Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry

[Verse]
A
Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans,
A
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens,
D
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
A
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
E
Who never ever learned to read or write so well,
A
But he could play the guitar just like a ringin' a bell.


[CHORUS:]

A
Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go!
D
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A E
Go, Johnny, go! Go! Johnny B. Goode


[Verse]
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack,
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track.
Old engineers would see him sittin' in the shade,
Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made.
When people passed him by they would stop and say,
'oh, my but that little country boy could play'


[CHORUS:]

A
Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go!
D
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A E
Go, Johnny, go! Go! Johnny B. Goode


[Verse]
His mother told him, 'someday you will be a man,
You will be the leader of a big ol' band.
Many people comin' from miles around
Will hear you play your music when the sun go down.
Maybe someday your name'll be in lights,
Sayin' 'Johnny B. Goode tonight''


[CHORUS:]

A
Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go!
D
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A E
Go, Johnny, go! Go! Johnny B. Goode



Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry


Here's a version (Chuck berry's I presume - wasn't he the guy that
wrote it?) that sounds O.K. - play with a triplet feel, and play
it fast!

If anybody knows something different/better.... I'm all eyes.

[INTRO:]
e|------------------------|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|6-----------------------|
b|------------------6--8--|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|6--9--8--6--------------|
g|------------6--7--------|------------------------|------------6--7--------|
d|------------------------|------------------------|------------------8--8--|
a|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
b|------------------------|---6--8--6--------------|-----6-------6----------|
g|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|7--7--7--7--7--5--3-----|8-b10---8-b10---8-b10---|
d|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--------------------5--|------------------------|
a|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


e|6-----------------------|------------------------|6-----------------------|
b|6-------6-------6-------|-----6-------6----------|6-------6-------6-------|
g|---8-b10---8-b10--------|8-b10---8-b10---8-b10---|---8-b10---8-b10--------|
d|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
a|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


e|------6-----------8--6--|------------------6-----|---------6-----6--------|
b|---------9--8--6--------|9--8--6-----------6--9--|8--6-----6-----6--8--6--|
g|8--b10------------------|---------8--6-h7--7-----|------b8----b8----8-6h7-|
d|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
a|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
* b8 means 8 b up to 10

e|------------------------||
b|------------------------||
g|------------------------||
d|8-----------------------||
a|------------------------||
e|------------------------||


[FIRST BREAK:]
e|------------------------|6--6--6--6--6-----------|6--6--6--6--6-----------|
b|------------------6--8--|6--6--6--6--6-----------|6--6--6--6--6-----------|
g|------------6--7--------|---------------8-6h7----|---------------8-6h7----|
d|------------------------|---------------------8--|---------------------8--|
a|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


e|6-----------6-----------|6--r--6--r--6--r--6--r--|---------6--------8--6--|
b|6-----------6-----------|6--r--6--r--6--r--6--r--|------------9--r--------|
g|---8-6h7-------8-6h7----|------------------------|r--b8-r-----------------|
d|---------8-----------8--|------------------------|------------------------|
a|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
* r -rest

e|------6-----------6--6--|6-----------6--6--6--6--|6-----------6-----------|
b|9--8--6-----------6--6--|6--8--6-----6--6--6--6--|6--8--6-----6--8--6-----|
g|---------8--6-h7--7-----|---------7--------------|---------7-----------7--|
d|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
a|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


e|6--6--6--6--6-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
b|6--6--6--6--6-----------|8-b9--8-b9--8-b9--8-b9--|8-----------8--6--------|
g|---------------8-6h7----|8-b10-8-b10-8-b10-8-b10-|8--6--------8-6h7-------|
d|---------------------8--|------------------------|------8--r---------8--r-|
a|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


e|------------------------||
b|------------------------||
g|------------------------||
d|8-----------------------||
a|---8--10-8--------------||
e|------------------------||




Intro to Johnny B Goode (Chuck Berry)
=======================



s = slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend


E--------5s6-6-6-5s6-6-6-5s6-6-6---------------|---------------------------|
B----6-8-5s6-6-6-5s6-6-6-5s6-6-6-9-6-----------|---------------------------|
G--7---------------------------------8-6h7-----|-6s7-7-7-6s7-7-7-6s7-7-----|
D------------------------------------------8-8-|-7s8-8-8-7s8-8-8-7s8-8-----|
A----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

10 times |rake|
E----------------------||---------||------6-------8-6-----------------6----|
B------6-8-6-----------||------6--||--------9-8-6-----9-8-6---------6------|
G--5s7-7-7-7-5s7-5-----||-8b10----||-8b10-------------------8-6h7-7--------|
D------------------8-5-||---------||---------------------------------------|
A----------------------||---------||---------------------------------------|
E----------------------||---------||---------------------------------------|

E------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B--9-8-6------6------6---------|-------------------------------------------|
G--------8b10---8b10---8-6h7---|-------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------8-|-------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|


Chords
======

Walking Bass

| Bb7 | === | === | === | Eb7 | === |
| Bb7 | === | F7 | === | Bb7 | Bb7 | (chorus) or
| F7 | (verse)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Standard Tuning

e|----------6s7-7-7-6s7-7-7-6s7-7--7----------------|
B|-----7-9--6s7-7-7-6s7-7-7-6s7-7----10-9-7---------|
G|-7s8--------------------------------------7-8-----|
D|----------------------------------------------9-9-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------7-9-7-----------|
G|------------------7s8-8-8-8-7s6-4-----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------6---|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------7----------------------------7--|
B|--------------7--------------7---------------7--------------7-------------7--|
G|-10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)------10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------7--|
B|--------------7--------------7---------------7--------------7-------------7--|
G|-10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)------10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------7--------9-7-------------------7----|
B|---------------10-9-7------10-9-7---------7---10s|
G|-10b11-(11)-----------------------9-7s8-8--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-7------------7------------7-9---7-------------|
G|-----10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)---9-6h8-------------|
D|--------------------------------------9----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
$
$$
(4x)
e|---------------------|-|---------------------|
B|o-------------------o|-|o-------------------o|
G|---------------------|-|---------------------|
D|---------------------|-|--9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9--|
A|o-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-o|-|o-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-o|
E|--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--|-|---------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|o-------------------o|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|o-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-o|
E|--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--|

On D.S. To Coda
On D.S.S. to Double To Coda
e|---------------------------|-|---------------------|
B|o-------------------------o|-|o-------------------o|
G|---------------------------|-|---------------------|
D|--11-11-13-11-11-11-13-11--|-|---------------------|
A|o--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-o|-|o-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-o|
E|---------------------------|-|--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--|

[Chorus 1]
(4x)
e|--------------------------|-------|
B|o----9s10-10-10-10-12\----|------o|
G|----10s11-11-11-11-11\----|-------|
D|--------------------------|-------|
A|o-------------------------|------o|
E|--------------------------|-------|

D.S. al Coda
e|-------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
B|----9s10-10-10-10-12--9\-|----------|----------|-----------|
G|---10s11-11-11-11-11--9\-|----------|----------|-----------|
D|-------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
A|-------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
E|-------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|

[Chorus 2]
(3x)
e|--------------------------------------------|-------|
B|o--------------7-7------------7-------------|------o|
G|----10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)--|-------|
D|--------------------------------------------|-------|
A|o-------------------------------------------|------o|
E|--------------------------------------------|-------|

e|----------------------------------|----------|
B|--------------7-7------------7----|----------|
G|---10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)------|----------|
D|----------------------------------|----------|
A|----------------------------------|----------|
E|----------------------------------|----------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------7-7------------7------------7--|
G|---10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)----|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|----------|----------------|
B|------------7------------------|----------|------------7---|
G|-10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)-------|----------|--------7s8---9-|
D|-------------------------------|----------|----------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------|----------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------|----------------|

