Rip It Up Chords by Bill Haley & His Comets

Tempo:
102.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

Am

D

Cm

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bill Haley & His Comets - Rip It Up chords
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Well Saturday night, and I just [C] got paid
[F] Don't try to save
[G] Have a time
[Ab] [D] Baby, I feel fine
[C]
[Cm] Shake it up
[Am]
[Dm] At the [C] ball tonight
[D] Baby and I won't be [Am] late pick her [D] up in my [N] 80s
Hey go down my social off when the jumpin gonna have me
[C] Shake
[F] [Cm] it up
[C]
[Ab] [Dm] [C]
I'm freezing [Gb] high
[Am] After that groovy sky, but I don't care if I spend my dough.
I'm gonna be one
[Cm] [Am]
[Ab] I'm gonna shake it up.
[Am] I'm gonna break it up.
I'm gonna [Dm] rock it up at the [C] ball tonight
[Gm] [C] Just [Gm]
[A] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] got [C] paid
[G] Try to save
[D] Have a time baby.
I feel fine
[C] [Am]
[C]
[Dm] At the [C] ball tonight
I'm freezing high Sky
[D] [C]
[D] [Cm] [Am]
[Cm] [Gm] [Am]
[A] [Dm] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
Am
2311
D
1321
Cm
13421113
Dm
2311
C
3211
Am
2311
D
1321
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To learn Bill Haley & His Comets - Rip It Up chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F, G, D, C, D, C, G, Ab and D in sequence. Start with a comfortable 51 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 103. With Db Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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Well Saturday night, and I just [C] got paid
[F] Don't try to save
_ [G] Have a time
[Ab] _ [D] Baby, I feel fine
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Shake it up
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Dm] At the [C] ball tonight _ _
_ [D] Baby and I won't be [Am] late pick her [D] up in my [N] 80s
Hey go down my social off when the jumpin gonna have me
_ [C] _ _ Shake _ _ _
[F] [Cm] it up
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
I'm freezing _ [Gb] high
[Am] After that groovy sky, but I don't care if I spend my dough.
I'm gonna be one _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Ab] I'm gonna shake it up.
_ [Am] I'm gonna break it up. _
I'm gonna [Dm] rock it up at the [C] ball tonight _ _
_ [Gm] [C] Just _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ got [C] paid
[G] Try to save
[D] Have a time baby.
I feel fine
[C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ At the [C] ball tonight _
I'm freezing high _ Sky
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album Rock Around The Clock - Remastered 2010, written by John Marascalco and Robert Bumps Blackwell, this one stands out.

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