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Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Carl Wilson - Electric Guitar' 
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'David Marks - Electric Guitar' 


 Intro 
  Q=160 
  Eb7 
 4/4 
  Gtr I 
  H    E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E 
|-----------------|-11-11-11-11-11----11-11-| 
|-----------11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| 
|--------12-12-13-|-12-12-12-13-12-12-12-13-| 
|--------13-------|----------------13-------| 
|-----------------|-------------------------| 
|-----------------|-------------------------| 
| 
| Gtr II 
| W                  W 
|-----------------|-------------------------| 
|-----------------|-------------------------| 
|-----------------|-------------------------| 
|-----------------|-------------------------| 
|-----------------|-------------------------| 
|-----------------|-------------------------| 


                  1st & 3rd Verses 
                   Bb7 
   E E Q  H        E E  E E E E  E E 
|-11-----------||--------------------| 
|-11-----------||o-------------------| 
|-12-----------||--------------------| 
|--------------||--------------------| 
|--------------||o-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-| 
|--------------||--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-| 
| 
|  E E Q  H        E E  E E E E  E E 
|--6-----------||--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-| 
|--8-----------||o-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-| 
|--6-----------||--7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-| 
|--8-----------||--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-| 
|--6-----------||o-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-| 
|--------------||--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-| 


                Eb7                               Bb7 
  E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E   E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------------| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------------| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------------| 
|-------------|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-----------|--------------------| 
|-8-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--| 
|-6-----------|-------------------|-------------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
| 
| E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E   E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E 
|-6-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
|-6-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
|-7-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--| 
|-8-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
|-8-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8--| 
|-6-----------|-------------------|-------------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 


                Eb7                               Ab 
  E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E   E E Q  H      E E E E E E E E 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------| 
|-------------|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-----------|------------------| 
|-8-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6--| 
|-6-----------|-------------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
| 
| E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E   E E Q  H      E E E E E E E E 
|-6-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
|-6-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
|-7-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
|-8-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-8-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-6-----------|-------------------|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 


  Ab            Eb                                Bb7 
  E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E   E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------------| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------------| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------------| 
|-------------|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-----------|--------------------| 
|-6-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--| 
|-4-----------|-------------------|-------------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
| 
| E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E   E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E 
|-4-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
|-4-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
|-5-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-----------|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--| 
|-6-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
|-6-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8--| 
|-4-----------|-------------------|-------------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 


                                                        2nd & 4th Verses 
  Ab            Eb                                       Bb7 
  E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E   E E  E E E E  E E    E E E E E E E E 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------------||------------------| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------------||------------------| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------------||------------------| 
|-------------|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-||-----5---6-6-5----| 
|-6-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-||-------8-------8--| 
|-4-----------|-------------------|-------------------||-6----------------| 
| 
| E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E   E E  E E E E  E E    E E E E E E E E 
|-4-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-4-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-5-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
|-6-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-6-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-||-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| 
|-4-----------|-------------------|-------------------||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 


                    Eb                                  Bb7 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|-----5---6-6-5---|-----5---6-6-5---|------------------| 
|-----5---6-6-5---|-------8-------8-|-------8-------8-|-----5---6-6-5----| 
|-------8-------8-|-6---------------|-6---------------|-------8-------8--| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6----------------| 
| 
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 


                    Eb                                  Ab 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6---7---6----| 
|-----------------|-----5---6-6-5---|-----5---6-6-5---|-------8-------8--| 
|-----5---6-6-5---|-------8-------8-|-------8-------8-|-6----------------| 
|-------8-------8-|-6---------------|-6---------------|------------------| 
|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
| 
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 


                    Eb                                      Bb7 
  E E E E E E E E   E E  E E E E  E E   E E  E E E E  E E   E E  E E E E  E E 
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-----6---7---6---|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-------8-------8-|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| 
|-6---------------|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|--------------------| 
|-----------------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--| 
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
| 
| E E E E E E E E   E E  E E E E  E E   E E  E E E E  E E   E E  E E E E  E E 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8--| 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------------|-------------------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--| 


                                   1.              2. 
  Ab            Eb 
  E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E   E E Q  H        E E  E E E E  E E 
|-------------|-------------------|--------------||--------------------|| 
|-------------|-------------------|-------------o||--------------------|| 
|-------------|-------------------|--------------||--------------------|| 
|-------------|-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|-8------------||-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8--|| 
|-6-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------o||-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|| 
|-4-----------|-------------------|--------------||--------------------|| 
| 
| E E Q  H      E E  E E E E  E E   E E Q  H        E E  E E E E  E E 
|-4-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6------------||-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|| 
|-4-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8-----------o||-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8--|| 
|-5-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8------------||-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8--|| 
|-6-----------|-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-|-8------------||-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8--|| 
|-6-----------|-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-|-6-----------o||-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|| 
|-4-----------|-------------------|--------------||--------------------|| 


 Organ Solo 
  Bb7                                 Eb 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----5---6-6-5---|-----5---6-6-5----| 
|-----5---6-6-5---|-----5---6-6-5---|-------8-------8-|-------8-------8--| 
|-------8-------8-|-------8-------8-|-6---------------|-6----------------| 
|-6---------------|-6---------------|-----------------|------------------| 
| 
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|------------------| 


  Bb7 
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----5---6-6-5---|-----5-----8-8-8--|| 
|-----5---6-6-5---|-----5---6-6-5---|-------8-------8-|-------8----------|| 
|-------8-------8-|-------8-------8-|-6---------------|-6----------------|| 
|-6---------------|-6---------------|-----------------|------------------|| 
| 
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|| 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|| 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|| 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|------------------|| 


 Guitar Solo 
       Ab 
   E E E E E E E S S   +E  Q   E E E E   E 
|--------------------|---------7-------/11-| 
|-/7-7-7---7---7-7h9-|-(9)-9-----9-7-9-/11-| 
|-/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|-----8---------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------| 
|--------------------|---------------------| 
| 
|  Q   E E Q   Q        Q    E E Q   Q 
|------4-4-----4-----|-------4-4-----4-----| 
|------4-4-----4-----|-------4-4-----4-----| 
|------5-5-----5-----|-------5-5-----5-----| 
|------6-6-----6-----|-------6-6-----6-----| 
|------6-6-----6-----|-------6-6-----6-----| 
|------4-4-----4-----|-------4-4-----4-----| 


     Eb 
                                                             PM| 
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E     +E   E  S      +E   S  E  E 
|-11-11-11-11-11-14p11----|----------------------------------------|| 
|-11-11-11-11-11-------14-|-11-13b14-(13)--------------------------|| 
|-------------------------|----13b14-(13)-13-13pb14r(13)-11--------|| 
|-------------------------|---------------------------------13-13--|| 
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|| 
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|| 
| 
|  Q     E  E  Q     Q       Q         E   E  Q              Q 
|--------6--6--------6----|------------6---6-----------------6-----|| 
|--------8--8--------8----|------------8---8-----------------8-----|| 
|--------8--8--------8----|------------8---8-----------------8-----|| 
|--------8--8--------8----|------------8---8-----------------8-----|| 
|--------6--6--------6----|------------6---6-----------------6-----|| 
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|| 


   Outro 
    Bb7                       Ab 
     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E E Q  H 
||--------------------------|--------------| 
||o-------------------------|--------------| 
||--------------------------|--------------| 
||--------------------------|--------------| 
||o-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-11-----------| 
||--------------------------|--------------| 
| 
|    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E E Q  H 
||---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--4-----------| 
||o--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--4-----------| 
||---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|--5-----------| 
||---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--6-----------| 
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--6-----------| 
||---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--4-----------| 


  Eb 
   E E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E E Q  H     4x 
|------------------------|---------------|| 
|------------------------|--------------o|| 
|------------------------|---------------|| 
|------10----11-11-10----|---------------|| 
|---------13----------13-|--------------o|| 
|-11---------------------|-11------------|| 
| 
|  E E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E E Q  H     4x 
|--6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--6------------|| 
|--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8-----------o|| 
|--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8------------|| 
|--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8------------|| 
|--6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|--6-----------o|| 
|------------------------|---------------|| 


Duration Legend 
--------------- 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura 
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted 
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) 
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the 
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi- 
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low 
melody durations appear below the staff 

Tablature Legend 
---------------- 
 h   - hammer-on 
 p   - pull-off 
 b   - bend 
 pb  - pre-bend 
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) 
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to 'nowhere') 
 s   - legato slide 
 S   - shift slide 
  - natural harmonic 
n  - artificial harmonic 
n(n) - tapped harmonic 
 ~   - vibrato 
 tr  - trill 
 T   - tap 
 TP  - trem. picking 
 PM  - palm muting 
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip 
 \n  - tremolo bar down 
 n/  - tremolo bar up 
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip 
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls 
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer) 
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash 
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash 

Misc Legend 
----------- 
 |  - bar 
||  - double bar 
||o - repeat start 
o|| - repeat end 
*|  - double bar (ending) 
 :  - bar (freetime) 
 $  - Segno 
 &  - Coda 
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
	        

Written by Chuck Berry

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