Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.ukWords & Music by Chuck BerryGtr I (E A D G B E)
'Chuck Berry - Lead - amp overdrive'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Chuck Berry - Rhythm - amp overdrive'
Intro
Q=126(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-----------||
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-----------||
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-----------||
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-----------||
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Verse
G
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Gtr II
e e e e e e e e e E Q H
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||o----------------------------|-------------o||
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||o-5-5--7---7---5---5---7-7---|-5-----------o||
||--3-3--3---3---3---3---3-3---|-3------------||
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| Gtr I
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q H
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||o-----/6-6---6-6-6---6-5---3-|-------------o||
||------/7-7---7-7-7---7-5---4-|--------------||
||-----------------------------|-5------------||
||o----------------------------|-------------o||
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C
e e e e e e e e e E Q H e e e e e e e e e E Q H
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|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|-------------|
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|-5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7---|-5-----------|----------------------|-------------|
|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---|-3-----------|-5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7---|-5-----------|
|----------------------|-------------|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---|-3-----------|
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| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q Q Q Q E E E Q H Q Q Q Q E E E Q H
|-----/3---/3----------|-------------|-----/3---/3----------|-------------|
|-----/3---/3---\5---3-|-------------|-----/3---/3---\5---3-|-------------|
|---------------\5---3-|-------------|---------------\5---3-|-------------|
|----------------------|-5-----------|----------------------|-5-----------|
|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|-------------|
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D
e e e e e e e e e E Q H
|----------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
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|-7-7--9---9---7---7---9-9---|-7-----------|
|-5-5--5---5---5---5---5-5---|-5-----------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
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| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q H
|----------------------------|-------------|
|-----/6-6---6-6-6---6-5---3-|-------------|
|-----/7-7---7-7-7---7-5---4-|-------------|
|----------------------------|-5-----------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
e e e e e e e e e E Q H
|----------------------------|-------------||
|----------------------------|-------------||
|----------------------------|-------------||
|----------------------------|-------------||
|-5-5--7---7---5---5---7-7---|-5-----------||
|-3-3--3---3---3---3---3-3---|-3-----------||
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| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q H
|----------------------------|-------------||
|-----/6-6---6-6-6---6-5---3-|-------------||
|-----/7-7---7-7-7---7-5---4-|-------------||
|----------------------------|-5-----------||
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Verse
e e e e e e e e e E Q H
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||o----------------------|-------------o||
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||o-5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7---|-5-----------o||
||--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---|-3------------||
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| Q Q Q Q E E E Q H
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||o-----/3---/3---\5---3-|-------------o||
||----------------\5---3-|--------------||
||-----------------------|-5------------||
||o----------------------|-------------o||
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e e e e e e e e e E Q H
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|-5-5--7---7---5---5---7-7---|-5-----------|
|-3-3--3---3---3---3---3-3---|-3-----------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
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| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q H
|----------------------------|-------------|
|-----/6-6---6-6-6---6-5---3-|-------------|
|-----/7-7---7-7-7---7-5---4-|-------------|
|----------------------------|-5-----------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
e e e e e e e e e E Q H
|----------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
|-5-5--7---7---5---5---7-7---|-5-----------|
|-3-3--3---3---3---3---3-3---|-3-----------|
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| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q H
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|-----/6-6---6-6-6---6-5---3-|-------------|
|-----/7-7---7-7-7---7-5---4-|-------------|
|----------------------------|-5-----------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|-------------|
To Coda
e e e e e e e e e E Q H e e e e e e e e
|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|
|-7-7--9-9--7-7--9-9---|-7-----------|----------------------|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5---|-5-----------|-5-5--7-7--5-5--7-7---|
|----------------------|-------------|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---|
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| |-3-| |-3-|
| Q Q Q Q E E E Q H Q Q Q Q E
|-----/3---/3----------|-------------|-----/3---/3----------|
|-----/3---/3---\5---3-|-------------|-----/3---/3---\5---3-|
|---------------\5---3-|-------------|---------------\5---3-|
|----------------------|-5-----------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|
e E Q H
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|-----------5-----------------------------------------------||
|-----------3-----------------------------------------------||
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| |-3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--|
| a E Q E E E a E E E E E E
|----------10---10----10-10-10-10------10--10-10-10-10-10---||
|-11pb12==(11)-(11)---11-11-11-11b12==(11)-11-11-11-11-11r--||
|-11pb12==(11)-(11)------------11b12==(11)-11-11-11-11-11r--||
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Guitar Solo
Gtr II-
G (pattern as verse)
|---3----| |---3---| |---3----| |---3---|
a E E E E E E a E E E E E E
|-10------10--10---10-10-10---10--10------10--10---10-10-10---10--|
|-11b12==(11)-11---11-11-11---11r-11b12==(11)-11---11-11-11---11r-|
|-11b12==(11)-11---11-11-11---11r-11b12==(11)-11---11-11-11---11r-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G
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a E E E a E E E a E E E a E E E
|-10------10--10---10--10------10--10---10--10------10--10---10--10------10--10---10--|
|-11b12==(11)-11---11r-11b12==(11)-11---11r-11b12==(11)-11---11r-11b12==(11)-11---11r-|
|-11b12==(11)-11---11r-11b12==(11)-11---11r-11b12==(11)-11---11r-11b12==(11)----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
|---3---| |---3---| |---3----| |---3---|
E E E E E E a E E E E E E
|-----------------------10------10--10---10-10-10---10--|
|--------------------12-11b12==(11)-11---11-11-11---11r-|
|-12-12---12-12-12---12-11b12==(11)-11---11-11-11---11r-|
|-12-12---12-12-12---12---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
G
|---3----| |---3---| |---3----| |---3---|
a E E E E E E a E E E E E E
|-10------10--10---10-10-10---10--10------10--10---10-10-10---10--|
|-11b12==(11)-11---11-11-11---11r-11b12==(11)-11---11-11-11---11r-|
|-11b12==(11)-11---11-11-11---11r-11b12==(11)-11---11-11-11---11--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C C
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
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---8-7-7---7-5-5---5-|
|-/9-9---9-9-9---9-/9-9---9-9-9---9-|-/9-9---9-9-9---9-7-7---7-5-5---5-|
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/chuck-berry/79020.html ]
G G
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------------------------|--------------------------3-----3-|
|-/3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-/6-6---6-6-6---6-5-3---8-3-----3-|
|-/4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|-/7-7---7-7-7---7-5-3h4-9---4-----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D C
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-/6-6---6-6-6---6-5-3---8-3-3---3-|-/6-6---6-6-6---6-/6-6---6\-5-3-----|
|-/7-7---7-7-7---7-5-3h4-9-4-4---4-|-/7-7---7-7-7---7-/7-7---7\-5-3---4-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------5-|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
e e e e e e e e e E Q H
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|---------------------5---5---7---7---|-------------||
|-5-5-------7-------7-3---3---3---3---|-5-----------||
|-3-3-------3-------3-----------------|-3-----------||
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| |-----3-----| |--3--| |--3--|
| q Q Q E E E E E E e E Q H
|-----6b6.5---6b6.5---3-5---3---------|-------------||
|-3---5b5.5---5b5.5---3-5---3-6s5---x-|-3-----------||
|-4---------------------------6s5-----|-4-----------||
|-------------------------------------|-5-----------||
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Guitar Solo
&
e E Q H
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|---5-------------------------------------|
|---3-------------------------------------|
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| |---3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----15---15-15-15-15-----15-15-15-15-15-|
|-/16-16---16-16-16-16-/16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|-/17-17---17-17-17-17-/17-17-17-17-17-17-|
|-----------------------------------------|
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G
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----15---15-15-15---15-----15---15-15-15---15-|
|-/16-16---16-16-16---16-/16-16---16-16-16---16-|
|-/17-17---17-17-17---17-/17-17---17-17-17---17-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
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G
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----15---15-15-15---15-----15---15-15-15---15-|
|-/16-16---16-16-16---16-/16-16---16-16-16---16-|
|-/17-17---17-17-17---17-/17-17---17-17-17---17-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
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G
|--3--| |--3--|
T S. E E E E T S. E E E E
|-5-6b6.5-3-3-3---3-5-6b6.5-3-3-3---3-|
|-5-6b6.5-3-3-3---3-5-6b6.5-3-3-3---3-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
G C
|----3----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6b6.5-3-----------5---3-----------------|----3---3-3-3---3----3---3-3-3---3-|
|-6b6.5-3---5b5.5-3-5---3-6-5---3---3---5-|-/6-3---3-3-3---3----3---3-3-3---3-|
|-----------5b5.5-3-------6-5---3-4-3---5-|-/6---------------/6---------------|
|---------------------------------5-------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C G
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3-|----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3-|
|-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-|-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-|
|-/6-------/6-------/6-------/6-------|-/6-------/6-------/6-------/6-------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3-|
|-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-|
|-/6-------/6-------/6-------/6-------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
D
|--3--| |------3------| |------3------| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6-6---6-6b6.5-6b6.5---6b6.5-6b6.5-6b6.5---6b6.5-6-6---6-|
|-6-6---6-6b6.5-6b6.5---6b6.5-6b6.5-6b6.5---6b6.5-6-6---6-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
C
|------3------| |------3------| |------3------| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-6b6.5-6b6.5---6b6.5-6b6.5-6b6.5---6b6.5-6b6.5-6b6.5---6b6.5-6-6---6-|
|-6b6.5-6b6.5---6b6.5-6b6.5-6b6.5---6b6.5-6b6.5-6b6.5---6b6.5-6-6---6-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
|--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3---------------------|
|-3-3-6-5---3-----3-5---5-|
|-----6-5---3-4-4-3-5---5-|
|-------------5-5---------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
e E Q H e e e e e e e e
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-5---------------------------|-5-5-7-7---5-5-7-7---|
|-3---------------------------|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
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| |---3---| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------3---3---3---3-------|---3---------3-------|
|-5b6-----3---3---3---3---5-3-|---3---5-3---3---5-3-|
|-5b6---------------------5-3-|-4-----5-3-4-----5-3-|
|-----------------------------|-5---------5---------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
G G
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---3---------3-------|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|
|---3---5-3---3---5-3-|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-|
|-4-----5-3-4-----5-3-|-4-------------------------------|
|-5---------5---------|-5-------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------|
G C
|----3-----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E S S E E +E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E
|---3-3-3-5b5.5---(5)-5-3-------------|-----------------------------|
|---3-3-3-5b5.5---(5)-5-3---5-3-----3-|-5b6r5-3-------5-5-3-------5-|
|---------------------------5-3-----3-|-5b6r5-3---3---5-5-3---3---5-|
|-------------------------------5-----|---------5-----------5-------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C G
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3-|
|-5b6r5-3-------5-5-3-------5-|-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-|
|-5b6r5-3---3---5-5-3---3---5-|-/6-------/6-------/6-------/6-------|
|---------5-----------5-------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----3---3----3---3----3---3----3---3-|
|-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-/6-3---3-|
|-/6-------/6-------/6-------/6-------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
D
|--3--| |--3--| |-------3-------|
E E E E E E Q Q Q
|----3---3-3-3---3-6b6.5---6b6.5---6b6.5---|
|-/6-3---3-3-3---3-5b5.5---5b5.5---5b5.5---|
|-/6---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
C
|-------3-------| |-------3-------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-6b6.5---6b6.5---6b6.5---6b6.5---6b6.5---6b6.5---|
|-5b5.5---5b5.5---5b5.5---5b5.5---5b5.5---5b5.5---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------|
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e e e e e e e e Q E E +H
|-----------------|---------------*|
|-----------------|---------------*|
|-----------------|----5-4-(4)----*|
|-----------------|----4-3-(3)----*|
|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-|-5--6-5-(5)----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--4-3-(3)----*|
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| Q E E E E E E Q E E +H
|-3---------------|---------------*|
|-3---------------|---------------*|
|-------------0-0-|-0--5-4-(4)----*|
|-----3-3-2-2-1-1-|-0--4-3-(3)----*|
|-----------------|----6-5-(5)----*|
|-----------------|----4-3-(3)----*|
Verse 1
Riding along in my automobile
My baby beside me at the wheel
I stole a kiss at the turn of a mile
my curiosity running wild
crusin' and playin' the radio
with no particular place to go
Verse 2
Riding along in my automobile
I's anxious to tell her the way I feel
So I told her softly and sincere
and she leaned and whispered in my ear
cuddlin' more and drivin' slow
with no particular place to go
Verse 3
No particular place to go
So we parked way out on ko-ko-mo
The night was young and the moon was gold
So we both decided to take a stroll
Can you image the way I felt
I couldn't unfasten her safety belt
Verse 4
Riding along in my calaboose
Still trying to get her belt a-loose
all the way home I held a grudge
for the safety belt that wouldn't budge
Crusin' and playing the radio
with no particular place to go