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Shake It Off (12 Hole Chromatic)

by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, & Shellback · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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Blow note
−
Draw note
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Half-step bend
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Two half-step bend
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Three half-step bend
(###)
Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Shake It Off (12 hole Chromatic)
Words and Music by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, & Shellback
Key of G Major
Key of C Range: G4 to G6    Key of TENOR C Range: G3 to G5
Tabbed for EITHER a Key C, OR a Key of TENOR C
Solo tuned Chromatic.
Hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    ____ = hold


-9 -8   -7  7   -8____
 I stay out too late,_

-5  -9   -8  -7 7  -8____
got noth-ing in my brain.

-9     -8   -7  7   -8 -7 7    -5 6 -5
That’s what peo-ple say,___    mm,____

-9     -8   -7  7   -8 -7 7    -5 6 -5
that's what peo-ple say,___    mm.____

-5 -5 -9 -8  -7  7 -8____
 I go on too man-y dates,

-5 -9 -8    -7    7  -8____
but I can’t make ‘em stay._

-5 -5    -9     -8   -7  7   -8 -7 7    -5 6 -5
At least that’s what peo-ple say,___    mm,____

-9     -8   -7  7   -8 -7 7    -5 6 -5
that's what peo-ple say,___    mm.____

-8 -7 7    -7____ 6____ -7    -8    -7    7    -7____ 6___
But I keep cruis_–ing;_ can’t stop, won’t stop mov___-ing.

6    -7  -8 -7  7    -7____ 7____ -7 -8 7
It’s like I got this mu____-sic__ in my mind,

6    7    -7   -7  -8 -7 7   7_____
sing-ing, it’s gon-na be all right.

6      7   -7   -7  -7  -8 7     6     -5    -4    -3 3
‘Cause the play-ers gon-na play, play, play, play, play

3   3   -7  -7  -7  -8 7     6     -5    -4    -3 3
and the hat-ers gon-na hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.

3  3   -7  -7   -7  -8 7      6      -5     -4     -3 3
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-7    -8 7     -7    -8 7
shake it off,  shake it off.

7     -7   -7  -7  -8 7      6      -5     -4     -3 3
Heart-breakers gon-na break, break, break, break, break,

3   3   -7  -7  -7  -8 7     6     -5    -4    -3 3
and the fak-ers gon-na fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.

3  3   -7  -7   -7  -8 7      6      -5      -4    -3 3
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-7    -8 7     -7    -8 7
shake it off,  shake it off.

-5 -9  -8 -7   7 -8
 I nev-er miss a beat;

-5  -9    -8   -7 7  -8____
I’m light-ning on my feet,_

-5  -9     -8   -7   7     -8 -7 7  -5 6 -5
and that’s what they don’t see,___  mm,____

-9     -8   -7   7     -8 -7 6  -5 6 -5
that’s what they don’t see,___  mm.____

-5  -9   -8  -7 7  -8____
I’m danc-ing on my own;__

7    7    7   -9    -8 -7 7 -8____
I’ll make the moves up as I go.___

-5  -9     -8   -7   7     -8 -7 7  -5 6 -5
And that’s what they don’t know,__  mm,____

-9     -8   -7   7     -8 -7 7  -5 6 -5
that's what they don’t know,__  mm.____

-8 -7 7    -7____ 6____ -7    -8    -7    7    -7____ 6___
But I keep cruis– ing;_ can’t stop, won’t stop mov___-ing.

6    -7  -8 -7  7    -7____ 7____ -7 -8 7 
It’s like I got this mu____-sic__ in my mind,

6    7    -7   -7  -8 -7 7   7_____
sing-ing, it’s gon-na be all right.

 6     7   -7   -7  -7  -8 7     6     -5    -4    -3 3
‘Cause the play-ers gon-na play, play, play, play, play,

3   3   -7  -7  -7  -8 7     6     -5    -4    -3 3
and the hat-ers gon-na hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.

3  3   -7  -7   -7  -8 7      6      -5     -4     -3 3
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-7    -8 7     -7    -8 7
shake it off,  shake it off.

7     -7   -7  -7  -8 7      6      -5     -4     -3 3
Heart-breakers gon-na break, break, break, break, break,

3   3   -7  -7  -7  -8 7     6     -5    -4    -3 3
and the fak-ers gon-na fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.

3  3   -7  -7   -7  -8 7      6      -5     -4     -3 3
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-7    -8 7       -7    -8 7
shake it off,    shake it off.

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
Shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7
shake it off,    shake it off.


Hey, hey, hey,

just think, while you been getting down and out about the

liars and the dirty, dirty cheats of the world,

you coulda been getting down to this    sick    beat.

My ex-man brought his new girl – friend. She’s like

oh my god but I’m just gon-na shake. And to the fel-las

o-ver there with the hell-a good hair,

won’t you come on over, ba-by? We can shake,  shake,  shake.

6 7 -7 7 -8_8__
Yeah,___ oh.___

 6     7   -7   -7  -7  -8 7     6     -5    -4    -3 3
‘Cause the play-ers gon-na play, play, play, play, play,

3   3   -7  -7  -7  -8 7     6     -5    -4    -3 3
and the hat-ers gon-na hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.

3  3   -7  -7   -7  -8 7      6      -5     -4     -3 3
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-7    -8 7     -7    -8 7
shake it off,  shake it off.

7     -7   -7  -7  -8 7      6      -5     -4     -3 3
Heart-breakers gon-na break, break, break, break, break,

3   3   -7  -7  -7  -8 7     6     -5    -4    -3 3
and the fak-ers gon-na fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.

3  3   -7  -7   -7  -8 7      6      -5     -4     -3 3
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-7    -8 7       -7    -8 7
shake it off,    shake it off.

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
Shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7
shake it off,    shake it off.

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
Shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7
shake it off,    shake it off.

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
Shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7   -7  7
shake it off,    shake it off, (you got to)

8     -9 7       8     -9 7     7    7
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

8     -9 7       8     -9 7 6
shake it off,    shake it off.


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