Bye Bye Jonny Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays346

Bye Bye Jonny by Status Quo is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, C5, F5 and G5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Bye Bye Jonny 
Status Quo 
On The Level 1975 
Greg Harper [email protected] 

A CHUCK BERRY CLASSIC.  ONE OF MANY COVERED BY QUO 
QUO USE THIS IN THEIR LIVE FINALE.  FOR ALL YOU DEDICATED QUO FANS!!! 

Intro 
   Francis                       Whole Band (Bass plays root notes) 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------8---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------8-10---10-8----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-10-10-------------10----8-10------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| 
A|----------------------10-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------| 


Now Rick Plays This Groove Following The Chord Changes.  To "Move The Groove", Find The Root 
Of What Francis Plays And Play It There. 

  C                         F 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------10-10-12-10-13-10-12-10--AND SO ON-----------| 
A|10-10-12-10-13-10-12-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------------------| 
E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------------------| 

Bass Plays Root Notes.  Francis Could Also Be Joining In With Rick But These Flat 5 Chords 
Give The Song Some Beef. 

  Alan's Part Is Quite Simple:  (To Melody Of 'Follow The Yellow Brick Road') 
          "FOLLOW THE BANDS ROOT NOTES, FOLLOW THE BANDS ROOT NOTES" 


  C            F           C           G           C 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------33333333333-------------55555555555---------------------| 
A|-33333333333-------------33333333333-------------33333333333---------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                         *THIS IS AN EXAMPLE* 


HERE GOES 

C5 
Well she drew out all her money from the Southern trust 

And put her little boy aboard a greyhound bus 

Leaving Louisianna for the golden west 

Down came the tears from her happiness 
    F5 
Her own little son, named Johnny B. Goode 
           C5 
Was gonna make some motion pictures out in Hollywood 

C5 

I said Bye Bye Bye Bye 
       F5          C5 
I said Bye Bye Bye Bye 
       G5             C5 
I said Bye Bye Johnny Bye Bye Johnny B. Goode 

AND THATS AS FAR AS I'VE GOT BUT THATS ABOUT IT. 
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?  E MAIL ME 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante