A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
<< Back to The Beatles Song List
Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5
[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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|