Walk The Moon-Shut Up And Dance - BPM - 128
[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------
1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4 - 1 2 3 4
--x-x-x---x-----x----
--C/E-----F-----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)