Johnny B. Goode

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:

-----------------------

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:

Bb

Deep down in Louisana 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---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|

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 [email protected]