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Tab4
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Intro
N.C. Bb
e|----------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------| B|-------6--5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6-9-8-6-6----------------------------| G|---6h7--------------------------------6h7--------------------------| D|-8----------------------------------------8-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| A|-----------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb
e|--------------------------------6----------------------------------| B|-6-----6----------------6-------6-------6-------6-------6----------| G|-6-7-8-6h7----8b9--8b10---8b10----8b10----8b10-----8b10------------| D|------------8------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb F Eb
e|-------------------------------------------6---9-8-6------------------------| B|------6-------6------6------6------6---------6-------9-8-6-6---8---6--------| G|-8b10---8b10----8b10---8b10---8b10---8b10------------------6h7-8---6h7-7----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------8-----8----| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb F
e|------------------------------------| B|---6---8-6--------------------------| G|---6h7-8-6h7-7/---------------------| D|-8-----------8/---10-10-10-10-10----| A|------------------8--8--8--8--8-----| E|------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Bb
Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
Eb
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Bb
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
F
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
Bb
But he could play a guitar just like he's ringin' a bell
Chorus
Bb
Go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Go Johnny, go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Eb
Go Johnny, go go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Go Johnny, go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
F
Go Johnny, go go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
Verse 2
Bb
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track
Eb
The engineers would see him sittin' in the shade
Bb
Strummin' to the rhythm that the driver made
F
The people passing by they would stop and say
Bb
"Oh my, what that little country boy could play"
Chorus
Bb
Go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Go Johnny, go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Eb
Go Johnny, go go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Go Johnny, go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
F
Go Johnny, go go go
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
Solo
Bb
e|-----------------------------------------------------------6~~---| B|-/9--9--9--11---6----------6------------8-------------6-8--6~~---| G|-/10-10-10-10---8b10br8p6h8---6-----6----8-8-6h7---6h7-----------| D|-------------------------------8-6---8----------8----------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb Eb
e|-8b9--8p6-----6--------------------------------------------------| B|----------8-6---8b9-8-6--------------------8-8-----8-8-----------| G|------------------------8p6-----------6----8-8-6---8-8-6---------| D|----------------------------8-8~~---8---8--------8-------8-------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb Bb
e|-----------------------6-------10-------13~~--15-13-15b17br15p13-15-13~--| B|--8---8-8b9br8---------------------12/14---------------------------------| G|--8-6-8-8b9br8-6---6-6/8---8/10------------------------------------------| D|----------------8--------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F Bb
e|-15----13-12-11-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----15----------13b15br13p11--------11-------11-------9------6------6-------------| G|-----------------------------13b15----13b15----10b12----8b10---8b10---6-----------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------8-6-8~~---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb
e|---------------6--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------6----8-6----8-6-----8-6---------8-8-----8-8---------8-6--------| G|-x-x-x-----6h7------8-6h7--8-6h7---8-6h7~~\----8-8-6---8-8-6h7-----8-6-7-7~---| D|-x-x-x-8-8--------8--------------8-------------------8---------8-8-------8~---| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----6------6---6---6-------6------6---6---6---6-------------------| G|---6-8b10~~~b10-b10-b10br8-6-8b10~~~b10-b10-b10-10br8p6------------| D|-8----------------------------------------------------8p6-8~~~-----| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------| D|-15\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-3-3-3-11\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-----| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Gradually slide down, picking palm muted)
Chorus
Bb
Go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Go Johnny, go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Eb
Go Johnny, go go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Go Johnny, go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
F
Go Johnny, go go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
Verse 3
Bb
Well his mother told him someday you will be a man
and you will be the leader of a big old band
Eb
Many people coming from miles around
Bb
To hear you play your music when the sun go down
F
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Bb
Sayin' "Johnny B Goode tonight"
Chorus
Bb
Go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Go Johnny, go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Eb
Go Johnny, go go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Go Johnny, go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
F
Go Johnny, go go go
e|---------------------| B|-/9--9--9--11~\------| G|-/10-10-10-10~\------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
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