(11)]

e |------------------------------|
B |---12--15---------------------|
G |---9---12---14---14--13---11--|
D |------------12---12--11---9---|
A |------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|


(11) Continued


e |------------------------------------|
B |---12---15--------------------------|
G |---9----12---14---14---14---13--11--|
D |-------------12---12---12---11--9---|
A |------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|


(11) Continued


e |----------------------------------------|
B |---12---15------------------------------|
G |---9----12---14---14---13---11----------|
D |-------------12---12---11---9----7---7--|
A |---------------------------------5---5--|
E |----------------------------------------|


(12) Rhythm during Lead


e |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |---9---12---7---7---7---6---4-------------|---14---17---12---12---12--11--9--|
A |---7---10---5---5---5---4---2-------------|---12---15---10---10---10--9---7--|
E |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


[(13)]

e |----------|
B |---2---4--|
G |---2---4--|
D |---2---2--|
A |---0------|
E |----------|


(14) Ending Parts


e |----------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------2---0-------4-------0---2--|
A |---------------2-----------2-------2----------|
E |---0---3---4----------------------------------|


Ending Continued (Intermixed)


e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|---9---12---7---7---7---6---4--|
A|---2---2---2---4---5---5---5---4-----|---7---10---5---5---5---4---2--|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|