
B52s-Love Shack
[Intro BPM 134 - Play C7 at 8th fret with little finger on 11th to simulate riff][What is key is to not play the C on the one alot of the time - play on 2 (snare)][Just Drums with Fill to start - (RB)LLR-L] [4 bars - B S B S B S BSS - No drums or bass at this point]If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says
15 miles to the
(instruments in - hard strum - and 'Shack' is off the beat)
[Bb] [C] Love Shack"
Love Shack, yeah
[Verse 1] I'm
[C] headin' down the At
[Bb] lanta high
[C] way,
[Bb] Lookin' for the
[C] love
[Bb] getaway
[C] Headed for the
[Bb] love getaway...
I And we're
[C] got me a car, it's
[Bb] as big as a whale
[C] headin' on down to the
[Bb] Love Shack I
[C] got me a Chrysler, it
[Bb] seats about 20 So
[C] hurry up and bring your
[Bb] jukebox money
[Chorus - Play as open chords as possible - you can slide C forward to play Eb and mute the other strings] The
[C - 032010] love shack is a
[Eb-slide up-x65x46] little old place where
(backward drums)
[F] we can
[Ab] get togeth
[C] er
[C] Love Shack,
[Bb] baby, Love Shack
[C] Love Shack,
[Bb] baby, Love Shack
[C] Love Shack,
[Bb] baby, Love Shack
[C] Love Shack,
[Bb] baby, Love Shack
[Verse 2] [C] Sign says (woo) "
[Bb] Stay away, fools"
'Cause
[C] love rules at
[Bb] the Love Shack
(Stacatto section
[Bb] to
[C] with
[C7sus4] for final bit)
Well, it's
[C] set way back
[Bb] in the
[C] middle of a field
[Bb] Just a
[C] funky old shack
[Bb] and
I g
[C] otta get back (Bbm or C7sus4 simulates guitar riff)
[C] Glitter on the mat
[Bb] tress
[C] Glitter on the high
[Bb] way
[C] Glitter on the front po
[Bb] rch
[C] Glitter on the hall
[Bb] way
[Chorus - The later Love Shacks start on offbeat ahead of 1st beat of bar but dont
have to play chord with that - keep same pattern] The
[C] Love Shack is a
[Eb] little old place where
[F] we can
[Ab] get togeth
[C] e
[Bb] Love Shack,
[C] baby (
[Bb] Love Shack, baby)
[C] Love Shack,
[Bb] that's where it's at
[C] Love Shack,
[Bb] that's where it's at
[Verse 3] [C] Huggin' and a-kissin',
[Bb] Dancin' and a-lovin'
[C] Wearin' next to nothin','Cause it's
[Bb] hot as an oven
The
[C] whole shack shimmies
[Bb]The
[C] whole shack shimmies
[Bb]Yeah the
[C] whole shack shimmies,
[Bb] when everybody's
Movin'
[C - stop on this one - NC for next bit] around and
around and around and around
[Eb] [C] Everybody's movin',
[Bb] everybody's groovin', baby
[C] Folks linin' up outs
[Bb] ide just to get down
[C] Everybody's movin',
[Bb] everybody's groovin', baby
[C] Funky little shack,
[Bb] Funky little shack
[Solo - Link - Play C at 7th but add minor third on high E - 11 8 11 8
the play fast change BbBb CC Bb C - pattern is C C C C - Bb Bb (CCBbC) ] [C] [Bb] x 4 - play C at 8th with little finger playing 11th fret riff and
then Bb play the figure 6 to 8
[Verse 4] [C] Hop in my Chrysler, it's as
[Bb] big as a whale
and it's a
[C] bout to set
[Bb] sail
[C] I got me a car, it
[Bb] seats about 20
So come
[C] on and bring your
[Bb] jukebox money
[Chorus] The
[C] Love Shack is a
[Eb] little old place where
[F] we can
[Ab] get together
[C][Bb] Love Shack,
[C] baby (a-Love Shack, baby)
[C] Love Shack, baby,
[Bb] Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, baby,
[Bb] Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, baby,
[Bb] Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, baby,
[Bb] Love Shack
[Link - Drums quiet just bass drum] [C] [Bb] x 2
[Bridge] [C] Bang, bang, bang,
[Bb] on the door, baby
[C] (double snare)
[Bb] Knock a little louder, sugar
[C] Bang, bang, bang,
[Bb] on the door, baby
[C] (double snare)
[Bb] I can't hear you (full drums)
[C] Bang, bang,
[Bb] on the door, baby
[C] Bang, bang,
[Bb] bang, on the door, baby (Knock a little louder)
[C] Bang, bang,
[Bb] bang, on the door, baby
[C] Bang, bang (
[Bb] On the door, baby)
[C] Your what? (drums stop)
N.C.
Tin roof, rusted
[Outro - Drums back in] [C] Love Shack, baby,
[Bb] Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, baby,
[Bb] Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at, yeah)
[C] Love Shack, baby,
[Bb] Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at)
[C] Love Shack, baby,
[Bb] Love Shack
[C] [End][Notes - Ignore][Chorus 7th riff]E ----6-3---------
B -5-35-5-3-3-5535
G -5-35-5-3-3-5535
D -5-35-5-3-3-5535
A -3-33-3-1-1-3313
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After prechorus - the first riff played after ascending is xxCx xAxBb xxxx xxxx (dont come back up to C)
xx
[C]x x
[A]x
[Bb] Love Shack, ba beeeee
[C]xxx x
[A]x
[Bb] [Bb][C][Bb][C](Love Shack baby)
ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN PLAYING THIS RIFFS AND NEED THAT FAST SLIDE FROM Bb TO C YOU
CAN PLAY JUST POWER CHORDS
E --------------------------------
B --5--3-3----------5--3-3----3535
G --5--3-3----------5--3-3----3535
D --5--3-3----------5--3-3----3535
A --3--0-1----------3--0-1----1313
E --------------------------------
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[Riff over Bb and C during intro + verse]E --------------------------------
B --5--3-3----3535--5--3-3----35--
G --5--3-3----3535--5--3-3----35--
D --5--3-3----3535--5--3-3----35--
A --3--0-1----1313--3--0-1----13--
E --------------------------------
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[Chorus - Straighter riff - simulate horns with offbeats on C]E ----------------------------65slide down
B --5--3-3----x5x5--5--3-3----65s-
G --5--3-3----x5x5--5--3-3----76s-
D --5--3-3----x5x5--5--3-3----87s-
A --3--0-1----x3x3--3--0-1----87s
E ----------------------------65s-
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[Staccato section]E -------------666666-------------
B -3-5-----5-5-666666-------------
G -3-5-x3--3-5-555555-------------
D -3-5-----3-5-555555-------------
A -1-3-----1-3-333333-------------
E --------------------------------
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