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Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston
Rocket 88
[Intro]
E7 A E B7 A E E7
[Verse 1]
E
You women have heard of jalopies,
E E7
you've heard the noise they make;
E E7 E
but let me introduce my new Rocket 88.
A
Yes it's great, just won't wait,
E E7 E
everybody likes my Rocket 88.
B7
Baby, we ll ride in style,
A E
moving all along.
[Instrumental]
E7 A E B7 A E E7
[Verse 2]
E7 E E7
V-8 motor and this modern design,
E E7
black convertible top and the gals don t mind
B7 A E
Sporting with me, riding all around town for joy.
E
(Spoken) -- Blow your horn, Rocket, blow your horn!
E
(Horn sound effect leading into guitar solo.)
[Instrumental]
E7 A E B7 A E E7 (x2)
[Verse 3]
E E7 E
Step in my Rocket and don t be late,
E7 E
baby we're pulling out about half past eight.
E7 E
Going round the corner and get a fifth,
E7 E
everybody in my car's going take a little nip.
B7
Move on out,
A E
Boozing and cruising along.
[Outro]
E7 A E B7 A E E7 (x2)
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version 2
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Willie Kizart - Electric Guitar / 1/2 step down)'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jackie Brenston - Tenor Sax / 1/ 2step down)'
Intro
Q=150(8=s8)
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ dist. / 1/2step down)
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------|---------2-2h4-2-|---------2-2h4-2-|
|----------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------2-2h4-2-|---------2-2h4-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------4-4-6-4-|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|---------------2--||
|-2-2-5-6---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------2-2h4-2-|---------2-2-4-2--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------||
1st & 3rd Verses
$
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------2-2h4-2-|---------2-2h4-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------|
To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------4-4-6-4-|---------2-2-4-2--|-----------------|---------------2-||
|-2-2-5-6---------|-0-0-3-4----------|---------2-2h4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-||
|-----------------|------------------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------||
Interlude
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------2-2h4-2-|---------2-2h4-2-|---------2-2h4-2-|---------2-2h4-2--|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------|
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| Gtr II (Sax. arr. for Gtr. / 1/2step down)
| E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q
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|-1-1-2-2-3---4---|---1-2-2-3---4-4-|-1-1-2-2-3---4---|---1-2-2-3---4----|
|-2-2-4-4-5---6---|---2-4-4-5---6-6-|-2-2-4-4-5---6---|---2-4-4-5---6----|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------2-2h4-2-|---------2-2h4-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------|
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| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
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|-1-1-2-2-3-3-4---|---1-2-2-4-4-4-1-|-1-1-2-2-3---4---|---1-2-2-3-3-4-4--|
|-2-2-4-4-5-5-6---|---2-4-4-5-5-6-2-|-2-2-4-4-5---6---|---2-4-4-5-5-6-6--|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------4-4-6-4-|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|---------------2--||
|-2-2-5-6---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------2-2h4-2-|---------2-2-4-2--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------||
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| E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q H
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|-1-1-2-2-3---4---|---1-2-2-3---4-4-|-1-1-2-2-3---4---|------------------||
|-2-2-4-4-5---6---|---2-4-4-5---6-6-|-2-2-4-4-5---6---|-2----------------||
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2nd Verse
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4----------||
Sax Solo
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|---------4-4-6-4-|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|
|-2-2-5-6---------|-0-0-3-4---------|---------2-2h4-2-|
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1.,2. 3.
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-3-4----------||-0-0-3-4----------||
Outro
&
N.C. E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q q E E Q E E
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|-----------------|----------------||-/6-5---0-6-----|-6--6-5------5s==|
|---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2h4--||-/7-------------|-7--7--------6s==|
|-0-0-3-4---------|-0-0-3-4--------||----------------|-----------------|
A
E E E E Q Q q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E q E E Q E E
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|---------------|---------------|---5-----5------|-5--5-5---------|
|---4-----------|------4--------|---4-----4------|-4--4-4---------|
|-6-6-----6-----|-6--6--------5-|---------5----2-|-5--5-5------6--|
|-7-----4-7-----|-7--7--------4-|-------4----4---|-------------7--|
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E B A
E E E E Q E e q E E E E E E E E E E Q q q E E E E E E
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|---5-----5------|----------------|---0-----------|----------2------|
|---4-----4------|------4---------|-------0-6-----|-2--2-4---2------|
|---6-----6------|-6--6-----x---7-|---------6--4--|----------2---2--|
|-------7----4-5-|-7--7-----x-----|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E E9
E E E E E E E E q E E Q Q +H +Q. E H H
|-----------------|-----------7--|-(7)----(7)-----|--9\----------*|
|-----------------|-----------7--|-(7)----(7)-----|--9\----------*|
|---4-------------|-4---------7--|-(7)----(7)---9-|-(9)\---------*|
|-------2-6-------|-6--4-6----6--|-(6)----(6)-----|--------------*|
|-----------7-4-4-|-----------7--|-(7)----(7)-----|--------------*|
|-----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------*|
You woman have heard of jalopies
You heard the noise they make
Let me introduce you to my Rocket '88
Yes, it's great, just won't wait
Everybody likes my Rocket '88
Baby, we'll will ride in style movin' all along
V-8 motor and this modern design
Black convertible top and the girls don't mind
Sportin' with me, ridin' all around town for joy
Blow your horn, rocket, blow your horn
Step in my rocket and don't be late
We're pullin' out about a half past eight
Goin' on the corner and havin' some fun
Takin' my rocket on a long, hot run
Ooh, goin' out, oozin' and cruisin' and havin' fun
Now that you've ridden in my Rocket '88
I'll be around every night about eight
You know it's great, don't be late
Everybody likes my Rocket '88
Girls will ride in style, movin' all along
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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