House Is Rockin by Stevie Ray Vaughan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The House Is Rockin' - Stevie Ray Vaughan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Justin Mason Email: tkdude007@hotmail.com Tuning: one half step flat Remember, this song is in B, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The strum pattern is fairly simple if you know the song, good luck and enjoy! =D e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------8--------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------8--------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------8--------------| A|/10--10--10--10--10--10--12--10--10--10--10--10--12--10--10----------------| E|/-8---8--12---8--11---8---8---8--12---8--11---8---8---8--11----------------| x2 Chorus Well, The house is rockin' don't bother knockin' when the... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| ...house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' when the.. e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10----------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8----------------| ...house is a-rockin' don't bother come on.... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------| A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...in! e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| Verse Kick off your shoes, start losin' the blues e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| This old house aint got nothin' to lose, seen it... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| ...all for years, start spreadin' the... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...news! We got... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| ...Room on the floor, come on baby shake something... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------| A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ....loose! e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| Chorus Well, The house is rockin' don't bother knockin' when the... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| ...house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' when the.. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| ...house is a-rockin' don't bother come on.... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------| A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...in! e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| Now is the piano solo, immediately followed by Stevie rippin' up his strat with a blues pentatonic solo. Here is a rough tab attempt at it, he plays so fast its hard to sounds good though. e|-------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-------------------| B|-------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-------------------| G|---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b---10b-10-8----------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------8------------------------------------------8-------------------------| G|----8---10---------10b-10-10b-8--------------------10----8--10-------------| D|-10-----------------------------10----8--10---10------10-------------------| A|-----------------------------------10--------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ****NOTE****: this following section of the solo stays on the following section of the rythm... *NOT SOLO* e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------| A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...for 32 FULL bars. Its a pain in the ass to keep up yes, but the sound has an interesting result back to the solo... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----10b-10-8--------------10b-10b-10-8----8--------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------10----------------------------------| A|-------------10------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----8-8-8-8-8--------8-8-8-8-8------11-11-11-11-11------11-11---11--------| B|-----8-8-8-8-8--------8-8-8-8-8-------8--8--8--8--8-------8--8----8--------| G|--10b---------------10b------------10b-----------------10b-----10---8------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------11--11-----11------11------11--11-----11-----------------------------| G|------10--10-----10------10------10--10-----10-----------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10----------10------10------10----------10--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| End of Solo Verse e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| Walkin' up the streets you can hear the sound, there's some... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| ...bad honkey tonkers really layin' it down, we've seen it... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| ...All for years, we got nothing to... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| .....lose! e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| Get out of the floor, shimmy till you shake something... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------| A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ....loose! e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| Chorus Well, The house is rockin' don't bother knockin' when the... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| ...house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' when the.. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| ...house is a-rockin' don't bother come on.... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------| A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...in! I said when the... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| House is a rockin', don't bother come on... e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|12--12--14--12--15--12--14--12------12--14--12--15--12--14--12-------------| A|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ...in! e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10--10--12--10--13--10--12--10--10--10--12--10------10--10--10------------| E|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8------------| Ending e|-------8----------------------8--------------------------------------------| B|-------8----------------------8--------------------------------------------| G|---10b---10-8-----------------8--------------------------------------------| D|--------------10-8-10---------8--------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Thanks everyone, hope you liked it. 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