MAYBELLENE
As recorded by Chuck Berry
(From the 1990 Album THE ORIGINAL CHESS CLASSICS)
Words and Music by Chuck Berry,
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - `Chuck Berry w/amp dist`
Intro
Fast Rock Q=233
Bb
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q H Q H Q. E Q Q Q Q
|-------------|------------|-------------||---------------||
|-------------|-6--6-------|-6----6----6-||o----3-----3--o||
|----------3--|-5--5----3--|-5----5----5-||-----3-----3---||
|----3h=5-----|------------|-------------||-----3-----3---||
|-------------|------------|-------------||o-1-----------o||
|-------------|------------|-------------||--------1------||
Pre-Verse
$$
Eb Bb
Q Q Q Q 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||---------------||-------------|-------------||---------------||
||o----3-----3--o||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||o----3-----3--o||
||-----3-----3---||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||-----3-----3---||
||-----3-----3---||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||-----3-----3---||
||o-1-----------o||-6-----------|-6-----------||o-1-----------o||
||--------1------||-------6-----|-------6-----||--------1------||
F Bb
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----3--3--3--|----3--3--3--|-1-----------|-1------------||
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------1-----|-------1------||
Verses
$
Bb
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 3x
||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
||o----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--o||
||-----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
||-----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
||o-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------o||
||--------1-----|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------1------||
Chorus
Bb Eb Bb
Q Q Q Q 4x Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||---------------||-------------|-------------||---------------||
||o----3-----3--o||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||o----3-----3--o||
||-----3-----3---||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||-----3-----3---||
||-----3-----3---||----8-----8--|----8-----8--||-----3-----3---||
||o-1-----------o||-6-----------|-6-----------||o-1-----------o||
||--------1------||-------6-----|-------6-----||--------1------||
To Coda-|
To Double Coda-|
F Bb
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q D.S. al Coda
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
|-------------|-------------|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----2-----2--|----2-----2--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3--|----3-----3---||
|----3--3--3--|----3--3--3--|-1-----------|-1------------||
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------1-----|-------1------||
Guitar Solo
&
Bb
Q E +E +Q Q E +E Q E +E S +S E
|-----------------------||---------------------------------------|
|--------------------6--||------------6------------------------6-|
|----8b10==(8)-(8)r-----||-9b10==(9)r----9b10==(9)r-9b10==(9)r---|
|-----------------------||---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------||---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------||---------------------------------------|
+E Q E E +E Q E +E Q E +E S +S E
|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-(6)-6--6------------6--|------------6------------------------6--|
|----------9b10==(9)r----|-9b10==(9)r----9b10==(9)r-9b10==(9)r----|
|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Eb
+E Q E E +E Q E +E Q E +E S +S E
|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-(6)-6--6------------6--|------------6------------------------6-|
|----------9b10==(9)r----|-9b10==(9)r----9b10==(9)r-9b10==(9)r---|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------|
+E Q E +E E E +E
|--------------------------------|
|-(6)-6-------------6------------|
|--------9b10==(9)r---9b10==(9)r-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Bb F
E E +E E E +E Q E +E E E +E E +Q E Q. H
|------------------------------|--------------6-(6)-------------|-------------|
|-6------------6------------6--|------------6-------9b10==(9)r--|-6-----------|
