Blues Brothers - Shake a tail feather

SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER 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 B E) - 'Steve Cropper - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=158 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| 1st Verse W W W E E E E E E E E |----------|----------|----------|------------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|| |----------|----------|----------|------------------|| |----------|----------|----------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| 2nd Verse Bridge E Q. +H +W E Q. +H |-4s5----(5)----|-(5)--------|-8s9----(9)----| |---------------|------------|---------------| |-5s6----(6)----|-(6)--------|-8s9----(9)----| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| |---------------|------------|---------------| +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q |-(9)--------|-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9--|| |------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-(9)--------|-8s9---8s9---8s9-|---8s9---8s9----|| |------------|-----------------|----------------|| |------------|-----------------|----------------|| |------------|-----------------|----------------|| Chorus A G E E E E E E E E E E q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-5-5-7--5-5-7-5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-| |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D G E E q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E q E E E E |----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------| |-7-7-9--7-7-9-7-|-(7)-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------| |-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7--5-5-7-5-| |----------------|-------------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-| +E E E E E E E E W +W |-------------------|----------|--------| |-------------------|----------|--------| |-------------------|----------|--------| |-------------------|----------|--------| |-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-5-5-|----------|--------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--------|-(5)----| a E Q. +H +W E Q. +H |-----------------|------------|-4s5----(5)----| |-4s5-5----(5)----|-(5)--------|---------------| |-5s6-6----(6)----|-(6)--------|-5s6----(6)----| |-----------------|------------|---------------| |-----------------|------------|---------------| |-----------------|------------|---------------| +W E Q. +H +W |-(5)--------|-8s9----(9)----|-(9)----| |------------|---------------|--------| |-(6)--------|-8s9----(9)----|-(9)----| |------------|---------------|--------| |------------|---------------|--------| |------------|---------------|--------| 1. 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q E E E E E E q |-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9---||-9-----9-----9--|| |-----------------|----------------o||----------------|| |-8s9---8s9---8s9-|---8s9---8s9-----||---8s9---8s9----|| |-----------------|-----------------||----------------|| |-----------------|----------------o||----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------||----------------|| Bridge 1.,2. 3. Outro 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