Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
Tab transcribed by: Tommy R?nningsveen
I began writing this tab at: 7:46 PM 1/5/2003
I finished i at: 4:17 PM 1/6/2003
Source: This tab was partially taken from "Den elektriske gitarboka 1
l?rebok i samspill og improvisasjon for gitarister av S?lvin Refvik"
Artist: Chuck Berry
Song: Johnny B. Goode
Tab for: Guitar
Setting: Use a clean tone with a little bit distortion (not much)! Set the microfon switch to the neck mic.
Adjust the tone sharpness on your guitar to about 60%. And then..... ROCK AND ROLL!
Legend:
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s Slide
h Hammer on
p Pull of
b ex: 8b9, bend fret 8 up to 9
The timing is'nt 100% correct, so listen to the song for more accurat timing.
Intro:
e-----------------------|-5s6-6-6-5s6-6-6-5s6-6-|-6---------------------|------------------------| B-------------------6-8-|-5s6-6-6-5s6-6-6-5s6-6-|-6--9--8--6------------|------------------------| G---------------6s7-----|-----------------------|-------------6h7-------|------------------------| D-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------8--8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| A-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| E-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
the second guitar starts here:
e-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| B------6-8-6------------|-----6--------6--------|--6-------6--------6---|------6--------6--------| G----7-7-7-7-7--5-------|-8b9----8b9------8b9---|-----8b9-----8b9-------|--8b9----8b9------8b9---| D-----------------8-5-5-|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| A-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| e---------------------6-|--------6---------8-6--|-------------------6---| B------6-------6------6-|-----------9-8-6-------|--9-8-6----------6---9-| G---------8b9----8b9----|-8b9-------------------|--------8--6-7-7-------| D-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| e---6-----6-----6----------| B-8-6-----6-----6----------| G-----8b9---8b9---8-6-7----| D------------------------8-| A--------------------------| E--------------------------|
Verseriff:
(this is the second guitar)
[Bb] [Eb] [F]
e--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| B--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| G--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| D--------------------------|-8--8-10-10--8--8-10-10-|-10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-| A--8--8-10-10--8--8-10-10--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| E--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|------------------------|-------------------------|
Chorusriff:
The bend's here is not all the way up one tone... about half a tone up is more the thing.
1. time last riff on 1. refrain second time last riff on 2 refrain
e--4--4--4--4--6s0-|--4--4--4--4--6--2s0----|-6-------------|-6------------------------------------------------| B--6--6--6--6--6s0-|--6--6--6--6--6--4s0----|-6---6---6-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6------------------| G------------------|------------------------|---8---8---8b9-|---8b9---8b9---8b9---8b9---8b9---8b9--------------| D------------------|------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------| A------------------|------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------| E------------------|------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
D[Bb]eep down in Louisana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There st[Eb]ood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where li[Bb]ved a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
Who n[F]ever ever learned to read or write so well
But he could p[Bb]lay the guitar just a like ringin' a bell.
Chorus:
Go! Go! go, Johnny, go, go!
Go! Johnny, go, go!
Go! Johnny, go, go!
Go! Johnny, go, go!
Johnny B. Goode
Verse:
H[Bb]e used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
Old eng[Eb]ineers would see him sittin' in the shade
Strummi[Bb]n' with the rythm that the drivers made
The pe[F]ople passin' by they would stop and say:
"Oh my, but[Bb] that little country boy could play."
Solo:
e-6--6--6--6--6-------|--6--6--6--6--6-------|--6---------6-------|--6---6---6---6-----6----8-6-------| B-6--6--6--6--6-------|--6--6--6--6--6-------|--6---------6-------|--6---6---6---6--------9-----9-8-6-| G---------------8-7---|-----------------8-7--|-----8-7-------8-7--|------------------8----------------| D-------------------8-|--------------------8-|--------8---------8-|-----------------------------------| A---------------------|--------------------8-|--------------------|-----------------------------------| E---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
Try to find out the rest yourself! It's pretty easy... you'll find out! :)
I am of course blind to my own mistakes!
So, if I've made mistakes, please mail me at Nzark666@hotmail.com
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