JOHNNY B. GOODE – Guitar Lesson

Perhaps the most influential guitar riff in rock history. Some R&B purists considered Chuck Berry a traitor and sell out …. but it is undeniable that his riffing has formed the basis for countless solos in the years that have followed. Here's your vintage Johhny B. Goode guitar lesson!

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Deep     down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans,
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     Way back up in the woods among the evergreens,
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There     stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
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Where     lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
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Who     never ever learned to read or write so well,
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But he could     play the guitar just like a ringin' a bell.

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     Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go!
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Go, Johnny, go! Go    !
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     Go, Johnny, go! Go!
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     Go, Johnny, go! Go!     Johnny B. Goode

He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack,
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track.
Old engineers would see him sittin' in the shade,
Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made.
When people passed him by they would stop and say,
'oh, my but that little country boy could play'

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His mother told him, 'someday you will be a man,
You will be the leader of a big ol' band.
Many people comin' from miles around
Will hear you play your music when the sun go down.
Maybe someday your name'll be in lights,
Sayin' 'Johnny B. Goode tonight''

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Terry Christensen March 5, 2012 at 8:43 PM

Fantastic lesson!  Two nights and I've got it!  Way beyond what I thought was possible at my level of playing.  If there is a perfect guitar lesson, then you just nailed it.!!!  Every one of your lessons has pushed and challenged me along with teaching me new techniques.  I guess it takes a genuine teacher to teach good guitar.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  I don't know how everyone else feels, but your lessons are perfect for my skill level.  I'm in duck walk la la land tonight!!!

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admin March 5, 2012 at 9:12 PM

So happy to hear you are thriving Terry … thanks!

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Richard Holbrook April 1, 2012 at 12:41 PM

I feel kinda like Terry does, and I've been playing for 30+ years. It's a lot easier to let you show me what I'm missing in a song, than it is to sit and figure it out on my own. I don't read music, so the way you teach is perfect.
 
You taught me how to play JENNY, after all these years. You are making me a better player, Jackson…Thanks!!! 
Richard

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admin April 1, 2012 at 12:44 PM

Makes me happy to hear stories like yours …. keep up the good work Richard!

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jim April 6, 2012 at 7:40 PM

now this is alittle more advance for me, but the way jackson breaks it down i know
i can do it,thanks for this great lesson

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