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HEY YA - Obadiah Parker
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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 (x32010@1) F (133211@1) Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Am7e|--3-------3-------3-------3---| (x02010@1)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)
C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7e|-3--3-3--333---3---3-3--333---3---3-3--333---3--33---3--33--333---3---33--333-| (x02010@1)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 (x32010@1) F (133211@1) Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7e|-33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---3--x-x--3--x-x--xxx----------| (x02010@1)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----------|
C (x32010@1) FMy (133211@1)baby don't mess around
FBecause (133211@1)she loves me so
Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7And (x02010@1)this I know for sure
C (x32010@1) FBut (133211@1)does she really wanna
FBut (133211@1)can't stand to see me
Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7Walk (x02010@1)out the door
C (x32010@1) FDon't (133211@1)try to fight the feeling
F (133211@1) Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7Because (x02010@1)the thought alone is killing me right now
C (x32010@1) FThank (133211@1)god for mom and dad
FFor (133211@1)sticking two together
Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7'Cause (x02010@1)we don't know how.
Chorus:
C (x32010@1) FAnd, (133211@1)Hey Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
C (x32010@1) FHey (133211@1)Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
CYou (x32010@1)think you've got it
FOhh, (133211@1)you think you've got it
FBut (133211@1)got it just don't get it
Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7Till' (x02010@1)there's nothing at all.
CWe (x32010@1)get together
FOh, (133211@1)we get together
F (133211@1) Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7But (x02010@1)seperate's always better when there's feelings involved.
C (x32010@1) FIf (133211@1)what they say is "Nothing is forever"
Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7Then (x02010@1)what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes,
Cmaj9 Am7
Love the exception?
CSo (x32010@1)why you, why you
F (133211@1) FWhy (133211@1)you, why you, why you are we so in denial
Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7When (x02010@1)we know we're not happy here
Chorus:
C (x32010@1) FAnd, (133211@1)Hey Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
C (x32010@1) FHey (133211@1)Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
C (x32010@1) F (133211@1)Alright now fellas
Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7Now (x02010@1)what's cooler than being cool?
C (x32010@1) FI (133211@1)can't hear you now
F (133211@1) Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7I (x02010@1)say what's cooler than being cool?
C (x32010@1) FAlright, (133211@1)alright, alright, alright
Cmaj (x32010@1) Am7Alright, (x02010@1)alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
C (x32010@1) FOk (133211@1)now ladies
Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7And (x02010@1)we gonna break this thing down in just a few seconds here
C (x32010@1) FNow (133211@1)don't have me break it down for nothing
Cmaj9 (x3243x@1) Am7Now (x02010@1)I wanna see y'all on y'alls baddest behavior
C (x32010@1) FLend (133211@1)me some sugar,
Cmaj9 Am7
I am your neighbor
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:
C (x32010@1) FAnd, (133211@1)Hey Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
C (x32010@1) FHey (133211@1)Ya
Cmaj9 Am7
Hey Ya