[Guitar Solo]
e|-7-7-7-7-7---------|-7-7-7-7-7---------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-9-------|-7-7-7-7-7-9-------|
G|-----------9-7h8---|-----------9-6h8-8-|
D|-----------------9-|-----------------9-|
A|-------------------|-----------------9-|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

e|-7---------7---------|-7---7---7---------|
B|-7-9---7---7-9---7---|-7---7---7-----7---|
G|---9-7h8-----9-7h8---|-------9---9-6h8---|
D|---------9---------9-|-----------------9-|
A|---------9---------9-|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|

e|-----------7------9-7-|------7-----------7--7--|
B|-------------10-------|-10-9-7---------7-7-(7)-|
G|---10s11--------------|--------9-7h8-8---------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|

e|-7-------7--7---7---7--|-7-------7---------|
B|---9-7---7-(7)-(7)-(7)-|---9-7---7-9-7-----|
G|-------8---------------|-------8-------8---|
D|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|

e|-7-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-9-------|---9b10-(10)--9b10-(10)--9b10-(10)--9b10==(10)r|
G|-----------9-7h8---|---9b11-(11)--9b11-(11)--9b11-(11)--9b11==(11)r|
D|-----------------9-|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------|------------|
B|-(9)-7----9---7-----|------------|
G|-(9)-8----9-7h8-----|-8----------|
D|----------------9---|-9----------|
A|--------------------|-9----------|
E|--------------------|------------|

e|-7-7-7-7-7---------|-7-7-7-7-7---------|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-9-------|-7-7-7-7-7-9---7---|
G|-----------9-7h8---|-----------9-7h8-8-|
D|-----------------9-|-----------------9-|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

e|-7---------7---------|-7---------7----------|
B|-7-9---7---7-9---7---|-7-9---7---7----------|
G|---9-7h8-----9-7h8-8-|---9-7h8-----9-7h8-8--|
D|---------9---------9-|---------9---------9--|
A|---------------------|-------9--------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|

e|---------------7-------------7-|------------7-------------7------------|
B|----9b10-(10)--7-9b10-(10)---7-|-9b10-(10)--7-9b10-(10)---7-9b10-(10)--|
G|----9b11-(11)----9b11-(11)-----|-9b11-(11)----9b11-(11)-----9b11-(11)--|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

e|-7-------------7-------------7-|------------7-------------7-7-7--|
B|-7--9b10-(10)--7-9b10-(10)---7-|-9b10-(10)--7-9b10-(10)---7-7-7--|
G|----9b11-(11)----9b11-(11)-----|-9b11-(11)----9b11-(11)----------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-10b11-(111)-7-9-7-------------|
B|------------7-7-7-10-9---7-----|
G|------------------10-9-7h8-----|
D|---------------------------(9)-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
e|----------------------------------------------|----7---7-7-------|------------|
B|------------7------------7------------7-------|----7---7-7-9---7-|------------|
G|-10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)---9-7h8-|------------9-7h8-|------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-x----------------|-9----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|------------------|------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|------------------|------------|

[Outro-Chorus]
&&
e|--------------------|----------------|
B|---------9s10-10-10-|-10-12-10-------|
G|--------10s11-11-11-|-11-11-11-------|
D|--------------------|----------------|
A|--------------------|----------------|
E|--------------------|----------------|

e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|o---------9s10-10-10-|-10-12-10\--------o|
G|---------10s11-11-11-|-11-11-11\---------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|
A|o--------------------|------------------o|
E|---------------------|-------------------|

e|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|---------9s10-10-10-|-10-12-10----9s10---10-|-12-------10-10-10-|
G|--------10s11-11-11-|-11-11-11----9s11---11-|-11-------11-11-11-|
D|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|

e|----------|-----------------|----------------*|
B|----------|-----------------|----------------*|
G|----------|-4-4-----4-4-----|-4-4---4-(4)----*|
D|----------|-4-4---x-4-4---x-|-4-4---4-(4)----*|
A|----------|-----------------|----------------*|
E|----------|-----------------|----------------*|


************************************

| (n) Ghost note
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
| * Natural harmonic

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]

N.C. Bb
e|----------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------|
B|-------6--5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6-9-8-6-6----------------------------|
G|---6h7--------------------------------6h7--------------------------|
D|-8----------------------------------------8-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb
e|--------------------------------6----------------------------------|
B|-6-----6----------------6-------6-------6-------6-------6----------|
G|-6-7-8-6h7----8b9--8b10---8b10----8b10----8b10-----8b10------------|
D|------------8------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb F Eb
e|-------------------------------------------6---9-8-6------------------------|
B|------6-------6------6------6------6---------6-------9-8-6-6---8---6--------|
G|-8b10---8b10----8b10---8b10---8b10---8b10------------------6h7-8---6h7-7----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------8-----8----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb F
e|------------------------------------|
B|---6---8-6--------------------------|
G|---6h7-8-6h7-7/---------------------|
D|-8-----------8/---10-10-10-10-10----|
A|------------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
E|------------------------------------|


[Verse 1]
Bb
Way down in Louisiana down to New Orleans

Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
Eb
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Bb
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
F
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
Bb
But he could play a guitar just like he's ringin' a bell


[Chorus]
Bb
Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Bb
Go Johnny Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Eb
Go Johnny Go Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Bb
Go Johnny Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

F
Go Johnny Go Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Bb
Johnny B. Goode


[Verse 2]
Bb
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track
Eb
The engineers would see him sittin' in the shade
Bb
Strummin' to the rhythm that the driver made
F
When people passed him by they would stop and say
Bb
Oh my that little country boy sure can play


[Chorus]
Bb
Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Bb
Go Johnny Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|


Eb
Go Johnny Go Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Bb
Go Johnny Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
F
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb
Johnny B. Goode


[Solo]
Bb
e|-----------------------------------------------------------6~~---|
B|-/9--9--9--11---6----------6------------8-------------6-8--6~~---|
G|-/10-10-10-10---8b10br8p6h8---6-----6----8-8-6h7---6h7-----------|
D|-------------------------------8-6---8----------8----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb Eb
e|-8b9--8p6-----6--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8-6---8b9-8-6--------------------8-8-----8-8-----------|
G|------------------------8p6-----------6----8-8-6---8-8-6---------|
D|----------------------------8-8~~---8---8--------8-------8-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb Bb
e|-----------------------6-------10-------13~~--15-13-15b17br15p13-15-13~--|
B|--8---8-8b9br8---------------------12/14---------------------------------|
G|--8-6-8-8b9br8-6---6-6/8---8/10------------------------------------------|
D|----------------8--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

F Bb
e|-15----13-12-11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15----------13b15br13p11--------11-------11-------9------6------6-------------|
G|-----------------------------13b15----13b15----10b12----8b10---8b10---6-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------8-6-8~~---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb
e|---------------6--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------6----8-6----8-6-----8-6---------8-8-----8-8---------8-6--------|
G|-x-x-x-----6h7------8-6h7--8-6h7---8-6h7~~\----8-8-6---8-8-6h7-----8-6-7-7~---|
D|-x-x-x-8-8--------8--------------8-------------------8---------8-8-------8~---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----6------6---6---6-------6------6---6---6---6-------------------|
G|---6-8b10~~~b10-b10-b10br8-6-8b10~~~b10-b10-b10-10br8p6------------|
D|-8----------------------------------------------------8p6-8~~~-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

F Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------|
D|-15\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-3-3-3-11\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Gradually slide down, picking palm muted)


[Chorus]
Bb
Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Bb
Go Johnny Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Eb
Go Johnny Go Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Bb
Go Johnny Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
F
Go Johnny Go Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Bb
Johnny B. Goode


[Verse 3]
Bb
Well his mama told him one day you will be a man
You will be the leader of a big old band
Eb
Many people coming from miles around
Bb
To hear you play your music when the sun go down
F
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Bb
Sayin' Johnny B Goode tonight


[Chorus]
Bb
Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Bb
Go Johnny Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Eb
Go Johnny Go Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Bb
Go Johnny Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
F
Go Johnny Go Go Go

e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Bb
Johnny B. Goode


***********************************
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
***********************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Chuck Berry- Johnny B. Goode

By the way, don't take the counting too seriously... it's only there for a bit of minor
if you can't get a hard part, not as a rhythm guide for the entire piece.

I've checked this a few times, I'm pretty sure that it's correct, although I can't be
sure.


