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Johnny B. Goode Guitar Tablature
Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode

(Intro) Clean, Once through.

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|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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-------|
G|8--b10---------------------------8--6-h7--7-----------b8----b8----8-6h7---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------8-| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Verse) No guitar, but if you want something to strum here's the 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 |----|

 Strum: Bb, Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Bb            Strum each chord for one line of the song.

(First Chorus) Listen to the song for when to come in. Pretty easy.

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 |-------------------|

(Verse) Same as above

(Second Chorus) Listen to song for timing.

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 |-------------------|

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

(Solo) Play once through.

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



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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-6----------6-6-6--6--6-6-----------6----------6-6-6--6--6--6---------|
B|-6--8--6----6-6-6--6--6-6--8--6-----6--8--6----6-6-6--6--6--6---------|
G|----------7----------------------7-----------7-----------------8-6h7--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------8|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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



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

E|-----------------------------------------------9--6------------------|
B|-6-----------6--------6-------6--------6--6--6-------9--6------------|
G|----8b10--------8b10----8b10-----8b10----------------------9--8--6b7-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
E|------------------------------6--------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----6-----6------------6--------6-----------------------------|
G|-8b10--8b10--8b10--8-6h7------------8-----8-6h7-7--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------9--8--8------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Verse) Same as above

(Third 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|-----------------|

(Ending)

e |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------|
B |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------|     
G |-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7---7---------|     
D |-8-8-----8-8-----|-8-8---8---------|    Slightly palm mute each second strum (*),
A |-8-8-----8-8-----|-8-8---8---------|    except the last one which you let ring. 
E |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------| 
      *       *         *
   
   That's about it. Rate this please!! Thank You!
      ~Bryan
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