Subject: TAB: ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN -Chuck Berry
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:45:02 GMT
From: "kupfer" 
Organization: Sprint Canada Inc.
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab

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     ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN- Chuck Berry
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TRANSCRIBED BY kupfer

NOTE:

In this transcription I have notated the "Chuck Berry Lick" as follows:

e|----------------------------------|
B|-------10-10-------10-10-------10-|
G|-12b14-------12b14-------12b14----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

To those of you unfamiliar with the single greatest guitar lick of all time
a brief verbal description:

Hold down the note on the B string with your index finger, but don't play
it. With your middle and ring fingers bend the G string the equivalent of
two frets so it matches the pitch of the note on the B string.

This is very difficult for beginners, and almost impossible to bend the G
string that far on an acoustic. If you're playing this on an acoustic,
there is an easier method. George Harrison used it in the Beatles version
of this song:

e|----------------------------------|
B|-------10-10-------10-10-------10-|
G|-12/14-------12/14-------12/14----|
D|---s-----------s-----------s------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

where you slide into the note on the G string instead of bending. Doesn't
sound as cool, but much easier to play.

Illinois Jacquet invented(?) this lick on saxophone when he played with his
great R&B band in the 40's and 50's. Chuck was a big fan and stole the lick
and put it on guitar. He's used it in every single solo he's ever taken!

Here we go:

Roll Over Beethoven

               D
e|----------||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12p10---------------------|
B|----10-12-||-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-------12p10---------------|
G|-11-------||-------------------------|-------------12p10---------|
D|----------||-------------------------|---------------------11----|
A|----------||-------------------------|------------------------12-|
E|----------||-------------------------|---------------------------|

e|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------10-10-------10-10-------10-|
G|-------------------------|-12b14-------12b14-------12b14----|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|----------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|

   G
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------10----10-------10-10-|--------10-10---------10-10-|
G|-12b14----12-10----10-10-10-|--------10-10---------10-10-|
D|----------------12----------|-----12------------12-------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

   D
e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------10-10--------10-10-|-------------------------12b13-|
G|----11-10-10-----11-10-10-|-----11-10-10------11-10-12b13-|
D|----12-----------12-------|-----12------------12----------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|

   A
e|---12-----10-----12-----10-|----12-13-12-10----------|
B|---12-----10-----12-----10-|----12-13-12-10-13-12-10-|
G|---------------------------|----------------13-12-10-|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|

   D
e|-------------------------|--------------------------||
B|-10----------------------|--------------------------||
G|-11-11-11-11-11----11-11-|-11-----------------------||
D|----12-12-12-12----12-12-|-12-----------------------||
A|----12-12-12-12----12-12-|-12-----------------------||
E|-------------------------|--------------------------||

          D
I'm gonna write a little letter,
       G                   D
gonna mail it to my local DJ.
        G
It's a rockin' rhythm record
                      D
I want my jockey to play.
     A                                      D
Roll Over Beethoven, I gotta hear it again today.

You know, my temperature's risin'
and the jukebox blows a fuse.
My heart's beatin' rhythm
and my soul keeps on singin' the blues.
Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.

I got the rockin' pneumonia,
I need a shot of rhythm and blues.
I think I'm rollin' arthiritis
sittin' down by the rhythm review.
Roll Over Beethoven rockin' in two by two.

              D
Well, if you feel you like it

go get your lover, then reel and rock it.
                  G
Roll it over and move on up just
                      D
a trifle further and reel and rock it,

roll it over,
      A                                D
Roll Over Beethoven rockin' in two by two.

   D                         G
e|-------10-13-12-10-------|----------------10----------|
B|-10-10-------------13-12-|-10----------12----13-12-10-|
G|-11----------------------|----12-11-11----------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|

   D
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------10-10-------10-10-------10-|-10-------10-10-------10-------10-|
G|-12b14-------12b14-------12b14----|----12b14-------12b14----12b14----|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   G
e|-------------------------------|-------10----------------------|
B|-------10-------------------10-|-------10----10-------------10-|
G|-12b14----12-10----10-12b14----|-12b14----12-10----10-12b14----|
D|----------------12-------------|----------------12-------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   D
e|-10-------10-10----------10-13-|b14-10------10----10-12-10-|
B|----------10-10-------10-------|---------------13----------|
G|----12b14-------12b14----------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------|

   A                          G
e|--------------------10----|-------10-10-10-10-------|
B|-13-12-10---------10---13-|-12-10-10-10-10-10-12-10-|
G|----------12-11-11--------|-------------------12-10-|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|

   D
e|-------------------------|-----------------------||
B|-12-10-------10-10-10-10-|-----------------------||
G|-12-10-11----11-11-11-11-|-----------------------||
D|-------12----12-12-12-12-|-----------------------||
A|-------12----------------|-----------------------||
E|-------------------------|-----------------------||

Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you a warnin'
don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
Hey diddle diddle, I am playin' my fiddle,
ain't got nothin' to lose.
Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.

You know she wiggles like a glow worm,
dance like a spinnin' top.
She got a crazy partner,
oughta see 'em reel and rock.
Long as she got a dime the music will never stop.

Roll Over Beethoven,
Roll Over Beethoven,
Roll Over Beethoven,
Roll Over Beethoven,                                 D9
Roll Over Beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues.

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| |    | |  cheers
| |    | |     kupfer
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 \        _/ The greatest
  |      /  tragedy in mankind's
  |      | entire history may be
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