[Intro]

e|--------|-5/6-6--6-5/6-6--6-5/6-6-|-6---------------|-------------------|
B|----6-8-|-5/6-6--6-5/6-6--6-5/6-6-|-6-9-8-6---------|-------------------|
G|--7-----|-------------------------|---------6-7-----|-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|--------|-------------------------|-------------8-8-|-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|--------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-6---------------------|
B|----6--8--6------------|-------6--------6------|-6--------6--------6---|
G|5/7-7--7--7--5b-3------|-8b10-----8b10-----8b10|----8b10-----8b10------|
D|-------------------5---|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------6-----------8--6|
B|-------6--------6------|-6-------6---------6---|----------9--8--6------|
G|-8b10-----8b10-----8b10|----8b10-----8b10------|-8b10------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|--------------------6--|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-9--8--6----------6---9|-8--6--------6--------6|-----------------------|
G|----------8--6 h7------|-------8b10-----8b10---|-8-6h7-----------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------8---------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


[Verse]

The guitar doesn't actually play in the verse (just bass and piano), but if
you want something to strum- I suggest using these chords:

Bb Eb F
e|----| e|----| e|----|
B|----| B|-8--| B|-10-|
G|-7--| G|-8--| G|-10-|
D|-8--| D|-8--| D|-10-|
A|-8--| A|-6--| A|-8--|
E|-6--| E|----| E|----|

Bb Bb Eb Bb F Bb (Play each chord for one line of the song)


[1st Chorus]

e|-------------------| e|-------------------|
B|-4/5-5-5-5-6-------| B|-4/5-5-5-5-6-----4-|
G|-------------------| X4 G|-------------------|
D|-------------------| D|-------------------|
A|-------------------| A|-------------------|
E|-------------------| E|-------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


[2nd Chorus]

e|-------------------| e|-------------------|
B|-5/6-6-6-5-6-5-----| B|-5/6-6-6-5-6-------|
G|-------------------| X3 G|-------------------|
D|-------------------| D|-------------------|
A|-------------------| A|-------------------|
E|-------------------| E|-------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-5/6-6-6-5-6-5-6-5-|-6-5-------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Post 2nd Chorus

e|----------|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|-6---------6---------|
B|----5h6---|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|-6---------6---------|
G|--6-----7-|------------8-6h7--|------------8-6h7--|---8-6h7-----8-6h7---|
D|----------|------------------8|------------------8|---------8---------8-|
A|----------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E|----------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-6-----6-----6-----6---|---------6--------8--6.|-------6-----------6--6|
B|-6-----6-----6-----6---|------------9----------|-9--8--6-----------6--6|
G|-----------------------|---8b10----------------|----------8--6-6h7-----|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-6----------5/6-6--6--6|-6-----------6---------|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|
B|-6--8--6----5/6-6--6--6|-6--8--6-----6--8--6---|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|
G|----------7------------|----------7-----------7|----------------8-6h7--|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------8|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
B|----8b9---8b9---8b9---8b9-|-----------------------|--------------------|
G|----8b10--8b10--8b10--8b10|----8.-------6---------|-8-6h7--------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------8--8---|-------8--8---------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|-6-----------6---------|
B|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|-6-----------6---------|
G|---------------8--6h7--|---------------8--6h7--|----8-6h7-------8-6h7--|
D|----------------------8|----------------------8|----------8-----------8|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|----5b----5b----5b-----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|----5b----5b----5b-----|-------------6--------6|-------6--------6------|
G|-----------------------|-------8b10-----8b10---|-8b10-----8b10-----8b10|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-9--6------------------|
B|-6-----------6--------6|-------6--------6--6--6|-------9--6------------|
G|----8b10--------8b10---|-8b10-----8b10---------|-------------9--8--6b7-|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e|------------------------|------6----------------|----------------------|
B|-----6-----6-----6------|------6--------6-------|----------------------|
G|-8b10--8b10--8b10--8-6h7|------------8-----8-6h7|7---------------------|
D|------------------------|-----------------------|---9--8--8------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


[3rd Chorus]

e|-------------------| e|-----------------|
B|-5/6-6-6-5-6-5-----| B|-5---5-----5-5-6-|
G|-------------------| X4 G|-----------------|
D|-------------------| D|-----------------|
A|-------------------| A|-----------------|
E|-------------------| E|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


[Ending]

e|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------|
B|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------| Palm mute in the half beat
G|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7---7---------| after each chord (apart
D|-8-8-----8-8-----|-8-8---8---------| from the last one, which
A|-8-8-----8-8-----|-8-8---8---------| you should let ring).
E|-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &



************************************

| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| / Slide up

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
JOHNNY B.GOODE
performed by Chuck Berry

This is my attempt at the live performance of johnny b goode filmed in black
and white during the 1960's (i think)
Not a 100% correct tab but pretty good i think:)

If you have improvments to this then please e-mail me at ak210389@hotmail.com

ENJOY!!!

