band: the Cure
song: Shake Dog Shake
album: the Top
tabbed by: Joshua Cross (cure_dib@yahoo.com)
this song is pretty confusing! it consists of so many different riffs and fills that it is easy to get lost. the song is not hard to learn to play, but you may have trouble figuring out when to play what. i hope my attempt at this song will make it a little easier.
Intro
G ------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------
A -3-----3-----3-----3----0-1-0-1-0-1-
E ------------------------------------
Riff 1
G -----5-----------------
D -----------------------
A -3-3---3---0-1-0-1-0-1-
E -----------------------
Riff 2
G -----8-----8---8-----7-------6---
D ---------------------------------
A -6-6---6-6---6---5-5---5-4-4---4-
E ---------------------------------
Fill 1
G -----5-----8---10-
D ------------------
A -3-3---3-6---8----
E ------------------
Riff 3
G -----2-----2---2-----3-----3---3-
D ---------------------------------
A -0-0---0-0---0---1-1---1-1---1---
E ---------------------------------
Riff 4
G -----8-----8---8-------12-------15----15-
D -----------------------------------------
A -6-6---6-6---6---10-10----10-13----13----
E -----------------------------------------
Riff 5
G -----3-----3---3------5-----5---5-
D ----------------------------------
A -1-1---1-1---1----3-3---3-3---3---
E ----------------------------------
Fill 2
G:-----3-----3----3------------------
D:-----------------------7-------6---
A:-1-1---1-1---1---------------------
E:-------------------5-5---5-4-4---4-
Riff 6
G -----7-----7---7------7-----7---8-
D ----------------------------------
A -5-5---5-5---5----5-5---5-5---6---
E ----------------------------------
now it's time for the order o' riffs. this is where it gets complicated. if you think my map of the song is too confusing, too long, or wrong, feel free to play it in any order you want. =)
go straight down columns, then over to the next column
intro | riff 1 | riff 1 x4 | riff 1
riff 1 x8 | fill 1 | fill 1 x4 | fill 1
riff 2 | riff 4 | riff 2 | riff 6
riff 1 x2 | riff 1 | riff 1 x2 | riff 1
riff 2 | fill 1 | riff 2 | fill 1
fill 1 x2 | riff 4 | riff 1 | riff 6
riff 1 x3 | riff 1 x2 | fill 1 | riff 1
fill 1 | riff 4 | riff 3 | fill 1
riff 1 x3 | fill 1 x2 | riff 1 | riff 1 til end
fill 1 | riff 5 x3 | fill 1 |
riff 3 | fill 2 | riff 3 |