Shake Me Down Cage the Elephant backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

I'm very sure about the chords but the intro is up to debate. If you positively
know the intro feel free to make a new tab with the correct intro. Enjoy! Can't
wait for the album.

[Intro/First Verse] (Eigth Notes):
e|--------------------|
B|-------5-------5----|
G|-----6-------6------|
D|-6-7-----7-6--------| X12
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

[First Verse Part Two]
e|-----5--------4---|
B|------------5-----|
G|---6---6--6-----6-|
D|-7----------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

e|-----2--------2---|
B|---2---2----3---3-|
G|----------4-------|
D|-4----------------| X4
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

[First Short Chorus] (Quarter Notes):
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

[First Post Chorus](Studio Effect on last note) :
e|--------------------|------------|
B|-------5-------5----|-5--5--5--5-|
G|-----6-------6------|------------|
D|---7-----7-6--------|------------|
A|--------------------|------------|
E|--------------------|------------|

[Second Verse] (Eigth Notes):
e|--------------------|
B|-------5-------5----|
G|-----6-------6------|
D|-6-7-----7-6--------| X8
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

[Second Verse Part Two]
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------------4-4-4-4-4--|
D|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--| X3
A|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------------6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-------------|

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

[Chorus] (Quarter Notes) :
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Listen For Timing
e|------------|0--0--0--0|
B|------------|0--0--0--0|
G|------------|1--1--1--1|
D|-7-7-7--6-4-|2--2--2--2| X3
A|-7-7-7--6-4-|2--2--2--2|
E|-5-5-5--4-2-|0--0--0--0|

[Breakdown] (Listen For Timing):
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--------6--|
D|-7-7-7--6-6| X3
A|-7-7-7--4-6|
E|-5-5-5----4|

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-4--4--4--4| Repeat whole Breakdown 2X
A|-4--4--4--4|
E|-2--2--2--2|

[Bridge] (First Part Whole Notes, Second Part Eigth Notes):
e|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| X3
A|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

D A E F#m
e|-2-------|------------|-----------|2-----------|
B|-3-------|-2----------|-----------|2-----------|
G|-2-------|-2----------|1----------|2-----------|
D|---------|-2----------|2----------|4-----------|
A|---------|-0----------|2----------|4-----------|
E|---------|------------|0----------|2-----------|
D A E F#m
e-2-------|------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B-3-------|2-----------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G-2-------|2-----------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|2-2=2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D---------|2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A---------|0-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E---------|------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

[Second Part]
D A E F#m
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|---------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
E|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|

D A
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|----------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
D|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
A|----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
E|----------------|----------------|

[Chorus] (Quarter Notes) :
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| X3
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

[Outro] (Eigth Notes):
e|--------------------|
B|-------5-------5----|
G|-----6-------6------|
D|-6-7-----7-6--------| X9
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

It's all in order. Email me corrections at pye3214@gmail.com

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

e|-------------|
B|----5----5---| <--you can play this part on any other position, using this
G|---6-6--6-6--| pattern
D|--7----6-----|
A|-------------| <--Play this as much as necessary and then hit that
E|-------------| A power chord a couple of times

then this

e|----5----4|
B|---5-5--5-|
G|--6----6--| after this comes the that open E strum as much as
D|----------| necessary
A|----------|
E|----------|

then play the beginning part once and let the G string on the 6th fret ring

e|---------------|
B|----5----5-----|
G|---6-6--6-6----|
D|--7----6-------| then this again
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

then play

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------66666-------44444-|
D|--77777-66666-44444-44444-| <-- 3x
A|--77777-44444-44444-22222-|
E|--55555-------22222-------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-------66666---------|
D|-77777-66666-4-4-4-4-|
A|-77777-44444-4-4-4-4-|
E|-55555-------2-2-2-2-|

then stum the open E chord as much as necessary

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-777-6-4-6-2-2-222222-|
A|-777-6-4-6-2-2-222222-|
E|-555-4-2-4-0-0-000000-|

then

e|---------| e|---------|
B|---------| B|---------|
G|-----6---| G|---------|
D|-777-6-6-| 3x D|-4444444-| <---play this all twice
A|-777-4-6-| A|-4444444-|
E|-555---4-| E|-2222222-|

theres also a lead guitar part that you can hear

e|----------|
B|-15-------|
G|-17(hb)-14| but Im not really sure about this
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

the next part goes like so

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-2222-4444-7777777-| 3x
A|-2222-4444-7777777-|
E|-0000-2222-5555555-|

now for the nice quiet part, just strum each chord downward

e|-5--4--0--2--|-5--4------------------|
B|-5--4--0--2--|-5--4------------------|
G|-6--6--1--3--|-6--6------------------|
D|-7--6--2--4--|-7--6--2222222-4444444-|
A|-7--4--2--4--|-7--4--2222222-4444444-|
E|-5-----0--2--|-5-----0000000-2222222-|

e|----------------------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------|
G|----------6666666-----------------|----------66666666-|
D|-77777777-6666666-2222222-4444444-|-77777777-66666666-|
A|-77777777-4444444-2222222-4444444-|-77777777-44444444-|
E|-55555555---------0000000-2222222-|-55555555----------|

then strum the open E chord again alot of times....alot!

