The Beatles – Twist And Shout (Guitar)

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[Intro] | D G | A A7 | | D G | A A7 | [Verse 1]
                 D           G           A 
Well shake it up baby, now  (shake it up baby) 

          D       G         A 
Twist and shout  (twist and shout) 

                           D           G      A 
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, now  (c'mon, baby)

                     D     G          A 
C'mon and work it on out  (work it on out - ooooh)
[Verse 2]
                 D     G          A 
Well, work it on out  (work it on out) 

                     D      G       A 
You know you look so good  (look so good) 

                    D           G       A 
You know you got me goin' now  (got me goin')  

                       D       G               A         
Just like you knew you would  (like I knew you would - ooooh) 
[Verse 3]
                 D           G           A 
Well shake it up baby, now  (shake it up baby)

          D       G         A 
Twist and shout  (twist and shout) 

                           D           G      A 
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, now  (c'mon, baby) 

                     D     G          A       
C'mon and work it on out  (work it on out - ooooh) 
[Verse 4]
                              D      G            A   
You know you twist you little girl  (twist little girl) 

                      D      G        A 
You know you twist so fine  (twist so fine) 

                         D             G              A 
C'mon and twist a little closer, now  (twist a little closer) 

                            D      G                  A       
And let me know that you're mine  (let me know you're mine - ooooh) 
[Interlude] | D G | A G | D G | A G | | D G | A G | D G | A G |
A                         
Aah, aah, aah, aah

A7
Aaaah, yeah
[Verse 5]
            D           G           A 
Shake it up Baby, now  (shake it up baby) 

          D       G         A 
Twist and shout  (twist and shout) 

                           D           G      A 
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, now  (c'mon, baby) 

                     D     G          A       
C'mon and work it on out  (work it on out- ooooh) 
[Verse 6]
                              D      G            A   
You know you twist you little girl  (twist little girl) 

                      D      G         A 
You know you twist so fine  (twist so fine) 

                         D             G              A 
C'mon and twist a little closer, now  (twist a little closer) 

                            D      G                  A       
And let me know that you're mine  (let me know you're mine- ooooh) 
[Outro]
                                  D           G           A    
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby, now  (shake it up baby)    

                                  D           G           A    
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby, now  (shake it up baby)    

                                  D           G           A    
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby, now  (shake it up baby)    

A              A7     A5 A5 A#5 B5 C5 C#5 D5      D9
Aah, aah, aah, aah                             x-5-4-5-5(5)
Basic patterns for rhythm guitar [Verse] If that’s too much 7 for your taste, just play a regular A. stays in first position what Lennon plays
  D       G     A    A7                   D       G     A    A7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +        1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3---|     |----------------|--x-x-x-x-x-x---|
B|3---3-----------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|     |3---3-----------|--8-8-8-8-8-8---|
G|2---2---0-0---2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2---| or  |2---2-----------|--6-6-6-6-6-6---|
D|0---0---0-0---2-|----------------|     |0---0---5-5-----|--x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A|--------x-x---0-|----------------|     |--------5-5---7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|--------3-3-----|----------------|     |--------3-3---5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
x = string muted [Interlude] Aaah-part
  A
  *     *     *

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------|
* = accentuate these beats [Interlude] Riff
  D        G       A                D       G        A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3---2-|------2---------|----------3---2-|------2---------|
G|--------4-4---2-|------2-4---2---|--------4-4---2-|------2-4---2---|
D|4-----4-5-------|--------5---4---|4-----4-5-------|--------5---4---|
A|5-----5---------|----------------|5-----5---------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  D        G       A                D       G        A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|--------------2-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------3---2-|------2---------|----------3---2-|------2---------|
G|--------4-4---2-|------2-4---2---|--------4-4---2-|------2-4---2---|
D|4-----4-5-------|--------5---4---|4-----4-5-------|--------5---4---|
A|5-----5---------|----------------|5-----5---------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|  

Ending
                                D9
e|------------------------------5--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------5--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------4--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------5--------------------------------|
E|--5--6--7--8--9--10---X--X-------------------------------------|