'Rockaway Beach' by Ramones - Guitar Tutorial

            Artist:  The Ramones
Song:  Rockaway Beach
Album:  Rocket to Russia
Track:  2
Tabbed by:  Rick ([email protected])
AIM:  unhlax23 - check out my other tabs and rate them please


Chords:

C#5 (x466xx)        C5  (x355xx)
D5  (x577xx)        F#5 (244xxx)
A5  (577xxx)
E5  (x799xx)
F5  (x8-10-10xx)
G5  (x10-12-12xx)

/ = slide

Intro:  C#5 / D5  x2

Verse 1:

A5
Chewin out a rhythm on my bubble gum

The sun is out and I want some
D5
It's not hard not far to reach
D5
We can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach
A5
Up on the roof, out on the street

Down on the playground the hot concrete
D5
Bus ride is too slow
E5
They blast out the disco on the radio


Chorus:

A5
Rock rock, Rockaway beach
D5
Rock rock, Rockaway beach
A5
Rock rock, Rockaway beach
E5
We can hitch a ride to Rockaway beach
A5
Rock rock, Rockaway beach
D5
Rock rock, Rockaway beach
A5
Rock rock, Rockaway beach
E5
We can hitch a ride to Rockaway beach


Then play  G5  D5  F5  C5


The next part is:

F#5
It's not hard not far to reach
A5
We can hitch a ride to Rockaway beach
F#5
It's not hard not far to reach
D5                      E5
We can hitch a ride to Rockaway beach


Verse 2:  Play like other verse

Chewin out a rhythm on my bubble gum
The sun is out, and I want some
It's not hard not far to reach
We can hitch a ride to Rockaway beach
Up on the roof, out on the street
Down on the playground the hot concrete
Bus ride, is too slow
They blast out the disco on the radio

Chorus:  Play like other chorus

Rock rock, Rockaway beach
Rock rock, Rockaway beach
Rock rock, Rockaway beach
We can hitch a ride to Rockaway beach

Play  G5  D5  F5  C5  x2  then play  D5  A5  really quickly and stop

Then you play the chorus twice, you know the words, i won't write them out.

To end the song play this:
   D5 A5
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|--7-------|
D|--7-7-----|
A|--5-7-----|
E|----5-----|

That's it.  Email me with questions, and please rate this.