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Long Live Rock by Who
Long Live Rock
While you could technically play the A, D, and E as A5 A6,
D5 D6, etc, I put the basic open chords up because it's the easiest way to learn the
song. It's a very fun song to just pick up and play.
A
Down at the Astoria the scene was changing; bingo and rock were pushing out X-ratings
D A
We were the first band to vomit in the bar, and find the distance to the stage too far,
E
Meanwhile it's getting late at ten o'clock,
F G D A
Rock is dead they say; long live rock.
A
Long live rock, I need it every night,
D A
Long live rock, come on and join the line,
F D N.C. A
Long live rock, be it dead or alive.
People walk in sideways pretending that they're leaving,
We put on our makeup and work out all the lead-ins,
Jack is in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong,
Promoter's in the pay box wondering where the band's gone,
Back in the pub the governor stops the clock,
Rock is dead, they say,
Long live rock.
Long live rock, I need it every night,
Long live rock, come on and join the line,
Long live rock, be it dead or alive.
E D A
Landslide, rocks are falling,
E D A
Falling down 'round our very heads,
E D A
We tried but you were yawning,
E D C G A
Look again, rock is dead, rock is dead, rock is dead.
The place is really jumping to the Hiwatt amps, 'til a 20-inch cymbal fell and cut the lamps
In the blackout they dance right into the aisle,
And as the doors fly open even the promoter smiles,
Someone takes his pants off and the rafters knock,
Rock is dead, they say
Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock.
Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock,
Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock.
Long live rock, I need it every night,
Long live rock, come on and join the line,
Long live rock, be it dead or alive.
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version 2
Gtr 1: Rhythm - above mast unless where noted as tablature
Gtr 2: Lead - tablature throughout
Gtr 1:
A5 x02xxx [muted]
A6 x04xxx [muted]
A (no 3) x02255
D5 xx02xx [muted]
D6 xx04xx [muted]
D/A x0423x
E5 02xxxx [muted]
E6 04xxxx [muted]
F 1t3321x (t=thumb)
G 3t5543x
D xx0232
E 022400 (bridge)
A x022xx (bridge)
Cadd9 x30033
G/B x20033
A7 x02223
[intro and pre-chorus pattern]
||A5 A6 A5 A5 A6 A5|A A D/A|A5 A6 A5 A5 A6 A5|A A D/A|
||[gtr 1] |
||-----------------|5--5-----|-----------------|5--5-----|
||-----------------|5--5--3--|-----------------|5--5--3--|
||-----------------|2--2--2--|-----------------|2--2--2--|
||2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-|2--2--4--|2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-|2--2--4--|
||0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|0--0--0--|0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|0--0--0--|
||-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
|[gtr 2] |
||-----------------|5--5~----|-----------------|5--5~----|
||-----------------|5--5~----|--------------x--|5--5~----|
||-----------------|2--2~----|--------------x--|2--2~----|
||-----------------|2--2~----|--------------x--|2--2~----|
||-----------------|0--0-----|-----------------|0--0-----|
||-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
[verse 1; gtr 2 tacit]
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
Down at the Astoria the scene was changing
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
Bingo and rock were pushing out x-rating
|D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 |D5 D6 D5 D6 D5
We were the first band to vomit in the bar
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
And find the distance to the stage too far
|E5 E6 E5 E6 E5|E5 E6 E5 E6 E5|
Meanwhile, it's getting late at ten o'clock
|F G |D
Rock is dead, they say
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A|A A D/A |A5 A6 A5 A6 A |A A D/A |
Long live rock
|[gtr 1] |
|---------------|5---5------|---------------------|5----5-------------|
|---------------|5---5---3--|---------------------|5----5---3---------|
|---------------|2---2---2--|.--------------------|2----2---2---------|
|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2|2---2---4--|.2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-----|2----2---4---------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0---0---0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|0----0---0---------|
|---------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
[gtr 2] | |
|-----12--------|---12-12-12|12-12-12-12-12--12-10|-9h10p9------------|
|12^-----12^~~--|-12^--12^--|12^---12^------------|-------10--------2-|
|---------------|-----------|---------------------|---------9\5-2-0-2-|
|---------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------|---------------------|-------------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|A5 A6 A5 A6 |
Long live rock, I need it every night
|----5----------|---5-------------|----5-----------|---------------|
|----5----5^----|---5-------5^----|----5-----5^----|---5-----5^----|
|---------5^-6--|---5-------5^-6--|----------5^-6--|---5-----5^-6--|
|7------7-------|7--------7-------|7------7--------|7------7-------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|D5 D6 D5 D6 D5|D5 D6 D5 D6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 |
Long live rock, come on and join the line
|-----5---------|----------5--------------|----5-----------|---5-----------|
|-----5---5^----|----------5------5^------|----5-----5^----|---5-----5^----|
|---------5^-6--|-----------------5^-6----|----------5^-6--|---------5^-6--|
