I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

I Love Rock 'n Roll
Words & Music by Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker
Standard tuning
= 96
A Intro
1 2 3
E.Gtr

¼ ¼ ¼
P.M. P.M. P.M.

2 2 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 (X) 3 (X) 3 0 0 0 0 (X) 3

4 5 6

full ¼

15 12
2 2 4 (2) 9 9 14 12
2 2 4 2 2 2 9 9
0 0 2 0 2 2 7 7
0 0 0 0

B Verse 1

7 8 9 10

full ¼ full ¼

15 12 15 12
9 9 14 12 4 4 14 12
2 2 9 9 2 2 4 4
2 2 7 7 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0

w/bar
11 12 13 14

-½

2 2 4 4 2 (2) (2)
2 2 4 4 2 2 2 (2) (2)


0 0 2 2 2 2 0 (0) (0)
0 0

15 17

P.M.

4 4 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0

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 C Chorus
18 19 20

¼ ¼
P.M. P.M.

2 2 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 (X) 3 0 0 0 0 (X) 3

21 22 23

full ¼

15 12
2 2 4 9 9 14 12
2 2 4 2 2 9 9
0 0 2 2 2 7 7
0 0 0 0 0

D Verse 2

24 25 26 27

full ¼ full ¼

15 12 15 12
9 9 14 12 4 4 14 12
2 2 9 9 2 2 4 4
2 2 7 7 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0

w/bar w/bar
28 29 30 31

-½ -½
0 0
0 0
2 2 4 4 1 1 2 (2) (2)
2 2 4 4 2 2 2 (2) (2)
0 0 2 2 2 2 0 (0) (0)
0 0

32 33 34

P.M.

(2) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
(2) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
(0) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0

E Chorus
35 36 37

¼ ¼
P.M. P.M.

2 2 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 (X) 3 0 0 0 0 (X) 3

2/4
 38 39 40

full ¼

15 12
2 2 4 9 9 14 12
2 2 4 2 9 9
0 0 2 2 7 7
0 0 0 0

F Solo

41 42 43 44

full ¼ full ¼

15 12 15 12
9 9 14 12 4 4 14 12
2 2 9 9 2 2 4 4
2 2 7 7 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0


G Pre-Chorus
w/bar
45 46 47 48 49

-½
0 0
0 0
2 2 4 4 1 1 2 (2)
2 2 4 4 2 2 2 (2)
0 0 2 2 2 2 0 (0)
0 0

52
H Chorus


I Outro-Chorus
56 57 58 59

¼ ¼
P.M. P.M.

2 2 4 4 2 2 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 (X) 3 0 0 0 0 (X) 3 0

60 61 62 63

¼ ¼
P.M. P.M.

2 2 4 4 2 2 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 (X) 3 0 0 0 0 (X) 3 0

3/4
64 65 66 67

¼ ¼
P.M. P.M.

2 2 4 4 2 2 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 (X) 3 0 0 0 0 (X) 3 0

68 69 70 71

¼ ¼
P.M. P.M.

2 2 4 4 2 2 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2
2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 (X) 3 0 0 0 0 (X) 3 0 0

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