CAROL
As recorded by Chuck Berry
(From the 1990 Album THE ORIGINAL CHESS CLASSICS)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm'
Intro
Q=160
4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-----------8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|--------/9------|-9---------/9------|-8-8-8-8-8-/9------|-9----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
Pre-Verse
E E +H. W W Q E E +Q E E
|-8-----------------||----------|----------|----------------------|
|-8-10b11-(10)------||----------|----------|------/11-(11)----/11-|
|---10b12-(10)------||----------|----------|------/12-(12)----/12-|
|-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------|
|-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------|
|-------------------||----------|----------|----------------------|
+Q E E E E Q W W
|--------------8----|----------|----------|
|-(11)--10-----8----|----------|----------|
|-(12)--10-8h9------|----------|----------|
|-------------------|----------|----------|
|-------------------|----------|----------|
|-------------------|----------|----------|
Q E E +Q E E +Q E E E Q E
|----------------------|--------------------||
|------/11-(11)----/11-|-(11)--10-8---------||
|------/12-(12)----/12-|-(12)--10-8h9--9----||
|----------------------|--------------10----||
|----------------------|--------------------||
|----------------------|--------------------||
1st & 2nd Verse
W H Q E E +Q Q E S S E E Q E S S H
||-----------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
||o----------|------------8----|------------------------|-----------------|
||-----------|-----------10b12-|-(10)--10--10-8h9-------|--------8h9------|
||-----------|-----------------|------------------10----|-10--10----------|
||o----------|-----------------|---------------------10-|-----------------|
||-----------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|
W H E S +S +E +E
|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|--------10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r|
|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------|
+E +E +E E Q Q E E E E H
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-(10)b12==(10)r(10)-8-----8--|-10-8------------|
|----------------------10-----|------10-10------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
W H Q E E
|----------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|
|----------|---------8-10-|
|----------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|
|----------|--------------|
E E E S +S E E S +S E E E E E H
|------8-10b11-(10)-8--------------8-|-10-8----8------|
|-8-10----------------8-10b11-(10)---|------11--------|
|------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------|
W H E S +S E E
|----------|---------------------8-|
|----------|-------------------8---|
|----------|--------10b12-(10)-----|
|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------------|
S +S E E E S +S E E E E E E E H
|------------8-------------------------|-----------------|
|-11b12-(11)---10-8--------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------10b11-(10)-10-8----|-10-8------------|
|-----------------------------------10-|------10-10------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------|
W H Q E E E E S +S E E E E E E E +E E H
|----------|-----------11-|-8--------------8-10-8-------|---------------------|
|----------|--------------|---8-10b11-(10)--------11-10-|-8------------8------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---10b12-(10)--------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
W H E S +S E E
|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|-------------------8-8-|
|----------|--------11b12-(11)-----|
|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------------|
|----------|-----------------------|
S +S E S +S E S +S E S +S E E S S E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------||
|------------8------------8------------8------------8-|-------------------8-10-||
|-11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---11b12-(11)---|-10-8h9---------/9------||
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------10-10-----------||
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chuck_berry/carol_tab.html ]
1st & 2nd Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|
|-9---------/9------|-8---------/9------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +E +E +E +Q.
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------|
|-9---------------|---10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)---|
|-----------------|---10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)---|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
Q E E H W Q E E +Q Q E Q E H
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------|
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-------------|
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
W E Q E +Q E E E E E S S E E Q
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------||
|----------|---/11--/11-(11)--10-8-|----8---8-------------||
|----------|---/12--/12-(12)--10-8h|==9-----8h9-----------||
|----------|-----------------------|-10---------10-10-----||
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------||
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------||
Guitar Break
1.
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
|-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-----------8-----------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-10-8------8-10-8------|
|-9---------10-8h9----|-9---------10-8h9----|-9-10-8h9------10-8h9----|
|------------------10-|------------------10-|----------10----------10-|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
E S +S +E +E +E +Q S +S
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)b11-(10)---------------|
|-9-10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)b12-(10)--10b12==(10)r=|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
+E E Q Q E E E E E S +S E E S +S E
|--------------------|------8-11b12-(11)-8--------------8-|
|------8-----8--8----|-8-10----------------8-11b12-(11)---|
|-(10)-8-----8--8-10-|------------------------------------|
|--------10----------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E S S E Q
|-10-8-------------------|-8-8-8----------------|
|------11-10-8---------8-|---8-8-10-8------/17--|
|--------------10-/9-9---|-------10-8h9---------|
|------------------------|--------------10------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E S S E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q
|-15--13--11--10--|--8--6--5--3--|-------------------8-|-(8)---------8------||
|-17--15--13--11--|-10--8--6--4--|--------------8-10-8-|-(8)--10-8---8-----o||
|-----------------|--------------|-5-5-5-5-5-/9--------|------10-8h9--------||
|-----------------|--------------|-5-------------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------o||
|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------------||
Chorus
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-8-8-8-8-8---------|-8-8-8-8-8---------|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|-8-8-8-8-8----8-10-|
|-9---------/9------|-8---------/9------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E +E +E +E +Q.
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------------------------------|
|-9---------------|---10b11==(10)r(10)b11==(10)r(10)---|
|-----------------|---10b12==(10)r(10)b12==(10)r(10)---|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------------------|
Q E E H W Q E E +Q Q E Q E H
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------|
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-------------|
|------10p8----|----------|----5p3-(3)-----|-5-3--3------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
|--------------|----------|----------------|-------------|
W E Q E +Q E E E E E S S E E Q
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------*|
|----------|---/11--/11-(11)--10-8-|----8---8-------------*|
|----------|---/12--/12-(12)--10-8h|==9-----8h9-----------*|
|----------|-----------------------|-10---------10-10-----*|
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------*|
|----------|-----------------------|----------------------*|
Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away
I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day
Climb into my machine so we can cruise on out
I know a swingin' little joint where we can jump and shout
It's not too far back off the highway, not so long a ride
You park your car out in the open, you can walk inside
A little cutie takes your hat and you can thank her, ma'am
Every time you make the scene you find the joint is jammed
Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away
I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day
And if you wanna hear some music like the boys are playin'
Hold tight, pat your foot, don't let 'em carry it away
Don't let the heat overcome you when they play so loud
Oh, don't the music intrigue you when they get a crowd
You can't dance, I know you wish you could
I got my eyes on you baby, 'cause you dance so good
Oh Carol, don't let him steal your heart away
I'm gonna learn to dance if it takes me all night and day
Don't let him steal your heart away
I've got to learn to dance if it takes you all night and day
Oh Carol