now just play the intro again and sometimes you can hear some sort of Hammer On
every once in awhile at the end on the D string like an D|--56h7h

So thats pretty much it! any corrections you'd like to make email me at iangotango@gmail.com

Im a huge Cage The Elephant fan and recently I heard this song and fell in love with it jaja

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

e|-------------|
B|----5----5---|
G|---6-6--6-6--| (Riff 1)
D|--7----6-----|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

Shake me down
Not a lot of people left around
Who knows now
Softly laying on the ground, ooooh
Not a lot people left around, ooooh ooooh

D|--7777----|
A|--7777----|
E|--5555----|

e|----5----4|
B|---5-5--5-|
G|--6----6--| (Riff 2)
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

In my life, I have seen
People walk into the sea
Just to find memories
Plagued by constant misery
Their eyes cast down
Fixed upon the ground
Their eyes cast down

E E E E E E E E
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun

(Riff 1)
Shake me down
Cut my hair on silver cloud
Broken sound
Softly laying on the ground, ooooh
Not a lot people left around, ooooh ooooh

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------66666-------44444-|
D|--77777-66666-44444-44444-|

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

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SHAKE ME DOWN (ACOUSTIC) - Cage the Elephant
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Tabbed by: Patrick Bozek
E-mail: patrick_bozek@hotmail.com

Alright, this is the version Shake the Elephant play when doing it acoustically.
I didn't want to tab out all the strumming patterns.
Just watch the WAAF performance on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNSXjkALOAw

Tuning: Standard

Intro: Guitar 1 & 2

e|------1-------1-------1-------1-----| x8
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|--3-------2-------3-------2-------2-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Verse 1: Guitar 1 & 2

e|------6-------5-------3-------3-----| x4
B|----6---6---6---6---3---3---4---4---|
G|--7-------7-------3-------5---------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Pre-chorus: Guitar 1 & 2

e|--1---------| x10
B|--1---------|
G|--2---------|
D|--3---------|
A|--3---------|
E|--1---------|

Intro: Guitar 1 & 2

e|------1-------1-------1-------1-----|
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|--3-------2-------3-------2-------2-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Verse 2: Guitar 1

e|---------------| x3
B|---------------|
G|-----7-----5---|
D|--8--7--5--5---|
A|--8--5--5--3---|
E|--6-----3------|

e|--------------1-------|
B|--------------1-------|
G|-----7--4-----2-------|
D|--8--7--5-----3-------|
A|--8--5--5-----3-------|
E|--6-----3-----1-------|

Verse 2: Guitar 2

e|---------------| x3
B|---------------|
G|-----7---------|
D|--8--7--5--10--|
A|--8--5--5--10--|
E|--6-----3--8---|

e|--------------1-------|
B|--------------1-------|
G|-----7--4-----2-------|
D|--8--7--5-----3-------|
A|--8--5--5-----3-------|
E|--6-----3-----1-------|

Chorus: Guitar 1 & 2

e|---------------|
B|---------------| x3
G|---------------|
D|--8--7--5--3---|
A|--8--7--5--3---|
E|--6--5--3--1---|

Solo: Guitar 1

e|-----------------------------------------------3------| x2
B|-----------------------------------------------3------|
G|------7--------------7--------------7----------4------|
D|--8---7-----7----8---7-----7----8---7-----7----5------|
A|--8---5-----7----8---5-----7----8---5-----7----5------|
E|--6---------5----6---------5----6---------5----3------|

Solo: Guitar 2

e|--6--10-----5----6--10-----5----6--10-----5-----------| x2
B|--6--13b14--8b9--6--13b14--8b9--6--13b14--8b9--8------|
G|--7--------------7--------------7--------------10b11--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: Guitar 1 & 2

e|-------------------| x3
B|--------3----------|
G|--2--4--3----------|
D|--3--5--3----------|
A|--3--5--1----------|
E|--1--3-------------|

Interlude: Guitar 1 & 2

e|-------------------| x3
B|-------------------|
G|--8----------------|
D|--8--8--3--5-------|
A|--6--8--3--5-------|
E|-----6--1--3-------|

e|--------1-----| Strum the F (3 times)
B|--------1-----|
G|--8-----2-----|
D|--8--8--3-----|
A|--6--8--3-----|
E|-----6--1-----|

Outro: Guitar 1 & 2

e|------1-------1-------1-------1-----| x4
B|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G|--3-------2-------3-------2-------2-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Enjoy.

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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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