Johnny B Goode Chords & Tabs
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
By the way, don't take the counting too seriously... it's only there for a bit of minor
if you can't get a hard part, not as a rhythm guide for the entire piece.
I've checked this a few times, I'm pretty sure that it's correct, although I can't be
sure.
e --------|-5/6-6--6-5/6-6--6-5/6-6-|-6---------------|-------------------|
B ----6-8-|-5/6-6--6-5/6-6--6-5/6-6-|-6-9-8-6---------|-------------------|
G --7-----|-------------------------|---------6-7-----|-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D --------|-------------------------|-------------8-8-|-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A --------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E --------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |-----------------------|-----------------------|-6---------------------|
B |----6--8--6------------|-------6--------6------|-6--------6--------6---|
G |5/7-7--7--7--5b-3------|-8b10-----8b10-----8b10|----8b10-----8b10------|
D |-------------------5---|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------6-----------8--6|
B |-------6--------6------|-6-------6---------6---|----------9--8--6------|
G |-8b10-----8b10-----8b10|----8b10-----8b10------|-8b10------------------|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |--------------------6--|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B |-9--8--6----------6---9|-8--6--------6--------6|-----------------------|
G |----------8--6 h7------|-------8b10-----8b10---|-8-6h7-----------------|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------8---------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse
The guitar doesn't actually play in the verse (just bass and piano), but if
you want something to strum - I suggest using these chords:
Bb Eb F
e |----| e |----| e |----|
B |----| B |-8--| B |-10-|
G |-7--| G |-8--| G |-10-|
D |-8--| D |-8--| D |-10-|
A |-8--| A |-6--| A |-8--|
E |-6--| E |----| E |----|
Bb, Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Bb (Play each chord for one line of the song)
1st Chorus
e |-------------------| e |-------------------|
B |-4/5-5-5-5-6-------| B |-4/5-5-5-5-6-----4-|
G |-------------------| X4 G |-------------------|
D |-------------------| D |-------------------|
A |-------------------| A |-------------------|
E |-------------------| E |-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
2nd Chorus
e |-------------------| e |-------------------|
B |-5/6-6-6-5-6-5-----| B |-5/6-6-6-5-6-------|
G |-------------------| X3 G |-------------------|
D |-------------------| D |-------------------|
A |-------------------| A |-------------------|
E |-------------------| E |-------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |-------------------|-----------------|
B |-5/6-6-6-5-6-5-6-5-|-6-5-------------|
G |-------------------|-----------------|
D |-------------------|-----------------|
A |-------------------|-----------------|
E |-------------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Post 2nd Chorus
e ----------|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|-6---------6---------|
B ----5h6---|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|5/6-6-6-6-6--------|-6---------6---------|
G --6-----7-|------------8-6h7--|------------8-6h7--|---8-6h7-----8-6h7---|
D ----------|------------------8|------------------8|---------8---------8-|
A ----------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E ----------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chuck_berry/johnny_b_goode_tab_ver_6.html ]
3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |-6-----6-----6-----6---|---------6--------8--6.|-------6-----------6--6|
B |-6-----6-----6-----6---|------------9----------|-9--8--6-----------6--6|
G |-----------------------|---8b10----------------|----------8--6-6h7-----|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |-6----------5/6-6--6--6|-6-----------6---------|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|
B |-6--8--6----5/6-6--6--6|-6--8--6-----6--8--6---|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|
G |----------7------------|----------7-----------7|----------------8-6h7--|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------8|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
B |----8b9---8b9---8b9---8b9-|-----------------------|--------------------|
G |----8b10--8b10--8b10--8b10|----8.-------6---------|-8-6h7--------------|
D |--------------------------|----------------8--8---|-------8--8---------|
A |--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E |--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |5/6-6--6--6--6---------|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|-6-----------6---------|
B |5/6-6--6--6--6---------|5/6-6--6--6--6---------|-6-----------6---------|
G |---------------8--6h7--|---------------8--6h7--|----8-6h7-------8-6h7--|
D |----------------------8|----------------------8|----------8-----------8|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |----5b----5b----5b-----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B |----5b----5b----5b-----|-------------6--------6|-------6--------6------|
G |-----------------------|-------8b10-----8b10---|-8b10-----8b10-----8b10|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |-----------------------|-----------------------|-9--6------------------|
B |-6-----------6--------6|-------6--------6--6--6|-------9--6------------|
G |----8b10--------8b10---|-8b10-----8b10---------|-------------9--8--6b7-|
D |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e |------------------------|------6----------------|----------------------|
B |-----6-----6-----6------|------6--------6-------|----------------------|
G |-8b10--8b10--8b10--8-6h7|------------8-----8-6h7|7---------------------|
D |------------------------|-----------------------|---9--8--8------------|
A |------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E |------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
3rd Chorus
e |-------------------| e |-----------------|
B |-5/6-6-6-5-6-5-----| B |-5---5-----5-5-6-|
G |-------------------| X4 G |-----------------|
D |-------------------| D |-----------------|
A |-------------------| A |-----------------|
E |-------------------| E |-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Ending
e |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------|
B |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------| Palm mute in the half beat
G |-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7---7---------| after each chord (apart
D |-8-8-----8-8-----|-8-8---8---------| from the last one, which
A |-8-8-----8-8-----|-8-8---8---------| you should let ring).
E |-6-6-----6-6-----|-6-6---6---------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
