• Song:

    Shake Me Down Acoustic

  • Artist:

    Cage The Elephant

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               SHAKE ME DOWN (ACOUSTIC) - Cage the Elephant
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Tabbed by: Patrick Bozek
E-mail: patrick_bozek@hotmail.com

Alright, this is the version Shake the Elephant play when doing it acoustically.
I didn't want to tab out all the strumming patterns.
Just watch the WAAF performance on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNSXjkALOAw

Tuning: Standard

Intro: Guitar 1 & 2

e|------1-------1-------1-------1-----| x8
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|--3-------2-------3-------2-------2-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Verse 1: Guitar 1 & 2

e|------6-------5-------3-------3-----| x4
B|----6---6---6---6---3---3---4---4---|
G|--7-------7-------3-------5---------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Pre-chorus: Guitar 1 & 2

e|--1---------| x10
B|--1---------|
G|--2---------|
D|--3---------|
A|--3---------|
E|--1---------|

Intro: Guitar 1 & 2

e|------1-------1-------1-------1-----|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|--3-------2-------3-------2-------2-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Verse 2: Guitar 1

e|---------------| x3
B|---------------|
G|-----7-----5---|
D|--8--7--5--5---|
A|--8--5--5--3---|
E|--6-----3------|

e|--------------1-------|
B|--------------1-------|
G|-----7--4-----2-------|
D|--8--7--5-----3-------|
A|--8--5--5-----3-------|
E|--6-----3-----1-------|

Verse 2: Guitar 2

e|---------------| x3
B|---------------|
G|-----7---------|
D|--8--7--5--10--|
A|--8--5--5--10--|
E|--6-----3--8---|

e|--------------1-------|
B|--------------1-------|
G|-----7--4-----2-------|
D|--8--7--5-----3-------|
A|--8--5--5-----3-------|
E|--6-----3-----1-------|

Chorus: Guitar 1 & 2

e|---------------| 
B|---------------| x3
G|---------------|
D|--8--7--5--3---|
A|--8--7--5--3---|
E|--6--5--3--1---|

Solo: Guitar 1

e|-----------------------------------------------3------| x2
B|-----------------------------------------------3------|
G|------7--------------7--------------7----------4------|
D|--8---7-----7----8---7-----7----8---7-----7----5------|
A|--8---5-----7----8---5-----7----8---5-----7----5------|
E|--6---------5----6---------5----6---------5----3------|

Solo: Guitar 2

e|--6--10-----5----6--10-----5----6--10-----5-----------| x2
B|--6--13b14--8b9--6--13b14--8b9--6--13b14--8b9--8------|
G|--7--------------7--------------7--------------10b11--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: Guitar 1 & 2

e|-------------------| x3
B|--------3----------|
G|--2--4--3----------|
D|--3--5--3----------|
A|--3--5--1----------|
E|--1--3-------------|

Interlude: Guitar 1 & 2

e|-------------------| x3
B|-------------------|
G|--8----------------|
D|--8--8--3--5-------|
A|--6--8--3--5-------|
E|-----6--1--3-------|

e|--------1-----| Strum the F (3 times)
B|--------1-----|
G|--8-----2-----|
D|--8--8--3-----|
A|--6--8--3-----|
E|-----6--1-----|

Outro: Guitar 1 & 2

e|------1-------1-------1-------1-----| x4
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|--3-------2-------3-------2-------2-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Enjoy.

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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