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About Run Rudolph Run

"Run Rudolph Run" is a Christmas rock and roll song first recorded by Chuck Berry in 1958 and released as a single on Chess Records. Despite being written by Berry, it was credited to Johnny Marks and M. Brodie due to trademark restrictions around the Rudolph character. The track is a strong choice for electric guitar players looking to study Berry's signature double-stop riffs, driving rhythm patterns, and the foundational rock and roll vocabulary that influenced generations of guitarists.

  • Though Chuck Berry wrote the song, it was officially credited to Johnny Marks and M. Brodie for trademark reasons related to the Rudolph character.
  • Released in 1958 on Chess Records, the song is built on Berry's classic electric guitar style, making it ideal for studying early rock and roll technique.
  • The track runs approximately 2 minutes and 45 seconds, making it a tight, efficient study piece for rhythm and lead guitar fundamentals.

How to Play Run Rudolph Run

The song moves through: Intro, Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus 1, Solo, Verse 3, Chorus 2, Outro.

Tuning: E Standard · Key: A major · Tempo: 176 BPM

The arrangement runs through 8 distinct sections, and the solo is the steepest jump, so isolate it on its own. At 176 bpm it moves fast, so the real test is building picking stamina and keeping every note clean at speed.

Loop the hardest passage and creep the speed up from around 70 percent until it holds at 176 BPM.

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