As recorded by Chuck Berry (From the 2000 Album ANTHOLOGY)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - `Chuck amp overdrive`
Intro Q=164 4/4 Gtr I a E E E a E E E a E E E a E E E E E E E E E E |---------|-6s7-7-7-6s7-7-7-6s7-7-|-7----------------| |-----7-9-|-6s7-7-7-6s7-7-7-6s7-7-|---10-9-7---------| |-7s8-----|-----------------------|----------7-8-----| |---------|-----------------------|--------------9-9-| |---------|-----------------------|------------------| |---------|-----------------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E a E E E E a E E E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----7-9-7-----------| |-----------------|-7s8-8-8-8-7s6-4-----| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------6---| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------|
a +E E E a +E E E a +E E E a +E E E a +Q q |--------------------------------------------|-7----------------------------7--| |--------------7--------------7--------------|-7--------------7-------------7--| |-10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)---|---10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)-----| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
a +E E E a +E E E a +E E E a +E E E a +Q q |--------------------------------------------|------------------------------7--| |--------------7--------------7--------------|-7--------------7-------------7--| |-10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)---|---10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)-----| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
a +Q E E E E E E E E E E a E S S E E |-------------7--------9-7-|------------------7----| |---------------10-9-7-----|-10-9-7---------7---10s| |-10b11-(11)---------------|--------9-7s8-8--------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------------|
E E a +E E a +E E E a E Q Q H |-------------------------------------|------------|| |-9-7------------7------------7-9---7-|------------|| |-----10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)---9-6h8-|------------|| |-------------------------------------|-9----------|| |-------------------------------------|------------|| |-------------------------------------|------------||
Verse $ $$ B E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E ||---------------------||-||---------------------|| ||o-------------------o||-||o-------------------o|| ||---------------------||-||---------------------|| ||---------------------||-||--9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9--|| ||o-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-o||-||o-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-o|| ||--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--||-||---------------------||
B E E E E E E E E ||---------------------|| ||o-------------------o|| ||---------------------|| ||---------------------|| ||o-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-o|| ||--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--||
On D.S. To Coda On D.S.S. to Double To Coda F B E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||---------------------------||-||---------------------|| ||o-------------------------o||-||o-------------------o|| ||---------------------------||-||---------------------|| ||--11-11-13-11-11-11-13-11--||-||---------------------|| ||o--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-o||-||o-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-o|| ||---------------------------||-||--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--||
Chorus 1 E a E E E E Q E W 4x ||--------------------------|-------|| ||o----9s10-10-10-10-12----|------o|| ||----10s11-11-11-11-11----|-------|| ||--------------------------|-------|| ||o-------------------------|------o|| ||--------------------------|-------||
D.S. al Coda E a E E E E Q E W W W |-------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|| |----9s10-10-10-10-12--9-|----------|----------|-----------|| |---10s11-11-11-11-11--9-|----------|----------|-----------|| |-------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|| |-------------------------|----------|----------|-----------|| |-------------------------|----------|----------|-----------||
Chorus 2 & E a +E E E a +E E a +q W 3x ||--------------------------------------------|-------|| ||o--------------7-7------------7-------------|------o|| ||----10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)--|-------|| ||--------------------------------------------|-------|| ||o-------------------------------------------|------o|| ||--------------------------------------------|-------||
E a +E E E a +E E Q W |----------------------------------|----------| |--------------7-7------------7----|----------| |---10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)------|----------| |----------------------------------|----------| |----------------------------------|----------| |----------------------------------|----------|
E a +E E E a +E E a +E E |---------------------------------------------| |--------------7-7------------7------------7--| |---10b11-(11)-----10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)----| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
a +E E a +q H W H E a E E E |-------------------------------|----------|----------------|| |------------7------------------|----------|------------7---|| |-10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)-------|----------|--------7s8---9-|| |-------------------------------|----------|----------------|| |-------------------------------|----------|----------------|| |-------------------------------|----------|----------------||
