Shake Me Like A Monkey Chords & Tabs
Shake Me Like A Monkey Tab
Song: Shake Me Like A Monkey
Artist: Dave Matthews Band
Album: Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
Tabbed by: The Knox
Email: dzafuto@gmail.com
Tuning:EADGBe
Intro/Chorus 0:04
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4h5~----4h5~------3~-----5~-------------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------3~-----5~--5~--5---3--1-------------------------------|
E|--3-------1--------1~-----3~------3~----------3----------------------------|
Verse 0:20
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8
A|-------------------------------3-1~----------------------------------------|
E|-1111-3--1111-3---1111-3--1111---------------------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
* = palm mute
Chorus 0:54
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4h5~----4h5~------3~-----5~-------------------------------------------| x3
A|---------------------3~-----5~--5~--5---3--1-------------------------------|
E|--3-------1--------1~-----3~------3~----------3----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5~----5~-------3~-----5~----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3~-----5~--5~--5---3--1----------------------------------|
E|--3~----1~------1~-----3~------3~----------3-------------------------------|
Verse 1:23
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------------3-1~----------------------------------------|
E|-1111-3--1111-3---1111-3--1111---------------------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
Chorus 1:40
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4h5~----4h5~------3~-----5~-------------------------------------------| x3
A|---------------------3~-----5~--5~--5---3--1-------------------------------|
E|--3-------1--------1~-----3~------3~----------3----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/shake_me_like_a_monkey_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5~----5~-------3~-----5~----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3~-----5~--5~--5---3--1----------------------------------|
E|--3~----1~------1~-----3~------3~----------3-------------------------------|
This part is difficult to hear (cigarettes and coffee), so I think I'll leave it to
else who wants to tab it.
Verse 2:26
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x6
A|-------------------------------3-1~----------------------------------------|
E|-1111-3--1111-3---1111-3--1111---------------------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
Chorus 2:51
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4h5~----4h5~------3~-----5~-------------------------------------------| x3
A|---------------------3~-----5~--5~--5---3--1-------------------------------|
E|--3-------1--------1~-----3~------3~----------3----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5~----5~-------3~-----5~----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------3~-----5~--5~--5---3--1----------------------------------|
E|--3~----1~------1~-----3~------3~----------3-------------------------------|
It's just the bass playing (if I'm not mistaken) from 3:20 to 3:36, so after that here
the guitar:
Verse 3:37
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------------3-1~----------------------------------------|
E|-1111-3--1111-3---1111-3--1111---------------------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
Ending 3:53
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1111-3--1111-3---1111-3--1111-3-------------------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
There you go, I am 100% sure that all of what I have tabbed is right, except for the
which I invite people to help me improve.