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Did You Know? Blitzkreig Bop was The Ramones very first single and the first track on their very first album both released in 1976. it was written by drummer Tommy Ramone and bass player Dee Dee Ramone. Rolling Stone rated Blitzkreig Bop as 31 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time and 18 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs Of All Time. It was originally called 'Animal Hop'.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Green Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Yellow Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Green Pick (Yellow Pick when played with Open Anchor Chords)
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Blitzkreig Bop Chords And Strumming, The Ramones
Open Chords:
Open D chord
Open A chord
Open E chord
Open Bm7 x2023x
Strumming:
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
"The Driver*": |D D U D U D U |
Tempo: 176 bpm
Key: A
Intro - 'The Driver*'
||A - - - |D -E- - || x3
|A - D - |A - - - |
||A - - - |D -E- - || x3
|A - D - |A - - - |
|| - - - - | - - - - || x3
|A - - - |A - - - |
Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go!
Hey ho, let's go! (A)Hey ho, let's go!
Verse - 'The Driver*'
||A - - - |D -E- - || x3
|A - D - |A - - - |
||A - - - |D -E- - || x3
|A - D - |A - - - |
They're (A)forming in straight line (D) (E)
They're
(A)going through a tight wind (D) (E)
The
(A)kids are losing their minds (D)
The
(E)blitzkrieg
(A)bop (D) (A)
They're
(A)piling in the back seat (D) (E)
They're
(A)generating steam heat (D) (E)
(A)Pulsating to the back beat (D)
The
(E)blitzkrieg
(A)bop (D) (A)
Chorus - 'Straight 8s'
|D - - - |D - - - |A - - - |D - A - |
|D - - - |D - - - |Bm7 - - - |D - E - |
(Dx2)Hey ho, let's go
(A)Shoot 'em in the back now (D) (A)
(Dx2)What they want, I don't know
They're
(Bm7)all revved up and
(D)ready to
(E)go
Verse - 'The Driver*'
||A - - - |D -E- - || x3
|A - D - |A - - - |
||A - - - |D -E- - || x3
|A - D - |A - - - |
They're (A)forming in straight line (D) (E)
They're (A)going through a tight wind (D) (E)
The (A)kids are losing their minds (D)
The (E)blitzkrieg (A)bop (D) (A)
They're (A)piling in the back seat (D) (E)
They're (A)generating steam heat (D) (E)
(A)Pulsating to the back beat (D)
The (E)blitzkrieg (A)bop (D) (A)
Chorus - 'Straight 8s'
|D - - - |D - - - |A - - - |D - A - |
|D - - - |D - - - |Bm7 - - - |D - E - |
(Dx2)Hey ho, let's go
(A)Shoot 'em in the back now (D) (A)
(Dx2)What they want, I don't know
They're (Bm7)all revved up and (D)ready to (E)go
Verse - 'The Driver*'
||A - - - |D -E- - || x3
|A - D - |A - - - |
||A - - - |D -E- - || x3
|A - D - |A - - - |
They're (A)forming in straight line (D) (E)
They're (A)going through a tight wind (D) (E)
The (A)kids are losing their minds (D)
The (E)blitzkrieg (A)bop (D) (A)
They're (A)piling in the back seat (D) (E)
They're (A)generating steam heat (D) (E)
(A)Pulsating to the back beat (D)
The (E)blitzkrieg (A)bop (D) (A)
Ending -
|| - - - - | - - - - || x3
|A - - - |A - - - |
Final Chord Strum: A
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Blitzkreig Bop Chords And Strumming, The Ramones
Power Chords (5ths):
D5 'power' chord - x577xx
A5 'power' chord - 577xxx
E5 'power' chord - x799xx
B5 'power' chord - 799xxx
Strumming:
"Straight 8s": |D U D U D U D U |
"The Driver*": |D D U D U D U |
Tempo: 176 bpm
Key: A
Intro - 'The Driver*'
||A5 - - - |D5 -E5- - || x3
|A5 - D5 - |A5 - - - |
||A5 - - - |D5 -E5- - || x3
|A5 - D5 - |A5 - - - |
|| - - - - | - - - - || x3
|A5 - - - |A5 - - - |
Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go!
