btw the credit should go to the original author for writing this
The famous quo-sound is based on the power chord. The powerchord is a triad without a
third. So it's actually an interval. The interval (called perfect fifth) is formed by
two notes which are seven half steps (or five scale steps) apart. The distance from C
up to G is a perfect fifth, as shown below. The chordname may be abbreviated to C5.
EXAMPLE 1:
A|-10-|
E|-8--|
Place your first finger on the E-string and your third finger on the A-string. This
is a moveable pattern. Position the chord on the fifth position and you have an A5.
Rock players often use just these powers chords, instead of full chords, to achieve
a basic rock and roll or heavy metal sound. For the typical boogie-sound there's more
to do. Place you fingers in position as shown in example 1. Keep your first and third
finger as they are and place your pinky on the 12th position of the A-string. You're
making a new interval called major sixth. Now you have to alternate as follows.
EXAMPLE 2:
A|-10-12-10-12-|
E|-8--8--8--8--|
It's quite a left-hand stretch up to this major sixth (be careful, don't hurt yourself).
Progression I
The full eight-bar progression is played like this:
C F
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|
A|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|------------------------|
C G
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|------------------------|12-12-14-14-12-12-14-14-|
A|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|------------------------|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|------------------------|
C
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|
E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
Sound is important
Quo-songs are often based on the boogie-woogie shuffle (tripletfeel). This song however,
is based on a straight-four rock feel (straight eights). You have to play the first note
staccato (short) and the second one legato (keep it ringing as long as possible) to get
that typical Rick Parfitt rythm-sound. See next example. Dots (.) mean staccato,
underscore (__) is legato. You also have to emphasize the notes with the dots.
A|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|
E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
. __ . __ . __ . __
If you find difficulty in doing this, you first can try it without the pinky. Practice
slow at first and gradually speed up your tempo.
Progression II
Further on the F-chord, in the fourth bar of the progression, is replaced by a F#dim7.
Play the full progression now like this:
C F
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|
A|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|------------------------|
F#dim7 G
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|------------------------|------------------------|
G|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|------------------------|------------------------|
D|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|------------------------|12-12-14-14-12-12-14-14-|
A|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|------------------------|
C
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-|
E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
The last thing I want to say about the rythm is that you have to keep time. Hit the
strings exactly on the time-spot.
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Intro:
piano transcribed for guitar
E|------|11-11-10---8-8-10--|12-12-12-12-12-11-10--|
B|--8-10|-----------7-7-8---|----------------------|
G|/9----|10-10-11-----------|12-12-12-12-12-11-10--|
D|------|-------------------|----------------------|
A|------|-------------------|----------------------|
E|------|-------------------|----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/status_quo/rockin_all_over_the_world_tab.html ]
Now you first play four bars C before you start with Progression I.
[C] Oh here we are and here we are and here we go
[F] Water born and we're hittin' the road
Here we [C] go
[G] Rockin' all over the [C] world
[C] Ah giddy up and giddy up and get away
Oh[F] we're goin' crazy and we're goin' today
Here we [C] go
[G] Rockin' all over the [C] world
[C] And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it
I [F] li-li-li-like it, li-li-li-like
Here we [C] go
[G] Rockin' all over the [C] world
FIRST SOLO (RICK): Progression I
E|----8-------8---|----------------|/13-13-13-/13-13-13-/13-13-|
B|----8-------8---|----------------|/13-13-13-/13-13-13-/13-13-|
G|7/9-----7/9---7-|8-7-5---5-------|---------------------------|
D|----------------|------7-----7---|---------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|
E|13-13-11-10-8---10---|--8----------------|8-8----------------|
B|13-13-11-10-8---10-8-|--8-10-8-----------|8-8-10-8-----------|
G|-------------------8-|h9--10-8h9---------|----10-8h9---------|
D|---------------------|-----------10-8----|-----------10-8----|
A|---------------------|----------------10-|----------------10-|
E|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|/9--9--9--/9--9--9--/9--9--|-9-/9--9--9--/9--9--9----|
D|/10-10-10-/10-10-10-/10-10-|10-/10-10-10-/10-10-10---|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
SECOND SOLO (FRANCIS): Progression I
E|15-----15-15-15---15-----15-15-15---15-----15-15-|
B|15b17--17-17-17---15b17--17-17-17---15b17--17-17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|15--------------------|15b17---15-14-13-12-------|---------------------------|
B|17b15-13----13--------|--------------------15-13-|---15----13----------15b17-|
G|---------14------14---|--------------------------|14----14----------14-------|
D|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|15b17-r15--17-----------------|
B|--r15-13-15---13------13-|--------------15b17-r15-13-13-|
G|-------------------14----|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------|
B|------1-1-----1-1----|1-----1-1-------|
G|---------------------|----------------|
D|--0h2-----0h2-----0h2|--0h2-----------|
A|---------------------|----------------|
E|---------------------|----------------|
[C] I'm gonna tell your mama what you're gonna do
[F] Come on out with your dancing shoes
Here we [C] go
[G] Rockin' all over the [C] world
[C] And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it
I [F] li-li-li-like it, li-li-li-like
Here we [C] go
[G] Rockin' all over the [C] world
Progression II, only strum the chord on the first measure of each bar
[C] And I like it, I like it, [C/E] I like it, I like it
I [F] li-li-li-like it, [F#dim7] li-li-li-like
Here we [C] go
[G] Rockin' all over the [C] world
Progression I
[C]And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it
I [F] li-li-li-like it, li-li-li-like
Here we [C] go
[G] Rockin' all over the [C] world
Progression II
[C] And I like it, I like it, [C/E] I like it, I like it
I [F] li-li-li-like it, [F#dim7] li-li-li-like
Here we [C] go
[G] Rockin' all over the [C] world
OUTRO SOLO (RICK): Progression II
4 times
E|-8-10-11-||-12-8-10---8---10-8-|12-8-10---8---10-8-|11-8-10---8---10-8-|
B|---------||*-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|---------||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|---------||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|---------||*-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|---------||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|11-11-10---8---10-8-|12-8-10---8---10-8-|11-11-11-11-11-8---11-10-8-|
B|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
E|8---8-----8---x-|8---x-8---8-10-11--||
B|----8-----8---x-|8---x-8-----------*||
G|----------------|-------------------||
D|----------------|-------------------||
A|----------------|------------------*||
E|----------------|-------------------||
The last time I always end the song with these two bars
(instead of the last two bars above):
!!!band stops here ritenuto rubato !band comes in again
E|8-10b12r10-8----8------|------------------------------||
B|-------------10---10---|8-------------------------5\--||
G|-----------------------|--7b8r7-5-----5h7b8r7b8r7-5\\-||
D|-----------------------|--------------------------5\\\||
A|-----------------------|----------------------------\\||
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------\||
