Chuck Berry – You Never Can Tell (Bass Tab)
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(From the 1964 Album ST. LOUIS TO LIVERPOOL)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Bass'
Intro 1st - 4th Verses
Q=160
$
4/4
Gtr I
W H Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------|-------------||----------------|
|----------|-------------||o---------------|
|----------|-----------2-||o-3-----------2-|
|----------|-------------||-------2-3------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3---------0-2-|
|------2-3------|------2-3------|------3-3------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3-----------2-|-3-------------|------4-5------|
|------2-3------|------2-3----2-|-3-----------2-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|------4-5-5-5---|------4-5------|------4-5------|
|-3------------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------4-5------|------4-5------|------4-5------|
|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|
1.,2.,3.
To Coda
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|----------------|----------------|-------------------||
|----------------|----------------|---2-3-4-5--------o||
|------4-5-5-5-4-|-3-----------2--|-3-----------0-2--o||
|-3--------------|------2-3-------|-----------3-------||
Piano Solo
2.
E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---2-3-4-5-------||---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3-----------0-2-||-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|
|-----------3-----||------2-3------|------2-3------|------2-3------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-------------|
|------2-3------|------2-3------|------2-3------|------2-3----2-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|------4-5------|------4-5-5-5---|------4-5------|------4-5------|
|-3-----------2-|-3------------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|------4-5------|------4-5-5-5---|------4-5------|------4-5------|
|-3-----------2-|-3------------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|------------------||-----------------||----------------|
|---------------|---2-3-4-5--------||---2-3-4-5-------||----------------|
|-3-----------2-|-3-----------0-2--||-3-----------0-2-||-3-----------2--|
|------2-3------|-----------3------||-----------3-----||------2-3-------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3---------0-2-|-3-----------2-|
|------2-3------|------2-3------|------3-3------|------2-3------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------|---------------|---------------*|
|---------------|---------------|---------------*|
|-3-----------2-|-3-------------|------4-5------*|
|------2-3------|------2-3----2-|-3-----------2-*|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