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You Shook Me by Willie Dixon and J.B. Lenoir
   performed by Led Zeppelin on Led Zeppelin

    Wow, my first tab, and from the greatest band to ever play.  I figured
    this out by myself, no books (hence the many errors) Ok, this is a
    basic slow blues, in E, as far as I can tell.

    Intro:

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B-|-17-17-15-17--15-12--------------\17-17-15-17-15--12----12-----------------
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G-|--------------------14-12----------------------------14----14-12^----------
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D-|--------------------------14\0------------------------------------14\0-----
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A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|
G-|-------14-12^-------------|  Then some weird slide thing...
D-|-12-14--------14^-12-14-12|  If I had my slide, I'd figure it out.
A-|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|



1st verse

       You  Know You Shook Me...       You shook me all night long...

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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G-|--------------------------------------------------12-----------------------
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D-|--2--7--5--2--2--2--2--2---7--5--2-------12---14-------14------------------
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A-|--2--7--5--2--2--4--4--2---5--5--2----14---------------------12\0----------
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E-|--0--5--3--0--0--0--0--0---5--3--0-----------------------------------------
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                              You know you shook me baby

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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G-|-----------------------------------------12--------------------------------
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D-|--2--7--5--2--2--2--2--2--------12--14--------14--12-14\0------------------
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A-|--2--7--5--2--2--4--4--2---14----------------------------------------------
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E-|--0--5--3--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------
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    You shook me all night long

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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G-|--------------12-----------------------------------------------------------
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D-|------12---14------14----12\0----2--7--5--2--2--2--2--2--------------------
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A-|-14------------------------------2--7--5--2--2--4--4--2--------------------
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E-|---------------------------------0--5--3--0--0--0--0--0--------------------
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    You shook me so hard baby      Baby, baby  please      come home

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B-|--12-------12----15-12----------17-15-17-15--------------------------------
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G-|------14------14-------14-12\0--------------16-14-16-14--12^---------------
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D-|---------------------------------------------------------------14----------
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A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-|-----------------------|
B-|-----------------------|   Ok, 2nd verse is the same, except Robert
G-|-------14-12^----------|   is talking about a bird or something.
D-|----14--------14^-12\0-|   Jimmy varies a little, and I've tried to
A-|-14--------------------|   tab that out.
E-|-----------------------|



    I have a bird  won't do nothin'    AAAAAHHH  (Lets see him do that now)

E-|-----------------------------------------22^-22^-22^-22^-22^-22--19--------
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B-|------------------15--12--------------------------------------------22-----
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G-|-14-14^-14-14^-14--------14--12\0------------------------------------------
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D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                       Buy a diamond ring yeah!

E-|-19--------------------------------------------------------19-|
B-|----22-19^-----------22-20-22-22-20^-----------------20-22----|
G-|-----------21-----21-----------------21-19-21-19--21----------|
D-|---------------21---------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|



         Ok, now we have an organ solo, harmonica solo, and a guitar solo.
         Here are the basic chords played during all three.  This is not

         entirely accurate, but it's good enough for me.  Sorry I couldn't
         tab out the guitar solo, it's too fast for me to tab, but I can
         fake it on a good day...

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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D-|--2-7-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
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A-|--2-7-5-2-2-4-4-2-2-5-5-2-2-4-4-2-2-5-5-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-5-5-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-2--
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E-|--0-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
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E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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D-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-7-9-
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A-|-7-5-7-7-9-9-7-7-5-7-3-7-9-9-7-3-7-3-2-2-2-4-4-2-5-5-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-3-7-9-
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E-|-7-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-7-3-7-7-7-7-3-7-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-7-
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    A few of these, then

E-|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B-|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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G-|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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D-|-9---------------------7---------5-5---------7-7-5-5-4-4-2-2---------------
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A-|-9---------------------7-----5-7-----7-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-4-4-2-2---------------
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E-|-7---------------------5--5-7----------------5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0---------------
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        3rd  verse, more of the same, here's the variations...

     You   shook   me   soo         hard   baby

E-|-------------------------------------------15^-15-15^-12-------------------
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B-|---------------------------------15^-12-15---------------------------------
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G-|--14^-14-12-14-12-14-12-14^------------------------------------------------
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D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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        Babe....               Ah Ahh...              Ah Ahhhh...

E-|---------------15^-15^-----------------15^-15^15----------15^-15-12--12----
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B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------15--15--
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G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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    Ah Ahhhhh...              Ah Ahhhh...       Ah Ahhh...

E-|--------15^-15-12--12-------------17^-12-12-------17^v^-12-12--------------
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B-|-----------------15--15----------------------------------------------------
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G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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    Coda:
                  You shook me all night long...

E-|-----------------------------------------------------12-15-15^v^v^v^-------
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B-|-----------------------------------------------12-15-----------------------
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G-|---14^v^v^-----------------------------------------------------------------
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D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-|-15-12----12\0-------------------------------------------------------------
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B-|-------15------------------------------------------------------------------
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G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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D-|------------------2/7\2----------------------------------------------------
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A-|------------------2/7\2----------------------------------------------------
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E-|------------------0/5\0----------------------------------------------------
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That should do it.  Please send any comments or corrections to me
Matt O'Donnell at grifterz.aol.com