Chuck Berry - Maybellene guitar tab

MAYBELLENE

As recorded by Chuck Berry

(From the 1990 Album THE ORIGINAL CHESS CLASSICS)

Words and Music by Chuck Berry,

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Chuck Berry w/amp dist'

Intro

Fast Rock Q=233

Bb

4/4

Gtr I

Q Q Q Q Q H Q H Q. E Q Q Q Q

|-------------|------------|-------------||---------------||

|-------------|-6--6-------|-6----6----6-||o----3-----3--o||

|----------3--|-5--5----3--|-5----5----5-||-----3-----3---||

|----3h=5-----|------------|-------------||-----3-----3---||

|-------------|------------|-------------||o-1-----------o||

|-------------|------------|-------------||--------1------||

Pre-Verse

$$

Eb Bb

Q Q Q Q 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

||---------------||-------------|-------------||---------------||

||o----3-----3--o||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||o----3-----3--o||

||-----3-----3---||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||-----3-----3---||

||-----3-----3---||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||-----3-----3---||

||o-1-----------o||-6-----------|-6-----------||o-1-----------o||

||--------1------||-------6-----|-------6-----||--------1------||

F Bb

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||

|-------------|-------------|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||

|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||

|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||

|----3--3--3--|----3--3--3--|-1-----------|-1------------||

|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------1-----|-------1------||

Verses

$

Bb

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x

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||o----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--o||

||-----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||

||-----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||

||o-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------o||

||--------1-----|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------1------||

Chorus

Bb Eb Bb

Q Q Q Q 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

||---------------||-------------|-------------||---------------||

||o----3-----3--o||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||o----3-----3--o||

||-----3-----3---||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||-----3-----3---||

||-----3-----3---||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||-----3-----3---||

||o-1-----------o||-6-----------|-6-----------||o-1-----------o||

||--------1------||-------6-----|-------6-----||--------1------||

To Coda-|

To Double Coda-|

F Bb

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q D.S. al Coda

|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||

|-------------|-------------|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||

|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||

|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||

|----3--3--3--|----3--3--3--|-1-----------|-1------------||

|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------1-----|-------1------||

Guitar Solo

&

Bb

Q E +E +Q Q E +E Q E +E S +S E

|-----------------------||---------------------------------------|

|--------------------6--||------------6------------------------6-|

|----8b10==(8)-(8)r-----||-9b10==(9)r----9b10==(9)r-9b10==(9)r---|

|-----------------------||---------------------------------------|

|-----------------------||---------------------------------------|

|-----------------------||---------------------------------------|

+E Q E E +E Q E +E Q E +E S +S E

|------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|-(6)-6--6------------6--|------------6------------------------6--|

|----------9b10==(9)r----|-9b10==(9)r----9b10==(9)r-9b10==(9)r----|

|------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Eb

+E Q E E +E Q E +E Q E +E S +S E

|------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|-(6)-6--6------------6--|------------6------------------------6-|

|----------9b10==(9)r----|-9b10==(9)r----9b10==(9)r-9b10==(9)r---|

|------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|------------------------|---------------------------------------|

