Dec242020

Mountain – Roll Over Beethoven Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
A
D5  A5  E5  A5

[Verse 1]
A5
I'm gonna write a little letter,
      D5                   A5
Gonna mail it to my local DJ.
         D5
It's a rockin' little record
                        A5
I want my jockey to play.
     E5              
Roll over Beethoven, 
      D5              A5
gotta hear it again today.

[Verse 2]
A5
My temperature's risin'
                      A5
The jukebox blowin' a fuse.
   D5
My heart's beatin' rhythm
And my soul keeps 
                A5
on singin' the blues.
     E5              D5   
Roll over Beethoven, tell 
                 A5   E5
Tschaikowsky the news

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[Guitar Solo]
A    D5  A5  E5 D5 A5 E5
A    D5  A5  E5 D5 A5 E5

[Chorus]
E5            A5
Roll over Beethoven
A5
Roll over Beethoven
              D5
Roll over Beethoven
              A5
Roll over Beethoven
              E5
Roll over Beethoven
D5                    A5    E5
Tell Tschaikowsky the news, whoa
A5
Roll over Beethoven
A5
Roll over Beethoven
              D5
Roll over Beethoven
              A5
Roll over Beethoven
              E5
Roll over Beethoven
D5                    A5   E5 A
Tell Tschaikowsky the news

[Guitar Solo]
A
D5  A5  E5  D5 A5 E5
A
D5  A5  E5  D5 A5 E5

[Verse 3]
          A5
I'm gonna write a little letter,
      D5                   A5
Gonna mail it to my local DJ.
         D5
It's a rockin' little record
                      A5
I want my jockey to play.
     E5              
Roll over Beethoven, 
      D5              A5  E5
gotta hear it again today.

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[Verse 4]
   A5
My temperature's risin'
    D5                A5
The jukebox blowin' a fuse.
   D5
My heart's beatin' rhythm
And my soul keeps 
                  A5
on singin' the blues.
     E5              D5   
Roll over Beethoven, tell 
                 A5    E5
Tschaikowsky the news.

[Chorus]
E5            A5
Roll over Beethoven
A5
Roll over Beethoven
              D5
Roll over Beethoven
              A5
Roll over Beethoven
              E5
Roll over Beethoven
D5  A5  E5

[Outro]
A5
D5 A5 D5
A5
D5 A5 D5
C5 A5 C5 A5 C5
A5
G5 A5  G5 A5   G5 D5 A5 D5 A5
G5 N.C. D5 N.C. G5 D5 G5 D5 N.C. A

How to play Roll Over Beethoven: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Roll Over Beethoven by Mountain on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Roll Over Beethoven by Mountain is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 6 chords in all: A, D5, A5, E5, C5 and G5.

The backbone of the song is D5 – A5 – E5 – D5 (IV – I – V – IV in A major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.