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School of Rock Title Song

Misc Soundtrack
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7-8-7-10-8-7-8---8---7-7-8-8--|
G|--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Repeat 6X
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

There's a little variation of the main thing here

e|------------------------------------|
B|--7-----8-7-10-8-7-8---8---7---8----|
G|--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Repeat 13X
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

D

e|--2--------|
B|--3--------|
G|--2--------| 2x
D|--0--------|
A|--0--------|
E|-----------|

Guitar 2

D D D

e|--2--------2--------2--------|
B|--3--------3--------3--------|
G|--2--------2--------2--------| 2x
D|--0--------0--------0--------|
A|--0--------0--------0--------|
E|-----------------------------|

Guitar 2

D C G C

e|--2--------0-----------3-----------0-----|
B|--3--------1-----------0-----------1-----|
G|--2--------0-----------0-----------0-----| 2x
D|--0--------2-----------0-----------2-----|
A|--0--------3-----------2-----------3-----|
E|-----------3-----------3-----------3-----|

Verse

D C

Baby we was making straight A's,

G C

But we were stuck in a dumb daze.

D C

Don't take much to memorize your lies.

G C

I feel like I've been hypnotisized.

D C

And then that magic man; he come to town.

G

Whoo wee!

C

He done spun my head around.

D

He said, "Recess is in session.

C

Two and two make five."

G

And now baby, oh, I'm alive.

Oh yeah!

I'm alive

Chorus

Guitar 1 & Guitar 2

D E

And if you want to be the teacher's pet,

G D

Well baby you just better forget it.

D E

Rock got no reason. Rock got no rhyme.

G

You better get me to school on time.

[Solo 1] (played by Jack Black)

tap hold bend and pick release bend

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10--------------------:::::::::::::::::::::::::::--------|
G|-9b11===11b9p7~~(7)~~-7h9b10-:10d10u--10d10u--10d10u10d:-10b9p7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

*the = signifies the hold length

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10-b-12p10-(10)~~~~-12-15-17p15p12-15-15~-|
G|-7---9p7~~-(7)~~---------------~----------------------------|
D|---9--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

slow release *note1*

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19-17b19--r--17p15p12-15-15~~-10-12-10--12p10-12p10-15-12p10-|
G|-------------------------------------12--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[note] 1*Alternate a pedal could be used here.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10~---15-17b19-19b17r15-15--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------19-21-19~~\--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(played after solo 1)

D C

Oh you know I was on an honor roll.

G C

Got good grades and got no soul.

D C

Raised my hand before I could speak my mind.

G C

I been biting my tongue too many times.

D C

And then that magic man said to obey.....uh-huh

G C

"Do what magic man do, not what magic man say."

D C

Now can I please have the attention of the class.

G

Today's assignment... a hem... kick some ass!

(do chorus again, 2x)

(guitar 1 do intro)

Guitar 2

D C

This is my final exam.

G C

Now you all know who I am.

D C

I might not be that perfect son.

G C

But ya'll be rockin' when I'm done.

[Solo 2] (played by Zach)

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7h9b11-(10)---------10p9p7--9--7~---7-----------|
D|---------------------------------------9----9-9--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10--------------10-------------------|
G|-9 b 11 (10)-----9 b 11 (10)-------10p9p7-9-7----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-9-7-10p9p7---7--10p9p7---7---7-9-9 b 11~----|
D|-9--------------9-----------9--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-9-7~*hold a bit-------7 h 9-10-7--------------|
D|-------------------9p7h9-------------9-7-9~*hold-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|------15-----------15p12-------15p12----|
G|------12-----------------14p12-------12-|
D|-7-9---------12-14----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-10~-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10-12-10-12b13r12p10-12-10~-12-10~--------|
D|-12-10-12------------------------------------12~12~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------:::::::::::::::::------------|
B|----------------::13------13-13::--*13-15~*--|
G|----10-12b14----::12--12--12-12::------------|
D|-12------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------18-20-18---20b22-*let ring------------|
G|-19-19---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

(play this part with drums)

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-15-13----------------------------------------|
G|-------14-12----------------------------------|
D|-------------15-12----12-12~----12~---12~-----|
A|-------------------15-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------10--12b14*hold----14r12p10---------------|
D|-10-12----------------------------12~~----------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| r Release

| ~ Vibrato

| (n) Ghost note

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