Chuck Berry – Too Much Monkey Business (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Chuck Berry
(From the 1957 Album AFTER SCHOOL SESSION)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Upright Bass'
Intro
Q=182(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------|------------|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|
|----------|-3----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|
|----0--3--0--|----0--3--0--|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--||
|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|-3-----------|-3-----------||
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q H Q Q Q Q
||---------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
||o--------------|--------------|-------------|-3--1--0------||
||o--------------|--------------|-------------|----------3---||
||--1---------0--|-1---------0--|-1-----------|--------------||
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|
|----0--3--0--|----0--3--0--|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2---||
|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|-3-----------|-3-----------o||
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
3rd & 4th Verses
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q H Q Q Q Q
||---------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
||o--------------|--------------|-------------|-3--1--0------||
||o--------------|--------------|-------------|----------3---||
||--1---------0--|-1---------0--|-1-----------|--------------||
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|
|----0--3--0--|----0--3--0--|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|--------------||
|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|-3-----------|-3--1--0-----o||
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|----------3--o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
Guitar Solo
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||-----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2---|
||o-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|
|----0--3--0--|----0--3--0--|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2---||
|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|-3-----------|-3-----------o||
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
5th, 6th & 7th Verses
E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q H Q Q Q Q
||---------------|--------------|-------------|--------------||
||o--------------|--------------|-------------|-3--1--0------||
||o--------------|--------------|-------------|----------3---||
||--1---------0--|-1---------0--|-1-----------|--------------||
Chorus
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|
|----0--3--0--|----0--3--0--|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|--------------||
|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|-3-----------|-3--1--0-----o||
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|----------3--o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
Outro
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|
|----0--3--0--|----0--3--0--|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|----2--5--2--|
|----2--5--2--|----2--5--2--|-3-----------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q E E +H W W
|---------------|----------|------*|
|-3--3-3-(3)----|----------|------*|
|---------------|----------|------*|
|---------------|----------|------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
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. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths