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Twist and Shout

The Beatles
Chords & TabKeyDadvanced125 BPM
★4.8(2k)

Chords in this song11

Intro

| D G | A A7 |
| D G | A A7 |

Verse 1

Well shake it up baby, now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, now (c'mon, baby)
C'mon and work it on out (work it on out - ooooh)

Verse 2

Well, work it on out (work it on out)
You know you look so good (look so good)
You know you got me goin' now (got me goin')
Just like you knew you would (like I knew you would - ooooh)

Verse 3

Well shake it up baby, now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, now (c'mon, baby)
C'mon and work it on out (work it on out - ooooh)

Verse 4

You know you twist you little girl (twist little girl)
You know you twist so fine (twist so fine)
C'mon and twist a little closer, now (twist a little closer)
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 |
Aah, aah, aah, aah
Aaaah, yeah

Verse 5

Shake it up Baby, now (shake it up baby)
Twist and shout (twist and shout)
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, now (c'mon, baby)
C'mon and work it on out (work it on out- ooooh)

Verse 6

You know you twist you little girl (twist little girl)
You know you twist so fine (twist so fine)
C'mon and twist a little closer, now (twist a little closer)
And let me know that you're mine (let me know you're mine- ooooh)

Outro

Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby, now (shake it up baby)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby, now (shake it up baby)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby, now (shake it up baby)
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
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
* * *
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
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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
 
e|------------------------------5--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------5--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------4--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------5--------------------------------|
E|--5--6--7--8--9--10---X--X-------------------------------------|

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