• Song:

    Rattlesnake Shake

  • Artist:

    Fleetwood Mac

  • Album:

    Men of the World

Fleetwood Mac - Rattlesnake Shake

Written by: Peter Green
Album: Then Play On (1969)


Nobody has posted this song yet. So I gave it a try and here it is :)
The timing is difficult. Listening to the song a lot will help you to get the timing right.
This is just the basic guitar parts. No solo :(
Feel free to comment or correct.


'Baby, if you got to rock'

Riff A:
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|
A|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|
E|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|
                            I got to be your                              
                              rockin' horse                                      

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|
A|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|
E|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|
                           Baby, think you'd like
                                to roll


E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|
A|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|
E|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|
                           Maybe your diggin'                                
                               it more

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|
A|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|
E|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|
                             They're shakin' the


Riff B1:                 Riff B2:
E|-----------------------|----------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------|
G|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|--7--7-9/7-5--7-|
D|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|--0--0--------0-|
A|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|--5--5-7/5-3--5-|
E|-----------------------|----------------|
   world


Riff A: 2x
When it's time to crash


Riff B1:
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|
D|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------| 
A|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-| 2x
E|-----------------------|
  But when I get home tonight
  I guess I got to shake myself 


Riff A: 6x
You need some love You must have the blues 
Ain't but the one thing 
A good man can do


Riff B1 + B2:
He do the shake


Riff A: 2x
The rattlesnake shake
Man, do the shake


Riff B1: 2x
Yes, and jerk away the blues 


Riff A: 2x
Now, jerk it


Riff C:                                       (shaker break)
E|--------------------------------|     |-------------x---x-x--x--|
B|--------5--7--------5--7--------|     |-------------x---x-x--x--|
G|--------5--7--------5--7-5vv----|     |-------------x---x-x--x--|
D|--7---7------7----7----------7--|     |--7-7--------x---x-x--x--|
A|--0---0------0----0----------0--| 3x  |--0-0--------x---x-x--x--|
E|--------------------------------|     |-------------x---x-x--x--|


Riff D: (fast)
E|------------------------|    |-----------------|
B|------------------------|    |-----------------|
G|----5v------------------|    |----5vvvv--------|
D|------------5-----------|    |-------------7p5-|
A|--0-----5h7---7/3p0-----| 7x |--0--------------|
E|--------------------3-5-|    |-----------------|


Riff A: 4x
Now, I know this guy 
His name is Mick (Fleetwood?)
Now, he don't care when he 
ain't got no chick 


Riff B1 + B2:
He do the shake


Riff A: 2x
The rattlesnake shake
Man, do the shake


Riff B1: 2x
Yes, and jerk away the blues 


Riff A: 2x
Now, jerk it


Riff C: 3x + shaker break


Riff D:
E|------------------------|--------|
B|--8-8-8---7-7-7---5-----|--------|
G|--9-9-9---7-7-7---5-----|--------|
D|---------------------7v-|-7-5----|
A|------------------------|-----7--|
E|------------------------|------5-|

E|------------------------|--------|
B|--8-8-8---7-7-7---5-----|--------|
G|--9-9-9---7-7-7---5-----|--------|
D|---------------------7v-|-7-5----|
A|------------------------|-----7--|
E|------------------------|------5-|

E|---------------------------|---------|
B|--8-8-8---10-10-10---5-----|---------|
G|--9-9-9---11-11-11---5-----|---------|
D|-----------------------7v--|-7/14/7v-|
A|---------------------------|---------|
E|---------------------------|---------|

E|------------------------|-------------|
B|--8-8-8---7-7-7---5-----|-------------|
G|--9-9-9---7-7-7---5-----|-------------|
D|---------------------7v-|-7-5-----5-7-|
A|------------------------|-----7p6-----|
E|------------------------|-------------|


Sorry, I haven't tabbed the solo. I quess the solo is in A blues-penthatonic:
E|----5-----8---10--|
B|----5-----8---10--|
G|----5---7-8-9-----|
D|----5---7---------|
A|----5-6-7---------|
E|----5-----8-------|
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