|7------7-------|--------------7----------|7----7-7--------|7------7-------|
|---------------|5----7------7------------|0-0--0-0--------|--0--x-0-------|
|---------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------|
|F F D | |D |
Long live rock Be it dead or a-
|------------|------|-----------------|
|------------|------|3----------------|
|------------|------|2----------------|
|7-----------|------|0----------------|
|------------|---12\|-----------------|
|------------|---12\|-----------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 An3|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |
live
|--------5----|------------------|-----------------|-------------5------|
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------5-----|
|----2-4^-4^\-|2------x-2------2-|2------2-2------2|2--------2-4^--^4\~-|
|------------4|----2-4------2-4--|----2-4------2-4-|-------4------------|
|-0-----------|-3h4------3h4-----|-3h4------3h4----|-0h3h4--------------|
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
[verse pattern]
|A5... | |
People walk in sideways pretending that they're leavin'
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------14\--|
|---2~----------------------|----------------------14\--|
|4--------------------------|----------------------14\--|
|---------------------------|-------------------------0-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|A5... | |
We put on our makeup and work out all the lead-ins
|-------------------------|-------------------------12-|
|14\----------------------|-------------------------12^|
|14\----------------------|----------------------------|
|14\----------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|D5... | |
Jack is in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong
|~~--------------------------|--------------------------|
|~~--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|A5... | |
Promoter's in the pay box wondering where the band's gone
|---9---7---5---3---------|----------------------------|
|-------------------2-----|----------------------------|
|-/9--7---6---4---2---2---|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|E5... | |
Back in the pub the governor stops the clock
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------|
|-------2--------------------|----------------------|
|-----2---2------------------|----------------------|
|0h3h4-----------------------|----------------------|
|F G D | |
Rock is dead, they say (Long live)
|-------------2--|~---------------------|
|1-------3----3--|~---------------------|
|2-------4----2--|~---------------------|
|3-------5----0--|~---------------------|
|3-------5-------|----------------------|
|1-------3-------|----------------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A A D/A |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|A A D/A |
Long live rock |
---------|12---12---12---|-12--12--12--12--12--|-12--12---12--12--|-9---7---5\3-2p0---|
---------|12^--12^--12^--|-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-|-12^-12^--12^-12^-|----------------1^-|
---------|---------------|---------------------|------------------|9--\7--\6--4------2|
---------|---------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|
---------|---------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|
---------|---------------|---------------------|------------------|-------------------|
[chorus]
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A5 A5|
Long live rock, I need it every night
|---5-----------|---5-------------|----5-----------|----5-----------|
|---5----5^-7---|---5--------5^---|----5-----5^----|----5-----5^----|
|--------5^-7---|------------5^---|----------5^----|----------5^----|
|7--------------|-----x---------7~|-------------7~-|-------------7~-|
|---------------|0------0---------|0----0-0--------|0-----0-0-------|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|D5 D6 D5 D6 |D5 D6 D5 D6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
Long live rock, come on and join the line
|----5-----------|----5------------|----5------------|----5------------|
|----5-----5^----|----5-----5^-----|----5-----5^-----|----5-----5^-----|
|----------5^----|----------5^-----|----------5^-----|----------5^-----|
|-------------7~-|-------------7~--|-------------7~--|-------------7~--|
|0----0-0--------|0----0-0---------|0----0-0---------|0------0-0-------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|F F D | |D |
Long live rock Be it dead or a-
|----------2-|------|14~--------------|
|----------3-|------|15~--------------|
|2----2----2-|------|14~--------------|
|3----3----0-|------|0----------------|
|3----3------|------|-------------x-3^|
|1----1------|------|-----------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A A D/A |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|A5 A5 A |
live
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|---5------------|
|-------------|------------------|-----3-1p0-------|---5------------|
|-------------|---2---4^~--------|----------2--2---|---2------------|
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|---2------------|
|~-----3^--2^-|0-----------------|---------------3p|0---------------|
|-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------12\--|
[bridge]
|E |D A |E |D A |
Landslide, rocks are falling Falling down around our very heads
|----------|2------------5-5-5---|-----------------------|2-------9-9-\-|
|----------|3------------5-5-5---|-----------------------|3------10-10\-|
