This song made famous by the Beatles was actually written by the Isley Brothers. Must give credit where credit is due.
I believe the Beatles recorded this in the key of A, but I have tabbed it in the key of C. This song is very easy to play.
The solo is also played using the same chord forms. Simple but effective.
I may have the name of the final chord wrong. This chord might be a little difficult, but with practice it is easy. Great sounding final chord.
The chorus and outro are exactly the same except the chorus excludes the G7 chord. Notice how the highest note you hit in the chord copies the vocal melody line.
Chords used in this song
C F G G C6-9
e--------------------3i-----10p---
b--1i----1i----3i----3i-----10p---
g--0-----2m----4m----4m-----9m----
d--2m----3r----5r----5p-----8i----
a--3r----------------5r-----10r---
e--------------------3i-----8i----
Main Riff played throughout song
G C F G
e-----------------------------------------------
b-------------------1---------1----3----3-3-3-3-
g-------------------0---------2----4----4-4-4-4-
d-------------------2----3----3----5----5-5-5-5-
a-------0---2---3-------------------------------
e---3-------------------------------------------
Guitar solo
C F G F C
e------------------------------------
b----------------1-------------------
g------------2---2---4----0---2---0-- Repeat 3 more times
d---2----2---3-------5----0---3---2--
a---3----3---------------------------
e------------------------------------
Chorus and Outro
G G7 (outro only)
e-----------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------3---3---3-3----6p------
d----------------4---4---4-4---4---4---4-4----4m------
g--5---5---5-5---5---5---5-5---5---5---5-5----3i------
a--5---5---5-5---5---5---5-5---5---5---5-5----5r------
e--3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3---3---3---3-3----3i------
G5 G#5 A5 Bb5 B5 C5 C6-9
e-----------------------------10p---------------------
b-----------------------------10p---------------------
g------------------------------9m---------------------
d------------------------------8i---------------------
a--5---6---7---8---9---10-----10r---------------------
e--3---4---5---6---7----8------8i---------------------
Lyrics
Twist and Shout
Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)
Well, work it on out, honey (Work it on out)
You know you look so good (Look so good)
You know you got me goin', now (Got me goin')
Just like I knew you would (Like I knew you would)
Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)
You know you twist your little girl (Twist, little girl)
You know you twist so fine (Twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer, now (Twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine (Let me know you're mine)
Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout (Twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out (Work it on out)
You know you twist your little girl (Twist, little girl)
You know you twist so fine (Twist so fine)
Come on and twist a little closer, now (Twist a little closer)
Aand let me know that you're mine (Let me know you're mine)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up baby)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up baby)
Well, shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now (Shake it up baby)
If you know something better than Rock and Roll, I'd like to hear it - Jerry Lee Lewis
Woo - hoo! Roll out the red carpet and break out the beer - Wes is back posting classic tabs!!!! I'll try this out in the morning - 10.30 pm here - and I'll be sure to play it loud!!!!
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
wahoo... been thinking of playing this song for a while thanx.
'i want that one...'
Wow,
What can I say! your the man Wes.
Great to see you back here.
Chris
The guitar is all right John but you'll never make a living out of it! (John Lennon's Aunt Mimi)
If i can make a suggestion here....that C6-9 chord is a total ******* to play.....
It might be easier, in that final run, to play the G5 to B5 as tabbed, then, for the C5 play
E A D G
8 10 10 9
Then for the final chord play a C7 like this...
E A D G B E
8 10 8 9 11 8
Not a huge difference, and it only involves taking your pinky off the D string and putting it on the B string....
Thanks again Wes, great stuff mate!!! Look forward to more .... can't really comment on Dirty Water, because I don't know the song....but keep 'em coming!!!
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
If i can make a suggestion here....that C6-9 chord is a total ******* to play.....
It might be easier, in that final run, to play the G5 to B5 as tabbed, then, for the C5 play
G 9
D 10
A 10
E 8
Then for the final chord play a C7 like this...
E 8
A 11
D 9
G 8
B 10
E 8
Not a huge difference, and it only involves taking your pinky off the D string and putting it on the B string....
Thanks again Wes, great stuff mate!!! Look forward to more .... can't really comment on Dirty Water, because I don't know the song (The only "Dirty Water" I know is a Status Quo song, and that's in an open tuning and capoed!)....but keep 'em coming!!!
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
It's a whole lot easier if you just do it in the key that the Beatles did it in here...
