Chords for Memphis Guitar Lesson - Intro And Solo

[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ [D] _ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ Hi, [N] my name is Dave.
Today I'd like to go over the song Memphis written by Chuck Berry.
We'll do the Johnny Rivers version.
First I'd like to show you the intro.
I have a few tricks you might want to do or try for the beginner on the solo.
We'll get into later. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ All right, so here we go.
[E] _
Fifth fret, second string, with the open first [Em] fret.
All right, so that's E.
[E] _ _ Come down to [D] D.
[Em] Start [A] with the open [D] E.
_ [Em] [A] Then you slide up to the
fourth fret, D.
[B] And play it with the B.
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ Second fret, A, [G] G, [E] E.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[Em] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] Then you go into the_
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ All [B] _ right, _ _ _ _ _ _ now when you do [E] this part here, _ _ _ this is the A note.
[A] Just _ go_
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ All _ _ _ _ right, you have to practice that.
[Dbm] All right, so [D] [Em] it's_ _ _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ So _ _ forth. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [D] _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ All _ [B]
this information in the Memphis penitentiary. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[D] _ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _ [D] _ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] All this [B] information in the Memphis penitentiary.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ Just a half [B] mile from [E] the Mississippi bridge. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _
_ [Gbm] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Gbm] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ [Gm] _ [Abm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Last [B] time I saw her, she was waving me goodbye.
_ [N] _
Now for the guitar solo, it goes into B6.
So here's your [B] B chord.
_ _ Okay.
You're going to add the G sharp here.
So it's, [Abm] this is 9, 8, 9, 9, 8, 9, 7.
_ _ [B] B, [Eb] B plus, [Abm] [B] B6, 7.
So [Abm] we're in 6. _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ Okay.
So what he does is he, [Gbm] he slides [Abm] up.
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gbm] _
Okay, that's [Dbm] doing it slow.
Then it, then it goes up to the E. _
And again, it's the E6.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ All right.
[Am] So now here's the easy way for the beginning guitar player.
I sometimes do this when I'm out on the stage.
[Abm] _ Just these three notes.
You're on the fourth fret.
First [B] one, second one, third.
_ Okay, just these three strings.
[Abm] _ _
So you go.
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Abm]
All [Gbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] the way up to the ninth fret.
5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Same thing, the last three [Dbm] strings.
Okay, fourth three strings.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Abm] _ _ [A] _ _
[Abm] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Just a [B] half a mile from the [E] Mississippi Bridge.
_ _ Last _ _ [A] _
[Abm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ time I [B] saw her, she was waving me [E] goodbye. _ _ _ _
_ Just a half a [B] mile from the [E] Mississippi Bridge.
_ _ _ Last _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] time I saw her, she was waving me goodbye. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _