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MAYBELLENE
As recorded by Chuck Berry
(From the 1959 Album CHUCK BERRY IS ON TOP)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry, Russ Fratto & Alan Freed
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Chuck Berry - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Bright H=116
N.C. Bb
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q H Q H Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-6--6-------|-6----6----6-|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----------3--|-5--5----3--|-5----5----5-|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----3h=5-----|------------|-------------|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|-------------|------------|-------------|-1-----------|-1------------||
|-------------|------------|-------------|-------1-----|-------1------||
Chorus
$
BbQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----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------|
EbQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q BbQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---|
|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---|
|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---|
|-6-----------|-6-----------|-1-----------|-1------------|
|-------6-----|-------6-----|-------1-----|-------1------|
FQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q BbQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----3--3--3--|----3--3--3--|-1-----------|-1------------||
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------1-----|-------1------||
1st - 3rd Verses
BbQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|
||-----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|
||-----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|
||o-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|
||--------1-----|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------1-----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----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------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----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------||
Chorus
BbQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----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.
To Coda
EbQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q BbQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---o||
|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----3-----3--|----3-----3----||
|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----3-----3--|----3-----3----||
|-6-----------|-6-----------|-1-----------|-1------------o||
|-------6-----|-------6-----|-------1-----|-------1-------||
2.
Q H. +E E E +E +Q q
|------------|--------------------------||
|------------|-----------------------6--||
|----3-------|-(3)---8b10==(8)-(8)r-----||
|----3-------|-(3)----------------------||
|----3-------|-(3)----------------------||
|-1----------|--------------------------||
Guitar Solo
BbE +E q E +E e E +E E Q E +E Q
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------6-------------6-------|------6-6-------------6---|
|-9b10==(9)r----9b10==(9)r---9b10==|=(9)r------9b10==(9)r-----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
E +E Q E +E E E +E E Q E E +E E
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------6-------------6-------|------6-6--6------------6-|
|-9b10==(9)r----9b10==(9)r---9b10==|=(9)r--------9b10==(9)r---|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
EbE +E Q E +E E E +E Q E +E E E +E
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------6-------------6-------|------6-------------6-------------|
|-9b10==(9)r----9b10==(9)r---9b10==|=(9)r----9b10==(9)r---9b10==(9)r--|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
BbE E +E E E +E Q E +E E E +E E +Q FE E Q H
|------------------------------|--------------6-(6)-------------|-------------|
|-6------------6------------6--|------------6-------9b10==(9)r--|-6-----------|
|---9b10==(9)r---9b10==(9)r----|-9b10==(9)r---------------------|---8---------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
Q E E E E Q BbH E a Q E E Q E +E Q E
|-6-------------|------------------|-------/10-(10)-/10--10-||
|----8----------|------/6-------11-|---11--/11-(11)-/11--11-||
|------6h7------|---------8s10--10-|---10--/10-(10)-/10--10-||
|----------8-5--|-8----------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------|------------------------||
|---------------|------------------|------------------------||
Bb +H Q Q E Q E +E Q E
|-(10)----10\-----|---10--10-(10)-10--10-|
|-(11)----11\-----|---11--11-(11)-11--11-|
|-(10)----10\-----|---10--10-(10)-10--10-|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
+E E Q E Q E +Q Q E E E E
|-(10)-8-8--6-8--6-|-(6)-----------------|
|-(11)-8-8--6-8--6-|-(6)-----6-6h8-8b9===|
|-(10)-8-8--7-8--7-|-(7)-----6-6h8-8b9===|
|------------------|------8--------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
Eb+E +E +Q +H E +Q E +Q. E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-(8)-(8)r(8)--(8)----|-8b9==(8)r=8-(8)---6----|
|-(8)-(8)r(8)--(8)----|-8b9==(8)r=8-(8)---6b7==|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
Bb+Q Q Q. E +H E Q.
|-----------------|----------------|
|-(6)-------------|----------------|
|-(6)r--7--7----7-|-(7)------------|
|-------8--8----8-|-(8)------8-----|
|---------------8-|-(8)------8-----|
|-----------------|----------------|
D.S. al Coda
FH. Q Q Q E Q. BbW +W
|------------|--------------|----------|---------||
|------------|--------------|----------|---------||
|-6----------|-6-----8-6----|-7--------|-(7)-----||
|-6-------8--|-6--8--8-6----|-8--------|-(8)-----||
|---------8--|----8---------|-8--------|-(8)-----||
|------------|--------------|----------|---------||
Outro
&
BbQ Q Q Q Q Q E E q BbQ +H +Q H H W
|-------------|--------------||----------------------|-----------|------|
|----3-----3--|----3---------||-6--(6)---------(6)---|-6----6----|-3----|
|----3-----3--|----3------3--||-5--(5)b5.5=====(5)r--|-5----5----|-3----|
|----3-----3--|----3--3h5----||----------------------|-----------|-3----|
|-1-----------|-1------------||----------------------|-----------|------|
|-------1-----|--------------||----------------------|-----------|------|
+H E E q Bb H a H H a H W E E Q Q Q
|---------------||---------------|-------------|----------|---------------||
|-(3)------3-3--||o-/6----5s6----|-4----4s6----|-3--------|---3----------o||
|-(3)------3-3--||--/7----6s7----|-5----5s7----|-3--------|---3-------3---||
|-(3)-----------||---------------|-------------|----------|-----3--5------||
|---------------||o--------------|-------------|----------|--------------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