|----------|2--------------------|-----------------------|2-------9-9-\-|
|2---------|0--------------------|-----------------------|0-------------|
|2---------|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
|0---------|---------------------|0----------------------|--------------|
|E |D A |E |D |
We tried but you were yawning Look again, Rock is
|0-----------|2--------------------|------------|------------|
|0-----------|3--------------------|------------|3-----------|
|4-----------|2---------------9\---|------------|2-----------|
|2-----------|0-----------9-10-----|------------|0-----------|
|2-----------|---------------------|------------|------------|
|0-----------|---------------------|------------|------------|
|Cadd9 | |G/B | |
dead Rock is dead Rock is
|[gtr 1] |
|----3----|----3-----|----3-----|----3-----|
|---3-3---|---3-3----|---3-3----|---3-3----|
|--0---0-0|--0---0-0-|--0---0-0-|--0---0-0-|
|-------0-|-------0--|-------0--|-------0--|
|3--------|3---------|2---------|2---------|
|---------|----------|----------|----------|
|[gtr 2] |
|----0----|----0-----|----0-----|----0-----|
|---3-3---|---3-3----|---3-3----|---3-3----|
|--0---0-0|--0---0-0-|--0---0-0-|--0---0-0-|
|-------0-|-------0--|-------0--|-------0--|
|3--------|3---------|2---------|2---------|
|---------|----------|----------|----------|
|A5 | |A |A |
dead
|[gtr 1] |
|----------------|----------------|5-----------5-5|5-----------|
|----------------|----------------|5-----------5-5|5-----------|
|----------------|----------------|2-----------2-2|2-----------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-----------2-2|2-----------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-----------0-0|0-----------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|------------|
|[gtr 2] (A7) |
|--------0-------|--------0-------|5--------------|------------|
|------3---3-----|------3---3-----|5--------------|------------|
|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|2--------------|------------|
|--2-----------2-|--2-----------2-|2--------------|------------|
|0---------------|0---------------|0--------------|------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|------------|
[verse]
|A5... | |
The place is really jumping to the Hiwatt amps
|--------------------------9\--|---------------9\---|
|--------------------------10\-|---------------10\--|
|--------------------------9\--|---------------9\---|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|A5... | |
'Til a twenty-inch cymbal fell and cut the lamps
|-----------------------9\--|-------------------9\--|
|-----------------------10\-|-------------------10\-|
|-----------------------9\--|-------------------9\--|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|D5... | |
In the blackout they danced right into the aisle
|-----------------------10\-|------------------5\--|
|-----------------------10\-|------------------7\--|
|-----------------------11\-|------------------7\--|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|A5... | |
And as the doors fly open even the promoter smiles
|----------------------9\--|-------------------9\---|
|----------------------10\-|-------------------10\--|
|----------------------9\--|-------------------9\---|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|E5... | |
Someone takes his pants off and the rafters knock
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|2----------------------------------|-----2----------2--------|
|-----------------------------------|--3h4-------3h4---4------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|
|F G D | |
Rock is dead, they say Long live
|------------------2-|----------------|
|1-------3---------3-|------x-----7\--|
|2-------4---------2-|------x-----7\--|
|3-------5---------0-|----0-x-----7\--|
|3-------5-----------|----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |A A D/A |
Rock Long live rock Long live
|-----12--12--12--12--12|--12--12--12--12--12---12|
|---12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-|12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^--|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |A A D/A |
Rock Long live rock Long live
|---------9---7---------|5-----------5\-----------|
|12^--------------------|------------5\-----------|
|------7/9-/7--/6-------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------0--------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
[chorus]
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
rock
Long live rock, Long live rock
|[gtr 1] |
|---------------|-----------------|----5------------|----5------------|
|---------------|-----------------|----5-----3-2-3--|----5-----3-2-3--|
|---------------|-----------------|----2-----2-2-2--|----2-----2-2-2--|
|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|2-2-----2-4-2-4--|2-2-----2-4-2-4--|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|[gtr 2] |
|-------5-------|----5------------|----5------------|----5------------|
|-------5-------|----5------------|----5------------|----5------------|
|-----------5^--|----------5^-----|----------5^-----|----------5^-----|
|---------------|7~-----7---------|7~-----7---------|7~-----7---------|
|x-0--0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|D5 D6 D5 D6 |D5 D6 D5 D6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |
Long live rock Long live rock
|[gtr 1] |
|------------7--|----7-------7----|-----------------|------------------|
|----7-------7--|----7-------7----|-----------------|------------------|
