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-| 2xE|-----------------------| 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-------|
