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From : Jean-Pierre Trolet
You will find a MP3 (1,6 Mb) recorded by myself to illustrate the tab and how to contact
me on my webpage here:
http://jptrol.free.fr/mus
CAROL - Chuck Berry
This is another old rock and roll classic that was recorded by Chuck Berry mainly
at the piano. This is the quintessence of Rock and Roll. John Lennon said that if
we were to give another name to Rock and Roll we should call it 'the Chuck Berry'.
I transcribed the (guitar !) Rollings Stones'live version of "get yer
ya-yas out". In the MP3 demo that you can download at the URL here above I played
with two guitars and added a very simple and classical Rock and Roll bass .
I played the whole with rockabilly effect.
I tabbed it all through simple listening.
There is a rhythm guitar and a solo guitar.
Legend :
p : pull-off
b/\: bend up then down
h : hammer-on
n_ : last longer on this note
INTRO :
RHYTHM GUITAR
A D7 A
E +---------------5---------------------+--5--------------------5-------------+
B +---------------5---------------------+--7--------------------5-------------+
G +---------------6---------------------+--5--------------------6-------------+
D +---------------7---------------------+--7--------------------7-------------+
A +---------------7---------------------+--5--------------------7-------------+
E +---------------5---------------------+-----------------------5-------------+
SOLO GUITAR
E +---------------5-5-5-5-5-------------+-----------------------5------5------+
B +--------5--7---5-5-5-5-5--7----------+--5-5-5-5-5-------5-7--5-5-5--5-5-5--+
G +----5h6-------------------7-5h6------+--5-5-5-5-5---5h6--------------------+
D +--------------------------------7----+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +----5---5----------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +----5-5-5--7b/\-5---5----------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-----------7b/\-5---5----------------+-------------------------------------+
D +------------------7------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Oh .......
CHORUS :
RHYTHM GUITAR
D A
E +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
G +---7-7--7--7-7--7-7------------------+-----------2---------------2-2-----------+
D +---7-7--9--7-7--7-9--7--10p7--9--7-7-+-7-9-7---2-2-4--2-2--2-4-2-2-2-4-2-----4-+
A +---5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5---5----5--5-5-+-5-5-5---0---0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h4---+
E +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
....... Carol
SOLO GUITAR
E +-------------------------------------+-----------5-------5-5------------5--+
B +-------------------------------------+-----------5-7(p5)-5-5-7-----5----5--+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------7(p5)-----7-5h6---5h6---+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
RHYTHM GUITAR
E A
E +---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +---------------------------------------+----2-------------2-2---2-2----------+
D +----------------------2-2--------------+--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2--4-------+
A +--2-2--4--2-2--2-4-2--2-2--4-2------4--+--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-------+
E +--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--3h4----+-------------------------------------+
SOLO GUITAR
E +-------------------------------------+-----------5-------5-5------------5--+
B +-------------------------------------+-----------5-7(p5)-5-5-7-----5----5--+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------7(p5)-----7-5h6---5h6---+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
RHYTHM GUITAR : those are the well-known rock and roll riffs that will be used
throughout except where noted
A
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +---------------------------------2_--+-----2-------------------------------+
D +--2-2-4--2-2--2--4(p2)-5(p2)--4--2_--+--2--4--2----------------------------+
A +--0-0-0--0-0--0--0-----0------0--0_--+--0--0--0----------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +----------------------------------7_-+------7------------------------------+
D +--7-7--9--7-7--7--9(p7)-10(p7)--9-7_-+---7--9--7---------------------------+
A +--5-5--5--5-5--5--5------5------5-5_-+---5--5--5---------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +----------------------------------2_-+----2--------------------------------+
A +--2-2--4--2-2--2--4(p2)--5(p2)--4-2_-+--2-4-2------------------------------+
E +--0-0--0--0-0--0--0------0------0-0_-+--0-0-0------------------------------+
VERSE :
From here use the above riffs as rhythm. Only the solo tabs are given.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/berry_chuck/carol_tab_ver_2.html ]
A
E +-------------------------------------+---------------------------5---------+
B +-------------------------------------+-----5-------5------5------5---------+
G +-------------------------------------+-5h6---7-5h6----5h6----5h6-----------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-7/8-8--..---7--5------5_------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-8/9-9--..---7--5------5_------------+
D +-------------------------------------+--------..--------7-7----------------+
A +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
D
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-7-7-7b/\-5---5-7-7-7b/\-5-----------+
G +-------------------------------------+-7-7-7b/\-5---5-7-7-7b/\-5---5-------+
D +-------------------------------------+------------7--------------7-5-------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-----10-7\5-------------8------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-5/7--------5---5-7-7/9---7\5--------+
D +-------------------------------------+--------------7---------------7------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-7-7-7b/\-5---5-7-7-7b/\-5-----------+
G +-------------------------------------+-7-7-7b/\-5---5-7-7-7b/\-5---5-------+
D +-------------------------------------+------------7--------------7-5-------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A
E +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-7/8-8--..---7--5--------------------+
G +-------------------------------------+-8/9-9--..---7--5--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+--------..--------7-7----------------+
A +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+--------..---------------------------+
A (full chord once) D7(full chord once) A(full chord once)
E +---------------5-5-5-5-5-------------+-----------------------5------5------+
B +--------5--7---5-5-5-5-5--7----------+--5-5-5-5-5-------5-7--5-5-5--5-5-5--+
G +----5h6-------------------7-5h6------+--5-5-5-5-5---5h6--------------------+
D +--------------------------------7----+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
^ D A
E +---5---5---9p7--5--------------------+------------8------------------------+
B +---5-5-5----------7-7_--7p5----5-5---+------8--10---10----8---8----------7-+
G +--------------------7_--7p5----5-5---+--7/9-------------9---9---9p7--5-5-7-+
D +----------------------------7--------+--------------------------------7----+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A (extra bar!) E A
E +-----------------(5)-----9--9--7-----+-------------------------5-----------+
B +-8-8-8--7--5--7---5-----10-10--9--10-+-8--7--5---5-------5-----5------5----+
G +-9-9-9--7--5--7---5---------------11-+-9--7--5---5---5h6---5h6----5h6------+
D +-------------------------------------+---------7---------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +------5-5_---------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +------5-5_---------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--5h6--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D A
E +---10_-------------10----------------+--5-5_--5_---------------------------+
B +---10_--12---------10----------------+--5-5_--5_--7------------------------+
G +--------12--10h11--------------------+------------7--5h6-------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------7-----------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E A
E +-------------------------------------+--5--------5-5---------5-5-----5_----+
B +-------------------------------------+--5--7(p5)-5-5--7(p5)--5-5--7--5_----+
G +-------------------------------------+-----7(p5)------7(p5)-------7--6_----+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Now the bass
D (CHORUS) (VERSE)
G +-----------2-2-4-2-------------------+------------2-2-4-2-5-5--------------+
D +--0-0--3-4---------------------------+----0-0-3-4-------------4-4-2-2-4-2--+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A (CHORUS) (VERSE)
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-----------2-2-4-2-------------------+------------2-2-4-2-5-5--------------+
A +--0-0--3-4---------------------------+----0-0-3-4-------------4-4-2-2-4-2--+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E (CHORUS) (VERSE)
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-----------2-2-4-2-------------------+------------2-2-4-2-5-5--------------+
E +--0-0--3-4---------------------------+----0-0-3-4-------------4-4-2-2-4-2--+
When the rhythm plays full chords only (INTRO and CHORUS) the bass plays the
open string only.
