Festival chords by
Chuck Berry

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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Havin' a nationwide festival for

Cm

Cm

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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fourteen days and nights

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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Ah, there's fifty four bands on a river

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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boat spot in the lights

G

G

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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Hundred of bands and tents all on

F

F

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the banks of the Ohio

Bandstands floatin' from Paducah to Cairo

G

G

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Cm

Cm

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Be over a million freaks there diggin' the sights

C

C

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Interlude 1

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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There's so

Verse 2

C

C

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Cm

Cm

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many beautiful people

F

F

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C

C

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there to love and cheer

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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Some of the greatest guitar playin'

G

G

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in the western hemisphere

C

C

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Cm

Cm

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Got the Who, the Band from across

C

C

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F

F

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the north border Canned Heat

The Fifth Dimension,

Creedence Clearwater

G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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Oh, brother Hendrix, sister Joplin,

Interlude 2

we wish you were here

Cm

Cm

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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Cm

Cm

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F

F

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Eb

Eb

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F

F

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C

C

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Verse 3

Cm

Cm

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Early in the mornin' Johnny Cash

C

C

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Cm

Cm

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Adim

Adim

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and old Elvis got loose

Cm

Cm

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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The Who, Vanilla Fudge and the

G

G

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Woolies start paying their dues

C

C

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Cm

Cm

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F

F

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All evening Ike Turner and Areth

Cm

Cm

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F

F

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a right on the Drifters

And the Coasters and the Loading Zone

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G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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All night Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters in a battlin'

Interlude 3

mood

Cm

Cm

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F

F

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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Cm

Cm

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Verse 4

Cm

Cm

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Oh, what a beautiful show,

C

C

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was sitting right up under the microphone

G

G

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Diggin' the Grateful Dead,

Little Richard and the Rolling Stones

Cm

Cm

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Ray Charles,

C

C

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Led Zeppelin and the Everly Brothers

F

F

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Bad Bo Diddley and the Beatles

and some others

G

G

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Everybody's laying back and freaking out all week long

Outro 1

C

C

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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G

G

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C

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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F

F

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

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F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

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F

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G

G

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C

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C

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F

F

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F

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G

G

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C

C

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Eb

Eb

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C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

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D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

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B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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D ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

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A ₄

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

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D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

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A ₄

A ₄

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E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
F
C
Cm
Gm
Eb
Adim

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The original key of Festival by Chuck Berry is G major.

The primary chords used in Festival are G, F, C, Cm, Gm, Eb.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, F, C, Cm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Festival is approximately 167 beats per minute.

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