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ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1963 Album BEATLES FOR SALE)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry
Arranged by The Beatles
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'George Harrison - Electric Guitar'
Pre-Chorus Chorus
Q=166
E7 A7
4/4
Gtr I
H E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------0-0-0-|-0-----------||------------------|-----------------|
|--------3-3-3-|-3-----------||o-----------------|-----------------|
|--------1-1-1-|-1-----------||------------------|-----------------|
|--------2-2-2-|-2-----------||--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
|--------2-2-2-|-2-----------||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--------0-0-0-|-0-----------||------------------|-----------------|
D7
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--|
|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A7 E7
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-|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
1.,2.,3.,4.
A7 E7 A7
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 Q H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
|---------------2-|-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|---------------2-|-2-----------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0-----------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------||
1st - 4th Verses
E7H +E E +E E Q E E +E E +Q A7Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q
|-0----(0)-0-(0)-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-(0)--|-----------------|------------------|
|-3----(3)-3-(3)-3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-(3)--|-----------------|------------------|
|-1----(1)-1-(1)-1-|-1--1-1-(1)-1-(1)--|-----------------|------------------|
|-2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-(2)--|--------------2--|--------------2---|
|-2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-(2)--|-0----4-(4)-4----|-0----4-(4)-4-----|
|-0----(0)-0-(0)-0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-(0)--|-----------------|------------------|
D7Q. E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------2--|--------------2--|
|-0----4-(4)-4----|-0----4-(4)-4----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
5.
Q E7E E +E E +E E E E Q H 5x Q A7E E Q Q
|----0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-0------------||----------------*|
|----3-3-(3)-3-(3)-3-|-3-----------o||----------------*|
|----1-1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-1------------||----------------*|
|----2-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|-2------------||----2-2-2-------*|
|----2-2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|-2-----------o||----0-0-0-------*|
|----0-0-(0)-0-(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