Johnny B Goode in A=432

There are an increasing number of recordings available, online, that recreate the orginal song retuned to A=432. There is an extra dimension of spaciousness and resonance available there. A=440 is too high for that natural resonance. The 432 gives familiar songs new life. I'm not sure if I tuned my piano and keyboard down to 432 or not. (If you're seeing this in email, click on the title above for videos).



SING ALONG SHEET---available on Google free with search on [johnny b goode chords]

Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry

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


CHORUS:

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Go! Go! Go, Johnny, go! Go!
                  D
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A
Go, Johnny, go! Go!
A                   E
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'

CHORUS

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''

CHORUS

Discussion.
Go Johnny Go-- in A=432 instead of 440-- it opens it up.