5 distinct chords · 29 changes · 2:48 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- G♯
- D♯
- G
- C
- A♯
What you are playing
Chords for That's Rock 'N' Roll Tv - 10.05.1977, laid out across its 2:48 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in G major. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 3 the same song becomes F C E A G, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 5 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is That's Rock 'N' Roll Tv - 10.05.1977 shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| D major | D♯A♯DGF | |
| D♯ major | EBD♯G♯F♯ | |
| E major | FCEAG | |
| F major | F♯C♯FA♯G♯ | |
| F♯ major | GDF♯BA | |
| G major | G♯D♯GCA♯ | |
| G♯ major | AEG♯C♯B | |
| A major | A♯FADC | |
| A♯ major | BF♯A♯D♯C♯ | |
| B major | CGBED | |
| C major | C♯G♯CFD♯ | |
| C♯ major | DAC♯F♯E |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.
