House Is Rockin Chords & Tabs
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The House Is Rockin' - Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Tabbed by: Justin Mason
Email: tkdude007@hotmail.com
Tuning: one half step flat
Remember, this song is in B, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
The strum pattern is fairly simple if you know the song, good luck and enjoy! =D
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B|------------------------------------------------------------8--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------8--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------8--------------|
A|/10--10--10--10--10--10--12--10--10--10--10--10--12--10--10----------------|
E|/-8---8--12---8--11---8---8---8--12---8--11---8---8---8--11----------------| x2
Chorus
Well, The house is rockin' don't bother knockin' when the...
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A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' when the..
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B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10----------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8----------------|
...house is a-rockin' don't bother come on....
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...in!
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Verse
Kick off your shoes, start losin' the blues
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
This old house aint got nothin' to lose, seen it...
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...all for years, start spreadin' the...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...news! We got...
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...Room on the floor, come on baby shake something...
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D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
....loose!
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Chorus
Well, The house is rockin' don't bother knockin' when the...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' when the..
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...house is a-rockin' don't bother come on....
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...in!
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Now is the piano solo, immediately followed by Stevie rippin' up his strat with a
blues pentatonic solo. Here is a rough tab attempt at it, he plays so fast its hard to
sounds good though.
e|-------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-------------------|
B|-------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-------------------|
G|---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b-10-8----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8------------------------------------------8-------------------------|
G|----8---10---------10b-10-10b-8--------------------10----8--10-------------|
D|-10-----------------------------10----8--10---10------10-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------10--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_ray_vaughan/house_is_rockin_tab.html ]
****NOTE****: this following section of the solo stays on the following section of the rythm...
*NOT SOLO*
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...for 32 FULL bars. Its a pain in the ass to keep up yes, but the sound has an interesting result
back to the solo...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----10b-10-8--------------10b-10b-10-8----8--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------10----------------------------------|
A|-------------10------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----8-8-8-8-8--------8-8-8-8-8------11-11-11-11-11------11-11---11--------|
B|-----8-8-8-8-8--------8-8-8-8-8-------8--8--8--8--8-------8--8----8--------|
G|--10b---------------10b------------10b-----------------10b-----10---8------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------11--11-----11------11------11--11-----11-----------------------------|
G|------10--10-----10------10------10--10-----10-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----------10------10------10----------10--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End of Solo
Verse
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Walkin' up the streets you can hear the sound, there's some...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...bad honkey tonkers really layin' it down, we've seen it...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...All for years, we got nothing to...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....lose!
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Get out of the floor, shimmy till you shake something...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
....loose!
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Chorus
Well, The house is rockin' don't bother knockin' when the...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' when the..
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------|
E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
...house is a-rockin' don't bother come on....
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...in! I said when the...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
House is a rockin', don't bother come on...
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------|
A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
...in!
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------|
Ending
e|-------8----------------------8--------------------------------------------|
B|-------8----------------------8--------------------------------------------|
G|---10b---10-8-----------------8--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------10-8-10---------8--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Thanks everyone, hope you liked it.
I'm out.
| b bend to
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| . Mute note
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