#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Rock With You Original Album: Off The Wall Words and Music by Rod Temperton Copyright © 1979 Epic Records Published by Sony Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) INTRO: Ebm9 Ab Bb |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7-7----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |--------------------------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Abadd9 Badd9 |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---7---------7-7-7----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---7---------7-7-7----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----5-5---8---------8-8-8----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----6-6---9---------9-9-9----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-6-----6-6---9---------9-9-9----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Ab Bb |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7-7----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |--------------------------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Gbadd9 Ab Gbadd9 Ab |-2-----2-2---4---------4-4---4--|-2-----2-2---4---------4-4---4--| |-2-----2-2---4---------4-4---4--|-2-----2-2---4---------4-4---4--| |-3-----3-3---5---------5-5---5--|-3-----3-3---5---------5-5---5--| |-4-----4-4---6---------6-6---6--|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6---6--| |-------------6---------6-6---6--|-------------6---------6-6---6--| |-4-----4-4---4---------4-4---4--|-4-----4-4---4---------4-4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE1: Ebm9 Gbadd9 |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-2---2-------2---2--------------| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-2---2-------2---2--------------| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-3---3-------3---3--------------| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-4---4-------4---4--------------| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-4---4-------4---4--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Gbadd9 Girl, close your eyes, Abadd9 |-4---4-----4-----4--------------|-4---4-----4-----4--------------| |-4---4-----6-----4--------------|-4---4-----4-----4--------------| |-5---5-----5-----5--------------|-5---5-----5-----5--------------| |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-6---6-----6-----6--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-6---6-----6-----6--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| | Abadd9 let that rhythm get into you Ebm9 Gbadd9 |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-2---2-------2---2--------------| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-2---2-------2---2--------------| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-3---3-------3---3--------------| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-4---4-------4---4--------------| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-4---4-------4---4--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Gbadd9 Don't try to fight it, there ain't Abadd9 |-4---4-----4-----4--------------|-4---4-----4-----4--------------| |-4---4-----6-----4--------------|-4---4-----4-----4--------------| |-5---5-----5-----5--------------|-5---5-----5-----5--------------| |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-6---6-----6-----6--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-6---6-----6-----6--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Abadd9 nothin' that you____ can do PRE-CHORUS: Gbmaj7 Fm7 |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-8---8-----8-----8--------------| |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-9---9-----9-----9--------------| |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-8---8-----8-----8--------------| |-8---8-----8-----8--------------|-10--10----10----10-------------| |-9---9-----9-----9--------------|-8---8-----8-----8--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Gbmaj7 Fm7 Relax your mind, Bmaj7 Gbadd9 |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-2---2-----2-----2--------------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|-2---2-----2-----2--------------| |-8---8-----8-----8--------------|-3---3-----3-----3--------------| |-9---9-----9-----9--------------|-4---4-----4-----4--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-4---4-----4-----4--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Bmaj7 Gbadd9 lay back and groove with mine. You've gotta Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 |-6-------8-------6--------------|--------------------------------| |-7-------9-------6--------------|--------------------------------| |-6-------8-------6--------------|--------------------------------| |-8-------10------8--------------|--------------------------------| |-6-------8-------9--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 feel that heat and we can ride the Boogie Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 G Ab |-6-------8-------6-------7---8--|--------------------------------| |-7-------9-------6-------8---9--|--------------------------------| |-6-------8-------6-------7---8--|--------------------------------| |-8-------10------8-------9---10-|--------------------------------| |-6-------8-------9-------10--11-|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 G Ab Share that beat of love I wan - na CHORUS: Ebm9 Ab Bb |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7-7----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |--------------------------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Ab Bb rock with you (All night) Ebm9 Abadd9 Badd9 |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---7---------7-7-7----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---7---------7-7-7----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----5-5---8---------8-8-8----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----6-6---9---------9-9-9----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-4-----4-4---9---------9-9-9----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Abadd9 Badd9 Dance you in - to day (Sun - light) I wan-na Ebm9 Ab Bb |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7-7----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |--------------------------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Ab Bb rock with you (All night) We're gonna Gbadd9 Ab Gbadd9 Ab |-2-----2-2---4---------4-4---4--|-2-----2-2---4---------4-4---4--| |-2-----2-2---4---------4-4---4--|-2-----2-2---4---------4-4---4--| |-3-----3-3---5---------5-5---5--|-3-----3-3---5---------5-5---5--| |-4-----4-4---6---------6-6---6--|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6---6--| |-------------6---------6-6---6--|-------------6---------6-6---6--| |-4-----4-4---4---------4-4---4--|-4-----4-4---4---------4-4---4--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Gbadd9 Ab Gbadd9 Ab rock the night a - way VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: Ebm9 x64666 Gbadd9 4x4322 Abadd9 6x6544 | Ebm9 | Gbadd9 | Abadd9 | % | Out on the floor, there ain't nobody there but us | Ebm9 | Gbadd9 | Abadd9 | % | Girl, when you dance, there's a magic that must be love PRE-CHORUS: Chords: Gbmaj7 x98666 Ebm7 x68676 Fm7 x8 10 898 G x 10 9787 Bmaj7 xx9876 Ab x 11 10 898 Gbadd9 4x4322 | Gbmaj7 | Fm7 | Bmaj7 | Gbadd9 | Just take it slow, 'cause we got so far to go | Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 | When you feel that heat, and we're gonna ride the boogie | Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 G Ab | Share that beat of love [repeat CHORUS] BRIDGE: Bbm7 |-6---6-----6---6-6--------------|-6---6-----6---6-6--------------| |-6---6-----6---6-6--------------|-6---6-----6---6-6--------------| |-6---6-----6---6-6--------------|-6---6-----6---6-6--------------| |-6---6-----6---6-6--------------|-6---6-----6---6-6--------------| |-8---8-----8---8-8--------------|-8---8-----8---8-8--------------| |-6---6-----6---6-6--------------|-6---6-----6---6-6--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Bbm7 And when the groove is dead and Eb9 |-6---6-----6---6-6--------------|-6---6-----6---6-6--------------| |-6---6-----6---6-6--------------|-6---6-----6---6-6--------------| |-6---6-----6---6-6--------------|-6---6-----6---6-6--------------| |-5---5-----5---5-5--------------|-5---5-----5---5-5--------------| |-6---6-----6---6-6--------------|-6---6-----6---6-6--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Eb9 gone (Yeah) You know that Gbmaj7 Db/F |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|--------------------------------| |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-6---6-----6-----6--------------| |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-6---6-----6-----6--------------| |-8---8-----8-----8--------------|-6---6-----6-----6--------------| |-9---9-----9-----9--------------|-8---8-----8-----8--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Gbmaj7 Db/F love sur - vives so we can rock for- Bmaj7 Gbadd9 |-6---6-----6-----6--------------|-2---2-----2-----2--------------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|-2---2-----2-----2--------------| |-8---8-----8-----8--------------|-3---3-----3-----3--------------| |-9---9-----9-----9--------------|-4---4-----4-----4--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-4---4-----4-----4--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Bmaj7 Gbadd9 -ever, on [INSTRUMENTAL over these chords:] Ebm9 Ab Bb |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7-7----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |--------------------------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Abadd9 Badd9 |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---7---------7-7-7----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---7---------7-7-7----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----5-5---8---------8-8-8----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----6-6---9---------9-9-9----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-4-----4-4---9---------9-9-9----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Ab Bb C# |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----------6-----------8------| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----------6-----------8------| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----------7-----------10-----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----------8-----------11-----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-6-----------8-----------11-----| |--------------------------------|-4-----------6-----------8------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| I wanna rock with you I wanna groove with you [INSTRUMENTAL continues:] Ebm9 Ab Bb |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7-7----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8-8----| |--------------------------------|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6-6----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Abadd9 Badd9 |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---7---------7-7-7----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----4-4---7---------7-7-7----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----5-5---8---------8-8-8----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----6-6---9---------9-9-9----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-4-----4-4---9---------9-9-9----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ebm9 Ab Bb C# |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----------6-----------8------| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-4-----------6-----------8------| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-5-----------7-----------10-----| |-4---4-------4---4--------------|-6-----------8-----------11-----| |-6---6-------6---6--------------|-6-----------8-----------11-----| |--------------------------------|-4-----------6-----------8------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| I wan-na D |--------------------------------|-----------------10-------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------10-------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------11-------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------12-------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------12-------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------10-------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| rock with you I wan - na groove with you OUTRO: Em9 A B |--------------------------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8------| |-5---5-----5-----5--------------|-7-----7-7---9---------9-9------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|-7-----7-7---9---------9-9------| |--------------------------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Em9 A B rock... (All night) Em9 Aadd9 Badd9 |--------------------------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8------| |-5---5-----5-----5--------------|-7-----7-7---9---------9-9------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-7-----7-7---9---------9-9------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Em9 Aadd9 Badd9 ...Girl (Sun - light) Em9 A B |--------------------------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|-6-----6-6---8---------8-8------| |-5---5-----5-----5--------------|-7-----7-7---9---------9-9------| |-7---7-----7-----7--------------|-7-----7-7---9---------9-9------| |--------------------------------|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Em9 A B Rock with you, rock with you girl (Yeah) (All night) Gadd9 A Gadd9 A |-3-----3-3---5---------5-5---5--|-3-----3-3---5---------5-5---5--| |-3-----3-3---5---------5-5---5--|-3-----3-3---5---------5-5---5--| |-4-----4-4---6---------6-6---6--|-4-----4-4---6---------6-6---6--| |-5-----5-5---7---------7-7---7--|-5-----5-5---7---------7-7---7--| |-------------7---------7-7---7--|-------------7---------7-7---7--| |-5-----5-5---5---------5-5---5--|-5-----5-5---5---------5-5---5--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Gadd9 A Gadd9 A Dance the night a - way [repeat and ad lib lyrics to fade]