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Johnny B Goode Bass Tab by Jimi Hendrix

Johnny B Goode bass tab by Jimi Hendrix

Bass Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: B

Difficulty: Intermediate

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Billy Cox - Bass (1/2 step down)'

 Intro:
 Fast Rock Q=170
 4/4
 Gtr I (1/2 step down: Eb Ab Db Gb)
    Wx5          E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
Gb|------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Db|------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Ab|------------|-7-7-5-7-7---5-7-|-(7)-7-5---7-7-5-5-|
Eb|------------|-----------7-----|---------7---------|


    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------5-7-8-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Eb|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-------|-----------------|


    E E E E E E E  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
Gb|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Db|------------------|-----------------|-9-9-7-------------||
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----|-----6-6-7-8-9-9-|-------9-(9)-9-9-9-||
Eb|---------------10-|-7-7-------------|-------------------||


   1st - 3rd Verses:
   Segno $
     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
Gb||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Db||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Ab||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-6--|
Eb||--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-7------|


    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
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-5-|-----------------|-------------5-7-|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|


    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
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Db|-----------------|-------------7-8-|-9---------------|------------------||
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-----------------|------7-8-9-9-9---||
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-10-----------7-||


 Chorus
    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
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|---9-9-9-9-7-----|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-7-|-------------5-7-|
Eb|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7---------------|-7-7-5-7-7-7-----|


    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
Gb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-5----|-----------------|-----------7-8-9-|
Eb|-----------------|--------------7-|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-------|


                                                                    To Coda
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E  Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-7-------------o||
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-------|-----6-6-7-7-8-9-|-------9-(9)-9-9-9-o||
Eb|-----------------|-----------10--7-|-7-7-------------|--------------------||


  Guitar Solo:
      E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E E E E E E E
Gb||--------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
Db||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-9-7--------------|
Ab||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-----9-7-5--------|
Eb||--7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|-----------7-5-7--|


    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
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5---|-------------------|-----6-6-7-7-8-8-|
Eb|-----------------|---------------7-|-(7)-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-------------|


    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
Gb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
Db|-----------------|-9-9-7----------|-----------------|-9-9-7-------------o||
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-------9-7-5----|-----6-6-7-7-8-9-|-------9-(9)-9-9-9-o||
Eb|-----------------|--------------7-|-7-7-------------|--------------------||


    E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E Q  H      E E E E E E E E
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
Db|-------------|-------------|-------------|-9-7-------------|
Ab|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----9-7-5-------|
Eb|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|-----------7-5-7-|


    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
Gb|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-5-7-7---5-7-|-(7)-7-5---7-7-5-5-|-----------------|-----------5-7-8-|
Eb|-----------7-----|---------7---------|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-------|


                                                           Dal Segno al Coda
    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
Gb|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Db|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-9-9-7-------------||
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----|-----6-6-7-8-9-9-|-------9-(9)-9-9-9-||
Eb|-----------------|---------------10-|-7-7-------------|-------------------||


 Outro-Guitar Solo:
 Coda  &
     E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  H      E E E E E E E E
Gb||-----------------|----------------|-------------|------------------|
Db||o----------------|----------------|-------------|-9-7--------------|
Ab||o----------------|----------------|-------------|-----9-7-5--------|
Eb||--7--------7-5-6-|-7--------7-5-6-|-7-----------|-----------7-5-7--|


    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
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5---|-------------------|-----6-6-7-7-8-8-|
Eb|-----------------|---------------7-|-(7)-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-------------|


    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
Gb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------||
Db|-----------------|-9-9-7----------|-----------------|-9-9-7-------------o||
Ab|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-------9-7-5----|-----6-6-7-7-8-9-|-------9-(9)-9-9-9-o||
Eb|-----------------|--------------7-|-7-7-------------|--------------------||


    E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  H      E E E E E E E E
Gb|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|-------------|-9-7-------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----9-7-5-------|
Eb|-7--------7-5-6-|-7--------7-5-6-|-7-----------|-----------7-5-7-|


    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
Gb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Db|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Ab|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-5-7-7-5----|-----------------|-------7-7-----7-8-|
Eb|-----------------|--------------7-|-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-(7)-7-----7-7-----|


    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E Q  H
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------*|
Db|-----------------|-9-9-7-----------|-----------*|
Ab|-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-|-------9-7-5-----|-----------*|
Eb|-----------------|-------------7-5-|-7---------*|

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Duration Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
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