Charlie Brown tab by The Coasters

CHARLIE BROWN

As recorded by The Coasters
(From the 1959 Album GREATEST RECORDINGS)

Words and Music by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'


       1st - 5th Verses
 Q=132
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        Bb
 4/4
 Gtr I
 W      H  H   H  H   H  H
|----------||--6----6----|-6----6----|-6----6----|
|----------||o-6----6----|-6----6----|-6----6----|
|----------||--7----7----|-7----7----|-7----7----|
|----------||--8----8----|-8----8----|-8----8----|
|----------||o-8----8----|-8----8----|-8----8----|
|----------||--6----6----|-6----6----|-6----6----|

        Eb
 H  Q E E  E S S E E E S S E E  E S S E E E S S E E
|-6----6--6-6-|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6----6--6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7----7--7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8----8--8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8----8--8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6----6--6-6-|---------------------|---------------------|


 Bb                     F
 E S S E E E S S E E  E S S E E E S S E E  E S S E E E S S E E
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------------------------|


                  1.,D.S.S.
             ToTo Dbl. Coda
 Eb          Bb
 E S S E E E S S E E  q Q H   W
|---------------------|-6----------|--------||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6----------|-------o||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7----------|--------||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8----------|--------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8----------|-------o||
|---------------------|-6----------|--------||


       Bridge
 2.
       Eb
 W      E S S E E E S S E E  E S S E E E S S E E
|----------||---------------------|---------------------|
|----------||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----------||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----------||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|----------||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|----------||---------------------|---------------------|


 Db                     Eb
 E S S E E E S S E E  E S S E E E S S E E  E S S E E E S S E E
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|


                   D.S. al Coda
            F       F5 Eb5D5 C5
 E S S E E E S S E E  q Q H    Q Q Q Q
|---------------------|-------------|--------------||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10----------|--------------||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10----------|-10--8--7--5--||
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10----------|-10--8--7--5--||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--8----------|--8--6--5--3--||
|---------------------|-------------|--------------||


        Outro
D.S.S. al Db&& Coda
        Bb
 H  H    E S S E E E S S E E  E S S E E E S S E E 3x
|-----------||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||
|-----------||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o||
|-----------||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|-----------||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--||
|-----------||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|-----------||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||


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