Chuck Berry – Too Much Monkey Business (Guitar 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 B E) - 'Chuck Berry - Electric Guitar'

 Intro
  Q=182(8=s8)
 4/4
  Gtr I
  a  E E E E a  E E E E   a  E E  E  E a  E E  E  E
|----8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-|----8-8--8--8----8-8--8--8-|
|-8h10-------8h10-------|-8h10---10-10-8h10---10-10-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|

  a  E E  E  E a  E E  E  E   a  E  E  e E  Q   Q
|----8-8--8--8----8-8--8--8-|----8-10-10---13\-----|
|-8h10---10-10-8h10---10-10-|-8h10----10---10\-----|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|

Bb F PM------| PM--|

  Q  E E E E E     E   E E E E +H       E E E E E     E E E   E E E E +Q   Q
|--------------------|----------------|---------------------|---1---1-(1)-----|
|--------------------|----------------|---------------1-1---|-1-1-3-1-(1)-----|
|--------------------|-3-5---5-(5)----|---------------2-2---|-2---3-2-(2)-----|
|----3---3-x---------|-3-----3-(3)----|---------------------|-----------------|
|----0h1-1-x-4b4.5---|----------------|-3---3---------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|-1---1---4b4.5-------|-----------------|

C F C9 PM--| PM--|

  E E E E E     E E E   E E E E +Q    Q    E E E E E E Q    E E E E +E  E E E
|---------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------||
|---------------------|-5-5-6-6-(6)\-----|-----------1-1--|-1---3-3-(3)-3-3---||
|---------------5-5---|-5-5-5-5-(5)\-----|-----------2-2--|-2---3-3-(3)-3-3---||
|-5---5---------5-5---|-5-5-7-7-(7)\-----|-------------3--|-3---2-2-(2)-2-2---||
|-3---3---6b6.5-------|------------------|-3---3----------|-------------------||
|---------------------|------------------|-1---1---4------|-------------------||

   1st & 2nd Verses
    F
    PM|           PM|           PM|
    E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E Q  H      W
||--------------|-------------|-------------|------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|------||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|------||
||o-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|------||
||--1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|------||

 Chorus
  Bb
  PM                   PM
  Q  E     E E E E E   Q  E     E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------3-3-3-4---|----------3-3-3-4---|
|----------3-3-3-3---|----------3-3-3-3---|
|-3--------3-3-3-5---|-3--------3-3-3-5---|
|-1--4b4.5-----------|-1--4b4.5-----------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

  F
  PM                   PM
  Q  E     E E E E E   Q  E     E E E E E
|------------------x-|--------------------|
|----------1-1-1-3-x-|----------1-1-1-3---|
|----------2-2-2-3---|----------2-2-2-3---|
|----------3-3-3-3---|----------3-3-3-3---|
|-3------------------|-3------------------|
|-1--4b4.5-----------|-1--4b4.5-----------|

C PM-------------------------|

  E E Q      E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------6-6---|
|-------------------|----------5-5---|
|-5-5--------5-5-7--|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|
|-3-3-6b6.5--3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3-------|
|-------------------|----------------|

  F
  PM-|                PM|
  Q  E     E Q  E E   E E E     E E E E E
|-----------------x-|---x-----------1------||
|----------1-1--1-x-|---x-------1-1-1-3---o||
|----------2-2--2---|---x-------2-2---3----||
|------------3--3---|-------------3---3----||
|-3-----------------|-3-------------------o||
|-1--4b4.5----------|-1---4b4.5------------||

   3rd & 4th Verses
    F
    PM|           PM|           PM|
    E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E Q  H      W
||--------------|-------------|-------------|------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|------||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|------||
||o-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|------||
||--1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|------||

 Chorus
  Bb
  Q  E     E E E E E   Q  E     E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------3-3-3-4---|----------3-3-3-4---|
|----------3-3-3-3---|----------3-3-3-3---|
|-3--------3-3-3-5---|-3--------3-3-3-5---|
|-1--4b4.5-----------|-1--4b4.5-----------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

  F
  E E E     E E E E E   E E E     E E E E E
|---1---------------1-|---------------------|
|---1---------1-1-3-1-|-----------1-1-1-3---|
|-------------2-2-3---|-----------2-2-2-3---|
|-------------3-3-3---|-------------3-3-3---|
|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|
|-1---4b4.5-----------|-1---4b4.5-----------|

C PM-------------| PM----|

  E E E     E Q  Q    Q  E     E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------6-------|----------6---------|
|-------------------|------------5-7p5---|
|----------------7--|-5----------------7-|
|-3---6b6.5---3-----|----6b6.5-----------|
|-------------------|--------------------|

  F                    C9
  PM|
  E E Q  E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|---1----1-1-----|--------------------||
|---1----1-1-3---|-1---3-3-(3)-3-3---o||
|-2------2-2-3---|-2---3-3-(3)-3-3----||
|-3------3-3-3---|-3---2-2-(2)-2-2----||
|-3--------------|-----3-3-(3)-3-3---o||
|----------------|--------------------||

 Guitar Solo
  F
   E    E  E E  E    E  E  E   E  E  E    E  E  E    E  E
|-------------------------13-|----------------------------|
|---------13-----------13-13-|---13---------13---------13-|
|-15b17--------15b17---------|------15b17------15b17------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|

   E    E  E E  E     E  E  E       E  E  E     E  E  E     E  E
|---------13------------13-------|----13----------13----------13-|
|---------13---------13-13-------|-13-13-------13-13-------13-13-|
|-15b17--------15b17-------15b17-|-------15b17-------15b17-------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  Bb
   E     E  E  E  E  E  E     E    E     E  E  E  E  E  E     E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------13-------------------13-|-------13-------------------13-|
|-15b17----15-13----13-15b17----|-15b17----15-13----13-15b17----|
|----------------15-------------|----------------15-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  F
   E     E  E  E  E  E  E     E    E     E  E  E     E  E E  E
|-------------------------------|----------13----------13------|
|-------13-------------------13-|-------13----15b17-13-13------|
|-15b17----15-13----13-15b17----|-15b17---------------------15-|
|----------------15-------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

  C                     Bb
  Q   E E  E  E  E  E    E  Q      +E   E  Q   E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|----15---15-13-------|--------------------------|
|----15---15-14----14-|-15-15b17--(15)-15-14--14-|
|---------------15----|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|

  F                            C9
   E  E  E E  Q   E  E   E  q   E E   E  E  E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-15-13-14---14--14-14-|---14--14---/10-10-10-|
|------------15--15-15-|---15--15---/10-10-10-|
|------------15--15-15-|---15--15-------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|

  F
   Q   E  E  Q   E  E   E  q   E  E  E  E  E
|---------------------|---10--10-10-10-------|
|-10--------10--------|---10--10-10-10-------|
|-10--------10-----10-|---10--10-10-10----10-|
|-10--12-10-10--12-10-|---10--10-10-10-12-10-|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|

   Q   E  E  Q   E  E   E  q   E  E  E  E E
|-10--------10--------|---------------------|
|-10--------10--------|---------------------|
|-10-----10-10-----10-|---10--10-10-10-12---|
|-10--12-10-10--12-10-|---10--10-10-10-12---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|

  Bb
   Q   E E  Q   E  E   E  Q   E  Q  E  E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--9---9----9\-----9-|----9---9--9-------|
|-10--10---10\----10-|---10--10-10----10-|
|--8---8----8\-----8-|----8---8--8----10-|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|

  F
   Q   E  E  Q   E  E   E  Q   E  Q   E  E
|-----------10--------|---10-----10--------|
|-10--------10--------|---10--10-10--------|
|-10--10-10-10--10-10-|---10--10-10-----10-|
|-10--10-10-10--12-12-|-------10-10--12-10-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|

  C
   Q   E E  Q   E  E   E  E  E  E  Q   E  E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-11--11---11--11----|---11-------11--------|
|-10--10---10--10-10-|---10----10-10-----10-|
|-10--12---10--12-10-|---10-12-10-10--12-10-|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|

  F
   Q   E  E  Q   E  E   E  E  E  E  Q   E E
|---------------------|---------------------||
|-10--------10--------|---------------------||
|-10-----10-10-----10-|---10----10-10--10---||
|-10--12-10-10--12-10-|---10-12-10-10--10---||
|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------||

 5th Verse
  F
  PM|           PM|           PM|
  E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E Q  H      W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|------||
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|------||

 Chorus
  Bb
  PM                   PM
  Q  E     E E E E E   Q  E     E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------3-3-3-4---|----------3-3-3-4---|
|----------3-3-3-3---|----------3-3-3-3---|
|-3--------3-3-3-5---|-3--------3-3-3-5---|
|-1--4b4.5-----------|-1--4b4.5-----------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

  F
  PM                   PM
  Q  E     E E E E E   Q  E     E E E E E
|------------------x-|--------------------|
|----------1-1-1-3-x-|----------1-1-1-3---|
|----------2-2-2-3---|----------2-2-2-3---|
|----------3-3-3-3---|----------3-3-3-3---|
|-3------------------|-3------------------|
|-1--4b4.5-----------|-1--4b4.5-----------|

C PM-------------------------|

  E E Q      E E Q    Q  E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|----------6-6---|
|-------------------|----------5-5---|
|-5-5--------5-5-7--|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|
|-3-3-6b6.5--3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3-------|
|-------------------|----------------|

  F
  PM-|                PM|
  Q  E     E Q  E E   E E E     E E E E E
|-----------------x-|---x-----------1-----||
|----------1-1--1-x-|---x-------1-1-1-3---||
|----------2-2--2---|---x-------2-2---3---||
|------------3--3---|-------------3---3---||
|-3-----------------|-3-------------------||
|-1--4b4.5----------|-1---4b4.5-----------||

 6th Verse
  F
  PM|           PM|           PM|
  E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E Q  H      W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|------||
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|------||

 Chorus
  Bb
  Q  E     E E E E E   Q  E     E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------3-3-3-4---|----------3-3-3-4---|
|----------3-3-3-3---|----------3-3-3-3---|
|-3--------3-3-3-5---|-3--------3-3-3-5---|
|-1--4b4.5-----------|-1--4b4.5-----------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

  F
  E E E     E E E E E   E E E     E E E E E
|---1---------------1-|---------------------|
|---1---------1-1-3-1-|-----------1-1-1-3---|
|-------------2-2-3---|-----------2-2-2-3---|
|-------------3-3-3---|-------------3-3-3---|
|-3-------------------|-3-------------------|
|-1---4b4.5-----------|-1---4b4.5-----------|

C F PM-------------| PM----| PM|

  E E E     E Q  Q    Q  E     E E E E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|---1----1-1-----|-------------------||
|-----------6-------|----------6---------|---1----1-1-3---|-1---3-3-(3)-3-3---||
|-------------------|------------5-7p5---|-2------2-2-3---|-2---3-3-(3)-3-3---||
|----------------7--|-5----------------7-|-3------3-3-3---|-3---2-2-(2)-2-2---||
|-3---6b6.5---3-----|----6b6.5-----------|-3--------------|-----3-3-(3)-3-3---||
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------||

 7th Verse
  F
  PM|           PM|           PM|
  E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E Q  H      W
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|------||
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|------||

 Chorus
  Bb
  PM                   PM
  Q  E     E E E E E   Q  E     E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------3-3-3-4---|----------3-3-3-4---|
|----------3-3-3-3---|----------3-3-3-3---|
|-3--------3-3-3-5---|-3--------3-3-3-5---|
|-1--4b4.5-----------|-1--4b4.5-----------|
|--------------------|--------------------|

  F
  PM                   PM
  Q  E     E E E E E   Q  E     E E E E E
|------------------x-|--------------------|
|----------1-1-1-3-x-|----------1-1-1-3---|
|----------2-2-2-3---|----------2-2-2-3---|
|----------3-3-3-3---|----------3-3-3-3---|
|-3------------------|-3------------------|
|-1--4b4.5-----------|-1--4b4.5-----------|

C F C9 PM-------------------------------------| PM

  E E Q      E E Q    E E Q  Q      Q    E E Q      Q  Q    E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|------------------|---1--------1--3--|-1-3---3-(3)-3-3---||
|-------------------|------------------|---2--------2--3--|-2-3---3-(3)-3-3---||
|-5-5--------5-5-7--|-5-5-5---------5--|------------3--3--|-3-3---2-(2)-2-2---||
|-3-3-6b6.5--3-3-3--|-3-3-3--6b6.5--3--|-3----------------|-----3-3-(3)-------||
|-------------------|------------------|-1---4b4.5--------|-----3-------------||

 Outro
  F
   a  E E  E E  Q   E  a  E   E  q   E  Q   +Q
|---------------------11s12-|---13----------------|
|-11s12---13---13\----11s12-|---13--13-13--(13)\--|
|-12s13---14---14\----12s13-|---14--14-14--(14)\--|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|

   a  Q    a  Q    a  E   E  E  E
|---------------------------------|
|-11s13\--11s13\--11s13\-13-13-13-|
|-12s14\--12s14\--12s14\-14-14-14-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

                    Bb                                  F
  E  q   E E q  E   +Q   E E E q  E   E q  E +E  q  E   +Q   Q  E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-(1)-----------1-|
|---11--10---8--8-|-(8)--6-6-6-6--6-|---4--3-(3)-3--1-|-(1)-----1---3-1-|
|---12--10---8--8-|-(8)--7-7-7-7--7-|---5--3-(3)-3--2-|-(2)-----2---3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------3----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------1----------|

                       C                                F
  E q  E +E  E E a E   +E  Q   E  +H       +W           H    E E E E
|------------1---3s5-|-(5)-3--(3)-(3)----|-(3)--------|--------------|
|---1--1-(1)-1-------|-------------------|------------|--------------|
|---2--2-(2)-----3s5-|-(5)-3--(3)-(3)----|-(3)--------|------------2-|
|---3--3-(3)---------|-------------------|------------|------------3-|
|--------------------|---------3--(3)----|-(3)--------|------3-------|
|--------------------|-------------------|------------|------1-4s5---|

                   F7
                   TP          TP
  E E E E +H       W          +W
|-1---1-1-(1)----|----------|--------*|
|-1---1-1-(1)----|-4--------|-(4)----*|
|-2---2-2-(2)----|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-3---3-3-(3)----|-3--------|-(3)----*|
|----------------|----------|--------*|
|----------------|----------|--------*|

Duration Legend --------------- 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 ----------- | - 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