+E Q E +E E E +E

|--------------------------------|

|-(6)-6-------------6------------|

|--------9b10==(9)r---9b10==(9)r-|

|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|

Bb F

E E +E E E +E Q E +E E E +E E +Q E Q. H

|------------------------------|--------------6-(6)-------------|-------------|

|-6------------6------------6--|------------6-------9b10==(9)r--|-6-----------|

|---9b10==(9)r---9b10==(9)r----|-9b10==(9)r---------------------|---8---------|

|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|

|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|

|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|

Bb

Q E E E E Q H E E E E +E Q E +E Q E

|-6-------------|-------------------|----------10-(10)-10--10-||

|----8----------|----------11----11-|-(11)-11--11-(11)-11--11-||

|------6h7------|------/10----10-10-|-(10)-10--10-(10)-10--10-||

|----------8-5--|-8-----------------|-------------------------||

|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------||

|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------||

+H Q Q E Q E +E Q E

|-(10)----10\-----|-------10-(10)-10--10-|

|-(11)----11\-----|---11--11-(11)-11--11-|

|-(10)----10\-----|---10--10-(10)-10--10-|

|-----------------|----------------------|

|-----------------|----------------------|

|-----------------|----------------------|

+E E Q E Q E +Q Q E E E E

|-(10)-8-8--6-8--6-|-(6)-----------------|

|-(11)-8-8--6-8--6-|-(6)-----6-6h8-8b9===|

|-(10)-8-8--7-8--7-|-(7)-----6-6h8-8b9===|

|------------------|------8--------------|

|------------------|---------------------|

|------------------|---------------------|

Eb Bb

+E +E +Q +H E +Q E +Q. E E E Q E Q E +H E E Q

|---------------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------|

|-(8)-(8)r(8)--(8)----|-8b9==(8)r--8-(8)---6-|-6-6-----------|----------------|

|-(8)-(8)r(8)--(8)----|-8b9==(8)r--8-(8)---6h|=7-7-7--7-7--7-|-(7)------------|

|---------------------|----------------------|-----8--8-8--8-|-(8)------8-8---|

|---------------------|----------------------|-------------8-|-(8)------8-8---|

|---------------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------|

F Bb

H. Q Q Q E Q. W +W D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda

|------------|--------------|----------|-------------||

|------------|--------------|----------|-------------||

|-6----------|-6-----8-6----|-7--------|-(7)---------||

|-6-------8--|-6--8--8-6----|-8--------|-(8)---------||

|---------8--|----8---------|-8--------|-(8)---------||

|------------|--------------|----------|-------------||

&&

Bb

Q Q E E Q W H H W

|--------------|----------|-----------|------|

|----3---------|-6--------|-6----6----|-3----|

|----3------3--|-5--------|-5----5----|-3----|

|----3--3h5----|----------|-----------|-3----|

|-1------------|----------|-----------|------|

|--------------|----------|-----------|------|

+H E E Q H H H H W

|---------------|-------------|------------|------|

|-(3)--------3--|-/6----/6----|-4----/6----|-3----|

|-(3)------3-3--|-/7----/7----|-5----/7----|-3----|

|-(3)-----------|-------------|------------|------|

|---------------|-------------|------------|------|

|---------------|-------------|------------|------|

E E Q Q Q H H H H W

|--------------|-------------|------------|------*|

|---3----------|-/6----/6----|-4----/6----|-3----*|

|---3-------3--|-/7----/7----|-5----/7----|-3----*|

|-----3--5-----|-------------|------------|------*|

|--------------|-------------|------------|------*|

|--------------|-------------|------------|------*|

Intro: A / / / / A / / / /

Chorus:

A

Maybellene, why can't you be true

D7 A

Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true

E7 D7 A

You've started back doin' the things you used to do.

Verse 1:

A

As I was motivatin' over the hill

I saw Maybellene in a Coupe de Ville

Cadillac rollin' on the open the road

Nothin' outruns my V8 Ford

Cadillac doin''bout 95

Bumper-to-bumper, rollin' side by side

A

Maybellene, why can't you be true

D7 A

Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true

E7 D7 A

You've started back doin' the things you used to do.

A

Cadillac rolled up ahead of the Ford

The Ford got hot, wouldn't do no more

It soon got cloudy and it started to rain

I tooted my horn for the passing lane

Rain was pourin' under my hood

I knew that was doin' my motor good

A

Maybellene, why can't you be true

D7 A

Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true

E7 D7 A

You've started back doin' the things you used to do.

SOLO: same pattern as chorus

A

Maybellene, why can't you be true

D7 A

Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true

E7 D7 A

You've started back doin' the things you used to do.

A

Motor cooled down, the heat went down

That's when I heard that highway sound

The Cadillac sittin' like a ton of lead

110 half a mile ahead

The Cadillac looked like it was sittin' still

I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill

A

Maybellene, why can't you be true

D7 A

Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true

E7 D7 A

You've started back doin' the things you used to do