Johnny B Goode

Emanuel Hedberg
Words & Music by CHUCK BERRY
Standard tuning
= 170

B7
I would say the first 4 bars is based on Bb mixolydian scale

P.M.
sl. sl. sl.
1 sl. 2 3 H 4 5 sl.
5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6
6 8 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 9 8 6 6 8 6
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6 7 6 7 6 7 5
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

E7 B7
Basic blues lick based on minor pentatonic scale

full full full full full full

6 sl. 7 sl. 8 sl. 9 sl.

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
8 8 10 8 8 10 8 8 8 10 8 8 8 10

E7 B7
Bar 10 = I would say this is Bb dorian scale over an Eb7 chord and in bar 11 anticipating the 3rd of Bb
F7
P.M.
full ½ ½ ½
sl.
sl. H P.M. P H
10 11 12 13
6 8 6 6
9 8 6 9 8 6 6 9 8 6 6 6 6
8 8 6 7 7 9 9 9 8 6 7
8
8 X X X X
X X X X

Basic blues rhythm Adding some double stops based on Bb mixolydian

P.M. P.M.
14 15 16 17

8 8 8 8 8 8 8
8 8 10 8 8 8 10 8 8 10 8 8 8 10 8 10 8 8 11 10 8 8 X X
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 10 10 10 10 X X 9 10

E7 B7
Varying the comping to add interest

P.M. P.M.
H P.M. H P.M.
18 19 20 21
8 6 8 8 6 8
8 6 7 8 8 6 7 8
8 8 10 8 8 8 10 8 8 10 8 8 8 10 8 6 8 8 6 8
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

F7 E7 B  7 Turnaround Lick

22 23 24 sl. H 25 H H

6 6 6
8 8 7 6 8 9 8 6 8 6 7 6 7 6 7
7 7 6 5 8 6 7 8 8 7
8 8 7 6 8

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 Bb minor scale with added 3rd and chromatics
26 H 27 H 28 H 29 sl.

6 8 6 6
6 7 8 6 7 6 7
6 7 8 6 7 8 6 7 8 8 6 7 8 6 7 8
4 6 7 6 4 5
6

E  9/G Cm/E  E  7/F E  9/D  E  13/D  B  9/D Gm/B  B  7/C B  9/A 

Walking up the Eb7 mixolydian scale with chords Walking up the Bb mixolydian scale with chords

30 31 32 33
6 X X 8 X X 9 X X 11 X X 13 X X 13 X X 15 X X 16 X X 18
6 X X 8 X X 8 X X 9 X X 13 X X 13 X X 15 X X 15 X X 15
6 X X 8 X X 10 X X 10 X X 12 X X 13 X X 15 X X 17 X X 17
(5) (11) (11) (12) (18)
6

F7 E7 B7 B  69/A 

Turnaround lick
34 35 36 sl. H 37
13 13 12 11 13
13 13 12 11 13
X 14 14 13 12 8 9 8 6 8 6 7 12
X 13 X X 13 12 11 8 12
X 15 X X 15 14 13 8 7 6 5 11
13 X X 13 12 11 6

38 39
(13) (13)
(13) (13)
(12) (12)
(12) (12)
(11) (11)

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