|----7-------7--|----7-------7----|-----------------|------------------|
|7-7---7-7-7---7|7-7---7-7-7---7--|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-----|
|5-5---5-5-5---5|5-5---5-5-5---5--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0--|
|[gtr 2] |
|----5----------|----5------------|----5------------|------------------|
|----5----------|----5------------|----5------------|------------------|
|----------5^---|----------5^-----|----------5^-----|----7^---7^--7^---|
|7~-----7-------|7~-----7---------|7~-----7---------|7~----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|F F D | |D |A A6 A A6 |A A D/A|
Long live rock
|[gtr 1] |
|----------2----|------------|2---------------|----------------|5-------5-------|
|1----1----3----|------------|3---------------|----------------|5-------5-----3-|
|2----2----2----|------------|2---------------|2---------------|2--2----2-----2-|
|3----3----0----|------------|0---------------|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|---2----------4-|
|3----3---------|------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0---------|
|1----1---------|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|[gtr 2] |
|---------------|------------|----------------|----------------|-5--------------|
|---------------|------------|----------------|----------------|-5--------------|
|7^-^7\p5-7p5-5^|7^^^~-------|----------------|----------------|-2----------2-0-|
|------------7--|------------|--xxxxxxxxxx----|----------------|----------2-----|
|---------------|------------|--xxxxxxxxxx----|3^-------x---3^-|p0--0-3-4-------|
|---------------|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[pick scrape:
point pick into neck so
that pick strikes fret wire
simultaneously as scraping
as descending down neck from
high to low (approx fret 15 to 2).]
[chours]
|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6|A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5|
Long live rock, I need it every night
|[gtr 1]
|---------------|-----------------|--5-----5-------|--5-----5-------|
|---------------|-----------------|--5-----5-------|--5-----5-------|
|---------------|-----------------|--2-2---2-----2-|--2-2---2-------|
|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2|2-2-4-2-2-2-4p2--|----2-----------|----2-----2-----|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-----0---0-0---|0-----0---0-0-0-|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|[gtr 2] |
|----5----------|----5------------|----------------|----------------|
|----5-----5^---|----5-----5^-----|----------------|----------------|
|----------5^---|----------5^-----|--2-0-----------|----------2--x--|
|-------------7~|-------------7~--|-----4-2-0------|-------------x--|
|0----0-0-------|0------0-0-------|0----------4-2--|0-------3^---x--|
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|--3-2-0---------|
|D5 D6 D5 D6 D5|D5 D6 D5 D6 D5 |A5 A6 A5 A6 |A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 |
Long live rock, come on and join the line
|[gtr 1]
|----------------|----------------------|--5-----5-------|--5-----5----------|
|----------------|----------------------|--5-----5-------|--5-----5----------|
|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-------|--2-2---2-------|--2-2---2----------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|----2-----2-2-2-|----2-----2--------|
|----------------|----------------------|0-----0---0-0-0-|0-----0---0--------|
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|[gtr 2]
|---5------------|----------------------|--5------------|----5---------------|
|---5------5^----|----------------------|--5-----5^-----|----5--7^--5^-------|
|----------5^----|----------------------|--------5^-----|-------7^--5^-------|
|------------7---|----0-----0-----------|----7------7~--|---------7----7~----|
|0------0--------|-----3-3---3--0-3^-0--|--------------0|0----------------0-0|
|----------------|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|F F D | |D |
Long live rock Be it dead or a-
|[gtr 1] |
|----------2-|------|2----------------|
|1----1----3-|------|3----------------|
|2----2----2-|------|2----------------|
|3----3----0-|------|0----------------|
|3----3------|------|-----------------|
|1----1------|------|-----------------|
|[gtr 2] |
|------------|------|-----------------|
|7^\--7^\-7^-|~-----|7\---------------|
|7^\--7^\-7^-|~-----|7\---------------|
|------------|------|7\---------------|
|------------|------|-----------------|
|------------|------|-----------------|
|[guitar 1] A7 | A7
live
|--------------------|---------------3-------|------------3---------|
|--------------------|---------------2-------|------------2---------|
|--------------------|---------------2-------|------------2---------|
|----------0-0-1-1---|2---0----------2-------|------------2---------|
|0-0--4--4-----------|--------3^-0---0-------|------------0---------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
|[guitar 2] A7 | A7
|--------------------|---------3-3---3-3-3-3-|-----7/8/9--15-15-15--|
|--------------------|---------2-2---2-2-2-2-|-----6/7/8--14-14-14--|
|--------2-4^^\-2--2-|-------2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-----7/8/9--14-14-14--|
|-------2---------4--|---------2-2---2-2-2-2-|------------14-14-14--|
|0-0-3h4-------------|3^p0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|----------------------|
|--------------------|----3------------------|----------------------|
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