contibuted by: mes3sl@surrey.ac.uk (Shaun Lawson)
ROCK 'N' ROLL STAR by Oasis (well .. Noel Gallagher)
=================== from "Definitely Maybe"
Its taken me ages to figure out that he goes to Ab at the
bridge type bit (pre-chorus). He throws in these unexpected
chords fairly often it seems (see the Supersonic transcription at
OLGA which is fine except it goes to D not E on the chorus as is
written).
Most (if not all) of the chords are barred, the B at the
7th and theres a lot of taking off of the barre (fore) finger so it
adds an E and an A. Other than that just turn up the overdrive.
intro: B (mess around) then B A->E B
B
I live my life in the city - there's no easy way out
A E B
The days moving just too fast for me,
B
Need some time in the sunshhyynnnnne - gotta slow it right down
A E B
The days moving just too fast for me.
Ab E
I live my life for the stars that shine
B
People say its just a waste of time
Ab E
When they said I should just feed my head
B
That to me was just a day in bed
Ab E
I'll take my car and drive real far
B
To where they're not concerned about the way we are
A
In my mind my dreams are real
F#
Are you concerned about the way I feel ?
A E B
To-night I'm a rock'n'roll star
A E B
To-night I'm a rock'n'roll star
A E B
To-night I'm a rock'n'roll star.
Then: repeat the whole of above until :
To-night I'm a rock'n'roll star
To-night I'm a rock'n'roll star
A E B
To-night I'm a rock'n'roll star.
A
Are you down with who I am
E
Look at you'll now you're all in my hands - tonight.
solo: over verse chords (B A E)
To-night I'm a rock'n'roll star
To-night I'm a rock'n'roll star
To-night I'm a rock'n'roll star.
Then at the end there is a bit of a free-for-all - it goes first to an
A (slide up from G) then I *think* it is E (fingered at 1st fret)
and an E shape slid up two frets (so a sort of F#) - I may be wrong
on this bit though - so any takers ?
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From swede@email.unc.eduWed Oct 16 04:11:55 1996
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 15:12:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: Fred Lidskog
To: Patrick Glass
Subject: Rock 'n' Roll Star
>From Fred Lidskog
Rock n' Roll Star, written by Noel Gallagher, performed by Oasis.
Song can be found on the album "Definitely Maybe".
Chords used:
B (x24442)
C#m (x46654)
A (x02220)
G#m (466444)
E (022100)
F# (244322)
There is a riff played along with the "B" chord in the intro and verses
that I can't, for the life of me, play so it sounds EXACTLY like the
record, but below is an attempt that sounds close. The tab below is played
in ALL the verses in the song, as well as during the "B" chord in the
chorus. Here goes:
b=bend (3b4 means bend the string at the 3rd fret to make the note that
the string would make if it was played at the 4th fret without bending.)
B
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--10----9--7-----4--4-4-4-4-4-4--10-----9--7---
G--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4---9b10-9--7-----4--4-4-4-4-4-4---9b10--9--7---
D--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4--------------9--4--4-4-4-4-4-4----------------
A--2--2--0-2-0-2--0-2-----------------2--0-2-0-2-0-2----------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1
-------
[NOTE: all "B"'s below played with "main riff"]
B
I live my life in the city
B
There's no easy way out
C#m A B
The day's moving just too fast for me
B
Need some time in the sunshee-ine
B
Gotta slow it right down
C#m A B
The day's moving just too fast for me
Pre-chorus
----------
G#m E
I live my life for the stars that shine
B
And people say it's just a waste of time
G#m E
Then they said I should feed my head
B
But that to me was just a day in bed
G#m E
I'll take my car and drive real far
B
To where they're not concerned about the way we are
A
Cos in my mind my dreams are real
F#
Are you concerned about the way I feel
Chorus
------
A E B (w/ main riff)
Toniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight I'm a rock n' roll star
e--5---5--------------0-----
B--5---5--------------0-----
G--6---6--------------1-----
D--7---7-----------2--2-----
A--7---7-----------2--2-----
E--5---5---3b4-----0--0-----
Bridge
------
A E ?
You're not down with who I am look at you now you're all in my hands
e------------0--------------------------3-----
B------------0--------------------------3-----
G------------1--------------------------1-----
D------------2--------------------------------
A------------2--------------------------------
E----3---2---0--------------------------------
B (w/main riff) [NOTE: I have no idea what
Tonight! that "?" chord is, or if
it's correct!]
[SOLO over chords B C#m A B]
[VERSE 1 repeat]
[Pre-chorus repeat]
[Chorus repeat]
Here, song goes to an "A", then starts alternating between "F#" and "E",
then Liam starts singing "It's just rock and roll" and the alternation
between "F# and "E" starts getting faster, and that's the end of the song.
Enjoy!!
Questions, comments, corrections, requests to swede@email.unc.edu
By the way, if anybody has a take on that verse riff in this song that
sounds better than the one I've got, please send it to me.
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