CROCODILE ROCK As recorded by Elton John (From the 1973 Album DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER) Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Elton John - Synthesizer' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Davey Johnstone - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Elton John - Piano' Intro Q=154 G C F#sus2 G 4/4 Gtr III (Piano) Gtr I (Synth. arr. for Gtr.) H H H H e e e e e Q E |-----------|-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| |-----------|-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--| |------0----|-0----0----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-----| |------0----|-2---------|-----------------| |------2----|-3----4----|-----------------| |-----------|------6----|-----------------| EmG Em A Em e e e E +H e e e e e Q E e e e E +H |-3-3-3-3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-5-3-(3)----| |-3-3-5-3-(3)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)----| |-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-4-4-4-4-4-4----|-4-4-4-4-(4)----| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| C AmC D e e e e e Q E e e e E +H e e e e e Q E |-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-5-3-(3)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5----|-5-5-5-5-(5)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| 1st & 2nd Verses BmD G e e e E +H e e e e e Q E e e e E +H |-2-2-2-2-(2)----||--3-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-3-3-(3)----| |-3-3-3-3-(3)----||o-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-5-3-(3)----| |-2-2-4-2-(2)----||--4-4-4-4-4-4----|-4-4-4-4-(4)----| |----------------||-----------------|----------------| |----------------||o----------------|----------------| |----------------||-----------------|----------------| Bm BsBm4 C e e e e e Q E e e e E +H e e e e e Q E |-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-5-3-(3)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4----|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5----| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| AmC D BmD e e e E +H e e e e e Q E e e e E +H |-3-3-5-3-(3)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-(2)----| |-5-5-5-5-(5)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)----| |-5-5-5-5-(5)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-4-2-(2)----| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| G EmG Bm e e e e e Q E e e e E +H e e e e e Q E |-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-3-3-(3)----|-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-5-3-(3)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4----|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-4-4-4-4-4-4----| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| BsBm4 C e e e E +H e e e e e Q E e e e E +H |-2-2-2-2-(2)----|-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-5-3-(3)----| |-3-3-5-3-(3)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)----| |-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5----|-5-5-5-5-(5)----| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| Chorus $ D BmD E5 D5E5 D5 e e e e e Q E e e e E +H Q e e e e E e |-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-(2)------||------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3-(3)------||------5-5-3-5---3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-4-2-(2)------||------4-4-2-4---2-| |----------------|------------------||------5-5-4-5---4-| |----------------|------------------||------------------| |----------------|------------------||------------------| | | Gtr II (El. Gtr.) | W H Q E E +Q Q E E E E |----------------|------------------||------------------| |----------------|------------------||------------------| |----------------|------------------||------9---7-9---7-| |----------------|------------------||------9---7-9---7-| |----------------|------------------||------7---5-7---5-| |----------------|----------------0-||-(0)--------------| E5 D5E5 D5E5 A5 E E e E E e E E H. Q W |-------------------|------------------|---------------------| |-5---3-5-----3-5---|------------------|---------------------| |-4---2-4-----2-4---|-2----------------|---------------------| |-5---4-5-----4-5---|------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|------------------|---------------------| | | Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E a E +E E E E |-------------------|------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|------------------|---------------------| |-9---7-9-(9)-7-9---|------------------|---2-2---------2-2-2-| |-9---7-9-(9)-7-9---|-2--2-----2-2-----|---2-2---------2-2-2-| |-7---5-7-(7)-5-7---|-0--0-3-4-----3-4-|---0-0---------0-0-0-| |-------------------|------------------|-------3s5-(5)-------| D DsDs4 DsDs4 DsDs4 DsDs4 Gtr II PM--------| PM--------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------| |------8-7-----8-7-|-----8-7-----8-7-| |------7-7-----7-7-|-----7-7-----7-7-| |-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |------------------|-----------------| G5 G Gsus4 E \0.5 \0.5 PM----------------| E E E E E E E E +Q. E +E Q. Q E E +E +E E +E |-----------------|-------3-(3)-3----|----------------------------| |-----------------|-------3-(3)-3----|----------------------------| |-----------------|-------4-(4)-5----|----------------------------| |-----------------|-------5-(5)-5----|----------------------------| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-(5)--------------|----------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)---3-(3)-3----|-0--0-0----(0)-(0)-0----(0)-| A5 \0.5 +E E E E +E +E +E E H. Q H +E E +Q |---------------------------|------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|-2----------|-2----(2)-7pb9r(7)--| |---------------------------|-2----------|-2----(2)-----------| |---------------------------|-0----------|-0----(0)-----------| |-(0)-0-0-0-(0)---(0)-(0)-0-|------------|--------------------| D Csus4C Csus4 Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q. E +Q Q |----2-2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|----------------| |----3-3----3-3-|----3-3----3-3-|-6----5-(5)--6--| |----2-2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2-|-5----5-(5)--5--| |----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|-5----5-(5)--5--| |---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|----------------| Interlude To Coda C CsuC4 G Gtr I H Q Q W |-----------------||--7-------------------------------| |-----------------||----------------------------------| |-------------7/--||----------------------------------| |-----------------||----------------------------------| |-----------------||----------------------------------| |-----------------||----------------------------------| | | Gtr II | PM------------------------------- | |-----5-----| | +E Q. Q Q q T T T T T E E E E E |-----------------||--------------------15------------| |-(6)-5----6--5---||-----------------15------15----15-| |-(5)-5----5--5---||--------------16------------16----| |-(5)-5----5--5---||-----------17---------------------| |-----------------||--------17------------------------| |-----------------||-15--15---------------------------| +H E E E E |-(7)--------------------7--5-----5--| |------------------------------8-----| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| | |--------------------------------| | |-----5-----| | q T T T T T E E E E E |---------------------15---15----15--| |------------------15---------15-----| |---------------16-------------------| |------------17----------------------| |---------17-------------------------| |-15---15----------------------------| | | PM------------------------------- | |-----5-----| | q T T T T T E E E E E |--------------------12------------| |-----------------12------12----12-| |--------------12------------12----| |-----------14---------------------| |--------14------------------------| |-12--12---------------------------| C +H E E E E W |-------------------------7--5-----5-|---------------------------| |-(5)---------------------------8----|-5-------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------| | |-------------------------------------------------------------| | |-----5-----| |----5----| | q T T T T T E E E E E q T T T T T E E E E E |---------------------12----------12-|----------------8----------| |------------------12----12----12-12-|--------------8-----8---8--| |---------------12----------12-------|------------9-----9---9----| |------------14----------------------|---------10----------------| |---------14-------------------------|------10-------------------| |-12---12----------------------------|-8--8----------------------| 1. D +H E E E E W +H H |--------------------8-7-5-8-|--5-------------------|-(5)--------------|| |-(5)------------------------|----------------------|-----------------o|| |----------------------------|----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------o|| |----------------------------|----------------------|------------------|| | | PM----------------------| | |----5----| | q T T T T T E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q H |------------------8-------8-|----10------10-----10-|--------10--------|| |----------------8-----8---8-|----10------10-----10-|--------10-------o|| |--------------9-----9---9---|----11------11-----11-|--------11--------|| |-----------10---------------|-12------12-----12----|-----12-----------|| |--------10------------------|----------------------|-----------------o|| |--8---8---------------------|----------------------|------------------|| 3rd Verse 2. | | PM--------------------------------| | E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------10-----10----||-----------------|-------------------| |------10-----10----||-----------------|-------------------| |------11-----11----||-----------------|-------------------| |---12-----12-------||-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------||-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5--5--5-7-5-| |-------------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-| | | PM--------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| | | PM----------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-5-5-7-5--5--5-7-5-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7--7--7-7-7-| |-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| | | PM--------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5--5--5-7-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-|-----------------| | | PM----------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-4-4---4--4--4-4-4-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5--5--5-7-5-| |-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda | | PM--------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7--7--7-7-7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--|| |-----------------|--------------------|| Outro & | | Gtr II | PM------------------------------- | |-----5-----| | q T T T T T E E E E E ||---------------------15------------| ||o-----------------15------15----15-| ||---------------16------------16----| ||------------17---------------------| ||o--------17------------------------| ||--15--15---------------------------| Em +H E E E E W |-(7)--------------------7--5-----5-|----------------------------------| |------------------------------8----|--5-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | |-----5-----| |-----5-----| | q T T T T T E E E E E q T T T T T E E E E E |---------------------15---15----15-|--------------------12------------| |------------------15---------15----|-----------------12------12----12-| |---------------16------------------|--------------12------------12----| |------------17---------------------|-----------14---------------------| |---------17------------------------|--------14------------------------| |-15---15---------------------------|-12--12---------------------------| +H E E E E |-------------------------7--5-----5-| |-(5)---------------------------8----| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| | | PM--------------------------------- | |-----5-----| | q T T T T T E E E E E |---------------------12----------12-| |------------------12----12----12-12-| |---------------12----------12-------| |------------14----------------------| |---------14-------------------------| |-12---12----------------------------| C W +H E E E E |--------------------------|--------------------8-7-5-8--| |-5------------------------|-(5)-------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------------| | |----------------| PM-------------------------------| | |----5----| |----5----| | q T T T T T E E E E E q T T T T T E E E E E |----------------8-------8-|------------------8----------| |--------------8-----8-----|----------------8-----8---8--| |------------9---------9---|--------------9-----9---9----| |---------10---------------|-----------10----------------| |------10------------------|--------10-------------------| |-8--8---------------------|--8---8----------------------| | | E E E E Q E E E E Q E E Q |----10------10-----10-|--------10-----10-----|| |----10------10-----10-|--------10-----10----o|| |----11------11-----11-|--------11-----11-----|| |-12------12-----12----|-----12-----12--------|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------|----------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths