Rock And Roll Music Tab

by Chuck Berry
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Mississippi Fingerstyle version: simple acoustic mix with rhythm, melody and harmony in the tradition of Mississippi John Hurt.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
Author MississippiHans [pro] 33,344. Last edit on Jun 28, 2020
Title:  Rock And Roll Music
Artist: Chuck Berry, https://youtu.be/Lf2gvYzV6uo
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Tempo:  4/4 time, q=140, Capo 2nd fret, optionally. Beats on eighths are marked "+".
The chord names indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting. Emphasize melody notes and let ring.
 
[Chorus]
   E7  +       +       +       +     A7  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
E|-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3-------2-------0-----------0---|-----2---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-------------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
       Just let me hear some of that Rock    and     roll        mu-       sic
 
       +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +     D   +       +       +       +
E|-3-------2-------0-----------0---|---------------------3---3---3---|-3-------2-------0-----------0---|
B|-------------------------2-------|-----2---------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-------------0-------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------2-------|
A|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------2---------------|
   Any     old     way     you choose it                 It's got a    back    beat,   you can't   lose
 
       +       +       +       +     A7  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
E|-----2---------------------------|-3-------2-------0-----------0---|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------|-----2---------------------------|
G|-------------2-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-------------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|-----------------2---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
       it                            Any     old     time    you use       it                  It's
 
   E7  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
E|-3-------2-------0-----------0---|-----2---------------------------|-0---0---------------------------|
B|-------------------------3-------|---------------------------------|---------3---3---2-------0-------|
G|-----1-------1-------1-----------|-------------1-------1-------1---|---------------------1-------2---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
   gotta   be      rock and roll mu-     sic                           If you wanna    dance   with me
 
   A   +       +       +       +     E7  +       +       +       +
E|---------------------------------|-0---0---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------3---3---2-------0-------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|---------------------1-------2---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-0---------------4---------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
                                     If you wanna    dance   with me
 
[Verse]
   A   +       +       +       +     E   +       +       +       +     E7  +       +       +       +
E|-----0---0---0---0---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------2-------|-2------p0---0-------------------|-----3---3---3---3---3---3-------|
G|---------------------2-------2---|-----1---------------1-------1---|-----------------------------1---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-0-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
 
   A   +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +     D   +       +       +       +
E|---------------------------------|-----0---0---0---0---0---0-------|-0-------------------------------|
B|-3------p2---2-------------------|---------------------------------|---------3---3-------------------|
G|-----2---------------2-------2---|-----------------------------2---|-----2---------------2-------2---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------2---------------|
 
       +       +       +       +     E   +       +      +        +
E|-----2---2---2---2---2---2-------|-2-------0---0-------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2---|-----1---------------1-------1---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-0-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
E|-----------------2---------------|-----------------0---------------|
 
 
I have no kick against modern jazz
Unless you try to play it too darn fast
I lose the beauty of a melody
Until it sounds just like a symphony
That's why I go for that...
 
I took my love on over 'cross the tracks
So she could hear a man a-wailin' sax
I must admit they had a rockin' band
And they were blowin' like a hurrican'
That's why I go for that...
 
Way down south they gave a jubilee
And Georgia folks, they had a jamboree
They're drinkin' home brew from a wooden cup
The folks dancin' got all shook up
And started playin' that...
 
Don't get to hear 'em play a tango
I'm in no mood to take a mambo
It's way too early for the congo
So keep on rockin' that piano
So I can hear some of that...
 
... Repeat Chorus after every Verse ...
 
[Outro]
   A   +       +
E|---------0---0---0---------|
B|---------2---2---2---------|
G|-----2---2---2---2---------|
D|---------2-----------------|
A|-0---------------0---------|
E|---------------------------|
 
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