Check It Out Tab by John Mellencamp

Check It Out tab by John Mellencamp

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solo From: Brian Christman

Check It Out - John Mellancamp (J.Mellancamp)
               The Lonesome Jubilee

Intro: This is played by an accordin or violin, can't tell but the tab follows.
Intro:
       C       G            C       G          C       G
E--------0--------------------0------------------0----------------
B------0---0----------------0---0--------------0---0--------------
G--4h5-------5-4--------4h5-------5-4~~~---4h5-------5-4----------
D----------------5~~~------------------------------------5~~~-----
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

       F       G         F       G
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--------7-----------------7--------------------------------------
A--5h7-8---8-7-5~~~--5h7-8---8-7-5~~~-----------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

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During the verses, C and G are open chords, then the F G combo are each barre
chords on the first and third frets, respectively.

C
A ..
G
Screamin' ..
     C
To ..
     G
Just ..
C
Future ..
              G
Ridin' ..
  F                     G
I ..

         C
Check ..
                 G
Goin' ..
         C
Check ..
               G
Got ..
         C
Check ..
             G
All ..
    F                                   G
You ..
            C
So ..
               G
Where ...
         C
Check ..
                         G
Got a ..
         C
Check ...
                        G
Sleepin' ..
        F                            G
This ..


Intro


         C
Check ..
                          G
Forgot ...
         c
Check ..
                            G
Sometimes ..
         C
Check ..
                        G
Talkin' ..
        F                                   G
Just ..
            C
So ..
                     G
Gettin' ..
         C
Check ..
                                 G
Playin ..
         C
Check ..
                    G
Soarin' ..
            F                            G
And ..
        F                            G
This ..


Lead Guitar (nearly the same as the intro, but with the change noted)

D----2--------------2------------2--------------2---5--
A-023--3-2-0-----023--3-2-----023--3-2-0-----023--3------
E------------3-------------3-------------3---------------

Then, jam with the following chords
Barre C (3rd fret)  Barre G (3rd fret)
Repeat twice
Barre F (lst fret)  Barre G (3rd fret)

C
A ..
G
Screamin' ..
C
Maybe ..
      G
Those ..
   C
By ..
              G
Ridin' ..
F                           G
Maybe ..
         F
Check ..
                           G
Hope ..
         F
Check ..
                            G
Maybe ...
         F
Check ..
                            G
Maybe ..
         F
Check ..
                             G
Hope ..


Intro (With the lyrics "Check it out" interspersed.)
Then, the fade with the first two phrases of the intro, followed by the
vocal lines "Check it out".

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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