Chuck Berry - School day ring ring goes the bell
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SCHOOL DAY (RING! RING! GOES THE BELL) (Bassline)
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) - 'Willie Dixon - Bass'
Intro 1st & 3rd Verses
Q=134(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
W W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----------|----------||-----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|
|----------|----------||o-5-----------|-5-----------|
|----------|----------||o-------------|-------------|
|----------|----------||--------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------0-----|-------0-----|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7-----|----4--7--4--|-------2-----|-------2-----|
|-5--------9--|-5-----------|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
2nd, 4th & 5th Verses
$
Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--|------------||----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|
|-5-----------|-5----------||-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|------------||-------------|-------------|
|-------------|------------||-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------0-----|-------0-----|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------2-----|-------2-----|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Guitar Solo
1. 2.
Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--|-------------||----4--7--4--|
|-5-----------|-5----------o||-5-----------|
|-------------|------------o||-------------|
|-------------|-------------||-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--||----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|
|-5-----------||-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------0-----|-------0-----|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------2-----|-------2-----|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--||----4--7--4--|------------|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|
|-5-----------||-5-----------|-5----------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------||-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------||-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------0-----|-------0-----|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|
|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----4--7--4--|----4--7--4--|-------2-----|-------2-----|
|-5-----------|-5-----------|----4-----4--|----4-----4--|
|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H +W
|----4--7--4--|------------|--------*|
|-5-----------|-5--5--5----|-(5)----*|
|-------------|------------|--------*|
|-------------|------------|--------*|
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