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Johnny B Goode
Chuck Berry
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Song: Johnny B. Goode
Band: Chuck Berry
Bassist: Willie Dixon
Tabbed By: Steven S.
steven@liquisoft.com
This is simply my interpretation of the song. When my band covers this song
this is how I play it, and it flows great.
Intro [0:00 - 0:17] :
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |--------6--------|
G |--------------------- ---------55-66-55---------------------------|
D |--------55-66-55----- ----55-88--------88-55--------55-66-55------|
A |---55-88--------88-55 x2 -66---------------------55-88---------88-55-|
E |-66------------------ ----------------------66--------------------|
Verse / Chorus [0:18 - 1:26] :
G |--------------------- ---------55-66-55---------------------------|
D |--------55-66-55----- ----55-88--------88-55--------55-66-55------|
A |---55-88--------88-55 x2 -66---------------------55-88---------88-55-|
E |-66------------------ ----------------------66--------------------|
G |----------------------------------------|
D |---55-66-55------------------55-66------| All x4
A |-88--------88-77-55-33--55-88-----88-55-|
E |----------------------66----------------|
Solo [1:27 - 2:00] :
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |-6-------6-------6---6---6-6-6-6-|
G |--------------------- ---------55-66-55---------------------------|
D |--------55-66-55----- ----55-88--------88-55--------55-66-55------| All x2
A |---55-88--------88-55 x2 -66---------------------55-88---------88-55-|
E |-66------------------ ----------------------66--------------------|
Verse / Chorus [1:27 - 2:32] :
G |--------------------- ---------55-66-55---------------------------|
D |--------55-66-55----- ----55-88--------88-55--------55-66-55------|
A |---55-88--------88-55 x2 -66---------------------55-88---------88-55-|
E |-66------------------ ----------------------66--------------------|
G |----------------------------------------|
D |---55-66-55------------------55-66------| All x2
A |-88--------88-77-55-33--55-88-----88-55-|
E |----------------------66----------------|
Outro [2:33 - 2:39]
G |-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |-6-33-6-33-6-33-6~ ------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note