Great cover of Chuck Berry's 1958 Rock 'n Roll standart, recorded
for the 1985 movie Back To The Future. Vocals in this version by
Mark Campbell, guitar by Tim May.
"All right guys, it's a blues riff in B, watch me for the changes,
and try and keep up, OK?"
Chords Used
Bb Eb F
(All chords should be played in a blues shuffle)
Intro
NC Bb
| e | 5/6 6 6 5/6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| B | 6 5/6 6 6 5/6 6 6 6 6 6 9 8 6 6 |
| G | 6h7 6h7 |
| D | 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| A | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| E | |
Eb
| e | 6 |
| B | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| G | 6 7 8 6h7 8b9 8b10 8b10 8b10 8b10 8b10 |
| D | 8 |
| A | |
| E | |
Bb F Eb
| e | 6 9 8 6 |
| B | 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 8 6 6 8 6 |
| G | 8b10 8b10 8b10 8b10 8b10 8b10 6h7 8 6h7 7 |
| D | 8 8 |
| A | |
| E | |
Bb F
| e | |
| B | 6 8 6 |
| G | 6h7 8 6h7 7/ |
| D | 8 8/ 10 10 10 10 10 |
| A | 8 8 8 8 8 |
| E | |
Verse 1
Bb
Way down in Louisiana down to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
Eb
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Bb
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
F
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
Bb
But he could play a guitar just like he's ringin' a bell
Chorus
Bb [Riff1]
Go Go
[Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
Eb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
F [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
(Riff1)
| e | |
| B | /9 9 9 11~\ |
| G | /10 10 10 10~\ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Verse 2
(Play Like Verse 1)
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track
The engineers would see him sittin' in the shade
Strummin' to the rhythm that the driver made
When people passed him by they would stop and say
Oh my that little country boy sure can play
Chorus
Bb [Riff1]
Go Go
[Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
Eb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
F [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
Solo
Bb
| e | 6~~ |
| B | /9 9 9 11 6 6 8 6 8 6~~ |
| G | /10 10 10 10 8b10r8p6h8 6 6 8 8 6h7 6h7 |
| D | 8 6 8 8 |
| A | |
| E | |
Bb Eb
| e | 8b9 8p6 6 |
| B | 8 6 8b9 8 6 8 8 8 8 |
| G | 8p6 6 8 8 6 8 8 6 |
| D | 8 8~~ 8 8 8 8 |
| A | |
| E | |
Eb Bb
| e | 6 10 13~~ 15 13 15b17r15p13 15 13~ |
| B | 8 8 8b9r8 12/14 |
| G | 8 6 8 8b9r8 6 6 6/8 8/10 |
| D | 8 |
| A | |
| E | |
F Bb
| e | 15 13 12 11 |
| B | 15 13b15r13p11 11 11 9 6 6 |
| G | 13b15 13b15 10b12 8b10 8b10 6 |
| D | 8 6 8~~ |
| A | |
| E | |
Bb
| e | 6 |
| B | 6 8 6 8 6 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 |
| G | x x x 6h7 8 6h7 8 6h7 8 6h7~~\ 8 8 6 8 8 6h7 8 6 7 7~ |
| D | x x x 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8~ |
| A | |
| E | |
Eb Bb
| e | |
| B | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| G | 6 8b10~~~b10 b10 b10r8 6 8b10~~~b10 b10 b10 10r8p6 |
| D | 8 8p6 8~~~ |
| A | |
| E | |
F Bb
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 5 |
| D | 15\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 3 3 3 11\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ |
| A | |
| E | |
(Gradually slide down, picking palm muted)
Chorus
Bb [Riff1]
Go Go
[Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
Eb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
F [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
Verse 3
(Play Like Verse 1)
Well his mama told him one day you will be a man
You will be the leader of a big old band
People gonna come from miles around
To listen to your playin' till the sun goes down
And one day maybe your name gonna be in lights
Sayin' Johnny B Goode tonight
Chorus
Bb [Riff1]
Go Go
[Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
Eb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
F [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
(Repeat & Fade Out)