Shake It Off (Double Bass Parts ONLY)

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

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

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Shake It Off (Double Bass Parts ONLY)
Words and Music by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, & Shellback
Key of G Major
1st Double Bass Range: F2 to C3
2nd Double Bass Range: G1 to C2

Tabbed for two (2) Double Bass Harmonicas.
Lyrics included for guidance.
1st Double Bass directly under lyrics.
2nd Double Bass directly below 1st Double Bass.

Hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM

Tab notations:
The Double Bass (DB) Harmonica is a Blow Only instrument.
All DB’s parts for this song are tabbed for the Lower Harp.
_3_ = continuation of held note from previous line (DB)

I stay out too late,___
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

got noth-ing in my brain.
11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

That’s what peo-ple say,___ mm,____
13 13 13 9 10 10 10

that's what peo-ple say,___ mm.____
9 10 10 10

I go on too man-y dates,__
10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

but I can’t make ‘em stay.__
1111 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

At least that’s what peo-ple say,___ mm,____
13 13 13 13 9 10 10 10

that's what peo-ple say,___ mm.____
9 10 10 10

But I keep cruis___–ing;_____
10 11 11 11 11 11 11

can’t stop, won’t stop mov___-ing.
11 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13

It’s like I got this mu____-sic__ in my mind,
13 13 13 1313 13 9 10 10 10

sing-ing, it’s gon-na be all right.
9 10 10 10

‘Cause the play-ers gon-na play, play, play, play, play
10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
4____________________________________________

and the hat-ers gon-na hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.
11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
_4_ 6___________________________________________

Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,
13 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
_6 3___________________________________________________

shake it off, shake it off.
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3______________________________________

Heart-breakers gon-na break, break, break, break, break,
10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
_3___ 4________________________________________________

and the fak-ers gon-na fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.
11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
_11 6___________________________________________

Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,
13 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
_6 3___________________________________________________

shake it off, shake it off.
10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3________________________________

I nev-er miss a beat;
10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
__3_____________

I’m light-ning on my feet,__
11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

and that’s what they don’t see,___ mm,____
13 13 13 9 10 10 10

that’s what they don’t see,____ mm.____
9 10 10 10

I’m danc-ing on my own;____
10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

I’ll make the moves up as I go.____
11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

And that’s what they don’t know,__ mm,____
13 13 13 9 10 10 10

that's what they don’t know,__ mm.____
9 10 10 10

But I keep cruis– ing;_
10 11 11 11 11 11 11

can’t stop, won’t stop mov___-ing.__
11 11 11 11 11 9 13 13 13 13

It’s like I got this mu______-sic__ in my mind,
13 13 13 13 13 13 9 10 10 10

sing-ing, it’s gon-na be all right.
9 10 10 10

‘Cause the play-ers gon-na play, play, play, play, play,
10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
4____________________________________________

and the hat-ers gon-na hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.
11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
_4 6___________________________________________

Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,
13 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
_6 3___________________________________________________

shake it off, shake it off.
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3______________________________________

Heart-breakers gon-na break, break, break, break, break,
10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
_3___ 4________________________________________________

and the fak-ers gon-na fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.
11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
_4_____ 6 __________________________________________

Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,
13 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
_6 3________________________________________________

shake it off, shake it off.
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3_________________________________________

Shake it off, shake it off, ay, ay,
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 13
4___________________________________________

shake it off, shake it off, ay, ay,
13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 9
6__________________________________________

shake it off, shake it off, ay, ay,
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
3__________________________________________

shake it off, shake it off.
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3_________________________________________

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.

Yeah,___ oh.___

‘Cause the play-ers gon-na play, play, play, play, play,
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
4____________________________________________