Standard Tuning

-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------------------|
------------8-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---11-10-8-----------------------------------|
--9------9---------------------------------8h9-------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------10-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
----------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--8-8-10-8----------------------------------------------/8-8-10\-------------|
--9-9-9--9--7-------------------------------------------/9-9-9-\-------------|
--------------10-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
------------------10----3-3-5-3-3-5-3-3--3-5-3-3-5---------------------------|
------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1---------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--5-5-7-5-5-7-5-5--5-5-7-5-5-7-5---------------------------------------------|
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-7-5-5-7-5--3-3-5-3-3-5-3---------------|
----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--5-5-7-5-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-5-5----------------------------------------------|
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo

--8--8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8------------8------8-----8----8----8----------|
--8--8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8------------8------8-----8----8----8----------|
-----------10-8----------------10-8--------10-----10----10b---10------------|
----------------10------------------10--------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

--11---11---11----8-----10-8-----------8-8-8---------8----------8-----------|
--11br-11br-11br--8--11------11-8------8-8-8---------8----------8-----------|
----------------------------------10-8-------10-8------10-8-------10--------|
--------------------------------------------------10--------10--------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

--10ss16-16-16\14--14\12--12\10--10\8--8\6--8-8-8---------------------------|
--11ss17-17-17\15--15\13--13\11--11\9--9\7--8-8-8---------8-----------------|
--------------------------------------------------10-8----8-----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------10------10-10-10-----|
---------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-----|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


--8------------8-8-8-------------8-----------8----8----8----8----8----------|
--8------------8-8-8-------------8-----------8----8----8----8----8----------|
------10-8------------10-8---------10-8-------10---10---10---10---10b-------|
----------10--------------10-----------10-----------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8----------8---------------|
---10b----10b----10b----10b----10b----10b----10b----10-8----8-10-8----------|
---------------------------------------------------------10--------10-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--8-------8--8---8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8-----|
------10--10b----10b----10b----10b----10b----10b----10b----10b----10b-------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--8---10-10-8----10-8-------------------------------------------------------|
--10b-10-10-8----10-8-------------------------------------------------------|
--------------10------10-8-10-10-10-----------------------------------------|
---------------------------10-10-10-----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Got more -------> ak210389@hotmail.com
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: Chuck Berry
Song: Johnny B. Goode
Tab for: Guitar
Setting: Use a clean tone with a little bit distortion, and adjust the tone to about 60%.

[Chords]
Bb Eb F
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|------8---10---------|
A|--8---6---8----------|
E|--6------------------|

[Intro]
e|-----------------------|-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-|-6---------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------6-8-|-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-5/6-6-|-6--9--8--6------------|------------------------|
G|---------------6/7-----|-----------------------|-------------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|--------------------------|

[Verse riff]
(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--|------------------------|-------------------------|

[Chorus riff]
The bends here are a little less then a half a tone up.
1. time last riff on 1. refrain second time last riff on 2 refrain
e|--4--4--4--4--6\0-|--4--4--4--4--6--2\0----|-6-------------|-6--------------------------------------------|
B|--6--6--6--6--6\0-|--6--6--6--6--6--4\0----|-6---6---6-----|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6--------------|
G|------------------|------------------------|---8---8---8b9-|---8b9---8b9---8b9---8b9---8b9---8b9----------|
D|------------------|------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------|------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
Bb
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans

Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
Eb
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Bb
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
F
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
Bb
But he could play 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]
Bb
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack

Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
Eb
Old engineers would see him sittin' in the shade
Bb
Strummin' with the rythm that the drivers made
F
The people passin' by they would stop and say:
Bb
"Oh my, but 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|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|


************************************

| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| \ Slide down

************************************
Song info
Johnny B Goode
Chuck Berry
2001
  • Rock
  • Rock & Roll
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