Guitar Solo E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E |-7-7-7-7-7---------|-7-7-7-7-7---------| |-7-7-7-7-7-9-------|-7-7-7-7-7-9-------| |-----------9-7h8---|-----------9-6h8-8-| |-----------------9-|-----------------9-| |-------------------|-----------------9-| |-------------------|-------------------|
E E a E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E |-7---------7---------|-7---7---7---------| |-7-9---7---7-9---7---|-7---7---7-----7---| |---9-7h8-----9-7h8---|-------9---9-6h8---| |---------9---------9-|-----------------9-| |---------9---------9-|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|
E a e E E E E E E E E E E a E S S E E |-----------7------9-7-|------7-----------7--7--| |-------------10-------|-10-9-7---------7-7-(7)-| |---10s11--------------|--------9-7h8-8---------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7-------7--7---7---7--|-7-------7---------| |---9-7---7-(7)-(7)-(7)-|---9-7---7-9-7-----| |-------8---------------|-------8-------8---| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E a E E E a +Q a +Q a +Q a +E |-7-7-7-7-7---------|-----------------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-9-------|---9b10-(10)--9b10-(10)--9b10-(10)--9b10==(10)r| |-----------9-7h8---|---9b11-(11)--9b11-(11)--9b11-(11)--9b11==(11)r| |-----------------9-|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
+E e Q E a E E E q Q H |--------------------|------------|| |-(9)-7----9---7-----|------------|| |-(9)-8----9-7h8-----|-8----------|| |----------------9---|-9----------|| |--------------------|-9----------|| |--------------------|------------||
E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E a E E |-7-7-7-7-7---------|-7-7-7-7-7---------| |-7-7-7-7-7-9-------|-7-7-7-7-7-9---7---| |-----------9-7h8---|-----------9-7h8-8-| |-----------------9-|-----------------9-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E |-7---------7---------|-7---------7----------| |-7-9---7---7-9---7---|-7-9---7---7----------| |---9-7h8-----9-7h8-8-|---9-7h8-----9-7h8-8--| |---------9---------9-|---------9---------9--| |---------------------|-------9--------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
Q a +Q E a +E E E a +Q E a +E E E a +Q |---------------7-------------7-|------------7-------------7------------| |----9b10-(10)--7-9b10-(10)---7-|-9b10-(10)--7-9b10-(10)---7-9b10-(10)--| |----9b11-(11)----9b11-(11)-----|-9b11-(11)----9b11-(11)-----9b11-(11)--| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Q a +Q E a +E E E a +Q E a +E E E E E |-7-------------7-------------7-|------------7-------------7-7-7--| |-7--9b10-(10)--7-9b10-(10)---7-|-9b10-(10)--7-9b10-(10)---7-7-7--| |----9b11-(11)----9b11-(11)-----|-9b11-(11)----9b11-(11)----------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
a +E E E E E E a E E |-10b11-(111)-7-9-7--------------| |------------7-7-7-10-9---7-----| |------------------10-9-7h8-----| |---------------------------(9)-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda a +E E a +E E a +E E E a E Q E E E E E a E q Q H |----------------------------------------------|----7---7-7-------|------------|| |------------7------------7------------7-------|----7---7-7-9---7-|------------|| |-10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)---10b11-(11)---9-7h8-|------------9-7h8-|------------|| |----------------------------------------------|-x----------------|-9----------|| |----------------------------------------------|------------------|------------|| |----------------------------------------------|------------------|------------||
Out-Chorus && H E a E E E E E Q H |--------------------|----------------| |---------9s10-10-10-|-10-12-10-------| |--------10s11-11-11-|-11-11-11-------| |--------------------|----------------| |--------------------|----------------| |--------------------|----------------|
H E a E E E E E E E H ||---------------------|-------------------|| ||o---------9s10-10-10-|-10-12-10--------o|| ||---------10s11-11-11-|-11-11-11---------|| ||---------------------|-------------------|| ||o--------------------|------------------o|| ||---------------------|-------------------||
H E a E E E E E q E a E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |---------9s10-10-10-|-10-12-10----9s10---10-|-12-------10-10-10-| |--------10s11-11-11-|-11-11-11----9s11---11-|-11-------11-11-11-| |--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
W E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |----------|-----------------|----------------*| |----------|-----------------|----------------*| |----------|-4-4-----4-4-----|-4-4---4-(4)----*| |----------|-4-4---x-4-4---x-|-4-4---4-(4)----*| |----------|-----------------|----------------*| |----------|-----------------|----------------*|
Way down Louisiana close to New Orleans, Way back up in the woods among the evergreens... There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood, Where lived a country boy name of Johnny B. Goode... He never ever learned to read or write so well, But he could play the guitar like ringing a bell.
Go Go Go Johnny Go Go Go Johnny B. Goode
He use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track. Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade, Playing to the rhythm that the drivers made. People passing by would stop and say Oh my that little country boy could play
His mama told him someday he would be a man, And he would be the leader of a big old band. Many people coming from miles around To hear him play his music when the sun go down Maybe someday his name would be in lights Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight.
