Black Stone Cherry – Shakin My Cage (Guitar Tab)
Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D)
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Speed:
1.0x
[Intro]
(clean)
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3-----------------------|
F|--------7----------7------7--------------------7--------7-|
C|-----0-----0--7--7---5--5---4--3-----3--3/5--5---5h7--7---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-------------------------0-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3-------------------|
F|--------7----------7------7---------------------------|
C|-----0-----0--7--7---5--5---4--3-----3--3\2------3-5--|
G|-------------------------------------------5-3-5------|
C|--0-------------------------0-------------------------|
(enter distortion)
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
G|--0------3p0-------0------------3-0------3p0-----------------------|
C|--0----0----g0h3---0----0-0-3-5---0----0----g0h3---5p3---3-5p3---3-|
^ add slight bend to these ^
D|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
F|--------------10-12-10~~|-------------10-12-10~~|-------------10-12-10~~|-12-10-12-12fb-12-10------|
C|--12----10-12-----------|-12----10-12-----------|-12----10-12-----------|---------------------12~~-| (x2)
G|-----12-----------------|----12-----------------|----12-----------------|--------------------------|
C|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
PM PM PM
[Verse]
D|----------------------------------------------------------| --|
A|----------------------------------3-----------------------| |
F|--------7----------7------7--------------------7--------7-| |
C|-----0-----0--7--7---5--5---4--3-----3--3/5--5---5h7--7---| |
G|----------------------------------------------------------| |
C|--0-------------------------0-----------------------------| |
| (x2)
D|------------------------------------------------------| |
A|----------------------------------3-------------------| | **Alternatively,
F|--------7----------7------7---------------------------| | play this once
C|-----0-----0--7--7---5--5---4--3-----3--3\2------3----| | then play the
G|-------------------------------------------5-3-5---5--| | lead section
C|--0-------------------------0-------------------------| --| below...
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------9/10--9--------g6/7-----5--------------------|
C|----------------------10--7----------------3---3---0-0----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------9/10--9--------g6/7-----5----/9----10--------|
C|----------------------10--7--------------------------9-10-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-chorus]
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------3--------3-----3--------3--------3---------|
F|-----0-----0-----------------0---------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------5------|
G|--3-----------3-----3-----2--------2--2-----3------|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] ...shakin' my cage
D|-------------------------------X---------------------|
A|-------------------------------X------6----------6---|
F|--5/7---5/7--------------------X------5----------5---|
C|--5/7---5/7--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
C|-------------------------------X---0-------0--0------|
PM PM PM
...she likes it
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|--5/7---5/7------------------------------------------|
C|--5/7---5/7----------------------------------------3-|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------0h3~--4~--5~--0h3h5---|
C|-------------------------------0h3~--4~--5~----------|
...she charms the snakes
D|-------------------------------X---------------------|
A|-------------------------------X------6----------6br-|
F|--5/7---5/7--------------------X------5----------5br-|
C|--5/7---5/7--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
C|-------------------------------X---0-------0--0------|
PM PM PM
...she got me runnin'
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--5/7---5/7------------------------------------------------------|
C|--5/7---5/7----------------------------------------3-7--6--5--\--|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------0h3~--4~--5~--0h3h5---7--6--5--\--|
C|-------------------------------0h3~--4~--5~----------7--6--5--\--|
SHAKIN' MY CAGE!!
D|-----------------------|------------------------| --|
A|-----------------------|------------------------| |
F|-------------10-12-10~~|-------------10-12-10~~-| |
C|-12----10-12-----------|-12----10-12------------| |
G|----12-----------------|----12------------------| |
C|-----------------------|------------------------| |
PM PM | (x2)
D|-----------------------|--------------------------| |
A|-----------------------|--------------------------| |
F|-------------10-12-10~~|-12-10-12-12fb-12-10------| |
C|-12----10-12-----------|---------------------12~~-| |
G|----12-----------------|--------------------------| |
C|-----------------------|--------------------------| --|
PM
[Verse]
D|----------------------------------------------------------| --|
A|----------------------------------3-----------------------| |
F|--------7----------7------7--------------------7--------7-| |
C|-----0-----0--7--7---5--5---4--3-----3--3/5--5---5h7--7---| |
G|----------------------------------------------------------| |
C|--0-------------------------0-----------------------------| |
| (x2)
D|------------------------------------------------------| | ** Or play the
A|----------------------------------3-------------------| | sections
F|--------7----------7------7---------------------------| | below instead
C|-----0-----0--7--7---5--5---4--3-----3--3\2------3----| | of this part
G|-------------------------------------------5-3-5---5--| |
C|--0-------------------------0-------------------------| --|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------9/10--9--------g6/7-----5--------------------|
C|----------------------10--7----------------3---3---0-0----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------9/10--9--------g6/7-----5----/9----10-10-----|
C|----------------------10--7-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------3h5---------3h5-----------------3h5---------3h5-|
C|------0---0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---0---0-------0---0-------|
PM-------------| PM PM PM------------| PM PM
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------3h5---------3h5-----------------3h5-------|
C|------0---0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---0---0-------0---0-|
PM-------------| PM PM PM------------| PM PM
[Pre-chorus]
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------3--------3-----3--------3--------3---------|
