Carol Chuck Berry
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: http://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.
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