Shanghai by Andy Mckee
Tuning: E B D G B D
For this song, capo the first five (lowest) strings on the second fret. This tab is
relative to the capo. I figured most of it out by ear, but I had a little help from another
tab on Ultimate Guitar as well Andy Mckee's video on Youtube. Some of the chords during
the bridge are pretty difficult to hold, but you'll get it through practice and
endurance. Enjoy!
Order of play: A BBC BC DDE BC DDE FFFG
A
|-----------------11-11-11/7-7-7-7p4-4p0-----------------------------------------|
|-------------0--------------------------0-------------------------0-----0-------|
|-----------0------------------------------0---------------------0-----0-----0---|
|---------3----------------------------------2h3p2-0-----------3-----0---------7-|
|-------0--------------------------------------------0-------0-------------------|
|-0-3-5------------------------------------------------0-3-5---------------8-----|
B
|----0------------------------------------4p0------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------------------3--------1h3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
|----------0----------------------------0------0---0-0-0-0-----------------------|
|-------3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5---------------0h3h5-5-5-X-3------------------------------0h1h3-3-3-X-3-|
|-5----------0h5--5-5-X---------------3--------------------3-3-3-X---------------|
|----0------------------------------------0--0-----------------------------0--|
|-0-----0------------------------------3-------0-------------------------0----|
|-0-----5----------------------------------------0-----------0---------0------|
|-------5--------------------------------------------------3---------0--------|
|-------5----------------0h3h5-5-5-X-3-------3-----------1---------0----------|
|-5-------0-X-0h5--5-5-X---------------3-----------X-0h1-------X-0------------|
C
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------h5~-------h6/5------h3----h5-----------------------------------------|
|----h4/5-----h5---------h5/4----------h5-----0--0-0-0-0-0h2-2-2-2-2-2p0-0-0---|
|---------------------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3---|
|-----------------------------------------h8/-1--1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1---|
|-h5-------------h7--------------h8-----------0--0-0-0-0-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-X-|
*these low notes are hammered on by right hand*
|---------------------0---------------------------------0-|
|---0---0-0-0---1/3-------0---------------------------0---|
|---0---0-0-0-------0---------0-----------0---------0-----|
|---0h2-2-2-2p0-------------0-----------3---------0-------|
|---3---3-3-3-------------0-----------1-------------------|
|-1-0---0-0-0---0-------X-------X-0h1-------X-0h3---------|
|-----------------------------------h7-----------------------------------------|
|---------h5~-------h6/5------h3-----------------------------------------------|
|----h4/5-----h5---------h5/4----------h4/5---0--0-0-0-0-0h2-2-2-2-2-2p0-0-0---|
|---------------------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3---|
|---------------------------------------------1--1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1---|
|-h5-------------h7--------------h8-----------0--0-0-0-0-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-X-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/andy_mckee/shanghai_tab_ver_2.html ]
|---------------------0-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|---0---0-0-0---1/3-------0---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|---0---0-0-0-------0---------0-----------0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|---0h2-2-2-2p0-------------0-----------3-------5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---3---3-3-3-------------0-----------1---------3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-1-0---0-0-0---0-------X-------X-0h1-------X-0-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
D
|-----10-------x-x-x-x-x-----------x---x-10---7---------------------------5---x-5-|
|-8------------8-8-8-8-8-----------8h9-8--8---4----------4--6---6---6-----3h4-4-3-|
|-8---------10-8-8-8-8-8-----------8---8--8---3---5-----3---3---3---------3---3-3-|
|------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8---8--8------------3--------3---------3---3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------x-------------------x---x-x-|
|-8-8----X-8-------------8-8-8-X-8----------X-4-4--X-4----4---X-3-3---X-3-3---3-3-|
*I find it easier to hold these low notes with my left thumb*
E
|---------------------------------------------12/11-7---------------------|
|-3---------3h4-4-4---8---8-----5h6-6-6---5-----------5h6-6-6-5-----------|
|-----5-----5---5-5---5---------5---5-5---5-----------5---5-5-5-----------|
|-4---------4---4-4-------------7---7-7---5-----------5---5-5-5-----------|
|-----------x---x-x-------------x---x-x---------------5h6-6-6-5-----------|
|-4-4---X-4-4---4-4-X-6-6---X-6-6---6-6-X-5-5---------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-X-5-|
|-x---x-5---4-----------------------0-------5-------------12/11-7--|
|-5h6-5-5---1---1-------1---3---3-------3/5---5---0---5------------|
|-5---5-5---0----------0----0---1---------------5---0-5------------|
|-5---5-5-------------0-------------------------------5------------|
|-x---x-x------------x---------------------------------------------|
|-5---5-5-X-1-1---X-1-----1---X-0-0---X---------------5-5----------|
|----------------------x---x-5---4-------------------x------x---------|
|-5h6-6-6-5------------5h6-5-5---1---1-------1---3---3------3/5-------|
|-5---5-5-5------------5---5-5---0----------0----0---x------x---------|
|-5---5-5-5------------5---5-5-------------0---------3-[x4]-3/5-[x4]--|
|-5h6-6-6-5------------x---x-x------------x----------x------x---------|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-X-5--5---5-5-X-1-1---X-1-----1---X-3------3/5-------|
F
|-----------------------------------------h7~------------------h9----p0-----------|
|----------NH<12>-----h6/5------h3--------------------NH<12>------h8---p0---------|
|------------<12>----------h5/4-----h4------------------<12>--------------h7--h9/-|
|------------<12>----------------------h5---------------<12>----------------------|
|------------<12>---------------------------------------<12>----------------------|
|-<0>--h1h3--<12>--h3*------------p0---------<0>--h1h3--<12>-h5*------------p0----|
*for <0>, slap string and body w/ right index finger (one sweep). Hit * notes with right hand*
G
|-----------------0----------------------NH(12)-----0-------||
|--------------0------------------NH(12)-------------0------||
|-----0-----0--------------NH(12)---------------------0-----||
|--------3----------PH(15)-----------------------------3----||
|-------------------------------------------------------0---||
|-h1-----------------------------------------------------1--||
*sustain this chord for as long as possible*
Legend:
h – hammer-on
p – pull-off
<> - slap on fretboard
NH – natural harmonic
PH – pinch harmonic
~ - strong virbrato
X – string slap
x – muted note
/ - slide
