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ALMOST GROWN As recorded by Chuck Berry (From the 1959 Album CHUCK BERRY IS ON TOP) Words and Music by Chuck Berry Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Chuck Berry - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=146(8=s8) D7 4/4 Gtr I q Q H W W W |------------|----------|----------|------|| |-3----------|----------|----------|------|| |-5----------|----------|----------|------|| |-4----------|----------|----------|------|| |-5----------|----------|----------|------|| |------------|----------|----------|------|| 1st - 5th Verses $ G5 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 ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||----------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----|---------3-3------| ||o-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--| ||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| C5 G5 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-7-5-8-8-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-8-8-7-5-|---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 1.,2.,3. To Coda D5 G5 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 Q H 4x |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|| |-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-9-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-9-|---------3-3------|--------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--|-5-----------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3------------|| Guitar Solo 4.
G5E S S E E E E E E Q E E +E E S S E |--------------------|----^3-3-(3)---------| |---/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3--^3-3-(3)-5-3-----| |---/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4--^4-------5-3h4---| |--------------------|-------------------5-| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------|
E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E |-3-3-3---------3---|-------3---------3----| |-3-3-3-5-3-----3-5-|-3-----3-5-3-----3-5--| |-------5-3h4-----5-|-3h4-----5-3h4-----5--| |-------------5-----|-----5---------5------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| C5 G5 |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| S S E E E S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------3---------3S=|=10-10-10-10s=8--8-|--8s6-6-6s5-5-|-5s3-3-3-3-5-| |-3-----3-5-3-----3S=|=11-11-11-11s10-10-|-10s8-8-8s6-6-|-6s5-5-5-3-5-| |-3h4-----5-3h4------|-------------------|--------------|---------3-5-| |-----5---------5----|-------------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------------|-------------------|--------------|-------------| D5 |-3-| |--3--| |--3--| S S Q E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q S +S |-3------------------3-|-6-----6-----6-----3----6----(6)-| |-3----------------3---|-5-5b6-5-5b6-5-5b6-3-3--5b6==(5)-| |-3h4-4--4-(4)---4-----|---------------------3-----------| |-----5--5-(5)-5-------|---------------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------------|
G5+E E S +S E S +S E E E |-(6)--3-------------------3-----| |-(5)r-3-5b6-(5)-3-5b6-(5)-3-5-3-| |--------5b6-(5)-3-5b6-(5)---5-3-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
E E E E E E E E D7/F#E E Q H G5E E Q H |-----/3-3---------|-------------||-------------|| |-----/3-3-5-3-----|-3-----------||-------------|| |-4-4------5-3-4---|-5-----------||-------------|| |-5-5----------5---|-4-----------||-------------|| |-5-5------------5-|-------------||-5-----------|| |------------------|-------------||-3-----------||
Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---------3-3-----|---------3-3-----| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| C5 G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-7-5-8-8-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-8-8-7-5-|---------3-3-----| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---------3-3-----|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-9-| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q Q H |-----------------|-----------------|------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|------------*| |-----------------|-----------------|------------*| |-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-9-|---------3-3-----|-5----------*| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5----------*| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-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