Band: Bill Haley And The Comets Song: Shake Rattle And Roll Tuning:Standard *******DISCLAIMER*********** This is the 1968 recording of this song and NOT Bill Haley's '54 version. The reason? Easy. The guitar solo, man!! I've been going through a phase that consists of artists like these and the prototypical I,IV,V progressions that they use in their songs. And this of course, is another example. Very simple song to play. The beauty is, you can play the chords however you want. Don't want to play an E? Play an E7. Don't want to play an E7? Then play the E and hammer on with your pinkie to play that Db if you want that authentic "rockabilly style rhythm". Who cares eh? Just have fun and remember the E,A,B progression throughout the ENTIRE song. Killer solo in it,too. Strums are not exact. Listen for the changes. Lets go!! VERSE 1: (remember, you can play the regular chords instead) "Well, get out in that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans.." E A E e|------------------|----------------|-------------------| B|------------------|----------------|-------------------| G|------------------|----------------|-------------------| D|-------2--------2-|-2242-2242-2242-|--------2-------2--| A|-------2--------2-|-0000-0000-0000-|--------2-------2--| E|-0-3/4----0-3/4---|----------------|--0-3/4---0-3/4----| "Well roll my breakfast 'cause I'm a hungry man" B7 E E e|-3-------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-------------------------------------------------------| D|-1-------------------------------------2--------2--------| A|-2-------------------------------------2--------2--------| E|---------------------------------0-3/4----0-3/4----------| CHORUS: "Shake, rattle and roll........" E7 A7 E7 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------2--------------------| G|-1------------------------0----------------1---| D|-0------------------------2----------------0---| A|-2-----------------------------------------2---| E|-----------------------------------------------| "Well, you never do nothin' to save your doggone soul B7 A7 E7 e|-3------------------------------------------| B|-0----------2-------------------------------| G|-2----------0-------------------------------| D|-1----------2-----------------2--------2----| A|-2----------------------------2--------2----| E|------------------------0-3/4----0-3/4------| VERSE 2: (there's a saxaphone fill that I transcribed. You should have no problems figuring out when it's played) (play between the chords) e|--0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| B|--0-2-0--0------|-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-0-| G|---------1--X4--|---------------1-| D|----------------|-----------------| A|----------------|-----------------| E|----------------|-----------------| Repeat CHORUS SAX BREAKDOWN: e|-----------------------------|---------------|------------| B|-5-5555\------5-5555\--------|------7-7777\--|-----5-555\-| G|----------4-6----------------|--4-6----------|-4-6--------| D|-------------------------x4--|---------------|------------| A|-----------------------------|---------------|------------| E|-----------------------------|---------------|------------| SAX SOLO: Play the chord progression over this. SOLO: e|-4444-4^--4^--4^--4^--|--4^--------4-------------------------------------| B|-3333-3^--3^--3^--3^--|------6-4-6---6-4---------------------------------| G|----------------------|--------------------5--4\3-----3/5-3/5-3/5-3/5\3--| D|----------------------|----------------------------6---------------------| A|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------3-5--5/3---3----3-------------------3--3/5-5--5/3---------| D|-6--3-6--------------6----6---3-----3-3--6-----------------6--3---| A|---------------------------------6--------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-3/5-3/5-3/5--5\3--------------------------------| D|-------------------6---3-3-3---3-3---3--3--------| A|-----------------------------6-----6------6-3----| E|----------------------------------------------6--| e|-8-6---------------------|-4^-------4---4^---------------------------| B|-----9-8-6--5h6p5h6p5-6--|----6-4-6---6----6--4----------------------| G|-------------------------|----------------------5--3/5-3/5-3/5\3-----| D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----3-3/5-3/5-3/5\3-----------------------------3^-------| D|-3-6------------------6-3-3--3---3--3----3--3-6-----6-3---| A|-------------------------------6------6-------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-3/5-5--3/5-5--3/5-5--3----------------------------------| D|-------------------------6-3----3--3---3-3---3-----------| A|------------------------------6------6-----6----6-3------| E|-----------------------------------------------------6---| Repeat VERSE X2 Repeat CHORUS END F7 e|------------------4------------------------1--| B|-66-44-33-222-1-----6-4---------4-5-6------1--| G|------------------------5-4----5-----------2--| D|----------------------------6--------------1--| A|-------------------------------------------3--| E|-------------------------------------------1--| That's it for another tab. Hopefully it's easy to follow. Thanks to those who have rated and viewed my tabs. It will hopefully help to bring true rock n roll back to the forefront. Up next will be "Lotta Lovin" by Gene Vincent. Have fun! ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | ^ bend