Chuck Berry - You never can tell

YOU NEVER CAN TELL (Bassline) (From the 1964 Album ST. LOUIS TO LIVERPOOL) Words and Music by Chuck Berry Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Willie Dixon - Bass' Intro 1st - 4th Verses Q=160 $ 4/4 Gtr I W H Q E E Q E E Q E E |----------|-------------||----------------| |----------|-------------||o---------------| |----------|-----------2-||o-3-----------2-| |----------|-------------||-------2-3------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3---------0-2-| |------2-3------|------2-3------|------3-3------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-----------2-|-3-------------|------4-5------| |------2-3------|------2-3----2-|-3-----------2-| Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |----------------|---------------|---------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------| |------4-5-5-5---|------4-5------|------4-5------| |-3------------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |------4-5------|------4-5------|------4-5------| |-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-| 1.,2.,3. To Coda Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E 4x |----------------|----------------|-------------------|| |----------------|----------------|---2-3-4-5--------o|| |------4-5-5-5-4-|-3-----------2--|-3-----------0-2--o|| |-3--------------|------2-3-------|-----------3-------|| Piano Solo 2. E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |-----------------||---------------|---------------|---------------| |---2-3-4-5-------||---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-----------0-2-||-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-| |-----------3-----||------2-3------|------2-3------|------2-3------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-------------| |------2-3------|------2-3------|------2-3------|------2-3----2-| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |------4-5------|------4-5-5-5---|------4-5------|------4-5------| |-3-----------2-|-3------------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-| Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |------4-5------|------4-5-5-5---|------4-5------|------4-5------| |-3-----------2-|-3------------2-|-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-| Outro D.S. al Coda & Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|------------------||-----------------||----------------| |---------------|---2-3-4-5--------||---2-3-4-5-------||----------------| |-3-----------2-|-3-----------0-2--||-3-----------0-2-||-3-----------2--| |------2-3------|-----------3------||-----------3-----||------2-3-------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |-3-----------2-|-3-----------2-|-3---------0-2-|-3-----------2-| |------2-3------|------2-3------|------3-3------|------2-3------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------*| |---------------|---------------|---------------*| |-3-----------2-|-3-------------|------4-5------*| |------2-3------|------2-3----2-|-3-----------2-*| 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