Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode Chords & Tabs

Song: Johnny B. Goode

Band: Chuck Berry

Bassist: Willie Dixon

Tabbed By: Steven S.
steven@liquisoft.com

This is simply my interpretation of the song. When my band covers this song
this is how I play it, and it flows great.

Intro [0:00 - 0:17] :

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |--------6--------|

G |---------------------    ---------55-66-55---------------------------|
D |--------55-66-55-----    ----55-88--------88-55--------55-66-55------|
A |---55-88--------88-55 x2 -66---------------------55-88---------88-55-|
E |-66------------------    ----------------------66--------------------|

Verse / Chorus [0:18 - 1:26] :

G |---------------------    ---------55-66-55---------------------------|
D |--------55-66-55-----    ----55-88--------88-55--------55-66-55------|
A |---55-88--------88-55 x2 -66---------------------55-88---------88-55-|
E |-66------------------    ----------------------66--------------------|

G |----------------------------------------|
D |---55-66-55------------------55-66------|  All x4
A |-88--------88-77-55-33--55-88-----88-55-|
E |----------------------66----------------|

Solo [1:27 - 2:00] :
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chuck_berry/johnny_b_goode_btab_ver_5.html ]
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |-6-------6-------6---6---6-6-6-6-|

G |---------------------    ---------55-66-55---------------------------|
D |--------55-66-55-----    ----55-88--------88-55--------55-66-55------|   All x2
A |---55-88--------88-55 x2 -66---------------------55-88---------88-55-|
E |-66------------------    ----------------------66--------------------|

Verse / Chorus [1:27 - 2:32] :

G |---------------------    ---------55-66-55---------------------------|
D |--------55-66-55-----    ----55-88--------88-55--------55-66-55------|
A |---55-88--------88-55 x2 -66---------------------55-88---------88-55-|
E |-66------------------    ----------------------66--------------------|

G |----------------------------------------|
D |---55-66-55------------------55-66------|  All x2
A |-88--------88-77-55-33--55-88-----88-55-|
E |----------------------66----------------|

Outro [2:33 - 2:39]

G |-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-------------------------|
E |-6-33-6-33-6-33-6~ ------|

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note