Rock On Tabs & Lyrics by 311
Rock On
guitar tabs lyrics
311- 'Rock On'
From 'Universal Pulse' Album
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand
You Tube footage showed both Tim and Nick playing most of the melody lines
together throughout, so I keep it simple. Please rate/comment.
Main Riff - played 2x (8 bars)
play 3x
e|-------------------------| |-------------------------|
B|-------------------------| |-------------------------|
G|------4---------4---4----| |------7-------5--4-2-----|
D|-------------------------| |---------------------3---|
A|-2---------2------2------| |-5---------3-------------|
E|-------------------------| |-------------------------|
Verse riff 1
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|----------4-----------4-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|----0--4--------0--4----|
A|-2-----0--2--2-----0--2-|-2-----0--2--2-----0--2-|-2-----------2----------|
E|----2-----------2-------|----2-----------2-------|------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
----------4---------------|
----1--4--------4--2-0----|
-2-----------2---------2--|
--------------------------|
Play Main Riff Again
Play Verse Riff 1 Again
Chorus - play 4x
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-5---5-5---3---3-3--3--|----------------------|
A|-5---5-5---3---3-3--3--|-6---4---3----5---3---|
E|-3---3-3---1---1-1--1--|-6---4---3----6---4---|
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| Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-5---5-5---3---3-3--3--|--------------8---6---|
A|-5---5-5---3---3-3--3--|-6---4---3----8---6---|
E|-3---3-3---1---1-1--1--|-6---4---3----6---4---|
Play Main Riff and Verse Riff 1 Again, then repeat
Chorus 2 starts with turntables/sampling, then guitars come in
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-5---5-5---3---3-3--3--|-8---6---5------------|
A|-5---5-5---3---3-3--3--|-6---4---3----5---3---|
E|-3---3-3---1---1-1--1--|-6---4---3----6---4---|
e|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-5---5-5---3---3-3--3--|----------------------|
A|-5---5-5---3---3-3--3--|-6---4---3----5---3---|
E|-3---3-3---1---1-1--1--|-6---4---3----6-------|
Distorted Bass plays, then Solo comes in:
Lead Solo
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-10---12-10--9-------9-10--9--|
G|-9---11-9--11--11b13r11--9~~---|----------------11------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Rhythm Part - Bars 1-2
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---6---7---7---7---7-|-7---7---7---6---4---4---4---2-|
E|-4---4---4---6---0---0---0---0-|-5---5---5---4---2---2---2---2-|
e|-9---------------------------------|-----------------------9-12p11-----14-|
B|-9---------------------------------|---------------9-10-12--------14p12---|
G|-------------------------9----9-11-|-11b13r11-9-11------------------------|
D|----------9----9h11-9h11---11------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----9/11---11---------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Rhythm Part - Bars 3-4
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-4---4---4---6---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---4---4---4-----|
E|-4---4---4---6---0---0---0---0---|-5---5---5---5---2---2---2-----|
Solo Continued (Rhythm repeats previous 4 bars twice, hold )
e|-9----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-12b14--12b14r12~~--9h12p9--9-|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------11--|-11b13r11-9----9-11b13r11__b13~~~-|
D|------------------------------|------------11--------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
first note is slide & mute
e|-----------------------------------|-------12-14-14b16r14p12-14b16~~-|
B|-x/14--12b14r12b14__r12--9h12p9--9-|-12/14---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------11--|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
** slide off previous note slightly, then let string ring open
e|-\xp0---19-17-16-17-16--16---------------|
B|----------------------19--19-17-19-17-16-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16h17p16--16--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------18--18p16-18p16\14-16p14p13-14p13h14------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------16p14--14---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------16--16\------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Ending - 2 tracks:
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------|-------|
B|-----12b14r12b14__r12--9h12p9--9-|------------------------------|-------|
G|-----------------------------11--|-11br13-9---------------------|-------|
D|---------------------------------|----------11-11-9-------------|-------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------11-9-7~~----|-------|
E|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------7-|-9~~---|
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e|-12--12------------11--9h11p9--9-|-12---------------------------|-------9----|
B|-----------------------------12--|----12-9-----9----------------|------12b14-|
G|---------------------------------|----------9-----9-------------|------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------9-----------|------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------11-9~~----|-7~~--------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------7-|------------|
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r release bend
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