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ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN (Bassline)
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) - 'Willie Dixon - Bass'
Intro
Q=172
4/4
Gtr I
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|-0--------|----------|-0----|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|----------|---------0-0-2-0-|---------0-0-2-0-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|----------|-----2-2---------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
|----------|-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
|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------|---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1st Verse
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
|---------2-2-4-2-||---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------||-0-0-4-4---------|---------0-0-2-0-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-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
|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------|---------0-0-2-0-|---------0-0-2-0-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|-----2-2---------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-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
|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------|---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
2nd, 3rd, 5th & 6th 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
|---------2-2-4-2-||----------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------||o-0-0-4-4---------|---------0-0-2-0-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------||o-----------------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
|-----------------||------------------|-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
|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------|---------0-0-2-0-|---------0-0-2-0-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|-----2-2---------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|
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
|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2--|
|-0-0-4-4---------|---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-|-0-0-4-4----------|
|-----------------|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1.,D.S. 2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------2-2-4-2--||---------2-2-4-2-||
|-0-0-4-4---------o||-0-0-4-4---------||
|-----------------o||-----------------||
|------------------||-----------------||
4th Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------|---------0-0-2-0-|---------0-0-2-0-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|-----2-2---------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-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
|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------|---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
|---------2-2-4-2-||---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------||-0-0-4-4---------|---------0-0-2-0-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
|-----------------||-----------------|-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
|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------|---------0-0-2-0-|---------0-0-2-0-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|-----2-2---------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-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
|---------2-2-4-2-|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------|---------2-2-4-2-|---------0-0-2-0-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|-0-0-4-4---------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|
Outro
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
|---------2-2-4-2--||---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4----------||-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|
|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------2-2-4-2-|---------2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-4-4---------|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-2-4-2-|
|---------0-0-2-0-|---------0-0-2-0-|-0-0-4-4---------|
|-----2-2---------|-----2-2---------|-----------------|
|-3-3-------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|
6/4
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q H
|---------2-2-4-2-|--------------------|
|-0-0-4-4---------|------------2-------|
|-----------------|----0-0-4-4---------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E Q H +W
|---------2-2-4-2-|-------------|--------*|
|---0-4-4---------|-0------0----|-(0)----*|
|-----------------|-------------|--------*|
|-----------------|-------------|--------*|
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