Tutti Frutti Tab by Little Richard

Tutti Frutti tab by Little Richard

Guitar Tab

TUTTI FRUTTI

As recorded by Little Richard
(From the 1957 Album HERE'S LITTLE RICHARD)

Words and Music by Richard Penniman & Dorothy La Bostrie

Transcribed by Slowhand


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


 Intro
  Q=186
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
  W          W          W
|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|------||
|----------|----------|------||

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 Chorus
  $
  F
   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  Bb7
  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E 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-|
|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|
|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|
|-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-|


  F
   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  C7                        Bb7                F
   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E   Q  E E +E  E E E    q  Q  H      W
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|--8----------|------||
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-10----------|------||
|--9---9--9--(9)--9--9--9-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-10----------|------||
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-10----------|------||
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-8--8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|--8----------|------||
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-------------|------||


   1st - 3rd Verses
    F
     Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
||---8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
||o-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
||--10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
||--10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
||o--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|


   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8--|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10--|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10--|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10--|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  Bb7
  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E 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-|
|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|
|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|
|-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-|


  F
   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


   q  Q  H       q  Q  H       q  Q  H      W
|--8----------|--8----------|--8----------|------||
|-10----------|-10----------|-10----------|------||
|-10----------|-10----------|-10----------|------||
|-10----------|-10----------|-10----------|------||
|--8----------|--8----------|--8----------|------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|------||


 Chorus
  F
   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  Bb7
  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E 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-|
|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|
|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|
|-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-|


  F
   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


                                                 To Coda
  C7                        Bb7                F
   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E   Q  E E +E  E E E    q  Q  H      W
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|--8----------|-------||
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-10----------|------o||
|--9---9--9--(9)--9--9--9-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-10----------|-------||
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-10----------|-------||
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-8--8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|--8----------|------o||
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-------------|-------||


 Saxophone Solo
  F
   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  Bb7
  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E 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-|
|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|
|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|
|-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-|


  F
   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E    Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


                                                   D.S. al Coda       &
  C7                        Bb7                F
   Q   E  E  +E   E  E  E   Q  E E +E  E E E    q  Q  H      W           W
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|--8----------|----------||------*|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-10----------|----------||------*|
|--9---9--9--(9)--9--9--9-|-7--7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-10----------|----------||------*|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-6--6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-10----------|----------||------*|
|-10--10-10-(10)-10-10-10-|-8--8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|--8----------|----------||------*|
|--8---8--8--(8)--8--8--8-|-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




Wop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bom-bom
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom

I got a girl, named Sue,
She knows just what to do
I got a girl, named Sue,
She knows just what to do
I rock to the east, She rock to the west, but
She's the girl
That I love the best.

Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom

I got a girl, named Daisy,
She almost drives me crazy
I got a girl, named Daisy,
She almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me,
Yes indeed
Boy you don't know,
What she's doing to me

Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop

(Saxophone solo)

Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop bom bom

Got a girl, named Daisy,
She almost drives me crazy
Got a girl, named Daisy,
She almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me,
Yes indeed
Boy you don't know,
What she's doing to me

Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti
Tutti Frutti, aw rutti

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