Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry

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

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 &

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Johnny B. Goode

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{t:Johnny B. Goode}
 {st:Chuck Berry}
 
 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.
 
 
 {sot}
 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 --------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 {eot}
 
 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 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 |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 e |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------6-----------8--6|
 B |-------6--------6------|-6-------6---------6---|----------9--8--6------|
 G |-8b10-----8b10-----8b10|----8b10-----8b10------|-8b10------------------|
 D |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 e |--------------------6--|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 B |-9--8--6----------6---9|-8--6--------6--------6|-----------------------|
 G |----------8--6 h7------|-------8b10-----8b10---|-8-6h7-----------------|
 D |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------8---------------|
 A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 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] 
 {sot}
 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 |----|
 {eot}
 
 Bb, Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Bb (Play each chord for one line of the song)
 
 1st Chorus
 
 
 {sot}
 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 |-------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 2nd Chorus
 
 
 {sot}
 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 |-------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 e |-------------------|-----------------|
 B |-5/6-6-6-5-6-5-6-5-|-6-5-------------|
 G |-------------------|-----------------|
 D |-------------------|-----------------|
 A |-------------------|-----------------|
 E |-------------------|-----------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 Post 2nd Chorus
 
 
 {sot}
 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 ----------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 {eot}
 
 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 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 |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 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 |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 e |--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
 B |----8b9---8b9---8b9---8b9-|-----------------------|--------------------|
 G |----8b10--8b10--8b10--8b10|----8.-------6---------|-8-6h7--------------|
 D |--------------------------|----------------8--8---|-------8--8---------|
 A |--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
 E |--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 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 |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 e |----5b----5b----5b-----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 B |----5b----5b----5b-----|-------------6--------6|-------6--------6------|
 G |-----------------------|-------8b10-----8b10---|-8b10-----8b10-----8b10|
 D |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 e |-----------------------|-----------------------|-9--6------------------|
 B |-6-----------6--------6|-------6--------6--6--6|-------9--6------------|
 G |----8b10--------8b10---|-8b10-----8b10---------|-------------9--8--6b7-|
 D |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 e |------------------------|------6----------------|----------------------|
 B |-----6-----6-----6------|------6--------6-------|----------------------|
 G |-8b10--8b10--8b10--8-6h7|------------8-----8-6h7|7---------------------|
 D |------------------------|-----------------------|---9--8--8------------|
 A |------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 E |------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 3rd Chorus
 
 
 {sot}
 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 |-----------------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 Ending
 
 
 {sot}
 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---------|
 {eot}
 
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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