Chuck Berry - Roll over beethoven

ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN As recorded by Chuck Berry (From the 1958 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 Q=172 N.C. 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|-----------------------------|----------------------------| |---7---7-9--7--7-----7--9--7-|----------------------------| |---5---5-5--5--5-----5--5--5-|--7--7--9--7--7--7-----9--7-| |-----------------------------|--5--5--5--5--5--5-----5--5-| G D E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-------10-10-10-10-------|------------------------| |-12-10-10-10-10-10-12-10-|-12-10------10-10-10-10-| |-------------------12-10-|-12-10-11---11-11-11-11-| |-------------------------|-------12---12-12-12-12-| |-------------------------|-------12---------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|--7--7--9-7--7--7--9--7-| |--5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5-|--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-| |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|------------------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|-----------------| G D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| A 6/4 E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q H |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------------------| |-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|----7-7-7-7-7-------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----7-7-7-7-7-------| |-----------------|----5-5-5-5-5-------| D D9 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E Q H +W |-----------------|-------------|--------*| |-----------------|--------5----|-(5)----*| |---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7------5----|-(5)----*| |---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7------4----|-(4)----*| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5------5----|-(5)----*| |-----------------|-------------|--------*| 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