Chuck Berry – Run Rudolph Run (Bass Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
As recorded by Chuck Berry
(Released as a Single in 1958)
Words and Music by Johnny Marks & Marvin Brodie
Arranged by Chuck Berry
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Double Bass'
[Intro]
Q=158
4/4
Gtr I
W Q H. Q H. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
G|----------|------------|------------|-------------|----------------||
D|----------|------------|-3----------|-------------|----------1-2---||
A|----------|-3----------|------------|-3-----3-----|-3--3--3--------||
E|----------|------------|------------|-------------|----------------||
[Pre-Chorus]
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3---------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------3-4-|
A|---------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------5-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|-5---------3-4-|-5-------------|---------------|---------------||
A|---------5-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3---------1-2-||
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------3-----||
[Chorus]
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G||----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
D||o-----------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------1-2--|
A||o-3-------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------3------|
E||----------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|----------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3---------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------3-4-|
A|---------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------5-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
1.
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|-5---------3-4-|-5-------------|---------------|---------------||
A|---------5-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3---------1-2-||
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------3-----||
[1st Verse]
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------1-2-|
A|-3-------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------3-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3---------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------3-4-|
A|---------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------5-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------||
D|-5---------3-4-|-5-------------|---------------|---------------o||
A|---------5-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3---------1-2-o||
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------3------||
[Guitar Solo]
2.
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------||---------------|
D|---------------||-----------1-2-|
A|-3---------1-2-||-3-------3-----|
E|---------3-----||---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3-------------|---------------|-----------1-2-|
A|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------3-----|
E|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3---------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------3-4-|
A|---------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------5-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|-5---------3-4-|-5-------------|---------------|---------------||
A|---------5-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3---------1-2-||
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------3-----||
[Chorus]
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------1-2-|
A|-3-------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------3-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3---------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------3-4-|
A|---------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------5-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|-5---------3-4-|-5-------------|---------------|---------------||
A|---------5-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3---------1-2-||
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------3-----||
[2nd Verse]
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------1-2-|
A|-3-------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------3-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3---------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------3-4-|
A|---------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------5-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|-5---------3-4-|-5-------------|---------------|---------------||
A|---------5-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3---------1-2-||
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------3-----||
[Chorus]
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------1-2-|
A|-3-------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------3-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-3---------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------3-4-|
A|---------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------5-----|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
D|-5---------3-4-|-5-------------|---------------|---------------||
A|---------5-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3---------1-2-||
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------3-----||
[Outro]
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------1-2-|
A|-3---------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------3-----|
E|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------|
q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E q Q. E E E
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------*|
D|-3---------1-2-|-3-------------|---------------|-----------3-4-*|
A|---------3-----|-----------1-2-|-3---------1-2-|-3-------5-----*|
E|---------------|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------------*|**************************************
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| | - bar
| || - double bar
| ||o - repeat start
| o|| - repeat end
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