Hey ho, let's go! (A5)Hey ho, let's go!
Verse - 'The Driver*'
||A5 - - - |D5 -E5- - || x3
|A5 - D5 - |A5 - - - |
||A5 - - - |D5 -E5- - || x3
|A5 - D5 - |A5 - - - |
They're (A5)forming in straight line (D5) (E5)
They're
(A5)going through a tight wind (D5) (E5)
The
(A5)kids are losing their minds (D5)
The
(E5)blitzkrieg
(A5)bop (D5) (A5)
They're
(A5)piling in the back seat (D5) (E5)
They're
(A5)generating steam heat (D5) (E5)
(A5)Pulsating to the back beat (D5)
The
(E5)blitzkrieg
(A5)bop (D5) (A5)
Chorus - 'Straight 8s'
|D5 - - - |D5 - - - |A5 - - - |D5 - A5 - |
|D5 - - - |D5 - - - |B5 - - - |D5 - E5 - |
(D5x2)Hey ho, let's go
(A5)Shoot 'em in the back now (D5) (A5)
(D5x2)What they want, I don't know
They're
(B5)all revved up and
(D5)ready to
(E5)go
Verse - 'The Driver*'
||A5 - - - |D5 -E5- - || x3
|A5 - D5 - |A5 - - - |
||A5 - - - |D5 -E5- - || x3
|A5 - D5 - |A5 - - - |
They're (A5)forming in straight line (D5) (E5)
They're (A5)going through a tight wind (D5) (E5)
The (A5)kids are losing their minds (D5)
The (E5)blitzkrieg (A5)bop (D5) (A5)
They're (A5)piling in the back seat (D5) (E5)
They're (A5)generating steam heat (D5) (E5)
(A5)Pulsating to the back beat (D5)
The (E5)blitzkrieg (A5)bop (D5) (A5)
Chorus - 'Straight 8s'
|D5 - - - |D5 - - - |A5 - - - |D5 - A5 - |
|D5 - - - |D5 - - - |B5 - - - |D5 - E5 - |
(D5x2)Hey ho, let's go
(A5)Shoot 'em in the back now (D5) (A5)
(D5x2)What they want, I don't know
They're (B5)all revved up and (D5)ready to (E5)go
Verse - 'The Driver*'
||A5 - - - |D5 -E5- - || x3
|A5 - D5 - |A5 - - - |
||A5 - - - |D5 -E5- - || x3
|A5 - D5 - |A5 - - - |
They're (A5)forming in straight line (D5) (E5)
They're (A5)going through a tight wind (D5) (E5)
The (A5)kids are losing their minds (D5)
The (E5)blitzkrieg (A5)bop (D5) (A5)
They're (A5)piling in the back seat (D5) (E5)
They're (A5)generating steam heat (D5) (E5)
(A5)Pulsating to the back beat (D5)
The (E5)blitzkrieg (A5)bop (D5) (A5)
Ending -
|| - - - - | - - - - || x3
|A5 - - - |A5 - - - |
Final Chord Strum: A
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Blitzkrieg Bop Videos
Blitzkreig Bop Lyrics
Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go!
Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go!
They're forming in straight line
They're going through a tight wind
The kids are losing their minds
The blitzkrieg bop
They're piling in the back seat
They're generating steam heat
Pulsating to the back beat
The blitzkrieg bop
Hey ho, let's go
Shoot 'em in the back now
What they want, I don't know
They're all revved up and ready to go
They're forming in straight line
They're going through a tight wind
The kids are losing their minds
The blitzkrieg bop
They're piling in the back seat
They're generating steam heat
Pulsating to the back beat
The blitzkrieg bop
Hey ho, let's go
Shoot 'em in the back now
What they want, I don't know
They're all revved up and ready to go
They're forming in straight line
They're going through a tight wind
The kids are losing their minds
The blitzkrieg bop
They're piling in the back seat
They're generating steam heat
Pulsating to the back beat
The blitzkrieg bop
Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go!
Hey ho, let's go! Hey ho, let's go!
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