Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode Chords & Tabs

 

Johnny B Goode Chords & Tabs

Chuck Berry Chords & Tabs

Version: 6 Type: Tab

Johnny B Goode Tab

   
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

By the way, don't take the counting too seriously... it's only there for a bit of minor 
if you can't get a hard part, not as a rhythm guide for the entire piece.

I've checked this a few times, I'm pretty sure that it's correct, although I can't be 
sure.

e --------|-5/6-6--6-5/6-6--6-5/6-6-|-6---------------|-------------------|
B ----6-8-|-5/6-6--6-5/6-6--6-5/6-6-|-6-9-8-6---------|-------------------|
G --7-----|-------------------------|---------6-7-----|-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D --------|-------------------------|-------------8-8-|-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A --------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E --------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|

  3 & 4 &    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e |-----------------------|-----------------------|-6---------------------|
B |----6--8--6------------|-------6--------6------|-6--------6--------6---|
G |5/7-7--7--7--5b-3------|-8b10-----8b10-----8b10|----8b10-----8b10------|
D |-------------------5---|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

e |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------6-----------8--6|
B |-------6--------6------|-6-------6---------6---|----------9--8--6------|
G |-8b10-----8b10-----8b10|----8b10-----8b10------|-8b10------------------|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

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

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

Verse

The guitar doesn't actually play in the verse (just bass and piano), but if
you want something to strum - I suggest using these 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 |----|

Bb, Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Bb            (Play each chord for one line of the song)

1st Chorus

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

     1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &            1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &

2nd Chorus

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

     1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &            1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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

     1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Post 2nd Chorus

e ----------|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|-6---------6---------|
B ----5h6---|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|-6---------6---------|
G --6-----7-|------------8-6h7--|------------8-6h7--|---8-6h7-----8-6h7---|
D ----------|------------------8|------------------8|---------8---------8-|
A ----------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E ----------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chuck_berry/johnny_b_goode_tab_ver_6.html ]
  3 &  4  &   1  & 2 & 3 &  4  &  1  & 2 & 3 &  4  &  1 &  2  & 3 &  4  &

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

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

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

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

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

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3 & 4 &

e |5/6-6--6--6--6---------|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|-6-----------6---------|
B |5/6-6--6--6--6---------|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|-6-----------6---------|
G |---------------8--6h7--|---------------8--6h7--|----8-6h7-------8-6h7--|
D |----------------------8|----------------------8|----------8-----------8|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

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

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

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

    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

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

    1   & 2   & 3   & 4   & 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

3rd 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 |-----------------|

     1  & 2 & 3 & 4 &           1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Ending

e |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------|
B |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------|     Palm mute in the half beat
G |-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7---7---------|     after  each  chord  (apart
D |-8-8-----8-8-----|-8-8---8---------|     from the  last one,  which
A |-8-8-----8-8-----|-8-8---8---------|     you should let ring).
E |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------|

    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &