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for the 1985 movie Back To The Future. Vocals in this version by
Mark Campbell, guitar by Tim May.
"All right guys, it's a blues riff in B, watch me for the changes,
and try and keep up, OK?"
-------------Chords Used
-------------Bb Eb F
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|------8---10---------|
A|--8---6---8----------|
E|--6------------------|
(All chords should be played in a blues shuffle)
--------Intro
--------NC
Bb
e|----------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------|
B|-------6--5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-6-6-6-9-8-6-6----------------------------|
G|---6h7--------------------------------6h7--------------------------|
D|-8----------------------------------------8-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb
e|--------------------------------6----------------------------------|
B|-6-----6----------------6-------6-------6-------6-------6----------|
G|-6-7-8-6h7----8b9--8b10---8b10----8b10----8b10-----8b10------------|
D|------------8------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb
F
Eb
e|-------------------------------------------6---9-8-6------------------------|
B|------6-------6------6------6------6---------6-------9-8-6-6---8---6--------|
G|-8b10---8b10----8b10---8b10---8b10---8b10------------------6h7-8---6h7-7----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------8-----8----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb
F
e|------------------------------------|
B|---6---8-6--------------------------|
G|---6h7-8-6h7-7/---------------------|
D|-8-----------8/---10-10-10-10-10----|
A|------------------8--8--8--8--8-----|
E|------------------------------------|
--------Verse 1
--------Bb
Way down in Louisiana down to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
Eb
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Bb
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
F
[Riff1]
[Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
Eb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
F [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
(Riff1)
e|---------------------|
B|-/9--9--9--11~\------|
G|-/10-10-10-10~\------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
--------Verse 2
---------
[Riff1]
[Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
Eb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
F [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
--------Solo
--------Bb
e|-----------------------------------------------------------6~~---|
B|-/9--9--9--11---6----------6------------8-------------6-8--6~~---|
G|-/10-10-10-10---8b10r8p6h8---6-----6----8-8-6h7---6h7------------|
D|-------------------------------8-6---8----------8----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb
Eb
e|-8b9--8p6-----6--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8-6---8b9-8-6--------------------8-8-----8-8-----------|
G|------------------------8p6-----------6----8-8-6---8-8-6---------|
D|----------------------------8-8~~---8---8--------8-------8-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb
Bb
e|-----------------------6-------10-------13~~--15-13-15b17r15p13-15-13~--|
B|--8---8-8b9r8---------------------12/14---------------------------------|
G|--8-6-8-8b9r8-6---6-6/8---8/10------------------------------------------|
D|----------------8-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F
Bb
e|-15----13-12-11-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15----------13b15r13p11--------11-------11-------9------6------6--------------|
G|-----------------------------13b15----13b15----10b12----8b10---8b10---6-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------8-6-8~~---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb
e|---------------6--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------6----8-6----8-6-----8-6---------8-8-----8-8---------8-6--------|
G|-x-x-x-----6h7------8-6h7--8-6h7---8-6h7~~\----8-8-6---8-8-6h7-----8-6-7-7~---|
D|-x-x-x-8-8--------8--------------8-------------------8---------8-8-------8~---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb
Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----6------6---6---6-------6------6---6---6---6-------------------|
G|---6-8b10~~~b10-b10-b10r8-6-8b10~~~b10-b10-b10-10r8p6--------------|
D|-8----------------------------------------------------8p6-8~~~-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F
Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------|
D|-15\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-3-3-3-11\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Gradually slide down, picking palm muted)
--------Chorus
--------Bb
Go Go
[Riff1]
[Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
Eb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
F [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
--------Verse 3
[Riff1]
[Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
Eb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go
F [Riff1]
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Bb
Johnny B. Goode
(Repeat & Fade Out)