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Shake It Off

by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, & Shellback · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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Shake It Off
Words and Music by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, & Shellback
Key of G Major    Range: G3 to G5
Play along with a G MAJOR Richter tuned Diatonic.
This tab should work with any key Richter tuned Diatonic.
Hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    ____ = hold
-5_-4_4 = slur; slide smoothly from note to note


6 5    -4  4   5____
I stay out too late,

3   6    5   -4 4  5____
got noth-ing in my brain.

6      5    -4  4   5 -4 4    -2 -3” -2
That’s what peo-ple say,__    mm,______

6      5    -4  4   5 -4 4    -2 -3” -2
that's what peo-ple say,__    mm.______

3 3  6  5   -4  4 5____
I go on too man-y dates,

3   6 5     -4    4  5____
but I can’t make ‘em stay.

3  3     6      5    -4  4   5 -4 4    -2 -3” -2
At least that’s what peo-ple say,__    mm,______

6      5    -4  4   5 -4 4    -2 -3” -2
that's what peo-ple say,__    mm.______

5  -4 4    -4____  -3”____ -4    5     -4    4    -4____ -3”___
But I keep cruis – ing;___ can’t stop, won’t stop mov___-ing.__

-3”  -4   5 -4  4    -4____ 4____ -4 5  4
It’s like I got this mu____-sic__ in my mind,

-3”  4    -4   -4  5  -4 4   4_____
sing-ing, it’s gon-na be all right.

-3”    4   -4   -4  -4  5  4     -3”   3     2     -1 1
‘Cause the play-ers gon-na play, play, play, play, play

1   1   -4  -4  -4  5  4     -3”   3     2     -1 1
and the hat-ers gon-na hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.

1  1   -4   -4  -4  5  4      -3”    3      2      -1 1
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-4    5  4     -4    5  4
shake it off,  shake it off.

4     -4   -4  -4  5  4      -3”    3      2      -1 1
Heart-breakers gon-na break, break, break, break, break,

1   1   -4  -4  -4  5  4     -3”   3     2     -1 1
and the fak-ers gon-na fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.

1  1   -4  -4   -4  5  4      -3”    3      2      -1 1
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-4    5  4     -4    5  4
shake it off,  shake it off.

3 6   5  -4   4 5____
I nev-er miss a beat;

3   6     5    -4 4  5____
I’m light-ning on my feet,

3   6      5    -4   4     5 -4 4    -2 -3” -2
and that’s what they don’t see,__    mm,______

6      5    -4   4     5 -4 4    -2 -3” -2
that’s what they don’t see,__    mm.______

3   6    5   -4 4  5____
I’m danc-ing on my own;_

4    4    3   6     5  -4 4 5____
I’ll make the moves up as I go.__

3   6      5    -4   4     5 -4 4    -2 -3” -2
And that’s what they don’t know,_    mm,______

6      5    -4   4     5 -4 4    -2 -3” -2
that's what they don’t know,_    mm.______

5  -4 4    -4____  -3”____ -4    5     -4    4    -4____ -3”___
But I keep cruis – ing;___ can’t stop, won’t stop mov___-ing.__

-3”  -4   5 -4  4    -4____ 4____ -4 5  4
It’s like I got this mu____-sic__ in my mind,

-3”  4    -4   -4  5  -4 4   4_____
sing-ing, it’s gon-na be all right.

-3”    4   -4   -4  -4  5  4     -3”   3     2     -1 1
‘Cause the play-ers gon-na play, play, play, play, play

1   1    -4  -4  -4 5  4     -3”   3     2     -1 1
and the hat-ers gon-na hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.

1  1   -4  -4   -4  5  4      -3”    3      2      -1 1
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-4    5  4     -4    5  4
shake it off,  shake it off.

4     -4   -4  -4  5  4      -3”    3      2      -1 1
Heart-breakers gon-na break, break, break, break, break,

1   1   -4  -4  -4  5  4     -3”   3     2     -1 1
and the fak-ers gon-na fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.

1  1   -4  -4   -4  5  4      -3”    3      2      -1 1
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-4    5  4       -4    5  4
shake it off,    shake it off.

-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
Shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4
shake it off,    shake it off.


Hey, hey, hey,

just think, while you been getting down and out about the

liars and the dirty, dirty cheats of the world,

you coulda been getting down to this    sick    beat.

My ex-man brought his new girl – friend. She’s like

oh my god but I’m just gon-na shake. And to the fel-las

o-ver there with the hell-a good hair,

won’t you come on over, ba-by? We can shake,  shake,  shake.


-3” 4 -4 4 5 -5___
Yeah,_____ oh.____

-3”    4   -4   -4  -4  5  4     -3”   3     2     -1 1
‘Cause the play-ers gon-na play, play, play, play, play

1   1   -4  -4  -4  5  4     -3”   3     2     -1 1
and the hat-ers gon-na hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.

1  1   -4  -4   -4  5  4      -3”    3      2      -1 1
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

-4    5  4     -4    5  4
shake it off,  shake it off.

4     -4   -4  -4  5  4      -3”    3      2      -1 1
Heart-breakers gon-na break, break, break, break, break,

1   1   -4  -4  -4  5  4     -3”   3     2     -1 1
and the fak-ers gon-na fake, fake, fake, fake, fake.

1  1   -4  -4   -4  5  4      -3”    3      2      -1 1
Ba-by, I’m just gon-na shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,

 -4   5  4       -4    5  4
shake it off,    shake it off.

-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
Shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4
shake it off,    shake it off.

-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
Shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4 -3
shake it off,    shake it off.


-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
Shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4    4    -4  4
shake it off,    shake it off, (you got to)

-5    6  4       -5    6  4     4    4
shake it off,    shake it off,  ay,  ay,

-5    6  4       -5    6  4 -3”
shake it off,    shake it off._


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