Shake Me Down Chords & Tabs
Tabbed with : - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVXDgqkF5oQ
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lt8r6330FI
- Studio Version
TABBED WITH LIVE AND STUDIO RECORDING, SO SOME NOTES MAY VARY.
Okay,so after watching a billion Live videos on youtube and seeing them Live , i
decided to tab this song the exact way they play it.
Comment if there's any errors, cheers!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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Tuning: Standard ( EADGBe )
Intro / First Verse :
Both Guitars :
e|-----1---|-------1-------1---------------------------------|
B|---3-----|-----3-------3-----------------------------------|
G|-3-------|-3-2-----2-3-------------------------------------|
D|---------|-------------------------------------------------| (x12)
A|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
( LIVE VERSION )
Lead Guitar :
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4h5-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------| (x12)
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)Palm Mute
Shake me down
Not a lot of people left around
Who knows now
Softly laying on the ground, ooooh
Not a lot people left around, ooooh ooooh
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-88888-------|
A|-88888-------|
E|-66666-------|
2nd Verse : ( live version...STUDIO VERSION MAY VARY )
Both Guitars :
e|-----6-----5-----3-----3--------------------|
B|---6-----6-----3-----4----------------------|
G|-7-----7-----4-----5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------| (x4)
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
In my life, I have seen
People walk into the sea
Just to find memories
Plagued by constant misery
Their eyes cast down
Fixed upon the ground
Their eyes cast down
Bridge :
Both Guitars :
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11------------|
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun
Back to First Verse :
Lead Guitar :
e|-----1-------1-----|------------------------------------|
B|---3-------3-------|-5~5~5~5~-(vibrato with delay)------|
G|-3-----3-2-----2-3-|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------------------------|
e|---------|-------1-------1------------------------------|
B|---------|-----3-------3--------------------------------|
G|---------|-3-2-----2-3----------------------------------|
D|33333----|----------------------------------------------| (x10)
A|33333----|----------------------------------------------|
E|11111----|----------------------------------------------|
Shake me down
Not a lot of people left around
Who knows now
Softly laying on the ground, ooooh
Not a lot people left around, ooooh ooooh
Second Verse :
Both Guitars :
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G-------77777-------55555333------------------|
D-88888-77777-55555-55555333------------------| (x3)
A-88888-55555-55555-33333111------------------|
E-66666-------33333---------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G--------77777--------------------------------|
D-88888--77777-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
A-88888--55555-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
E-66666--------3-3-3-3-3----------------------|
In my past, bittersweet
There's no love between the sheets
Taste the blood, broken dreams
Lonely times indeed
With eyes cast down
Fixed upon the ground
Eyes cast down
Bridge :
Both Guitars :
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11------------|
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun
Chorus :
Lead Guitar :
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D-8-88-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3333----------| X3
A-x-xx-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xxxx----------|
E-6-66-5-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1111----------|
Rhythm Guitar :
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D-8-88-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3333----------| X3
A-8-88-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3333----------|
E-6-66-5-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1111----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cage_the_elephant/shake_me_down_tab_ver_8.html ]
Turn back now its time for me to let go
Way down had to find a place to lay low
Lampshade turned around into a light post
Breakdown :
Rhythm Guitar :
e|-------------------| \
B|-------------------| |
G|-----7-------------| |
D|-888-7-7-----------| (x3) |
A|-888-5-7-----------| |
E|-666---5-----------| \
\ PLAY THE WHOLE BREAKDOWN
e|-------------------| / TWICE!
B|-------------------| /
G|-------------------| |
D|-3333333-----------| |
A|-3333333-----------| |
E|-1111111-----------| /
Bridge :
Lead Guitar : (LIVE VERSION)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-11~-14-9-11~-14-9-11~-14-11-7-------|
G|-------------------------------------| (x6)
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Bridge :
Lead Guitar :
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------| (x3)
A|-5(slide slowly)12-|
E|-------------------|
Rhythm Guitar :
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-3333-5555-8888888-| (x3)
A|-3333-5555-8888888-|
E|-1111-3333-6666666-|
Walk around the corner
Never saw it coming still
I try to make a move
It almost stopped me from belief
I don't wanna know the future
But I'm like rolling thunder
((Then, this...Maybe...I can't figure it out.))
Both guitars :
e|-2-------|------------|-----------|2-----------|
B|-3-------|-2----------|-----------|2-----------|
G|-2-------|-2----------|1----------|2-----------|
D|---------|-2----------|2----------|4-----------|
A|---------|-0----------|2----------|4-----------|
E|---------|------------|0----------|2-----------|
e|-2-------|------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|-3-------|2-----------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-------|2-----------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|2-2=2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|---------|2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|---------|0-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------|------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
E|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
E|----------------|----------------|
Interlude :
e|----------------------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------|
G|----------7777777-----------------|----------77777777-|
D|-88888888-7777777-3333333-5555555-|-88888888-77777777-|
A|-88888888-5555555-3333333-5555555-|-88888888-55555555-|
E|-66666666---------1111111-3333333-|-66666666----------|
Even on a cloudy day...
Even on a cloudy day...
Even on a cloudy day...
Even on a cloudy day...
Even on a cloudy day...
Even on a cloudy day...
Even on a cloudy day...
Even on a cloudy day...
Both Guitars:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11------------|
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11------------|
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11------------|
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun...
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11------------|
Outro :
Both Guitars :
e|-----1---|-------1-------1---------------------------------|
B|---3-----|-----3-------3-----------------------------------|
G|-3-------|-3-2-----2-3-------------------------------------|
D|---------|-------------------------------------------------| (x12)
A|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
Shake me down, not a lot of people left around ooo-oooh...
There,Any Corrections, please comment this Tab.
SOME NOTES MAY VARY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVXDgqkF5oQ
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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