• Registered: 2007-04-25
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Topic: Johnny B. Goode-Back to the Future

Hey, there are dozens of tabs for Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode, but does anyone know which tab is what Michael J. Fox plays on Back to the Future? I've listened to several versions of the song and I think that one sounds the best.  I don't really have a good enough ear to hear which one is correct.  I found one that sounds pretty good, but it doesn't have the solo.  Thanks

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  • From: Murphysboro Il
  • Registered: 2007-02-10
  • Posts: 292

Re: Johnny B. Goode-Back to the Future

I think you should improvise your own

"Nobody paints by ear so why would I play guitar by sight?" hmm
  • From: Nottingham, UK
  • Registered: 2006-08-08
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Re: Johnny B. Goode-Back to the Future

Most of the tabs are for the classic Chuck Berry version of 'Johnny B. Goode' in back to the future MJF goes off on a whole Van Halen type excursion that wouldn't have been possible with the basic amps of a 50s band. To get that kind of sound look into chromatic scales, tapping and all the tricks of 80s metal masters.

If you just wanted to do a Back to the Future skit look for an emulating amp controlled by a footpedal. Start of with a clean Fender sound then kick it into an overdriven Marshall transistor sound halfway through.

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