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Guitar Intro a copy of the sax intro to Louis Jordan’s ‘Aint That Just Like a Woman’ Berry adds  harmonic 5ths Elmore James style played with a smear  Jazzy phrasing using major 3rds & 6ths Blue note smears/half tone bends Few single lines, often picking 2 strings together A clean treble Gibson 330 tone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RVy8QVS8Dw
The groove Rhythm guitar plays 1/8ths ‘rock’ Drummer swings on ride cymbal   ‘roll’ Double bass plays ¼ note walking pattern Stop time accents in the guitar break Archetypal ‘rock n roll’ cross rhythm.
The piano Lafayette Leake, Chess records session musician, plays on record In key of Bb for easy 3rd note smears Ad libs treble Bb/Eb riffs & high octave triplets that echo the guitar intro Right hand probably doubling the 1st 5th/6th vamp of rhythm guitar
The vocal Berry’s lyrics follow the 8th rhythm of guitar One beat pause for breath! A horizontal melody on the 5th note Berry opted for a tenor clean vocal tone & clear diction to imitate white singers.           A ‘cross over’ artist No ad lib. No phatic phrases or melisma
Wider listening No Particular Place to Go  Chuck Berry Never Can Tell                   Chuck Berry Shufflin the Blues              T Bone Walker Dust my Broom                   Elmore James Bye Bye Johnny     	      Rolling Stones Carol                                   Rolling Stones Revolution                           The Beatles Rock n Roll Star                  Oasis

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Johnny Be Goode

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  • 2. Guitar Intro a copy of the sax intro to Louis Jordan’s ‘Aint That Just Like a Woman’ Berry adds harmonic 5ths Elmore James style played with a smear Jazzy phrasing using major 3rds & 6ths Blue note smears/half tone bends Few single lines, often picking 2 strings together A clean treble Gibson 330 tone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RVy8QVS8Dw
  • 3. The groove Rhythm guitar plays 1/8ths ‘rock’ Drummer swings on ride cymbal ‘roll’ Double bass plays ¼ note walking pattern Stop time accents in the guitar break Archetypal ‘rock n roll’ cross rhythm.
  • 4. The piano Lafayette Leake, Chess records session musician, plays on record In key of Bb for easy 3rd note smears Ad libs treble Bb/Eb riffs & high octave triplets that echo the guitar intro Right hand probably doubling the 1st 5th/6th vamp of rhythm guitar
  • 5. The vocal Berry’s lyrics follow the 8th rhythm of guitar One beat pause for breath! A horizontal melody on the 5th note Berry opted for a tenor clean vocal tone & clear diction to imitate white singers. A ‘cross over’ artist No ad lib. No phatic phrases or melisma
  • 6. Wider listening No Particular Place to Go Chuck Berry Never Can Tell Chuck Berry Shufflin the Blues T Bone Walker Dust my Broom Elmore James Bye Bye Johnny Rolling Stones Carol Rolling Stones Revolution The Beatles Rock n Roll Star Oasis