Johnny Winter – Johnny B Goode (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Johnny Winter
(From the 1969 Album SECOND WINTER)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry
Arranged by Johnny Winter
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tommy Shannon - Bass'
Intro
Q=162
4/4
Gtr I
W W +W W +W
|----------|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|-(7)----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-----6-6---------|
|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|-----6-6-9-9-----|---------9-9-6-6-|
|-----9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-||
|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6---------|-----6-6-9-9-----|---------9-9-----||
|---------9-9-----|---------9-9-8-8-|-7-7-------------|-----------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
$$
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6---------|
|---------9-9-----|---------9-9-----|---------9-9-----|---------9-9-8-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-----6-6---------|
|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|-----6-5-9-9-----|---------9-9-6-6-|
|-----9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|
To Dbl. Coda To Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-------------6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-6--||
|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6----------|-----6-6-9-9-----|---------9-9------||
|---------9-9-----|---------9-9-8-8--|-7-7-------------|------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-9-9-6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6---------|
|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-----|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-8-8-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6---------|
|-7-7-----------7-|-(7)-7-------------|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-6-6-|
|-----9-9-7-7-9---|-------4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-------------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-6---||
|-9-9-6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6---------|-----6-6-9-9-----|---------9-9-------||
|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-8-8-|-7-7-------------|-------------------||
Chorus
&
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-9-9-6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6---------|
|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-----|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-8-8-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6---------|
|-7-7-----------7-|-(7)-7-------------|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-6-6-|
|-----9-9-7-7-9---|-------4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-||
|-9-9-6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6---------|-----6-6-9-9-----|---------9-9-----||
|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-8-8-|-7-7-------------|-----------------||
Interlude
W W H H E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|-----------|-----------------||
|-9--------|----------|-----------|-----------------||
|----------|----------|-----------|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-||
|----------|-7--------|-7----7----|-7-7-------------||
Guitar Solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-----6-6---------|
|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|-----6-6-9-9-----|---------9-9-6-6-|
|-----9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|
|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6---------|-----6-6-9-9-----|---------9-9-----|
|---------9-9-----|---------9-9-8-8-|-7-7-------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6---------|
|---------9-9-----|---------9-9-----|---------9-9-----|---------9-9-8-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-|-9-9-6-6---------|
|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|-----6-5-9-9-----|---------9-9-6-6-|
|-----9-9-7-7-9-9-|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------6-6-||
|-9-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6---------|-----6-6-9-9-----||
|---------9-9-----|---------9-9-8-8-|-7-7-------------||
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda&&
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------||-----------------|------------------||
|-9-9-6-6-----6-6--||-------------6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-6--||
|---------9-9------||-----6-6-9-9-----|---------9-9------||
|------------------||-7-7-------------|------------------||
Out-Chorus
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-9-9-6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6-----6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6---------|
|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-----|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-8-8-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----6-6-----6-9-|
|-7-7-----------7-|-(7)-7-------------|---------9-9-----|
|-----9-9-7-7-9---|-------4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-(9)-9-6-6---------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------9-9-6-6-|-9-9-6-6-----6-9-|-(9)-9-6-6---------|
|-------------------|---------9-9-----|-----------9-9-8-8-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +W
|-----------------|----------------|--------*|
|-----------------|-------9-(9)----|-(9)----*|
|-----6-6-7-7-8-8-|-9-7-9----------|--------*|
|-7-7-------------|----------------|--------*|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
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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