JOHNNY B GOODE
As recorded by Marty McFly And The Starlighters
(From the 1985 Album BACK TO THE FUTURE SOUNDTRACK)
Transcribed by 01meliac
Enjoy this one, because its the only all text full version on the web. GREAT SONG!!
Words and Music by Chuck Berry
Arranged by Tim May
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Marty McFly'
Intro
Q=165
Bb5
4/4
Gtr I
H E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6---------------|------------------|
|---------------6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-9-8-6---------|------------------|
|-----------6h7---|-----------------|---------6h7-----|------------------|
|--------/8-------|-----------------|-------------8-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E +E e E E S +e. E E +S S
|----------------------|-6---6----------6------------|
|-6---8-6--------------|-6---6----------6------------|
|-6-7-8-6h7---8b10-(8)-|-------8b10-(8)---8b10-(8)---|
|-----------8----------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
E a +E E E a +E E E E
|-6------------6------------6----|
|-6------------6------------6----|
|---8b10-(8)-----8b10-(8)--------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
a +E E E E +S S E a +E E
|------------6------------6------------|
|------------6------------6------------|
|-8b10-(8)-----8b10-(8)-----8b10-(8)---|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
E E +S S E a +E E E E a +E E E E E E E E
|-6------------6------------6---|------------6---9-8-6----|
|-6------------6------------6---|----------------------9--|
|---8b10-(8)-----8b10-(8)-------|-8b10-(8)----------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-8-6-----8---6---|---------8p6-----|-----------------||
|-----6-7-8---6h7-|-----6---8p6h7---|-----------------||
|-----------8-----|-8-8---8-------8-|---8-8-8-8-8-8---||
|-----------------|-----------------|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------6-||
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------8--|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-6--|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6----|
Eb5 Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10---|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-8-|
|-------------------|-----------------6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------10--|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10--8--|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-----|
F5 Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12---|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-|
|-------------------------|----------------------6-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--||
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--||
Chorus
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|-------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8---------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6---------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|--------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-8---------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-6---------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
Eb5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|-------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Bb5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|--------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
F5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6------|-------------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|
|------------------8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
Guitar Solo 1
E a E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E
|---4S6-------6------||-----------6-6-6---|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6------||-6---8-6---------8-|
|--------------------||-6---8-6h7---------|
|-----------------/8-||---8-------8-------|
|--------------------||-------------------|
|--------------------||-------------------|
E E E E E Q E E T T E. E E E E E
|-6---6---6----6-|--------------------|
|----------------|---8S9p8--6-6---8-6-|
|----------------|------------6h7-8-6h|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
E E E E Q E E E E +E E a +E E a +E E
|------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------|-6----------6----------6----------6-|
|-7----------------|-6-8b10-(8)---8b10-(8)---8b10-(8)---|
|---8-8---8\----/8-|------------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------------------|
E +E E E. S S +E. E E +E E E E E +E E
|----------------------------|-------------------------6-|
|--------------------------9-|---------------------------|
|-8b10r(8)-6------8b10-(8)---|-8b10r(8)-6---6-8b10-(8)---|
|------------8---------------|------------8--------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E E E E E E a +E E E +E E Q E a +E E
|-9-8-6------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------9-8-6----------6-|---------------6----------6--|
|-------------8b10-(8)---|-8b10r(8)-6------8b10-(8)----|
|------------------------|------------8----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
a +E E a +E E a +E E E E
|--------------------------------------|
|----------6----------6----------6-----|
|-8b10-(8)---8b10-(8)---8b10-(8)---8-6-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
E E E E. +S E E E E E E E E E E E +Q H Q
|----------------------|-----------------|--------------||
|-8-6------------------|-----6---8p6-----|--------------||
|-8-6-8-8b10r(8)-6-----|-----6---8p6-----|--------------||
|------------------8-6-|-8-8---8-----8-8-|-(8)----------||
|----------------------|-----------------|--------------||
|----------------------|-----------------|--------------||
Chorus
Bb5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|-------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|--------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-8---------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-6---------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
Eb5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|-------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Bb5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|--------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
F5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6------|-------------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|
|------------------8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/marty-mcfly-and-the-starlighters/154935.html ]
Guitar Solo 2
E a E E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6--------||---------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6--------||-----------6---------|
|-----------------8b10-||-(8)-8p6-8---6-----6-|
|----------------------||---------------8-6---|
|----------------------||---------------------|
|----------------------||---------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E Q. E +e
|----------------|--------6----8b9.5-(8)-|
|----6---8-6-----|----6-8----------------|
|----6---8-6h7---|-/7--------------------|
|-8----8-------8-|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E E +E E S +S E E Q E E E
|-8p6-----6-----------|--------------------|
|-----8-6---8b9r(8)-6-|--------------------|
|---------------------|-6-(6)S5--------6---|
|---------------------|---------8-8--8---8-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E S +S E E S +S E E a E E
|-----------------|----------------------|---------6----------10-------13--|
|-8-8-6---8-8-6---|-8-6-8----------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-6---8-8-6---|-8-6-8-8b10r(8)-6---8-|-6-(6)S7---7-(7)S10----10S13-----|
|-------8-------8-|------------------8---|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|--3--|
+Q E E E E +S S E E +Q S S E E E E E
|-(13)--15p13h15-15b17r(15)p13-15-13-|-(13)--15p13----13-12-11----|
|------------------------------------|-------------15----------13-|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
+E S S S +S E S +S E S +S E
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-(13)b15-13p11------------11------------11------------8-|
|---------------13b15-(13)----13b15-(13)----11b13-(11)---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
S +S E S +S E E E E E +H H
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|----------6--------------------|-------------|
|-8b10-(8)---8b10-(8)-8-6-------|-------------|
|-------------------------8-6-8-|-(8)---------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----6-------------|----------------|
|-----6---8-6---8-6-|-----8-6--------|
|-6h7-----8-6h7-8-6h|=7---8-6h7------|
|-------------------|---8-------8----|
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------------|
a E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-----6-------------|-----------------|
|-----6-x-x-8---6---|-8-6-------------|
|-6h7---x-x-8---6h7-|-8-6h7---------6-|
|-------------x-----|-------8----/8---|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
S +S E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-8b9===(8)-8-8-8r(8)-6-8-8b9===|=(8)-8-8-8r(8)--------|
|-8b10==(8)-8-8-8r(8)-6-8-8b10==|=(8)-8-8-8r(8)p6------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------8-6--|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
PM----------------------------------------------------------
H Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-8\-------x-x-x-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-14-14-13-13-12-12-11-11-10-10-|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-3---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------
E E Q E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3--1--------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------4-1/---|-13-13-12-12-11-11-10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----------------|
S S S S S S S S Q Q
|-----------------------||
|-----------------------||
|-----------------------||
|-----------------------||
|-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-1-----||
|-----------------------||
Out-Chorus
Bb5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|-------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|--------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-8---------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-6---------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
Eb5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|-------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Bb5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|--------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
F5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6------|-------------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|
|------------------8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|-------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|--------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-8---------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-6---------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
Eb5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|-------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Bb5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6-----|--------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|
|-----------------6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|
F5
E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---4S6-------6------|-------------------------|
|---4S6-6-6-6-6------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|
|------------------8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
Bb5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------|-------------------*|
|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-*|
|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-*|
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Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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