The Blues Brothers

The 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)

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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 |------------------|

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 |-----------------|----------------------|

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