{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1782507,"song":"Roll Over Beethoven","artist":"The Beatles","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1782507-roll-over-beethoven-chords-by-the-beatles/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1782507?type=chord","rating":4.85666,"votes":28,"content":"Song:    Roll Over Beethoven\r\nArtist:  The Beatles\r\nWritten: Chuck Berry\r\nAlbum:   With The Beatles, 1963  (Remastered, 2009)\r\nURL:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz5jXwOXgKQ\r\nTempo:   4|4\r\nTuning:  Standard\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: (Octave Lead over)\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]|[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]|\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 1:\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m gonna write a little letter,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGonna mail it to my local D.J..[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's a rocking little record,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI want my jockey to play.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRoll over Beethoven,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI gotta hear it again today.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 2:\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know my temperature's rising,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the jukebox's blown a fuse.[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy heart’s a beating rhythm,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd my soul keeps a-singin’ the blues.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRoll over Beethoven,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTell Tchaikovsky the news.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 3:\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI got the rocking pneumonia,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI need a shot of rhythm and blues.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI think I got it off the writer,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSittin' down by the rhythm review.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRoll over Beethoven,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe're rockin' in two by two.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 4:\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell if you feel you like it,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell get your lover and reel and rock it.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nRoll it over and move on up,[/tab]\r\n\r\nJust a trifle further.\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd reel and rock it,[/tab]\r\n\r\nRoll it over.\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRoll over Beethoven,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA rocking in two by two.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL: (Octave Lead over)\r\n|[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]|\r\n|[ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]|\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 5:\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell early in the morning,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a giving you the warning.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't you step on my blue suede shoes,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey, diddle diddle.[/tab]\r\n\r\nGonna play my fiddle,\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAin't got nothing to lose.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRoll over Beethoven,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTell Tchaikovsky the news.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 6:\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know she winks like a glow worm,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDance like a spinning top.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe got a crazy partner,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOughta see them reel an rock.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLong as she's got a dime,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe music will never stop.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nREPRISE:\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRoll over Beethoven,[/tab]\r\n\r\nRoll over Beethoven.\r\n[tab]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nRoll over Beethoven,[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRoll over Beethoven.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nRoll over Beethoven,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd dig these rhythm and blues.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCODA: (Octave Lead over)\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D9[/ch]|\r\n\r\n\r\n[End]\r\n\r\n\r\nNOTES:\r\n1. “…The vast majority of The Beatles' Chuck Berry covers were sung by Lennon. Indeed, he sang \r\n'Roll Over Beethoven' until 1961, when George Harrison took over on lead. It remained in the group's \r\nset until the end of their US tour in September 1964.  It became one of three vocal spots for Harrison \r\non \"With The Beatles\", the others being ‘Devil In Her Heart’ and his own ‘Don't Bother Me’.\r\n‘I sang Roll Over Beethoven for With The Beatles - it was a song I liked. I had the Chuck Berry record \r\nand I used to sing it in the clubs.’ - George Harrison, Anthology. …”\r\n2.  This is my take on the words and rhythm chords of the Beatles version and doesn’t pretend to \r\ncapture the lead riffs which are documented on UG\r\nhttp://www.ultimate-guitar.com/search.php?search_type=title&value=roll+over+beethoven+beatles and here \r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b2QmtXbXh4, amongst other sites.","plain_text":"Song:    Roll Over Beethoven\nArtist:  The Beatles\nWritten: Chuck Berry\nAlbum:   With The Beatles, 1963  (Remastered, 2009)\nURL:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz5jXwOXgKQ\nTempo:   4|4\nTuning:  Standard\n\n\nINTRO: (Octave Lead over)\n|D   |G   D|A   D|\n\n\nVERSE 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 3:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 4:\n\n\n\n\nJust a trifle further.\n\n\nRoll it over.\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL: (Octave Lead over)\n|D G   D|G    D|\n|G A   D|\n\n\nVERSE 5:\n\n\n\n\n\nGonna play my fiddle,\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 6:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREPRISE:\n\n\nRoll over Beethoven.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCODA: (Octave Lead over)\n|D  D9|\n\n\n[End]\n\n\nNOTES:\n1. “…The vast majority of The Beatles' Chuck Berry covers were sung by Lennon. Indeed, he sang \n'Roll Over Beethoven' until 1961, when George Harrison took over on lead. It remained in the group's \nset until the end of their US tour in September 1964.  It became one of three vocal spots for Harrison \non \"With The Beatles\", the others being ‘Devil In Her Heart’ and his own ‘Don't Bother Me’.\n‘I sang Roll Over Beethoven for With The Beatles - it was a song I liked. I had the Chuck Berry record \nand I used to sing it in the clubs.’ - George Harrison, Anthology. …”\n2.  This is my take on the words and rhythm chords of the Beatles version and doesn’t pretend to \ncapture the lead riffs which are documented on UG\nhttp://www.ultimate-guitar.com/search.php?search_type=title&value=roll+over+beethoven+beatles and here \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b2QmtXbXh4, amongst other sites.","chords":["D","G","A","G7","A7","D9"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}