Blues Brothers - Shake A Tail Feather bass tab
Shake a tail feather / Blues Brothers
Album: The blues brothers, music from the soundtrack
Year: 1980
Tabbed by: Bjorn Vije (bjorn@scouting.dhs.org)
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 |------------------|
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 |-----------------|----------------------|
