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Capo: 4
HEY YA - Obadiah Parker
Tabbed by: BoomerB04
Email: sburmeister@wisc.edu
Tuning: Standard: CAPO 4
Here's a link to a video of me playing it when I first tabbed it out... this is before I
the hammer-ons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4_tPIWCyK0
This is my first tab. I know it's not 100% correct but I know it sounds pretty good. So
don't send me a bunch of e-mails telling me it's not right because I'm aware of that.
it's a pretty simple song in terms of the chords. Singing the rhythm correctly with the
can be a little trickier for some.
The same 4 chords repeat throughout the song. There is one place where it changes a
bit... which is where he says "Then what makes love the exception"... you repeat the 3rd and
chords again.
Chords Used: C F Cmaj9 Am7 (I'm aware that these may not be the correct names, but
the sake of simplicity this is what I'll call them)
C F Cmaj7 Am7
e|--3-------3-------3-------3---|
B|--1-------1-------1-------1---|
G|--0-------2-------0-------2---|
D|--2-------3-------0-------2---|
A|--3-------0-------2-------0---|
E|--x-------x-------3-------x---|
If you want to throw some hammer-ons in, the tab looks like this: (I spaced the rhythm
a little bit to show the chord changes)
e|-C3--3-3--333---F3---3-3--333---3---3-3--333-Cmaj9--3--33--Am7-3--33--333---3---33--333-|
B|-1--1-1--111---1---1-1--111---1---1-1--111---1--11---1--11--111---1---11--111-|
G|-0--0-0--000---0h2-2-2--222---0h2-2-2--222---0--00---2--22--222---2---22--222-|
D|-2--2-2--222---3---3-3--333---3---3-3--333---0--00---2--33--222---0h2-22------|
A|-3--3-3--333---0---0-0--000---0---0-0--000---2--23---0--00--000---0---00--000-|
E|-x--x-x--xxx---x---x-x--xxx---x---x-x--xxx---3--33---x--xx--xxx---x---xx--xxx-|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
The rhythm for the "Shake it part" goes like this:
C F Cmaj9 Am7
e|-33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---3--x-x--3--x-x--xxx----------|
B|-11--x-x--xxx---11--x-x--xxx---11--x-x--xxx---1--x-x--1--x-x--xxx----------|
G|-00--x-x--xxx---22--x-x--xxx---22--x-x--xxx---0--x-x--2--x-x--xxx----------|
D|-22--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---0--x-x--2--x-x--xxx----------|
A|-33--x-x--xxx---00--x-x--xxx---00--x-x--xxx---2--x-x--0--x-x--xxx----------|
E|-xx--x-x--xxx---xx--x-x--xxx---xx--x-x--xxx---3--x-x--x--x-x--xxx----------|
CMy baby don't Fmess around
Because she Floves me so
And this ICmaj9 know for Am7sure
CBut does she Freally wanna
But can't Fstand to see me
WalkCmaj9 out the Am7door
CDon't try to Ffight the feeling
Because the Fthought alone is killingCmaj9 me right Am7now
CThank god for Fmom and dad
For sticking tFwo together
'Cause we Cmaj9don't know Am7how.
Chorus:
And, CHey FYa
Cmaj9Hey Am7Ya
CHey FYa
Cmaj9Hey Am7Ya
CYou think you've got it
FOhh, you think you've got it
But Fgot it just don't get it
Till' there's Cmaj9nothing at Am7all.
CWe get together
FOh, we get together
But Fseperate's always better when there's Cmaj9feelings Am7involved.
CIf what they say is F"Nothing is forever"
Then Cmaj9what makes, Then Am7what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes,
Cmaj9Love the Am7exception?
CSo why you, why you
FWhy you, why you, why you are Fwe so in denial
When we Cmaj9know we're not Am7happy here
Chorus:
And, CHey FYa
Cmaj9Hey Am7Ya
CHey FYa
Cmaj9Hey Am7Ya
C Alright now Ffellas
Now what's Cmaj9cooler than being Am7cool?
I can't Chear you Fnow
FI say what's Cmaj9cooler than Am7being cool?
AlCright, alright,F alright, alright
CmajAlright, alright, Am7alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Ok now Cladies F
And we gonna Cmaj9break this thing down in Am7just a few seconds here
Now Cdon't have me Fbreak it down for nothing
Now I wannaCmaj9 see y'all onAm7 y'alls baddest behavior
CLend me some Fsugar,
Cmaj9I am your Am7neighbor
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it,
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it,
Shake it like a Polaroid picture
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it,
Chorus:
And, CHey FYa
Cmaj9Hey Am7Ya
CHey FYa
Cmaj9Hey Am7Ya