|---9b10==(9)r---9b10==(9)r----|-9b10==(9)r---------------------|---8---------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|
Bb
Q E E E E Q H E E E E +E Q E +E Q E
|-6-------------|-------------------|----------10-(10)-10--10-||
|----8----------|----------11----11-|-(11)-11--11-(11)-11--11-||
|------6h7------|------/10----10-10-|-(10)-10--10-(10)-10--10-||
|----------8-5--|-8-----------------|-------------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------||
+H Q Q E Q E +E Q E
|-(10)----10-----|-------10-(10)-10--10-|
|-(11)----11-----|---11--11-(11)-11--11-|
|-(10)----10-----|---10--10-(10)-10--10-|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
+E E Q E Q E +Q Q E E E E
|-(10)-8-8--6-8--6-|-(6)-----------------|
|-(11)-8-8--6-8--6-|-(6)-----6-6h8-8b9===|
|-(10)-8-8--7-8--7-|-(7)-----6-6h8-8b9===|
|------------------|------8--------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
Eb Bb
+E +E +Q +H E +Q E +Q. E E E Q E Q E +H E E Q
|---------------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------|
|-(8)-(8)r(8)--(8)----|-8b9==(8)r--8-(8)---6-|-6-6-----------|----------------|
|-(8)-(8)r(8)--(8)----|-8b9==(8)r--8-(8)---6h|=7-7-7--7-7--7-|-(7)------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-----8--8-8--8-|-(8)------8-8---|
|---------------------|----------------------|-------------8-|-(8)------8-8---|
|---------------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------|
F Bb
H. Q Q Q E Q. W +W D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
|------------|--------------|----------|-------------||
|------------|--------------|----------|-------------||
|-6----------|-6-----8-6----|-7--------|-(7)---------||
|-6-------8--|-6--8--8-6----|-8--------|-(8)---------||
|---------8--|----8---------|-8--------|-(8)---------||
|------------|--------------|----------|-------------||
&&
Bb
Q Q E E Q W H H W
|--------------|----------|-----------|------|
|----3---------|-6--------|-6----6----|-3----|
|----3------3--|-5--------|-5----5----|-3----|
|----3--3h5----|----------|-----------|-3----|
|-1------------|----------|-----------|------|
|--------------|----------|-----------|------|
+H E E Q H H H H W
|---------------|-------------|------------|------|
|-(3)--------3--|-/6----/6----|-4----/6----|-3----|
|-(3)------3-3--|-/7----/7----|-5----/7----|-3----|
|-(3)-----------|-------------|------------|------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|------|
E E Q Q Q H H H H W
|--------------|-------------|------------|------*|
|---3----------|-/6----/6----|-4----/6----|-3----*|
|---3-------3--|-/7----/7----|-5----/7----|-3----*|
|-----3--5-----|-------------|------------|------*|
|--------------|-------------|------------|------*|
|--------------|-------------|------------|------*|
Intro: A / / / / A / / / /
Chorus:
A
Maybellene, why can`t you be true
D7 A
Oh, Maybellene, why can`t you be true
E7 D7 A
You`ve started back doin` the things you used to do.
Verse 1:
A
As I was motivatin` over the hill
I saw Maybellene in a Coupe de Ville
Cadillac rollin` on the open the road
Nothin` outruns my V8 Ford
Cadillac doin``bout 95
Bumper-to-bumper, rollin` side by side
A
Maybellene, why can`t you be true
D7 A
Oh, Maybellene, why can`t you be true
E7 D7 A
You`ve started back doin` the things you used to do.
A
Cadillac rolled up ahead of the Ford
The Ford got hot, wouldn`t do no more
It soon got cloudy and it started to rain
I tooted my horn for the passing lane
Rain was pourin` under my hood
I knew that was doin` my motor good
A
Maybellene, why can`t you be true
D7 A
Oh, Maybellene, why can`t you be true
E7 D7 A
You`ve started back doin` the things you used to do.
SOLO: same pattern as chorus
A
Maybellene, why can`t you be true
D7 A
Oh, Maybellene, why can`t you be true
E7 D7 A
You`ve started back doin` the things you used to do.
A
Motor cooled down, the heat went down
That`s when I heard that highway sound
The Cadillac sittin` like a ton of lead
110 half a mile ahead
The Cadillac looked like it was sittin` still
I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill
A
Maybellene, why can`t you be true
D7 A
Oh, Maybellene, why can`t you be true
E7 D7 A
You`ve started back doin` the things you used to do
