Left Handed
AUTOSCROLL
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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1956 Album ELVIS PRESLEY)
Words and Music by Charles Calhoun
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Scotty Moore - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=208(8=s8)
E
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q E E E E +Q Q H Q Q E E E E +Q Q H
|-4-----4-4-4-4-|-(4)----------|-4-----4-4-4-4-|-(4)----------|
|-5-----5-5-5-5-|-(5)----------|-5-----5-5-5-5-|-(5)----------|
|-4-----4-4-4-4-|-(4)----------|-4-----4-4-4-4-|-(4)----------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
1st & 3rd Verses
EW W E E q E E Q E E q E E Q
||-----------|----------|---------------|----------------|
||o----------|----------|---4s5--4s5----|---4s5--4s5-----|
||-----------|----------|---3s4--3s4----|---3s4--3s4-----|
||-----------|----------|---------------|----------------|
||o----------|----------|---------------|----------------|
||-----------|----------|---------------|----------------|
A7W W EE E q E E Q E E q E E Q
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---4s5--4s5----|---4s5--4s5----|
|----------|----------|---3s4--3s4----|---3s4--3s4----|
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
B7W W EE E q E E Q E E q E E Q
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------||
|----------|----------|---4s5--4s5----|---4s5--4s5----||
|----------|----------|---3s4--3s4----|---3s4--3s4----||
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------||
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------||
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------||
2nd & 4th Verses
EW W E E q E E Q E E q E E Q
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---4s5--4s5----|---4s5--4s5----|
|----------|----------|---3s4--3s4----|---3s4--3s4----|
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
A7W W EE E q E E Q E E q E E Q
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---4s5--4s5----|---4s5--4s5----|
|----------|----------|---3s4--3s4----|---3s4--3s4----|
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|
B7W W EE E q E E Q E E q E E Q
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------||
|----------|----------|---4s5--4s5----|---4s5--4s5----||
|----------|----------|---3s4--3s4----|---3s4--3s4----||
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------||
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------||
|----------|----------|---------------|---------------||
Chorus
EW E E Q Q Q W E E Q Q Q
|----------|---12----12-----|----------|---12----12-----|
|----------|---12----12-----|----------|---12----12-----|
|----------|---11----11-----|----------|---11----11-----|
|----------|---11----11-----|----------|---11----11-----|
|----------|---11----11-----|----------|---11----11-----|
|----------|-----------------|----------|-----------------|
A7W E E Q Q Q EW E E Q q E E
|----------|---12----12-----|----------|---12----12-------|
|----------|---12----12-----|----------|---12----12----12-|
|----------|---11----11-----|----------|---11----11-------|
|----------|---11----11-----|----------|---11----11-------|
|----------|---12----12-----|----------|---11----11-------|
|----------|-----------------|----------|------------------|
B7 Q E E E E Q q q E E Q EQ Q +E E E E E E +Q E E Q
|--------------------|------------------|----0--(0)-------|---0-(0)---------||
|-11--12-10---12-11--|-12--10----12----|-----------2-----|------------x----||
|--------------------|------------------|---------------0h|=1----------x----||
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
E Q q Q q Q q Q q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-12------12------|-12------12------|
|-12------12------|-12------12------|
|------11-------11--|------11-------11--|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q q Q q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------|----------------12---|
|-12------12------|-12--12--12--12--|
|-12------12------|-12--12--12--12--|
|------11-------11--|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
A7Q Q +E E E E E E +E E E E +Q
|----3b3.5===(3)r-0-----|-----3-(3)-0-(0)-3-(3)--|
|----2-------(2)------2-|-(2)--------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|--0-----------0---------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
EQ Q E E +E E E E +E E q Q
|----0------------|---0-(0)----------|
|----2----2-(2)---|---------2----2--|
|---------------0h|=1------------1--|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-0-----0---------|-0---------0------|
B7 E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|---4-7-4-7-4-----|---0-------------|---0-------------||
|---------------4-|-7-----------7--|-------3s2-0-----|-------3s2-0----o||
|-----------4-7---|-----------------|---------------0h|=1---------------||
|-------4-6-------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------||
|-2-4-6-----------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
5th Verse
EQ Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E q E E Q E E q E E Q
|----0---------|----0---------|---------------|---------------|
|---------2----|---------2----|---4s5--4s5----|---4s5--4s5----|
|--------------|--------------|---3s4--3s4----|---3s4--3s4----|
|----2------2--|----2------2--|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0-----0------|-0-----0------|-0-------------|---------------|
A7Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q EE E q E E Q E E q E E Q
|----3--0-3----|----3-0-(0)-3-(3)--|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|-------------------|---4s5--4s5----|---4s5--4s5----|
|--------------|-------------------|---3s4--3s4----|---3s4--3s4----|
|----2------2--|----2----------2---|---------------|---------------|
|-------0------|---------0---------|---------------|---------------|
|-0------------|-0-----------------|-0-------------|---------------|
B7Q E E Q Q W EE E q E E Q W
|-2---------2--|-(2)--------|---------------|------||
|------4-------|------------|---4s5--4s5----|------||
|--------------|------------|---3s4--3s4----|------||
|----4------4--|------------|---------------|------||
|-2------2-----|--2---------|---------------|------||
|--------------|------------|-0-------------|------||
Chorus
EW E E Q Q Q W E E Q Q Q
|----------|---12----12-----|----------|---12----12-----|
|----------|---12----12-----|----------|---12----12-----|
|----------|---11----11-----|----------|---11----11-----|
|----------|---11----11-----|----------|---11----11-----|
|----------|---11----11-----|----------|---11----11-----|
|----------|-----------------|----------|-----------------|
A7W E E Q Q Q EW E E Q q E E
|----------|---12----12-----|----------|---12----12-------|
|----------|---12----12-----|----------|---12----12----12-|
|----------|---11----11-----|----------|---11----11-------|
|----------|---11----11-----|----------|---11----11-------|
|----------|---12----12-----|----------|---11----11-------|
|----------|-----------------|----------|------------------|
B7 Q E E E E Q q q Q Q
|--------------------|-----------------|
|-11--12-10---12-11--|-12--10--12-----|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
EE E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q +W
|--------------|---------------|--------*|
|---5-0--0--0--|-0-2-4-5-------|--------*|
|--------2--2--|---------------|--------*|
|--------------|---------------|--------*|
|--------------|---------------|--------*|
|--------------|------------0--|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths