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Michael Jackson - Rock With You Chords

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ChordsDm, G, A, A#, F, E, C#, Fm, Em, A#m, F#m7, Am, D, B, D#m, G#, F#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

DmGADmGA#
DmGAFGFG
DmGirl,FcloseYourEyes
LetThatGRhythmGetIntoYou
DmDon’tTryToFFightIt
ThereAin’tGNothin’ThatYouCanDo
GFEC#
FmRelaxYourEmMind
A#mLayBackAndFGrooveWithMine
YouGotToFeelDmThatEmHeatF#m7
AndWeCanRideTheBoogie
DmShareEmThatFmBeatFOfLove
IWannaRockDmWithYou(AllGNight)
DmDanceYouIntoDayG(Sunlight)
IWannaRockDmWithYou(AllGNight)
We’reGonnaRockFTheNightGAwayFG
OutOnTheFloor,ThereAin’tNobodyThereButUs
Girl,WhenYouDance,There’sAMagicThatMustBeLove
JustTakeItSlow,‘CauseWeGotSoFarToGo
WhenYouFeelThatHeat
AndWe’reGonnaRideTheBoogie
ShareThatBeatOfLove
IWannaRockDmWithYou(AllGNight)A
DmDanceYouIntoDayG(Sunlight)
IWannaRockDmWithYou(AllGNight)A
We’reGonnaRockFTheNightGAwayFG
AmAndWhenTheGrooveIsDeadAndGone(Yeah)D
YouKnowThatLoveFmSurvives
SoWeCanRockA#mForever,FOn
DmGADmGA#
DmGAA#
IWannaRockWithYou
IWannaBGrooveWithYou
D#mIWannaRock(AllG#Night)A#….GirlD#m(SunG#-Blight)
D#mRockWithYou,RockWithYou
Girl(Yeah)(AllNight)G#A#
F#DanceTheG#NightAwayF#G#
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ArtistMichael Jackson
AlbumOff the Wall
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1979
KeyDm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Rock With You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Michael Jackson - Rock With You on guitar requires 17 chords and 30 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Rock With You uses these transitions most often: Dm → G (12), F → G (8), and G → A (8). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Dm - G chord transition.

1. Dm → G chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

Dm to G

2. G → A chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from G to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

G to A

3. A → Dm chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

Here's how to move from A to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

A to Dm

4. G → A# chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from G to A#:

  1. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

G to A#

5. A# → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from A# to Dm:

  1. While playing A#, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

6. A → F chord transition

Here's how to move from A to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. F → G chord transition

Here's how to move from F to G:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

8. Dm → F chord transition

Switching from Dm to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. F → E chord transition

To move from F to E:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. E → C# chord transition

To move from E to C#:

  1. Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. C# → Fm chord transition

To move from C# to Fm:

  1. While playing C#, lift your middle finger from B string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

12. Fm → Em chord transition

Switching from Fm to Em:

  1. While playing Fm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

13. Em → A#m chord transition

To move from Em to A#m:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

14. A#m → F chord transition

Switching from A#m to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

15. Dm → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to Em:

  1. While playing Dm, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

16. Em → F#m7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to F#m7:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Keep ring finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. F#m7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from F#m7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

18. Fm → F chord transition

To move from Fm to F:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  3. Keep pinky on D string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

19. G → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

20. Am → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

21. D → Fm chord transition

Switching from D to Fm:

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

22. A → A# chord transition

To move from A to A#:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

23. A# → B chord transition

Switching from A# to B:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky on B string from fret 3 to fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

24. B → D#m chord transition

To move from B to D#m:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 4 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Keep pinky on B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

25. D#m → G# chord transition

Switching from D#m to G#:

  1. While playing D#m, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

26. G# → A# chord transition

To move from G# to A#:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

27. A# → D#m chord transition

Here's how to move from A# to D#m:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky on B string from fret 3 to fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

28. G# → B chord transition

Switching from G# to B:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

29. A# → F# chord transition

Here's how to move from A# to F#:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

30. F# → G# chord transition

Here's how to move from F# to G#:

  1. While playing F#, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Rock With You chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Rock With You.

  • Rock With You includes 88 chord transitions, 30 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Rock With You contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Rock With You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Am: 13%
    • G → F: 9%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → G: 16%
    • Dm → F: 14%
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