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Song
Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry
The line up is bass, drums, guitar with a second guitar (probably Chuck B. multi tracked)
adding emphasis to the backing eight beat boogie - what you hear is the combined "broken" rhythm.
For example:
Guitar 1: boogie 8 to bar 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Guitar 2: & 2 3
Combined rhythm b B B b B b b b
Two examples of the overdubbed guitar are tabbed.
Intro tab:
C F9
e--------|--8--8--8--8--8-----------|--8--8--8--8--8-----------| B--------|--8--8--8--8--8-10--------|--8--8--8--8--8-10--------| G---6/9--|----------------10-8h9----|--8--8--8--8--8-10-8h9----| D---7/10-|-----------------------10-|-----------------------10-| A--------|--------------------------|--------------------------| E--------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
C C7
E-|-8------------8------8-|----8----8-11---| B-|-8-10---------8------8-|----8----8-10b--| G-|---10-8h9--------------|-----------10b--| D-|----------10------8----|-10---10--------| A-|-----------------------|----------------| E-|-----------------------|----------------|
F
Out of all the reindeers you know you're the master -
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------| B-|-------------------------|-------------------------| G-|-------------------------|-------------------------| D-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| A-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| E-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C
-mind
Guitar1
E-|---------------------------|-------------------------| B-|---------------------------|-------------------------| G-|---------------------------|-------------------------| D-|---------------------------|-------------------------| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
Guitar2
E-|---------------8-----8-----| 11-8--------8-----8----| B-|---------------8-----8-----|-11-8--10-8--8-----8----| G-|---------------------------|-------10-8-------------| D-|---------------------------|------------------------| A-|---------------------------|------------------------| E-|---------------------------|------------------------|
G
Run, run Rudolph, Randolph ain't too far be-
E-|-----------------|------------------------| B-|-----------------|------------------------| G-|-----------------|------------------------| D-|-----------------|------------------------| A-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5-| E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
C
-hind
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|
Chorus:
C F
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to -
E-|---------------------------|-------------------------| B-|---------------------------|-------------------------| G-|---------------------------|-------------------------| D-|---------------------------|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-------------------------|
C
-town
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|
Guitar2
E-|----8--8-------8-----------|----8--8-------8-----------| B-|----8--8-------8-----------|----8--8-------8-----------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|---------------------------|---------------------------| E-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway
E-|------------------------------|-------------------------| B-|------------------------------|-------------------------| G-|------------------------------|-------------------------| D-|-10--10--12--10--10-10--12-10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| A-|-8---8---8---8---8--8---8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| E-|------------------------------|-------------------------|
C
down
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|
G
Run, run Rudolph 'cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-
E-|---------------------------|------------------------| B-|---------------------------|------------------------| G-|---------------------------|------------------------| D-|---------------------------|------------------------| A-|-5--5---7--5---5--5--7--5--|-5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5-| E-|-3--3---3--3---3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
C
-round
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|
Verse 1:
C F
Said Santa to a boy child "What have you been longing
E-|---------------------------|-------------------------| B-|---------------------------|-------------------------| G-|---------------------------|-------------------------| D-|---------------------------|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-------------------------|
C
for?"
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|
F C
"All I want for Christmas is a Rock and Roll electric gui
E-|------------------------------|-------------------------| B-|------------------------------|-------------------------| G-|------------------------------|-------------------------| D-|-10--10--12--10--10-10--12-10-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| A-|-8---8---8---8---8--8---8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| E-|------------------------------|-------------------------|
C
-tar" And then
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|
G C
..away went Rudolph a-whizzing like a shooting star
E-|-----------------|------------------------| B-|-----------------|------------------------| G-|-----------------|------------------------| D-|-----------------|------------------------| A-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5-| E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Repeat Chorus
c F C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town
F C
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
G
Run, run Rudolph I'm reelin' like a merry-go
C
-round
E-|-------------|-------------| B-|-------------|-------------| G-|-------------|-------------| D-|-------------|-------------| A-|-10-12-10-12-|-13-12-10-12-| E-|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--|
Solo:
C
E-|-----8-------8---|---8---8---8--|-10-11--10---8---------------|-8-10-8-----------------| B-|-----8--10---8---|---8---8---8--|-10-11--10---8-11--10--8--10b|-8-10-8-11--10--8----10b| G-|-5/9----10-8-9-10|-8------------|---------------11--10--8--10b|--------11--10--8----10b| D-|-----------------|--------------|-----------------------------|------------------------| A-|-----------------|--------------|-----------------------------|------------------------| E-|-----------------|--------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
F
E-|----------------|-----------------| B-|10b-10b-10b-10b-|-8----8-8-10b-10b| G-|10b-10b-10b-10b-|-8----8-8-10b-10b| D-|----------------|---10------------| A-|----------------|-----------------| E-|----------------|-----------------|
G
C 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E-|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B-|-10b--8-------------|-10---------10--------|-10-8-----10-8-----10----|----10-8------10---------| G-|-10b--8-------------|-10-8-------10-8------|-10-8h9---10-8h9---10-8h9|----10-8h9----10-8h9----8| D-|--------10-10-10-10-|------10-10-----10-10-|-------10--------10------|-10--------10--------10--| A-|--------10-10-10-10-|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E-|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E-|-8-8-------------|8----------------------| B-|-8-8-10-8--------|8--8-------------------| G-|-----10-8h9------|---8h9-----------------| D-|------------10-10|-------10--------------| A-|-----------------|-----------10-10-10-10-| E-|-----------------|-----------10-10-10-10-|
Repeat Chorus:
c F C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town
F C
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
G C
Run, run Rudolph I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round
Verse 2:
C F C
Said Santa to a girl child "What would please you most to get?"
F C
"A little baby doll that can cry, sleep, drink and wet"
G C
And then away went Rudolph a whizzing like a Sabrejet
Chorus
C F C
Run, run Rudolph, Santa's got to make it to town
F C
Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down
G
Run, run Rudolph 'cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-
Outro:
C
Guitar1
-round
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|
Guitar2
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------8--10-| G-|---------------------------|---------------------9--10-| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|---------------------------|---------------------------| E-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C
Guitar1
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|
Guitar2
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|-11------------------8--10-|-11------------------8--10-| G-|-12------------------9--10-|-12------------------9--10-| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|---------------------------|---------------------------| E-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
C
Guitar1
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|---------------------------|---------------------------| G-|---------------------------|---------------------------| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10---10-10-12-10-| E-|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--|
Guitar2
E-|---------------------------|---------------------------| B-|-11------------------8--10-|-11------------------13-15-| G-|-12------------------9--10-|-12------------------14-15-| D-|---------------------------|---------------------------| A-|---------------------------|---------------------------| E-|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F
Guitar1 FADE
E-|-------------------------|----------| B-|-------------------------|----------| G-|-------------------------|----------| D-|-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-| A-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--| E-|-------------------------|----------|
Guitar2
E-|-------------------------|----------| B-|-16----------------13-15-|-16-------| G-|-17----------------14-15-|-17-------| D-|-------------------------|----------| A-|-------------------------|----------| E-|-------------------------|----------|
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