[Guitar parts] [Intro riff] - 16th note strum slightly muted Perhaps just down strokes to emphasise melody - will see) ---C---Fs2-Am--G E (8)-(8)-(8)-(7)----- B -8---8---8---8----- G -9---10--9---7-----emphasise these notes D -10--10--10--9----- A -10--8---10--10---- E -8---x---8---x----- Tempted to play Am as C as seems to follow the riff better
[Verse riff] - play chords so they follow the bass line play Gsus4 so the C still drones in background as per guitar on original C/E Fsus2 Am Gsus4 E -0--1--5--3- B -1--1--5--3- G -0--2--5--5- D -2--3--7--5- A -3--3--7--5- E -0--1--5--3- Mute - emphasis on bass 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 C-C-C-F---------------AmAmAm--G---G-- 'Born to get together' bit slight variation 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 C-C-C-F---------------AmAmAm----G-G-G [pause]
[Prechorus - Riff] - "She took my arm or Deep in my mind.." - chords as per verse 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 --x-x-x---x-----------x-x-x---x-x-x-x --C/E-----F-----------Am------G------
[Chorus] - fast strumming - loud with stacatto on Shut up and dance ---C---F---Am--Gsus4 E -8---8---0---3 B -8---8---1---1 (keep holding 1 going from Am to G) G -9---10--2---0 D -10--10--2---0 A -10--8---0---x E -8---x---x---3-----
F is what you play before the keyboard solo
[Intro] C Fsus2 Am G
[Chorus - bass on all quarter notes - no snare - with intro riff] Oh don't you da [C] re look ba [F] ck Just keep your ey [Am] es on m [G] e. I said you're h [C] olding ba [F] ck, She said shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] e! This wom [F] an is my des [Am] tiny [G] She said o [C] h oh oh [F] (Snare figure - 8th notes to build) Shut up [Am] and d [G] ance with m [C]
[Break] C Fsus2 Am Gsus4
[Verse - bass on all quarter notes - no snare] We were v [C] ictims o [F] f the night [Am] The ch [G] emical, p [C] hysical, kr [F] yptonite [Am] Hel [G] pless to the ba [C] ss and f [F] aded ligh [Am] O [G] h we were bo [C] rn to get toge [F] ther, Born [Am] to get to [G] gether.
[Pre Chorus - bass drum now on 1 and 3 with snare] She to [C] ok my a [F] rm, I don't know ho [Am] w it ha [G] ppened. (Final G - build with 8th notes before going to 16th in chorus) We to [C] ok the f [F] loor and she sai [G] d
[Chorus - Bass drum on all quarter notes?] Oh don't you da [C] re look ba [F] ck Just keep your ey [Am] es on m [G] e. I said you're h [C] olding ba [F] ck, She said shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] e! This wom [F] an is my des [Am] tiny [G] She said o [C] h oh oh [F] Shut up [Am] and d [G] ance with m [C]
[Break] C Fsus2 Am Gsus4
[Verse] A backless dr [C] ess and some bea [F] t up sneak [Am] s, My dis [G] cotheque, Ju [C] liet te [F] enage dre [Am] am. I fe [G] lt it in my ch [C] est as she lo [F] oked at me [Am] . [G] I knew we were bo [C] rn to be tog [F] ether, Bor [Am] n to be tog [G] ether
[Pre Chorus] She to [C] ok my a [F] rm, I don't know ho [Am] w it ha [G] ppened. We to [C] ok the f [F] loor and she sai [G] d
[Chorus - Bass drum on all quarter notes?] Oh don't you [C] dare look [F] back Just keep your ey [Am] es on m [G] e. I said you're h [C] olding ba [F] ck, She said shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] e! This wom [F] an is my des [Am] tiny [G] She said o [C] h oh oh [F] Shut up [Am] and d [G] ance with m [C]
[F] for 2 bars into solo Oh come on girl
[Solo - progression x 4] C (CaddG on high E) Fmaj7 Am G (G7 to G6 to G5 then C) (x4) Ending rhythm is CCxFFxAmAmxGGG
[Pre-Chorus - twice] Dee [C] p in he [F] r eyes, I think i see [Am] the fut [G] ure. I rea [C] lize th [F] is is my last ch [G] ance. She [C] took m [F] y arm, I don't know ho [Am] w it ha [G] ppened. We to [C] ok the f [F] loor and she sai [G]
[Intro riff]
[Chorus - Quiet - Just bass drum, no snare] Oh don't you [C] dare look [F] back Just keep your ey [Am] es on m [G] e. I said you're h [C] olding ba [F] ck, She said shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] e! This wom [F] an is my des [Am] tiny [G] (start to play snare figure on 8th notes to lift) She said o [C] h oh oh [F] Shut up [C] and (no G) dance! [Chorus - Loud - Bass drum on all quarter notes?] Oh don't you d [C] are look b [F] ack Just keep your ey [Am] es on m [G] e. I said you're h [C] olding ba [F] ck, She said shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] e! This wom [F] an is my des [Am] tiny [G] She said o [C] h oh oh [F]
Shut up [Am] and d [G] ance with m [C]
[Outro] O [C] h oh o [F] h shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C] O [C] h oh o [F] h shut up [Am] and da [G] nce with m [C]
[Ending] CCxFFxAmAmxGGG
[Additional notes]
[Structure] Intro (1 x chords), Chorus, Break, Verse 1 (victims), Pre+Chorus, Break, Verse 2 (backless dress), Pre+Chorus, Solo, Verse 3 (deep in her eyes), Quiet Chorus, Loud Chorus, the ooh ooh shut up and dance x 2
1st verse no snare - just bass drum - just try to follow bass - E - 1 0 55 3 Then pre chorus - put snare in but no sub divisions Then full chorus - sub divisions Play the arp C 877 to Csus4 977 back to 877 then down to 677 Heavy bass riff - play barre chords for all but C (Gsus4 as well so C note drones) - C F at 1, Am at 5, G at 3 Then normal more open chords for Chorus early from G to F for 4 bars before solo then back in with 'deep in her eyes' for solo Am to Fmaj7/A then Am to G - do this times then normal chords punctuated for end muted u2 bit you can play Csus4 at 7th fret to C then play Gsus4 at 10 12 12 13 or at 3rd fret then 'shut up and dance' come back in is Am G BPM 128 - Chords C F Am G for all of this, only in the prechorus is the Am dropped (we took the floor and she said)
[Intro - BPM 124 - Capo 2nd G* - 30XXXX] (Strum - M = muted hit on low strings) M-^- -v^v - repeat x 3 then for C to G ^vC- ^vG- (beat turns round during this bit) [Note - chords in verse and chorus track when they are emphasised for the first time - not the start of the beat - i.e. initial muted hit]
[Am][F][C][(C-G)] [Am][F][C][(C-G)] - passing G bass note from Am to F if you want
[Verse 1 - No drums - Second Am to F you can play passing bass G if you want] [Am] Feeling my way [F] through the dark [C] ness [C] [Am] Guided by [F] a beating har [C] art [C] [Am] I can't tell [F] where the jour [C] ney will end [C] [Am] But I know [F] where to sta [C] a rt [C]
[Am] They tell me I'm [F] ....too young [C] to under stand [C] [Am] They say I'm caught [F] up in a dre..[C]...eam [C] (chords right on lyrics is no gap) [Am] Well, life will pass [F]me by if I [C]don't open up [C]my(downstrum) eyes [Am] Well, that's fine [F] by me [C][C]
[Chorus - Bass drum - o'ver' and ol'der' sung right on C chord] So wake me Up [Am] when it's [F] all o [C]ver [C-G] When I'm Wi [Am] ser [F] when I'm ol [C]der [C-G] All this Time [Am] I was fin [F] ding myself [C] and I [C-G] [Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
So wake me Up [Am] when it's [F] all o [C]ver [C-G] When I'm Wi [Am] ser [F] when I'm ol [C]der [C-G] All this Time [Am] I was fin [F] ding myself [C] and I [C-G] [Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
[Keyboard riff - Full strum version - (12x) - 4 times just bass drum - 8 with full drums] (lick lips at start and again on each F and whistle in middle of range - louder and easier to control pitch) Am F C Gsus4(on snare) e|-0---0--0-0--0-1-----0--0--0-0-0--0--0---X----| B|-1---1--0-0--1-1-----1--1--1-1-1h31--1---1----| G|-2---2--0-0-2--2-----0--0--0-0-0--0--0---0----| D|-2---2--0-0-2--3-----2--2--2-2-2--2--2---0----| A|-0---0--0-0----3-----3--3--3-3-3--3--3---x----| E|---------------1-------------------------3----|
[Verse 2 - Just bass drum - Second Am to F you can play passing bass G if you want] [Am] I tried car [F]rying the weight [C] of the world [C] [Am] But I only [F] have two haa [C] ands [C] [Am] Hope I get [F]the chance to tra [C] vel the world [C] [Am] But I don't have [F] any plans [C] ..... [C]
[Am] Wish that I [F] could stay for ev [C] ver this young [C] [Am] Not afraid [F]to close my [C]eyes [C] [Am] Life's a game [F] made for ev [C] ryone [C] [Am] And love [F] is the prize [C] (Stop)
[Chorus - Slap snare] So wake me (drum in) Up [Am] when it's [F] all o [C]ver [C-G] When I'm Wi [Am] ser [F] when I'm ol [C]der [C-G] All this Time [Am] I was fin [F] ding myself [C] and I [C-G] [Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost (Stop)
So wake me (full drums) Up [Am] when it's [F] all o [C]ver [C-G] When I'm Wi [Am] ser [F] when I'm ol [C]der [C-G] All this Time [Am] I was fin [F] ding myself [C] and I [C-G] [Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
[Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost [Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost [Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost [Am] Didn't know [F] I was [C] lost
[Keyboard Riff Out - 4 times just bass drum - 8 with full drums] Am F C C-G [End on Am]
[Additional Notes] (12x) Am F C - C Gsus4 e|-------------------------------------------------0------| B|--------------1--------------1--1--1--3---1---3-----1---| G|-2--2--0--2------2---0--2--0----------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
