Billie Joe Armstrong – Thats Rock N Roll Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Billie Joe Armstrong – Thats Rock N Roll Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Thats Rock N Roll by Billie Joe Armstrong on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G#

[Verse 1]
Well, I was sixteen and sick of school,
I didn’t know what I wanted to do.
I bought a guitar, I got the fever..that’s
rock ‘n’ roll.
G#                                            D#
I played at parties, played in bars, I spent
G#                                 C#
my money buyin’ blue guitars.
G#                                 C#                 D#
I screamed my heart out but how I loved it..that’s
G#    D#
rock ‘n’ roll.

[Chorus]
G#                                 C#                 D#
Well, come on everybody get down and get with it.
G#                 C#                                 D#
Come on everybody get down and get with it.
G#                 C#                D#                 G#                 D#
Come on everybody get down, that’s rock ‘n’ roll.

[Verse 2]
G#                                                                 D#
It’s when smoking up and the heat have got your
G#                                                 C#
heart pounding right with the beat.
G#                 C#                                 D#
Don’t try to fight it, just get excited, that’s
G#                 D#
rock ‘n’ roll.
G#                                                 D#
Well it’s the roadies and the crowd
G#                                                                 C#
It’s when the band’s playin’ way too loud
G#                                 C#                                 D#
Your hips are shakin’ ain’t no mistakin’ that’s
G#      D#
Rock’n roll

[Chorus]
G#                                 C#                                 D#
Well, come on everybody get down and get with it.
G#                 C#                                 D#
Come on everybody get down and get with it.
G#                 C#                 D#                 G#                 D#
Come on everybody get down, that’s rock ‘n’ roll.

[Interlude]
B G# C# G# C# D#
B B D# D#

[Chorus]
G#                                 C#                 D#
Well, come on everybody get down and get with it.
G#                                 C#                                 D#
Come on everybody get down and get with it.
G#                 C#           D#                 G#                 D#
Come on everybody get down, that’s rock ‘n’ roll.

[Verse 3]
G#                                                               D#
Now, don’t you worry ’bout bein’ a star, it
G#                                                 C#
doesn’t matter who or what you are.
G#                                                                 D#
Just get the rhythm, and let it fill ya, that’s
G#            D#
rock ‘n’ roll.
G#                                                 D#
And if you feel it, clap your hands, let’s see some
G#                                                 C#
sweat for the boys in the band.
G#                                 C#                                 D#
Now, lemme hear ya, lemme hear ya, that’s rock ‘n’
G#
roll.

[Chorus]
G#                                 C#                 D#
Well, come on everybody get down and get with it.
G#                                 C#                                 D#
Come on everybody get down and get with it.
G# C# D# G# D#
Come on everybody get down, that’s rock ‘n’ roll.

[Chorus]
G# C# D#
Well, come on everybody get down and get with it.
G# C# D#
Come on everybody get down and get with it.
G# C# D# G# D#
Come on everybody get down, that’s rock ‘n’ roll.
G#

How to play Thats Rock N Roll: key, chords and progression

To play Thats Rock N Roll by Billie Joe Armstrong, think in A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). It takes 4 chords: G#, D#, C# and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G# – C# – D# – G# (I – IV – V – I in A♭ major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Bb (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
D# chord on guitar (x68886)
D♯D♯ G A♯
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Thats Rock N Roll chords: questions

What key is Thats Rock N Roll in?

Thats Rock N Roll by Billie Joe Armstrong is in the key of A♭ major (four flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭).

What chords are in Thats Rock N Roll?

Thats Rock N Roll uses 4 chords: G#, D#, C#, B.

What is the chord progression of Thats Rock N Roll?

The main progression is G# – C# – D# – G# (I – IV – V – I), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk.

Is Thats Rock N Roll easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes G, D, C, Bb (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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