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HEY YA - Obadiah Parker
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Tabbed by: BoomerB04
Email: sburmeister@wisc.edu
Tuning: Standard: CAPO 4
Here's a link to a video of me playing it when I first tabbed it out... this is before I
the hammer-ons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4_tPIWCyK0
This is my first tab. I know it's not 100% correct but I know it sounds pretty good. So
don't send me a bunch of e-mails telling me it's not right because I'm aware of that.
it's a pretty simple song in terms of the chords. Singing the rhythm correctly with the
can be a little trickier for some.
The same 4 chords repeat throughout the song. There is one place where it changes a
bit... which is where he says "Then what makes love the exception"... you repeat the 3rd and
chords again.
Chords Used: C F Cmaj9 Am7 (I'm aware that these may not be the correct names, but
the sake of simplicity this is what I'll call them)
C F Cmaj7 Am7
e|--3-------3-------3-------3---|
B|--1-------1-------1-------1---|
G|--0-------2-------0-------2---|
D|--2-------3-------0-------2---|
A|--3-------0-------2-------0---|
E|--x-------x-------3-------x---|
If you want to throw some hammer-ons in, the tab looks like this: (I spaced the rhythm
a little bit to show the chord changes)
C F Cmaj9 Am7
e|-3--3-3--333---3---3-3--333---3---3-3--333---3--33---3--33--333---3---33--333-|
B|-1--1-1--111---1---1-1--111---1---1-1--111---1--11---1--11--111---1---11--111-|
G|-0--0-0--000---0h2-2-2--222---0h2-2-2--222---0--00---2--22--222---2---22--222-|
D|-2--2-2--222---3---3-3--333---3---3-3--333---0--00---2--33--222---0h2-22------|
A|-3--3-3--333---0---0-0--000---0---0-0--000---2--23---0--00--000---0---00--000-|
E|-x--x-x--xxx---x---x-x--xxx---x---x-x--xxx---3--33---x--xx--xxx---x---xx--xxx-|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
The rhythm for the "Shake it part" goes like this:
C F Cmaj9 Am7
e|-33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---3--x-x--3--x-x--xxx----------|
B|-11--x-x--xxx---11--x-x--xxx---11--x-x--xxx---1--x-x--1--x-x--xxx----------|
G|-00--x-x--xxx---22--x-x--xxx---22--x-x--xxx---0--x-x--2--x-x--xxx----------|
D|-22--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---0--x-x--2--x-x--xxx----------|
A|-33--x-x--xxx---00--x-x--xxx---00--x-x--xxx---2--x-x--0--x-x--xxx----------|
E|-xx--x-x--xxx---xx--x-x--xxx---xx--x-x--xxx---3--x-x--x--x-x--xxx----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/obadiah_parker/hey_ya_crd.html ]
C F
My baby don't mess around
F
Because she loves me so
Cmaj9 Am7
And this I know for sure
C F
But does she really wanna
F
But can't stand to see me
Cmaj9 Am7
Walk out the door
C F
Don't try to fight the feeling
F Cmaj9 Am7
Because the thought alone is killing me right now
C F
Thank god for mom and dad
F
For sticking two together
Cmaj9 Am7
'Cause we don't know how.
Chorus:
C F
And, Hey Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
C F
Hey Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
C
You think you've got it
F
Ohh, you think you've got it
F
But got it just don't get it
Cmaj9 Am7
Till' there's nothing at all.
C
We get together
F
Oh, we get together
F Cmaj9 Am7
But seperate's always better when there's feelings involved.
C F
If what they say is "Nothing is forever"
Cmaj9 Am7
Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes,
Cmaj9 Am7
Love the exception?
C
So why you, why you
F F
Why you, why you, why you are we so in denial
Cmaj9 Am7
When we know we're not happy here
Chorus:
C F
And, Hey Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
C F
Hey Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
C F
Alright now fellas
Cmaj9 Am7
Now what's cooler than being cool?
C F
I can't hear you now
F Cmaj9 Am7
I say what's cooler than being cool?
C F
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Cmaj Am7
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
C F
Ok now ladies
Cmaj9 Am7
And we gonna break this thing down in just a few seconds here
C F
Now don't have me break it down for nothing
Cmaj9 Am7
Now I wanna see y'all on y'alls baddest behavior
C F
Lend me some sugar,
Cmaj9 Am7
I am your neighbor
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it,
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it,
Shake it like a Polaroid picture
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it,
Chorus:
C F
And, Hey Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
C F
Hey Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
