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LITTLE QUEENIE 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' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Chuck berry - Electric Guitar' Intro Moderately Q=152 C 4/4 Gtr I H Q Q E E E E E E S S E |-------------|-8-8-8-8-8-----------| |---------5/--|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------| |---------5/--|-----------10-8h9----| |-------------|------------------10-| |-------------|---------------------| |-------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | W E E E E E E Q |-------------|---------------------| |-------------|---------------------| |-------------|---------------------| |-------------|-5-5-----5-----------| |-------------|-3-3-6-7-3-----------| |-------------|---------------------|
FE E E E E E S S E CE E S S E E E E E |-8-8-8-8-8-----------|-8-----------8-------8-| |-8-8-8-8-8-10-8------|-8-10-8------8-------8-| |-----------10-8h9----|---10-8h9-------9--9---| |------------------10-|----------10---10-10---| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|
| | E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-5--5--------5--5------| |-3-3-----3-----------|-3--3-6----7-3--3--6-7-| |-1-1-4-5-1-----------|-----------------------| Pre-Verse F PM--------------- E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E |-------8----8-11-----(11)---||-----------------| |-------8----8-10b11==(10)r--||-----------------| |--9--9----9-----------------||-----------------| |-10-10---10-----------------||-----------------| |----------------------------||-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-| |----------------------------||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| | | PM--------------- | E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |----------------------------||-----------------| |----------------------------||-----------------| |----------------------------||-----------------| |--5--5------5---------------||-----------------| |--3--3-6--7-3---------------||-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-| |----------------------------||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| C ---------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---5-7---5---7---| |-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------| | |---------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------| G C 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-----------------o|| |---5-7---5---7---|-----------------|-----------------||----5-7---5---7----|| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-----------------|-----------------||--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| |-----------------|-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 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------------|| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-----------------|-----------------||--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| |-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-------------------|| Verses C F C 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-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||----5-7---5---7---|-----------------|---5-7---5---7---|---5-7---5---7----| ||--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| ||------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|------------------| | | 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-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| ||------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|------------------| F C 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---5-7---5---7---|---5-7---5---7---| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------| | | 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| |-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------| G C 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|---5-7---5---7---|---5-7---5---7---|| |-----------------|-----------------|-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-|-----------------|-----------------|| | | 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-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-|-----------------|-----------------|| Pre-Chorus C 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---5-7---5---7---|---5-7---5---7---|---5-7---5---7---|---5-7---5---7----| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5S=| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3S=| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| | | 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-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/-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| F E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|-13-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|-13-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10-12-10-13-10-12-10-|-13-10-12-10-13-10-12-10-| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--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-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-7-5-8-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-8-5-7-5-| |-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 |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-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-| C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------8-|| |-10-10-12-10-13-10-12-10-|-10-10-12-10-13-10-12-10-|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |--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-|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| Chorus
C +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |--(8)------------------8-|--(8)----------------8-| |-(10)--12---10--10-12-10-|-(10)--12--10-10-12-10-| |--(8)---8----8---8--8--8-|--(8)---8---8--8--8--8-|
| | +Q E E +E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------3-|--(3)----------------3-| |--(5)---7-5-(5)--5--7--5-|--(5)---7---5--5--7--5-| |--(3)---3-3-(3)--3--3--3-|--(3)---3---3--3--3--3-| |-------------------------|-----------------------| +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------8--| |--(8)----------------8-|--(8)---------------10--| |-(10)--12--10-10-12-10-|-(10)--12--10-10-12--8--| |--(8)---8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)---8---8--8--8-----| | | +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |--(3)----------------3-|--(3)-------------------| |--(5)---7---5--5--7--5-|--(5)---7---5--5--7--5S=| |--(3)---3---3--3--3--3-|--(3)---3---3--3--3--3S=| |-----------------------|------------------------|
F +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E C E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |--(8)----------------8-|--(8)------------------| |-(10)--12--10-10-12-10-|-(10)--12--10-10-12--8-| |--(8)---8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)---8---8--8--8-10-| |-----------------------|---------------------8-|
| | Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------8-|--(8)----------------3-| |--10---12--10-10-12-10-|-(10)--12--10-10-12--5-| |---8----8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)---8---8--8--8--3-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |--(8)----------------8-|--(8)-----------------| |-(10)--12--10-10-12-10-|-(10)--12--10-10-12-5-| |--(8)---8---8--8--8--8-|--(8)---8---8--8--8-3-| | | +Q Q E E E E +Q Q Q E E |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |--(3)----------------3-|--(3)-----------------| |--(5)---7---5--5--7--5-|--(5)---7---5-----7---| |--(3)---3---3--3--3--3-|--(3)---3---3-----5-5-| |-----------------------|--------------------3-|
G Q E E Q Q +Q E E E E Q |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-----------3----3--|-(3)-------------| |--5---7-5--5----5--|-(5)--7-5-5-5-7--| |--3---3-3--3----3--|-(3)--3-3-3-3-3--|
| | +Q E E +E E Q +Q E E E E Q |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |--------3-(3)---5--|-(5)-------------| |-(5)--7-5-(5)---5--|-(5)--7-5-5-5-7--| |-(3)--3-3-(3)---3--|-(3)--3-3-3-3-3--| 1. C E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E Q |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------o|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------8-|--(8)-------------------|| |-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|-(10)--12-10-10-10-12--o|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--(8)---8--8--8--8--8---|| | | E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E Q |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------o|| |-----------------------3-|--(3)-------------------|| |--5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5-|--(5)---7-----5--5--7---|| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--(3)---3-----3--3--3--o|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| 2.
C E E E E E E E E +Q E E Q E S S |-------------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------8---|| |-------------------------|-------------------8h9-|| |-----------------------8-|--(8)------------------|| |-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|-(10)--12-10-10--------|| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--(8)---8--8--8--------||
| | E E E E E E E E +Q E E Q Q |-------------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------3-|--(3)------------------|| |--5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5-|--(5)---7p=5--5--------|| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--(3)---3--3--3--------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------|| Guitar Solo
C E Q E Q E S S E Q E Q E S S |----8-----8----------|----8-----8-----------| |----8-----8---10-8---|----8-----8---10-8----| |--------9-----10-8h9-|--------9-----10-8h9--| |-10------------------|-10-------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |--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 Q. Q Q E Q E Q Q |----8------8-------|---8-----8-------| |----8------8-------|---8-----8-------| |----8----------8---|---8---8---------| |-10------------7---|-------7---------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |--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-| |-------------------|-----------------|
F E Q E Q E S S E Q E Q E S S |----8-----8----------|----8-----8----------| |----8-----8---10-8---|----8-----8---10-8---| |--------9-----10-8h9-|--------9-----10-8h9-| |-10------------------|-10------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--3-3-5-3-3-3--5-3---|--3-3-5-3-3-3--5-3---| |--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1---|--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1---|
C E Q E Q E S S E Q E Q E S S |----8-----8----------|----8-----8----------| |----8-----8---10-8---|----8-----8---10-8---| |--------9-----10-8h9-|--------9-----10-8h9-| |-10------------------|-10------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--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---| |---------------------|---------------------|
G E Q E Q E S S E Q E Q E S S |----8-----8----------|----8-----8----------| |----8-----8---10-8---|----8-----8---10-8---| |--------9-----10-8h9-|--------9-----10-8h9-| |-10------------------|-10------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--3-3-5-3-3-3--5-3---|--3-3-5-3-3-3--5-3---| |--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1---|--1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1---| Outro
C E Q E Q E S S E Q E Q Q CE e Q q E e |----8-----8----------|----8-----8-------||----11b12-----11b12-----11b12-| |----8-----8---10-8---|----8-----8-------||o---10b11-----10b11-----10b11-| |--------9-----10-8h9-|--------9---------||------------------------------| |-10------------------|-10---------------||------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------||o-----------------------------| |---------------------|------------------||------------------------------|
| | 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-----------------------------| |---------------------|------------------||------------------------------| |--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-||o-3--3----3-3--3----3-3--3----| |---------------------|------------------||------------------------------| Q q E q E q E e Q q 3x |-----11b12-----11b12-----|-11b12-----11b12-----11b12------|| |-----10b11-----10b11-----|-10b11-----10b11-----10b11-----o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-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---o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------------|| 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