Carol Chuck Berry
As recorded by Chuck Berry
(From the 1990 Album THE ORIGINAL CHESS CLASSICS)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry
TABBER: UNKNOWN
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Intro
Q=160
[4/4] Gtr I
[B] [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] [E] [E]
|----------------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |-----------8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |--------/9------|-9---------/9------|-8-8-8-8-8-/9------|-9----------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Pre-Verse
E E +H. W W Q E E +Q E E
|-8-----------------||----------|----------|----------------------| |-8-10b11-(10)------||----------|----------|------/11-(11)----/11-| |---10b12-(10)------||----------|----------|------/12-(12)----/12-| |-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------| |-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------| |-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------|
+Q E E E E Q W W
|--------------8----|----------|----------| |-(11)--10-----8----|----------|----------| |-(12)--10-8h9------|----------|----------| |-------------------|----------|----------| |-------------------|----------|----------| |-------------------|----------|----------|
Q E E +Q E E +Q E E E Q E
|----------------------|--------------------|| |------/11-(11)----/11-|-(11)--10-8---------|| |------/12-(12)----/12-|-(12)--10-8h9--9----|| |----------------------|--------------10----|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------||
1st & 2nd Verse
W H Q E E +Q Q E S S E E Q E S S H
||-----------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------| ||o----------|------------8----|------------------------|-----------------| ||-----------|-----------10b12-|-(10)--10--10-8h9-------|--------8h9------| ||-----------|-----------------|------------------10----|-10--10----------| ||o----------|-----------------|---------------------10-|-----------------| ||-----------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
W H E S +S +E +E
|----------|----------------------------------| |----------|----------------------------------| |----------|--------10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r| |----------|----------------------------------| |----------|----------------------------------| |----------|----------------------------------|
+E +E +E E Q Q E E E E H
|-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-(10)b12==(10)r(10)-8-----8--|-10-8------------| |----------------------10-----|------10-10------| |-----------------------------|-----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------|
W H Q E E
|----------|--------------| |----------|--------------| |----------|---------8-10-| |----------|--------------| |----------|--------------| |----------|--------------|
E E E S +S E E S +S E E E E E H
|------8-10b11-(10)-8--------------8-|-10-8----8------| |-8-10----------------8-10b11-(10)---|------11--------| |------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------|----------------| |------------------------------------|----------------|
W H E S +S E E
|----------|---------------------8-| |----------|-------------------8---| |----------|--------10b12-(10)-----| |----------|-----------------------| |----------|-----------------------| |----------|-----------------------|
S +S E E E S +S E E E E E E E H
|------------8-------------------------|-----------------| |-11b12-(11)---10-8--------------------|-----------------| |-------------------10b11-(10)-10-8----|-10-8------------| |-----------------------------------10-|------10-10------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------|
W H Q E E E E S +S E E E E E E E +E E H
|----------|-----------11-|-8--------------8-10-8-------|---------------------| |----------|--------------|---8-10b11-(10)--------11-10-|-8------------8------| |----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---10b12-(10)--------| |----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| |----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
W H E S +S E E
|----------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------------8-8-| |----------|--------11b12-(11)-----| |----------|-----------------------| |----------|-----------------------| |----------|-----------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/berry_chuck/carol_tab.html )
S +S E S +S E S +S E S +S E E S S E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|| |------------8------------8------------8------------8-|-------------------8-10-|| |-11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---|-10-8h9---------/9------|| |-----------------------------------------------------|--------10-10-----------|| |-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------||
1st & 2nd Chorus
[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----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-| |-9---------/9------|-8---------/9------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +E +E +E +Q.
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| |-9---------------|---10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)---| |-----------------|---10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)---| |-----------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------------|
Q E E H W Q E E +Q Q E Q E H
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| |------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-------------| |------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
W E Q E +Q E E E E E S S E E Q
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------|| |----------|---/11--/11-(11)--10-8-|----8---8-------------|| |----------|---/12--/12-(12)--10-8h|==9-----8h9-----------|| |----------|-----------------------|-10---------10-10-----|| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------|| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------||
Guitar Break
1.
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
|-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-----------8-----------| |-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-10-8------8-10-8------| |-9---------10-8h9----|-9---------10-8h9----|-9-10-8h9------10-8h9----| |------------------10-|------------------10-|----------10----------10-| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
E S +S +E +E +E +Q S +S
|--------------------------------------------------------| |-8-10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)b11-(10)---------------|
|-9-10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)b12-(10)--10b12==(10)r=|
|--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
+E E Q Q E E E E E S +S E E S +S E
|--------------------|------8-11b12-(11)-8--------------8-| |------8-----8--8----|-8-10----------------8-11b12-(11)---| |-(10)-8-----8--8-10-|------------------------------------| |--------10----------|------------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E S S E Q
|-10-8-------------------|-8-8-8----------------| |------11-10-8---------8-|---8-8-10-8------/17--| |--------------10-/9-9---|-------10-8h9---------| |------------------------|--------------10------| |------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q
|-15--13--11--10--|--8--6--5--3--|-------------------8-|-(8)---------8------|| |-17--15--13--11--|-10--8--6--4--|--------------8-10-8-|-(8)--10-8---8-----o|| |-----------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-/9--------|------10-8h9--------|| |-----------------|--------------|-5-------------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------------||
Chorus
2.
[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----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-| |-9---------/9------|-8---------/9------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +E +E +E +Q.
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------| |-9---------------|---10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)---| |-----------------|---10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)---| |-----------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------------|
Q E E H W Q E E +Q Q E Q E H
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| |------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-------------| |------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------| |--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
W E Q E +Q E E E E E S S E E Q
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------*| |----------|---/11--/11-(11)--10-8-|----8---8-------------*| |----------|---/12--/12-(12)--10-8h|==9-----8h9-----------*| |----------|-----------------------|-10---------10-10-----*| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------*| |----------|-----------------------|----------------------*|
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