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YOU SHOULD BE DANCING As recorded by Bee Gees (From the 1976 Album CHILDREN OF THE WORLD) Words and Music by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Electric Guitar ' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Electric Guitar ' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven Electric Guitar' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Horns' Intro Q=120 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I W W W H E. S S S E |----------|----------|----------|---------3---3-3--| |----------|----------|----------|---------3---3-3--| |----------|----------|----------|------------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------------| E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-| |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| | | Gtr II | W H E S S e E |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---| |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3----|| |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3----|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| | | W H E S S e E |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15------|| |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $

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Gtr II W H E S S e E W H E S S e E ||-----------|--------15-15-15---|----------|--------15-15-15---| ||o----------|--------15-15-15---|----------|--------15-15-15---| ||-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| ||-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| ||o----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| ||-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------|
| | Gtr III | W W W W ||-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| ||o----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| ||-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| ||-----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| ||o----------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| ||--3--------|-------------------|----------|-------------------| W H E S S e E W H E S S e E |----------|--------15-15-15---|----------|--------15-15-15----|| |----------|--------15-15-15---|----------|--------15-15-15----|| |----------|-------------------|----------|--------------------|| |----------|-------------------|----------|--------------------|| |----------|-------------------|----------|--------------------|| |----------|-------------------|----------|--------------------|| Chorus

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Gtr I E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-8---8---8-8---8-8-8---8-|---8---8-8-8---8-8-| |-8---8---8-8---8-8-8---8-|---8---8-8-8---8-8-| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-8---8---8-8---8-8-8---8-|---8---8-8-8---8-8--| |-8---8---8-8---8-8-8---8-|---8---8-8-8---8-8--| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-| |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| | | Gtr II | W H E S S e E |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---| |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| 1. E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-----|| |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3----o|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------o|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| | | W H E S S e E |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15-------|| |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15------o|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------o|| |-------------------------|----------------------------|| 2.,D.S. E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-| |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| | | W H E S S e E |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---| |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------| E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-8---8---8-8---8-8-8---8-|---8---8-8-8---8-8-| |-8---8---8-8---8-8-8---8-|---8---8-8-8---8-8-| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| | | W W |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| To Coda E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-8---8---8-8---8-8-8---8-|---8---8-8-8---8-8--| |-8---8---8-8---8-8-8---8-|---8---8-8-8---8-8--| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| | | W W |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3----| |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3----| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| | | W H E S S e E |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15------| |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| Gt E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-|| |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| | | W H E S S e E |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---|| |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| Interlude
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IV (Horns arr. for Gtr.) S S S S e S S S S e S S e S S S S e S S H |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-8-8---6-6-10-10---6-6-6-7-8-|-8-8---6-10-6-8--------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-5---3-3--7--7---3-3-3-4-5-|-5-5---3--7-3-5--------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| | W H E S S e E |-----------------------------|------------------15-15-15---| |-----------------------------|------------------15-15-15---| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S e S S S S e S S e S S S S e S S H |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-8-8---6-6-10-10---6-6-6-7-8-|-8-8---6-10-6-8--------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-5---3-3--7--7---3-3-3-4-5-|-5-5---3--7-3-5--------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | G | W H E S S e E |-----------------------------|------------------15-15-15---| |-----------------------------|------------------15-15-15---| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| W W |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-11------------------|-10----------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |--8------------------|--7----------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| | |tr III | ~~~~~ ~~~~~ | Q Q H Q S +S E E Q. |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-----18b20--18b20----|-----18b20r(18)p15-18-18b20----| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| e S S S S E H e S S S S E Q e e |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |-8-6-10--6------8---------------------|--8-------6--10--6----8----------------------8----10-| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |-5-3--7--3------5---------------------|--5-------3---7--3----5----------------------5-----7-| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~ | |---3---| | Q S +S E E Q +E E +E S S S E S +S E Q |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |--------18b20r(18)p15-18-18pb20r=(18)-|-18pb20r(18)----15h18p==15---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------17-17b19r(17)p15-17b19----| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| W W |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-11------------------------------------|-13-----------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--8------------------------------------|-10-----------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ | Q S +S E E +E +Q Q S +S E H |-----20pb22r(20)p18-20-(20)b22==(20)r--|-20b22--20pb22r(20)p18-20b22----| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| e S S S S S S H |------------------------------------| |-13----11-15---11-13----------------| |------------------------------------| |-10-----8-12----8-10----------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| | | H. +E S S |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--------------------------------5b7-| |--5tr3--------------------(5)-------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda &
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I W E S S S S E S S E E S S |--------------------------------||-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3--| |--------------------------------||-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3--| |--------------------------------||--------------------------| |--------------------------------||--------------------------| |--------------------------------||--------------------------| |--------------------------------||--------------------------|
| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E W |--------------------------------||--------------------------| |--------------------------------||--------------------------| |---3-5---3-5-3------------------||--------------------------| |-------5-------5-3--------------||--------------------------| |-------------------5-4-3-1-3-1--||--------------------------| |--------------------------------||--------------------------| E E S S E E E E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |---8---8-8-8--------8-8-|-8---8---8-8---8-8-8---8-|---8---8-8-8--------8-8-|| |---7---7-7-7--------7-7-|-7---7---7-7---7-7-7---7-|---7---7-7-7--------7-7-|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| | | Gtr II | H E S S e E W H E S S e E |-------------15-15-15---|-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---|| |-------------15-15-15---|-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|| Breakdown

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Wx16 |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------| |---------|
Outro

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Gtr I E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E ||--3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-| ||o-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3-| ||--------------------------|------------------------| ||--------------------------|------------------------| ||o-------------------------|------------------------| ||--------------------------|------------------------|
| | Gtr II | W H E S S e E ||--------------------------|-------------15-15-15---| ||o-------------------------|-------------15-15-15---| ||--------------------------|------------------------| ||--------------------------|------------------------| ||o-------------------------|------------------------| ||--------------------------|------------------------| E S S S S E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E E 4x |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3----|| |-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3-3-3--------3-3---o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| | | W H E S S e E 4x |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15------|| |-------------------------|-------------15-15-15-----o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths