Blues Brothers - Shake A Tail Feather Chords & Tabs

Shake a tail feather	/	Blues Brothers


Album:	The blues brothers, music from the soundtrack
Year:		1980

Tabbed by:	Bjorn Vije (bjorn@scouting.dhs.org)

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Comment:
A great song with a speedy main riff which is the most 
difficult part of the song.
Try to keep the notes well separated for the best effect.



Intro:

(organ only)

G |----------|----------|----------|----------|
D |----------|----------|----------|----------|
A |----------|----------|----------|----------|
E |----------|----------|----------|----------|

G |----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
D |----------|----------|----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A |----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
E |----------|----------|----------|-----------------|


Part A: 

The first part of the verse is the main riff. You can also
play the first part of the riff starting on the 10th position
of the E-string. 

G |---------4-------|------------9---------|
D |-----4-7---7-4---|-------9 12---12-9----|
A |-5-5-----------7-|-10-10-------------12-|
E |-----------------|----------------------|

G |---------4-------|------------9---------|
D |-----4-7---7-4---|-------9 12---12-9----|
A |-5-------------7-|-10-10-------------12-|
E |-----------------|----------------------|

G |---------4-------|----------------|-----------------|
D |-----4-7---7-4---|-9-9----9--9---9|-----------------|
A |-5-5-----------7-|----------------|--7-7----7--7---7|
E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|


Part B: 

    (play 8 times)
G |------------------|
D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A |------------------|
E |------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blues_brothers/shake_a_tail_feather_btab_ver_2.html ]
G |------------------|-----------------|
D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-5-5-4-4-----|
A |------------------|-------------7-7-|
E |------------------|-----------------|



Part C:

G |---------4-------|------------9---------|
D |-----4-7---7-4---|-------9 12---12-9----|
A |-5-5-----------7-|-10-10-------------12-|
E |-----------------|----------------------|

G |---------4-------|-----------------|
D |-----4-7---7-4---|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A |-5-5-----------7-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|

G |------------9---------|------------9---------|
D |-------9 12---12-9----|-------9 12---12-9----|
A |-10-10-------------12-|-10-10-------------12-|
E |----------------------|----------------------|

G |---------4-------|---------4-------|
D |-----4-7---7-4---|-----4-7---7-4---|
A |-5-5-----------7-|-5-5-----------7-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|

G |------------9---------|------------9---------|
D |-------9 12---12-9----|-------9 12---12-9----|
A |-10-10-------------12-|-10-10-------------12-|
E |----------------------|----------------------|

Part B: 
(play part B)


Part C:
(play part C)


Part D:

    (play 6 times)
G |------------------|
D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A |------------------|
E |------------------|

G |------------------|-----------------|
D |------------------|-5---5---5-7-7-7-|
A |---------4-4-4-4--|---7---7---------|
E |-5-5-5-5----------|-----------------|

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------------5---|-7-7-5-5-4-4-----|
A |-----4-4-7-7---7-|-------------7-7-|
E |-5-5-------------|-----------------|


Ending:
(repeat and fade)

G |---------4-------|------------9---------|
D |-----4-7---7-4---|-------9 12---12-9----|
A |-5-5-----------7-|-10-10-------------12-|
E |-----------------|----------------------|