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SCHOOL DAY (RING! RING! GOES THE BELL) As recorded by Chuck Berry (From the 1958 Album AFTER SCHOOL SESSION) Words and Music by Chuck Berry Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Chuck Berry - Electric Guitar' Intro 1st & 3rd Verses Moderate Shuffle Q=134(8=s8) D+ G 4/4 Gtr I |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |3| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H Q E E E E E E Q E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10----------||-----3-3-3-6---------| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11----------||o----3-3-3-6-6-6-5-3-| |-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11----------||-----------7-7-7-5-3-| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12----------||---------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------||o--------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------||---------------------| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |3| Q Q H Q E E E E E E E Q E Q Q H |------------|---------------------|------------| |------------|---------------------|------------| |------------|-----------------3---|------------| |-5----------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-|-5----------| |-5----------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-5----------| |------------|---------------------|------------| C |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H |-----------------------|------------| |---5h6-6-6-6-6-6-5-3---|-3----------| |---5h7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3---|-3----------| |---------------------5-|------------| |-----------------------|------------| |-----------------------|------------| G |3| |---3----| |----3----| |-3-| Q E S S E E S S E E E E E Q Q H |-----------------------------------|------------| |---5-5b6==5-5-5-5r-5----5-5--3-3---|------------| |---5-5b7==5-5-5-5r-5b6==5-5r-3-3h4-|------------| |-----------------------------------|-5----------| |-----------------------------------|-5----------| |-----------------------------------|------------| D G |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H E E E Q E E E E Q E |-----------------------|-------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|-------------|-----------------3---| |---5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7p5-3-|-5h7---------|-----------------3---| |---5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7p5-3-|-5h7---------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-| |-----------------------|-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-| |-----------------------|-------------|---------------------| 2nd, 4th & 5th Verses $ G |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| Q Q H Q Q Q E E Q Q H Q E E E E Q E E E E |------------||----3--/6------|------------|-----------------------| |------------||----3--/6--5-3-|------------|-----------------------| |------------||-------/7--5-3-|------------|---------------3-3-3---| |-5----------||---------------|-5----------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3---| |-5----------||---------------|-5----------|---5-5-5-5-5-5---------| |------------||---------------|------------|-----------------------| C |3| |-3-| |3| |3| Q Q H Q E E E E Q E Q E E E Q H |------------|-------------------|-------------| |------------|---5h6-6-6-6-6-5-3-|-5h6---------| |------------|---5h7-7-7-7-7-5-3-|-5h7---------| |-5----------|-------------------|-------------| |-5----------|-------------------|-------------| |------------|-------------------|-------------| G D |3| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E Q E Q Q H Q E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|------------|----------------------| |-----------------3---|------------|----------------------| |-----------------3---|------------|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7s5-4-| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-|-5----------|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7s5-4-| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-5----------|----------------------| |---------------------|------------|----------------------| 1. To Coda G |-3-| |-3-| |3| |3| E E Q H E E E E E E Q E Q E Q Q H |-------------|---------------------|-------------|| |-------------|---------------------|------------o|| |-5s7---------|---7-7-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-------------|| |-5s7---------|---7-7-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-5-----------|| |-------------|---------------------|-5----------o|| |-------------|---------------------|-------------|| Guitar Solo 2. G |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-/6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---3s7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-/7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------| |-/6-6-6-5s3---/6-6-6-6-6-6---| |-/7-7-7-5s3---/7-7-7-7-7-7---| |------------5----------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-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 |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-/6-6-6-6-6-6-/6-6-6-5s3---|-/6-6-6-6-6-6-/6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-/7-7-7-7-7-7-/7-7-7-5s3---|-/7-7-7-7-7-7-/7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-------------------------5-|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| C |-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 |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-/8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-/9-9-9-9-9-9-/9-9-9-9-9-9-| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| G |-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 |-------------------------|-----------------------3-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---------3-3-| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---------4---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-----| |-------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-----| D |---3---| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |3| |3| |-3-| |3| E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q E Q E Q E E E Q E Q |-6b7-(6)-3---5-3-5-6-5-3---|------------------3-----|----------3-5b6----| |-5b6-(5)-3---5-3-5-6-5-3-6-|-\5-3---3-5-5h6p5-3-----|--------5-3-5b6----| |-------------------------6-|-\5-3---3-5-5h7p5-----6S|=5----3-5----------| |---------------------------|------5---------------6S|=5--5--------------| |---------------------------|----------------------4S|=3-----------------| |---------------------------|----------------------4S|=3-----------------| Outro D.S. al Coda & G G |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E |-3-3--------------||---2s3-3---------| |-3-3-5-3---3-5-3--||---2s3-3-5-5-3---| |-----5-3---3-5-3--||---------5-5-4---| |-----5---5---5----||---------------5-| |------------------||-----------------| |------------------||-----------------| |3| Q Q H Q Q Q Q E Q Q H |------------|----3----------|------------| |------------|----3--/6--5-3-|------------| |------------|-------/7--5-3-|------------| |-5----------|---------------|-5----------| |-5----------|---------------|-5----------| |------------|---------------|------------| C |3| |-3-| |3| |3| Q E E E E Q E Q E Q Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H |-------------------|------------|----------------|-------------| |---------------3---|------------|----5h6-5h6-5-3-|-5-6---------| |---------------3---|-5----------|----5h7-5h7-5-3-|-5-7---------| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-|-5----------|----------------|-------------| |---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-|-5----------|----------------|-------------| |-------------------|------------|----------------|-------------| G D |3| |-3-| |3| Q E E E E Q Q E Q Q H Q Q Q E E Q Q H |------------------|------------|--------------|-------------| |------------------|------------|----5--5--5-5-|-5\----------| |------------------|------------|----5--5--5-5-|-5\----------| |---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|-5----------|--------------|-------------| |---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|-5----------|--------------|-------------| |------------------|------------|--------------|-------------| G |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E +H +W |---------------------|---------------|--------*| |---------------3-3-3-|---------------|--------*| |---------------3-3-3-|----4-4-(4)----|-(4)----*| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-4-----|-5--5-5-(5)----|-(5)----*| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5--5-5-(5)----|-(5)----*| |---------------------|----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