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SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER (Bassline) As recorded by The Blues Brothers (From the 1980 Album THE BLUES BROTHERS: MUSIC FROM THE SOUNDTRACK) Words and Music by Otha Hayes, Andre Williams & Verlie Rice Arranged by The Blues Brothers Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass' Intro Q=158 4/4 Gtr I El. 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S E E +E E Q |----------------------|--------------------------| |------------9---------|--------------------------| |-------9-12---12-9-12-|-14--14-14-14-(14)-14-14--| |-10-10----------------|--------------------------| E. S E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|| |-12--12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-|--------------------------|| Bridge E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-9-9-------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------12-12-|| Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----------------------|------------9---------|----------------------| ||o------------9---------|-------9-12---12-9-12-|------------9---------| ||o-------9-12---12-9-12-|-10-10----------------|-------9-12---12-9-12-| ||--10-10----------------|----------------------|-10-10----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|------------9---------|------------9---------| |------------------------|-------9-12---12-9-12-|-------9-12---12-9-12-| |---12-12-12-12-12-12-11-|-10-10----------------|-10-10----------------| |------------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-------------------|------------9---------| |------------9---------|-------------------|-------9-12---12-9-12-| |-------9-12---12-9-12-|-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10----------------| |-10-10----------------|-10-10-------------|----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------9---------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------9-12---12-9-12-|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10----------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1. 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------||-----------------------|| |-------------------------|-----------------------o||-----------------------|| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-9-9-------o||-12-12-10-10-9-9-------|| |-------------------------|-----------------12-12--||-----------------12-12-|| Bridge E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----------------------|------------9---------|----------------------| ||o------------9---------|-------9-12---12-9-12-|------------9---------| ||o-------9-12---12-9-12-|-10-10----------------|-------9-12---12-9-12-| ||--10-10----------------|----------------------|-10-10----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------9---------|----------------------| |-------9-12---12-9-12-|------------9---------| |-10-10----------------|-------9-12---12-9-12-| |----------------------|-10-10----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------9---------|-----------------------| |-------9-12---12-9-12-|------------9----------| |-10-10----------------|-------9-12---12-9-12--| |----------------------|-10-10-----------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E |------------9----------||------------9---------| |-------9-12---12-9-12-o||-------9-12---12-9-12-| |-10-10----------------o||-10-10----------------| |-----------------------||----------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------------|| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-10-10-9-9--------|| |-------------------------|-----------------12-12--|| Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-8-8-7-7-6-6-|-5-5-------------|-----2-2-3-3-4-4--| |-10-10-------------|-------------------|-----8-8-7-7-5-5-|-3-3--------------| fade out E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------*| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------*| |-5-5-7-7-8-8-9-9-|-10-10-8-8-7-7-6-6-|-5-5-------------|-----2-2-3-3-4-4--*| |-----------------|-------------------|-----8-8-7-7-5-5-|-3-3--------------*| 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