Carol Chuck Berry backing track and tabs

CAROL

As recorded by Chuck Berry
(From the 1990 Album THE ORIGINAL CHESS CLASSICS)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'

Intro
Q=160
4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-----------8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|--------/9------|-9---------/9------|-8-8-8-8-8-/9------|-9----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

Pre-Verse
E E +H. W W Q E E +Q E E
|-8-----------------||----------|----------|----------------------|
|-8-10b11-(10)------||----------|----------|------/11-(11)----/11-|
|---10b12-(10)------||----------|----------|------/12-(12)----/12-|
|-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------|
|-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------|
|-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------|

+Q E E E E Q W W
|--------------8----|----------|----------|
|-(11)--10-----8----|----------|----------|
|-(12)--10-8h9------|----------|----------|
|-------------------|----------|----------|
|-------------------|----------|----------|
|-------------------|----------|----------|

Q E E +Q E E +Q E E E Q E
|----------------------|--------------------||
|------/11-(11)----/11-|-(11)--10-8---------||
|------/12-(12)----/12-|-(12)--10-8h9--9----||
|----------------------|--------------10----||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||

1st & 2nd Verse
W H Q E E +Q Q E S S E E Q E S S H
||-----------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
||o----------|------------8----|------------------------|-----------------|
||-----------|-----------10b12-|-(10)--10--10-8h9-------|--------8h9------|
||-----------|-----------------|------------------10----|-10--10----------|
||o----------|-----------------|---------------------10-|-----------------|
||-----------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|

W H E S +S +E +E
|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|--------10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r|
|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------|

+E +E +E E Q Q E E E E H
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-(10)b12==(10)r(10)-8-----8--|-10-8------------|
|----------------------10-----|------10-10------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|

W H Q E E
|----------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|
|----------|---------8-10-|
|----------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|

E E E S +S E E S +S E E E E E H
|------8-10b11-(10)-8--------------8-|-10-8----8------|
|-8-10----------------8-10b11-(10)---|------11--------|
|------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------|

W H E S +S E E
|----------|---------------------8-|
|----------|-------------------8---|
|----------|--------10b12-(10)-----|
|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------------|

S +S E E E S +S E E E E E E E H
|------------8-------------------------|-----------------|
|-11b12-(11)---10-8--------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------10b11-(10)-10-8----|-10-8------------|
|-----------------------------------10-|------10-10------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------|

W H Q E E E E S +S E E E E E E E +E E H
|----------|-----------11-|-8--------------8-10-8-------|---------------------|
|----------|--------------|---8-10b11-(10)--------11-10-|-8------------8------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---10b12-(10)--------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|

W H E S +S E E
|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|-------------------8-8-|
|----------|--------11b12-(11)-----|
|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------------|

S +S E S +S E S +S E S +S E E S S E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------||
|------------8------------8------------8------------8-|-------------------8-10-||
|-11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---|-10-8h9---------/9------||
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------10-10-----------||
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------||

1st & 2nd Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|
|-9---------/9------|-8---------/9------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E +E +E +E +Q.
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------|
|-9---------------|---10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)---|
|-----------------|---10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)---|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|

Q E E H W Q E E +Q Q E Q E H
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------|
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-------------|
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|

W E Q E +Q E E E E E S S E E Q
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------||
|----------|---/11--/11-(11)--10-8-|----8---8-------------||
|----------|---/12--/12-(12)--10-8h|==9-----8h9-----------||
|----------|-----------------------|-10---------10-10-----||
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------||
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------||

Guitar Break
1.
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
|-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-----------8-----------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-10-8------8-10-8------|
|-9---------10-8h9----|-9---------10-8h9----|-9-10-8h9------10-8h9----|
|------------------10-|------------------10-|----------10----------10-|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|

E S +S +E +E +E +Q S +S
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)b11-(10)---------------|
|-9-10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)b12-(10)--10b12==(10)r=|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

+E E Q Q E E E E E S +S E E S +S E
|--------------------|------8-11b12-(11)-8--------------8-|
|------8-----8--8----|-8-10----------------8-11b12-(11)---|
|-(10)-8-----8--8-10-|------------------------------------|
|--------10----------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------------|

E E E E E E E S S E E E E S S E Q
|-10-8-------------------|-8-8-8----------------|
|------11-10-8---------8-|---8-8-10-8------/17--|
|--------------10-/9-9---|-------10-8h9---------|
|------------------------|--------------10------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q
|-15--13--11--10--|--8--6--5--3--|-------------------8-|-(8)---------8------||
|-17--15--13--11--|-10--8--6--4--|--------------8-10-8-|-(8)--10-8---8-----o||
|-----------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-/9--------|------10-8h9--------||
|-----------------|--------------|-5-------------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------o||
|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------------||

Chorus
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|
|-9---------/9------|-8---------/9------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E +E +E +E +Q.
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------|
|-9---------------|---10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)---|
|-----------------|---10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)---|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|

Q E E H W Q E E +Q Q E Q E H
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------|
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-------------|
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|

W E Q E +Q E E E E E S S E E Q
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------*|
|----------|---/11--/11-(11)--10-8-|----8---8-------------*|
|----------|---/12--/12-(12)--10-8h|==9-----8h9-----------*|
|----------|-----------------------|-10---------10-10-----*|
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------*|
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------*|

Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away
I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day

Climb into my machine so we can cruise on out
I know a swingin' little joint where we can jump and shout
It's not too far back off the highway, not so long a ride
You park your car out in the open, you can walk inside
A little cutie takes your hat and you can thank her, ma'am
Every time you make the scene you find the joint is jammed

Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away
I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day

And if you wanna hear some music like the boys are playin'
Hold tight, pat your foot, don't let 'em carry it away
Don't let the heat overcome you when they play so loud
Oh, don't the music intrigue you when they get a crowd
You can't dance, I know you wish you could
I got my eyes on you baby, 'cause you dance so good

Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away
I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day

Don't let him steal your heart away
I've got to learn to dance if it takes you all night and day
Oh Carol

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

CAROL - Chuck Berry

This is another old rock and roll classic that was recorded by Chuck Berry mainly
at the piano. This is the quintessence of Rock and Roll. John Lennon said that if
we were to give another name to Rock and Roll we should call it 'the Chuck Berry'.
I transcribed the (guitar !) Rollings Stones'live version of "get yer
ya-yas out". In the MP3 demo that you can download at the URL here above I played
with two guitars and added a very simple and classical Rock and Roll bass .
I played the whole with rockabilly effect.
I tabbed it all through simple listening.

There is a rhythm guitar and a solo guitar.
Legend :

p : pull-off
b/\: bend up then down
h : hammer-on
n_ : last longer on this note

INTRO :

RHYTHM GUITAR
A D7 A
E +---------------5---------------------+--5--------------------5-------------+
B +---------------5---------------------+--7--------------------5-------------+
G +---------------6---------------------+--5--------------------6-------------+
D +---------------7---------------------+--7--------------------7-------------+
A +---------------7---------------------+--5--------------------7-------------+
E +---------------5---------------------+-----------------------5-------------+

SOLO GUITAR

E +---------------5-5-5-5-5-------------+-----------------------5------5------+
B +--------5--7---5-5-5-5-5--7----------+--5-5-5-5-5-------5-7--5-5-5--5-5-5--+
G +----5h6-------------------7-5h6------+--5-5-5-5-5---5h6--------------------+
D +--------------------------------7----+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

E +----5---5----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +----5-5-5--7b/\-5---5----------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-----------7b/\-5---5----------------+-------------------------------------+
D +------------------7------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Oh .......

CHORUS :

RHYTHM GUITAR
D A
E +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
G +---7-7--7--7-7--7-7------------------+-----------2---------------2-2-----------+
D +---7-7--9--7-7--7-9--7--10p7--9--7-7-+-7-9-7---2-2-4--2-2--2-4-2-2-2-4-2-----4-+
A +---5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5---5----5--5-5-+-5-5-5---0---0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h4---+
E +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
Carol , don't let him steal your heart a_ way

SOLO GUITAR
E +-------------------------------------+-----------5-------5-5------------5--+
B +-------------------------------------+-----------5-7(p5)-5-5-7-----5----5--+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------7(p5)-----7-5h6---5h6---+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

RHYTHM GUITAR
E A
E +---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +---------------------------------------+----2-------------2-2---2-2----------+
D +----------------------2-2--------------+--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2--4-------+
A +--2-2--4--2-2--2-4-2--2-2--4-2------4--+--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-------+
E +--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--3h4----+-------------------------------------+
Well I've got to learn to dance it ' day !
if it takes me all night and ....

SOLO GUITAR
E +-------------------------------------+-----------5-------5-5------------5--+
B +-------------------------------------+-----------5-7(p5)-5-5-7-----5----5--+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------7(p5)-----7-5h6---5h6---+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

RHYTHM GUITAR : those are the well-known rock and roll riffs that will be used
throughout except where noted
A
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +---------------------------------2_--+-----2-------------------------------+
D +--2-2-4--2-2--2--4(p2)-5(p2)--4--2_--+--2--4--2----------------------------+
A +--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-----0------0--0_--+--0--0--0----------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +----------------------------------7_-+------7------------------------------+
D +--7-7--9--7-7--7--9(p7)-10(p7)--9-7_-+---7--9--7---------------------------+
A +--5-5--5--5-5--5--5------5------5-5_-+---5--5--5---------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +----------------------------------2_-+----2--------------------------------+
A +--2-2--4--2-2--2--4(p2)--5(p2)--4-2_-+--2-4-2------------------------------+
E +--0-0--0--0-0--0--0------0------0-0_-+--0-0-0------------------------------+

VERSE :

From here use the above riffs as rhythm. Only the solo tabs are given.

A
E +-------------------------------------+---------------------------5---------+
B +-------------------------------------+-----5-------5------5------5---------+
G +-------------------------------------+-5h6---7-5h6----5h6----5h6-----------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Come into my machine so we can cruise
on out

E +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-7/8-8--..---7--5------5_------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-8/9-9--..---7--5------5_------------+
D +-------------------------------------+--------..--------7-7----------------+
A +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
I know a swinging little joint where
we can jump and shout

D
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-7-7-7b/\-5---5-7-7-7b/\-5-----------+
G +-------------------------------------+-7-7-7b/\-5---5-7-7-7b/\-5---5-------+
D +-------------------------------------+------------7--------------7-5-------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Not far back off the highway, not so
long a ride

A
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-----10-7\5-------------8------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-5/7--------5---5-7-7/9---7\5--------+
D +-------------------------------------+--------------7---------------7------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
You park your car out in the open and
you can walk inside

E
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-7-7-7b/\-5---5-7-7-7b/\-5-----------+
G +-------------------------------------+-7-7-7b/\-5---5-7-7-7b/\-5---5-------+
D +-------------------------------------+------------7--------------7-5-------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Some cutie takes your hat so you can
thank her mam'

A
E +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-7/8-8--..---7--5--------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-8/9-9--..---7--5--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+--------..--------7-7----------------+
A +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
Every time you make the scene you
find the joint is jammed

A (full chord once) D7(full chord once) A(full chord once)
E +---------------5-5-5-5-5-------------+-----------------------5------5------+
B +--------5--7---5-5-5-5-5--7----------+--5-5-5-5-5-------5-7--5-5-5--5-5-5--+
G +----5h6-------------------7-5h6------+--5-5-5-5-5---5h6--------------------+
D +--------------------------------7----+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

^ D A
E +---5---5---9p7--5--------------------+------------8------------------------+
B +---5-5-5----------7-7_--7p5----5-5---+------8--10---10----8---8----------7-+
G +--------------------7_--7p5----5-5---+--7/9-------------9---9---9p7--5-5-7-+
D +----------------------------7--------+--------------------------------7----+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

A (extra bar!) E A
E +-----------------(5)-----9--9--7-----+-------------------------5-----------+
B +-8-8-8--7--5--7---5-----10-10--9--10-+-8--7--5---5-------5-----5------5----+
G +-9-9-9--7--5--7---5---------------11-+-9--7--5---5---5h6---5h6----5h6------+
D +-------------------------------------+---------7---------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

E +------5-5_---------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +------5-5_---------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--5h6--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

D A
E +---10_-------------10----------------+--5-5_--5_---------------------------+
B +---10_--12---------10----------------+--5-5_--5_--7------------------------+
G +--------12--10h11--------------------+------------7--5h6-------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------7-----------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

E A
E +-------------------------------------+--5--------5-5---------5-5-----5_----+
B +-------------------------------------+--5--7(p5)-5-5--7(p5)--5-5--7--5_----+
G +-------------------------------------+-----7(p5)------7(p5)-------7--6_----+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

Now the bass
D (CHORUS) (VERSE)
G +-----------2-2-4-2-------------------+------------2-2-4-2-5-5--------------+
D +--0-0--3-4---------------------------+----0-0-3-4-------------4-4-2-2-4-2--+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

A (CHORUS) (VERSE)
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-----------2-2-4-2-------------------+------------2-2-4-2-5-5--------------+
A +--0-0--3-4---------------------------+----0-0-3-4-------------4-4-2-2-4-2--+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

E (CHORUS) (VERSE)
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-----------2-2-4-2-------------------+------------2-2-4-2-5-5--------------+
E +--0-0--3-4---------------------------+----0-0-3-4-------------4-4-2-2-4-2--+

When the rhythm plays full chords only (INTRO and CHORUS) the bass plays the
open string only.