Tabs with lyrics
R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ---------------------- Very easy - the basic chord pattern isE MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA (open chords) Generally, the strumming pattern (I think) is two downstrokes on the beat for each chord and then change to the next chord with an upstroke on the change. The only exceptions are replacing the
E MajorE chord of the sequence with a
BB chord at the end of the chorus (which I don't usually bother doing - the
E MajorE chord sounds fine). Also, use only a single downstroke and no upstroke in the first verse for each word in "crack, boom, bam". Anyway, it goes something like this:
(Fast rock beat)E MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA
E MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA They ..
E MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA
E MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA beat .. CHORUS
E MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA R. O..
E MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA R. O..
E MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA
BB R. O.. (no chord)
E MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
A augmentedA etc, for a few more bars Rockin'. - The remainder of the song follows the same pattern: VERSE (no chord) >Chorus verse (no chord) (spoken) Rockin' in the USA. Hey! >Chorus (repeat and fade)
ⓘ Guitar tab for 'R O C K In The U S A' by John Mellencamp, John Cougar Mellencamp, a male rock artist from Seymour, Indiana, USA. John Mellencamp was born in 1951.