The Doobie Brothers – Rollin On Chords on Piano & Ukulele

The Doobie Brothers – Rollin On Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEAC#mBA#dimEdimF#mF#m7DCdimC#dimF#7

Key
View
 [Intro]
E   A E  (x3)

[Verse 1]
E              C#m
Outside of town
           B
There is a river
       A
And it calls to me
       B           E
Like a song in the night

[Verse 2]
                    C#m
A whole lotta people
                 B
Make way to that river
         A
Cause it keeps on
 rollin' on
            A#dim
Like everything's'
       Edim
 alright

[Chorus]
F#m
That old river just
       B
 keeps rollin' on
F#m7
Even when all love
    B
is just a song
F#m
And like that river
         B
 we just keep on rollin'
  E
along
 D  A   E  B   D  A

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  [Verse 3]
E                       C#m
Everybody needs somethin'
                        B
They can count on everyday
       A
Like a clock that keeps
                   B
 the time for ya
         E
It never drifts away

[Verse 4]
E                 C#m
You and me you see
               B
Are different but the same
             A
And though we may not
understand each other
          A#dim
We got to try just
     Edim
 the same

[Chorus]
F#m
That old river just
       B
keeps rollin' on
F#m7
Even when all love
     B
 is just a song
F#m
And like that river
          B
we just keep on rollin'
   E      D  A   E
 along

[Bridge]
              A
Now all these thoughts
don't mean nothin'
            A#dim
If we don't live
            Cdim  C#dim
like we say
F#m
And I for one need
             F#7
 love and direction
   B               B
To help me find my way


[Solo]
E   C#m   B   B
A   B   C#m   E  A E
E   C#m   B
A   A   A#dim   C#dim

[Chorus]

Everybody's sayin',
  F#m7
 That old river just
         B
 keeps rollin' on
F#m
Even when all love
    B
is just a song
F#m
And like that river we just
  B               E
keep on rollin' along
    D  A

[Refrain]
F#m7
That old river just
        B
 keeps rollin' on
F#m
Even when all love is
  B
 just a song
F#m
And like that river we
     B               E
just keep on rollin' along
  D  A   E  D  A
     Gonna tell you brother

[Outro]
                F#m7
Come on people, That old
                  B
river just keeps rollin' on
F#m
Even when all love is
  B
just a song
F#m
And like that river we
       B
 just keep on rollin'
   E     D  A
along

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From The Doobie Brothers - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Rollin: key, chords and progression

These are Rollin On chords by The Doobie Brothers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Rollin by The Doobie Brothers is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 12 chords: E, A, C#m, B, A#dim, Edim, F#m, F#m7, D, Cdim, C#dim and F#7.

The backbone of the song is E – C#m – B – A (I – vi – V – IV in E major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A, Abdim, Ddim, Em, Em7, C, Bbdim (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
A#dim chord on guitar (x12320)
A♯dimA♯ C♯ E
Edim chord on guitar (xx2353)
EdimE G B♭
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
F#m7 chord on guitar (242222)
F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Cdim chord on guitar (xxx542)
CdimC E♭ G♭
C#dim chord on guitar (x42020)
C♯dimC♯ E G
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E

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Rollin chords: questions

What key is Rollin in?

Rollin by The Doobie Brothers is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Rollin?

Rollin uses 12 chords: E, A, C#m, B, A#dim, Edim, F#m, F#m7, D, Cdim, C#dim, F#7.

What is the chord progression of Rollin?

The main progression is E – C#m – B – A (I – vi – V – IV).

Is Rollin easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A, Abdim, Ddim, Em, Em7, C, Bbdim (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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