Song: School of Rock
This here’s the song played by Jack Black and the kids
at the battle of the bands contest. I thought the intro was cool,
and it was frickin’ easy to figure out, so I tabbed it.
This is an updated version of my last tab of this song, which lacked a chorus part. I
also read the comments I got and I tabbed out both open chord positions and power chord
positions, so use whichever way you think rocks harder. Thank you to those who sent comments in.
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Version 1 – Open Chords
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
(After Guitar 1 repeats 2X)
D
e–2———————————
B–3———————————
G–2——————————— Repeat 2X
D–0———————————
A–0———————————
E————————————
D D D
e–2—–2—–2———————
B–3—–3—–3———————
G–2—–2—–2——————— Repeat 2X
D–0—–0—–0———————
A–0—–0—–0———————
E————————————
This part here is played during the verse
D C G C
e–2————0———-3———–0——-
B–3————1———-0———–1——-
G–2————0———-0———–0——- Repeat 6X
D–0————2———-0———–2——-
A–0————3———-2———–3——-
E—————3———-3———–3——-
This is played as a lead in to the chorus
G
e——3——–
B——3——–
G——4——–
D——5——–
A——5——–
E——3——–
This part here is played during the chorus
D E G D
e–2————0———-3———–2——-
B–3————0———-0———–3——-
G–2————1———-0———–2——-
D–0————2———-0———–0——-
A–0————2———-2———–0——-
E—————0———-3——————-
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Version 2 – Power Chords
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
(After Guitar 1 repeats 2X)
D5
e————————————
B————————————
G–7——————————— Repeat 2X
D–7———————————
A–5———————————
E————————————
D5 D5 D5
e————————————
B————————————
G–7—–7—–7——————— Repeat 2X
D–7—–7—–7———————
A–5—–5—–5———————
E————————————
This part here is played during the verse
D5 C5 B5 C5
e———————————————-
B———————————————-
G–7————5———-4———–5——- Repeat 6X
D–7————5———-4———–5——-
A–5————3———-2———–3——-
E———————————————-
This is played as a lead-in to the chorus
G
e——3——–
B——3——–
G——4——–
D——5——–
A——5——–
E——3——–
This part here is played during the chorus
D5 E5 G5 D5
e———————————————-
B———————————————-
G–7————1———————-7——-
D–7————2———-5———–7——-
A–5————2———-5———–5——-
E—————0———-3——————-
I’m not gonna try to tab the two solos in this song, but other than
that, everything you need is here. Just listen to the song and figure
out which part is played where.
Rock on.
