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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 --------------- 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