Chuck Berry - Route 66 Chords & Tabs

 

Route 66 Chords & Tabs

Chuck Berry Chords & Tabs

Version: 1 Type: Bass Tab

Route 66 Bass Tab

   
Tabbed by jptrol
http://tabwyp.free.fr
  

   -*************** ROUTE 66 *************-

 By Bobby Troup / Chuck Berry / Rolling Stones

Originally a jazz tune about the mythic US route written by Bobby Troup 
after WWII, it was turned into Rock'n'Roll by Chuck Berry in the fifties and 
covered by many among which the Rolling Stones in their first LP.

The version that is tabbed here below is this Rolling Stones' version.

You can hear an audio demo of what is tabbed at the URL here above.
You can also download a MP3 playback track at the same URL above.

Three guitars are tabbed :

A rhythm guitar - the solo guitar (in another UG tab)
 and the bass here.  
Everything is of course very classical here.

LEGEND :

h  : hammer-on
p  : pull-off
/  : slide-up
\  : slide-down

^^ : let ring or vibrato
(n): optional
XbY   : bend at the X fret until it sounds like Y   ( X < Y )
XrY   : release at the Y fret from the X sound ( X > Y :
        you start from the bended position )
Xb    : bend moderalety
X_  : linger on that note ( rough way of noting rhythm !)


INTRO :

                                                                             Well if 

  
G+-------------------+----------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-------------------+----------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+-----------7-7-9-7-+----------7-7-9-7-----+-----------7-7-9-7-+----------7-7-9-7----+
E+--5-5--9-9---------+--5-5-9-9-------------+--5-5--9-9---------+--5-5-9-9-------------+



     you                            ever        plan                        to motor
  *  winds                         from Chi     cago                        to L. 
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+
A+------------7-7-9-7-----------------------+----5-5-9-9------------------------------+
E+----5-5-9-9-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+




    west                                        Just  take 
    A.                                          More than

  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------7-7-9-7-----------------------+-------------7-7-9-7---------------------+
E+----5-5-9-9-------------------------------+----5-5-9-9------------------------------+



       my way                 that' s the     highway               that's the
       two                    thousand        miles                 all the            
 
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-----------7-7-9-7------------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+
A+---5-5-9-9--------------------------------+----5-5-9-9------------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+


    best                                        you'll get your
    way                                         you'll get your
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------7-7-9-7-----------------------+-------------7-7-9-7---------------------+
E+----5-5-9-9-------------------------------+----5-5-9-9------------------------------+



      kicks                          on             Route 
      kicks                          on             Route 
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-------------9-9-11-9---------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+
A+---7-7-11-11------------------------------+----5-5-9-9------------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+


    sixty six                                                              Well it ->*
    sixty six                                                              Well it 
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+----------4-5-6---------------------------+---7-7-7_--------------------------------+
E+-----5-5----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+



BRIDGE :

     goes through Saint Louis                   down to Missouri        and

  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+---5_------------------------------------+
E+--5_--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+




    Oklahoma  city looks                        oh ! so pretty you'll

  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
E+---5_-------------------------------------+---5---7--8--9---------------------------+



     see                               Ama     rillo
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+----9-7-----------------------------------+------9-7--------------------------------+
A+--------9-7-------------------------------+--5-5-----9-7----------------------------+
E+-10---------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+




     Gallup in  New                            Mexico 
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+---------9-7------------------------------+-------9-7-------------------------------+
E+---5---------9-7--------------------------+---5-5---7-9-7---------------------------+


    Flagstaff   Arizona                           Don't forget  Winona
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chuck_berry/route_66_btab.html ]
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-------11-9-------------------------------+---------9-7-----------------------------+
A+---7-7-------11-9-------------------------+----5-5------9-7-------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+



      Kingman  Barstow                          San Bernardino            If you
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+---------7-5-4----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+----7-5-4-5------------------------------+
E+----5-5-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+



    too                            get           hip to that   kindly

  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+
A+-----------7-7-9-7------------------------+----5-5-8-9------------------------------+
E+--5-5-8-9---------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+


       tip                                                                 and go
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------7-7-9-7-----------------------+-------------7-7-9-7---------------------+
E+----5-5-8-9-------------------------------+----5-5-8-9------------------------------+


      take                         that        California 
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-----------7-7-9-7------------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+
A+---5-5-8-9--------------------------------+----5-5-8-9------------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+



                                   (the second time go to the OUTRO from here      -->
         trip                                                        You'll get your
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------7-7-9-7-----------------------+-------------7-7-9-7---------------------+
E+----5-5-8-9-------------------------------+----5-5-8-9------------------------------+



      kicks                          on             Route 

  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-------------9-9-11-9---------------------+------------7-7-9-7----------------------+
A+---7-7-10-11------------------------------+----5-5-8-9------------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+



     sixty-six
       
  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+---------7-5-4----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+----7-5-4-5------------------------------+
E+----5-5-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+




SOLO :


  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------7-5-4-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+---7-5-4---------------------------------+
E+----5-------------------------------------+----------7------------------------------+



  
G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------7-5-4-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+---7-5-4---------------------------------+
E+----5-------------------------------------+----------7------------------------------+


  
G+------7-5-4-------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+---7-5-4---------------------------------+
A+---5--------------------------------------+----------7------------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+


G+--------7-5-4-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+------------------------------------------+---7-5-4-5-------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
E+----5-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+


G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-------------9-9----9---------------------+------------7-7---7----------------------+
A+---7-7-10-11-----11-----------------------+----5-5-8-9-----9------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+



G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+--------7-5-4-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+----7-5-4-5------------------------------+
E+----5-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+



OUTRO :  ( from  You'll get your ..)

      kicks                          on             Route     

G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+-------------9-9----9---------------------+------------7-7---7----------------------+
A+---7-7-10-11-----11-----------------------+----5-5-8-9-----9------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+


        sixty-six                                               You'll get your 

G+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
D+--------7-5-4-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+----7-5-4-5------------------------------+
E+----5-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+

Repeat 3 times from OUTRO



.. then the 3rd time :

      sixty-six
G+------------------------------------------+---0-1-2---------------------------------+
D+----7-5-4-3-2-----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
A+------------------------------------------+----------0------------------------------+
E+------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+