TWIST AND SHOUT – BEATLES (Isley Brothers - Key of D / 127 BPM)
INTRO:(2X) D G A A7
1/E |-------2-2--3-3-----3-3-3-3-| A simple version of the
2/B |-------3-3--3-3--2--2-2-2-2-| intro riff can also be
3/G |-------2-2--0-0--2--2-2-2-2-| played for the chorus and
4/D |-------0-0--0-0--2--2-2-2-2-| the verse, by playing the
5/A |-0-2-4------X-X--0--0-0-0-0-| bass notes.
6/E |------------3-3-------------|
CHORUS:
A7 D G A
WELL SHAKE IT UP BABY NOW (SHAKE IT UP BABY)
A7 D G A
TWIST AND SHOUT (TWIST AND SHOUT)
A7 D G A
COME ON COME ON COME ON COME ON BABY NOW (COME ON BABY)
A7 D G A
COME ON AND WORK IT ON OUT (WORK IT ON OUT)
VERSE 1:
A7 D G A
WELL WORK IT ON OUT (WORK IT ON OUT)
A7 D G A
YOU KNOW YOU LOOK SO GOOD (LOOK SO GOOD)
A7 D G A
YOU KNOW YOU GOT ME GOIN' NOW (GOT ME GOIN')
A7 D G A
JUST LIKE I KNEW YOU WOULD (LIKE I KNEW YOU WOULD) WHEW___
CHORUS
VERSE 2:
A7 D G A
YOU KNOW YOU TWIST IT LITTLE GIRL (TWIST LITTLE GIRL)
A7 D G A
YOU KNOW YOU TWIST SO FINE (TWIST SO FINE)
A7 D G A
COME ON AND TWIST A LITTLE CLOSER NOW (TWIST A LITTLE CLOSER)
A7 D G A
AND LET ME KNOW THAT YOU'RE MINE (LET ME KNOW YOU'RE MINE) WHEW___
SOLO: (4X)
D D G B A E G F# = ALL A ROOT & A THIRD
2/B |----m-----3--2-m----------| A simple alternative
3/G |----u---4-4--2-u-0--4--2--| here is to just play
4/D |--4-t-4-5------t-2--5--4--| the lower notes only,
5/A |--5-e-5--------e----------| no double stops.
A
AHH_________ AHH_________ AHH_________ AHH_________
CHORUS:
A7 D G A
WHEW___, YEAH___ BABY NOW (SHAKE IT UP BABY)
A7 D G A
TWIST AND SHOUT (TWIST AND SHOUT)
A7 D G A
COME ON COME ON COME ON COME ON BABY NOW (COME ON BABY)
A7 D G A
COME ON AND WORK IT ON OUT (WORK IT ON OUT)
REPEAT VERSE 2:
A7 D G A
YOU KNOW YOU TWIST IT LITTLE GIRL (TWIST LITTLE GIRL)
A7 D G A
YOU KNOW YOU TWIST SO FINE (TWIST SO FINE)
A7 D G A
COME ON AND TWIST A LITTLE CLOSER NOW (TWIST A LITTLE CLOSER)
A7 D G A
AND LET ME KNOW THAT YOU'RE MINE (LET ME KNOW YOU'RE MINE)
OUTTRO: (could substitute A7 for A at the beginning each line)
A7 D G A
WELL SHAKE IT SHAKE IT SHAKE IT BABY NOW (SHAKE IT UP BABY)
A7 D G A
WELL SHAKE IT SHAKE IT SHAKE IT BABY NOW (SHAKE IT UP BABY)
A7 D G A
WELL SHAKE IT SHAKE IT SHAKE IT BABY NOW (SHAKE IT UP BABY)
A
AHH_________ AHH_________ AHH_________ AHH_
D9 A variation on the A chord played during
1/E |-----------------5-| both “AHH†parts would be to play strings
2/B |-----------------5-| 5-4-3, then 4-3-2, then 3-2-1, and then
3/G |-----------------5-| 3-2-1 as an A7.
4/D |-----------------4-|
5/A |-0-0-1-2-3-4-5---5-|
6/E |-------------------|
E doesn't = MC2, E = Fb
Music "Theory"? "It's not just a theory, it's the way it is!"
Jonny T.
It seems the final chord is abandoned for a C7 - but with your original suggestion - that sounds really good - the correct notation should be C6/9 shouldn't it? C6-9 reads dimisished 9 (C#) to me.
Lars
...only thing I know how to do is to keep on keepin' on...
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thank you!
a nice beatles song, made easy!
its really great for beginiers like me, thank you! :D
~*While My guitar gently weeps*~
Doing this in C, it can be combined with La Bamba for a real rockin medley
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