Sam Cooke – Shake (Bass Tab)

Versions (3)
Auto-scroll

Written and recorded by the late Sam Cooke in December 1964 just before his untimely death. Never released in UK but became a top 10 hit in USA. Tab by bass50611. The original bassline is very muffled, so this is what I would play on stage with my band. Hope you like it.
Intro Chorus:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------3--------3--------3--1---3--1---3--1-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------3--3---1---3--3---1-|
A|-3--3---1---3--3---1---3--3---1---3--3---1-------3----------3---|
E|------3----------3----------3----------3------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5--5---3---5--5----3-|
A|-3--3---1---3--3---1-------5-----------5---|
E|------3----------3-------------------------|

Chorus:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------3--------3--------3--1---3--1---3--1-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------3--3---1---3--3---1-|
A|-3--3---1---3--3---1---3--3---1---3--3---1-------3----------3---|
E|------3----------3----------3----------3------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5--5---3---5--5----3-|
A|-3--3---1---3--3---1-------5-----------5---|
E|------3----------3-------------------------|

Chorus:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------3--------3--------3--1---3--1---3--1-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Middle 8:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3---1---3--3---1-----------------------3--3---1---3--3---1-|
A|------3----------3----3--3---1---3--3---1-------3----------3---|
E|---------------------------3----------3------------------------|

G|--------------------|
D|-5--3---5--3---5--3-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Verse 3:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------3--3---1---3--3---1-|
A|-3--3---1---3--3---1---3--3---1---3--3---1-------3----------3---|
E|------3----------3----------3----------3------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5--5---3---5--5----3-|
A|-3--3---1---3--3---1-------5-----------5---|
E|------3----------3-------------------------|

Chorus:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------3--------3--------3--1---3--1---3--1-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Interlude:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3---1---3--3---1-----------------------3--3---1---3--3---1-|
A|------3----------3----3--3---1---3--3---1-------3----------3---|
E|---------------------------3----------3------------------------|

G|--------------------|
D|-5--3---5--3---5--3-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Verse 4:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------3--3---1---3--3---1-|
A|-3--3---1---3--3---1---3--3---1---3--3---1-------3----------3---|
E|------3----------3----------3----------3------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5--5---3---5--5----3-|
A|-3--3---1---3--3---1-------5-----------5---|
E|------3----------3-------------------------|

Chorus:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------3--------3--------3--1---3--1---3--1-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Outro:  (Repeat Outro To Fade/End)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-3--3---1---3--3---1---3--3---1---3--3---1-|
E|------3----------3----------3----------3---|