F|-----0-----0-----------------0---------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------5------|
G|--3-----------3-----3-----2--------2--2-----3------|
C|---------------------------------------------------|or play the lead below instead
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-g11/13~~~-----------13fb--12~~~------------6------|
F|--------------------------------------------5------|
C|--------------------------------------------5------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] ...shakin' my cage
D|-------------------------------X---------------------|
A|-------------------------------X------6----------6---|
F|--5/7---5/7--------------------X------5----------5---|
C|--5/7---5/7--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
C|-------------------------------X---0-------0--0------|
PM PM PM
...she likes it
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|--5/7---5/7------------------------------------------|
C|--5/7---5/7----------------------------------------3-|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------0h3~--4~--5~--0h3h5---|
C|-------------------------------0h3~--4~--5~----------|
...she charms the snakes
D|-------------------------------X---------------------|
A|-------------------------------X------6----------6br-|
F|--5/7---5/7--------------------X------5----------5br-|
C|--5/7---5/7--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
C|-------------------------------X---0-------0--0------|
PM PM PM
...she got me runnin'
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|--5/7---5/7------------------------------------------|
C|--5/7---5/7----------------------------------------3-|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------0h3~--4~--5~--0h3h5---|
C|-------------------------------0h3~--4~--5~----------|
[Pre-solo]
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
F|----------------------------|----------------10-------10-------|
C|-3--\--0------3------2h3~---|-3--\--0--10h12----10h12----------| (x2)
G|-3--\--0--0h3---3h5---------|-3--\--0-------------------11-10~~|
C|-3--\--0--------------------|-3--\--0--------------------------|
[Solo]
D|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--8/10--10/6--6/8---8\5~~----|
F|--12h14p12-10\9-------12p9~~--|-----------------------------|
C|----------------12-10---------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
F|--------7h9-7~~----------|---------7h9---------------|
C|--7----------------------|--7----------10~~----------|
G|------10------------0-3--|------10--------------0-3--|
C|--------------------0-3--|----------------------0-3--|
quick then slow bend
v v
D|--15fbrb------------13-15-15fb-15--------|--13-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------15~~---|-----15----13---10p8----8h10-|
F|-----------------------------------------|--------14----------h10------|
C|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10---------------13----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------12p10----12------10-------10----12-10-------10----12-10-------10----12-10----12-10----12-10-|
C|-------------h12---12-------12-10----12-------12-10----12-------12-10----12-------12-------12-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------10-----------------------------------------|
A|----------13fb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----| hold the bend/vibrato for the duration
F|-12fb---------------------------------------------| of the first half of the actual interlude,
C|--------------------------------------------------| section below is then played to lead into
G|--------------------------------------------------| the chorus.
C|--------------------------------------------------|
[Interlude]
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------3-------------------|
F|--------7----------7------7---------------------------|
C|-----0-----0--7--7---5--5---4--3-----3--3\2-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-3-5------|
C|--0-------------------------0-------------------------|
[Chorus] ...shakin' my cage
D|-------------------------------X---------------------|
A|-------------------------------X------6----------6---|
F|--5/7---5/7--------------------X------5----------5---|
C|--5/7---5/7--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
C|-------------------------------X---0-------0--0------|
PM PM PM
...she likes it
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|--5/7---5/7------------------------------------------|
C|--5/7---5/7----------------------------------------3-|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------0h3~--4~--5~--0h3h5---|
C|-------------------------------0h3~--4~--5~----------|
...she charms the snakes
D|-------------------------------X---------------------|
A|-------------------------------X------6----------6br-|
F|--5/7---5/7--------------------X------5----------5br-|
C|--5/7---5/7--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------X---0-------0--0------|
C|-------------------------------X---0-------0--0------|
PM PM PM
...she got me runnin'
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--5/7---5/7------------------------------------------------------|
C|--5/7---5/7----------------------------------------3-7--6--5--\--|
G|--3/5---3/5--------------------0h3~--4~--5~--0h3h5---7--6--5--\--|
C|-------------------------------0h3~--4~--5~----------7--6--5--\--|
SHAKIN' MY CAGE!!
D|-----------------------|------------------------| --|
A|-----------------------|------------------------| |
F|-------------10-12-10~~|-------------10-12-10~~-| |
C|-12----10-12-----------|-12----10-12------------| |
G|----12-----------------|----12------------------| |
C|-----------------------|------------------------| |
PM PM | (x2)
D|-----------------------|--------------------------| |
A|-----------------------|--------------------------| |
F|-------------10-12-10~~|-12-10-12-12fb-12-10------| |
C|-12----10-12-----------|---------------------12~~-| |
G|----12-----------------|--------------------------| |
C|-----------------------|--------------------------| --|
PM
[Outro]
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--13fb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
F|-----------------------------------12fb-12-10-|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--13fb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
F|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------|************************************
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| hb Half-bend
| fb Full-bend
| g Grace note
|( ) Ghost note
| PM Palm-mute
| ~ Vibrato
| X Dead note
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