Song: Shame on You
Album: Elevator
Author: Hot Hot Heat
Tuning: Standard (EADG)
Tabbed by Michael Jean (Tremulant)
The style of this song is short and separated (staccato), with each note being played and accented clearly.
There's very few slides or hammer-ons. The ^'s throughout the tab are time markers to divide the song into
a 4/4 time signature.
CHORUS 0:01
"Shame on you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--5--------5-----------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------6--6---|----5--5--------5----6--6---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"Now who will..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------4--4--------|
E|----3--3--------3----3--3---|----6--6--------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"Shame on you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--5--------5-----------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------6--6---|----5--5--------5----6--6---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"How can you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------4--4--------|
E|----3--3--------3----3--3---|----6--6--------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
PRE-VERSE 0:18
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--------5--------------|----------------8--8--7-----|
E|--------------6-5--5--6--3--|-------------5-6------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
VERSE 0:22
"Running with scissors..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------8--8---|----7--7--7-----7----8--8---|
A|----5--8--5-----5-----------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"I didn't mean to..."
G|----------7--------7--------|----------------6-----6-----|
D|----5--8--------5-----8-----|----8--8--8--------7--------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"In the wake of my mistake..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------8--8---|----7--7--7-----7----8--8---|
A|----5--8--5-----5-----------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"The timing couldn't..."
G|----------7--------7--------|----------------6-----6-----|
D|----5--8--------5-----8-----|----8--8--8--------7--------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
PRE-CHORUS 0:39
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------5/7-----------|
A|----------------4-----------|----------------------------|
E|----6-----------------------|----6-----------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
CHORUS 0:43
"Shame on you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--5--------5-----------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------6--6---|----5--5--------5----6--6---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"Now who will..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------4--4--------|
E|----3--3--------3----3--3---|----6--6--------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"Shame on you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--5--------5-----------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------6--6---|----5--5--------5----6--6---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"How can you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------4--4--------|
E|----3--3--------3----3--3---|----6--6--------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
VERSE 1:00
"Traveled the world..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------8--8---|----7--7--7-----7----8--8---|
A|----5--8--5-----5-----------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"It turned my rainclouds..."
G|----------7--------7--------|----------------6-----6-----|
D|----5--8--------5-----8-----|----8--8--8--------7--------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"As days apart turned..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------8--8---|----7--7--7-----7----8--8---|
A|----5--8--5-----5-----------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"While I was playing..."
G|----------7--------7--------|----------------6-----6-----|
D|----5--8--------5-----8-----|----8--8--8--------7--------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
PRE-CHORUS 1:16
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------5/7-----------|
A|----------------4-----------|----------------------------|
E|----6-----------------------|----6-----------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
CHORUS 1:21
"Shame on you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--5--------5-----------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------6--6---|----5--5--------5----6--6---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"Now who will..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------4--4--------|
E|----3--3--------3----3--3---|----6--6--------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"Shame on you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--5--------5-----------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------6--6---|----5--5--------5----6--6---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"How can you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------4--4--------|
E|----3--3--------3----3--3---|----6--6--------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
BRIDGE 1:38 (no vocals)
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--------5--------------|----------------8--8--7-----|
E|--------------6-5--5--6--3--|-------------5-6------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------5--5--------|
A|----5--------5--------------|----------------------8--7--|
E|--------------6-5--5--6--3--|-------------5-6------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--------5--------------|----------------8--8--7-----|
E|--------------6-5--5--6--3--|-------------5-6------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------5--5--5--5--|
A|----5--------5--------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------6-5--5--6--3--|-------------5-6------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--|----10-10-10-10-------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------10----------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(Bass cuts out and begins again at the next chorus)
CHORUS 2:06
"Shame on you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--5--------5-----------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------6--6---|----5--5--------5----6--6---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"Now who will..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------4--4--------|
E|----3--3--------3----3--3---|----6--6--------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"Shame on you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--5--------5-----------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------6--6---|----5--5--------5----6--6---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"How can you..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------4--4--------|
E|----3--3--------3----3--3---|----6--6--------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"Running with scissors..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--5--------5-----------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------6--6---|----5--5--------5----6--6---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"I didn't mean to..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------4--4--------|
E|----3--3--------3----3--3---|----6--6--------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"In the wake of my mistake..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--5--------5-----------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------6--6---|----5--5--------5----6--6---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
"The timing couldn't..."
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------4--4--------|
E|----3--3--------3----3--3---|----6--6--------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
OUTRO 2:39
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----5--------5--------------|----------------8--8--7-----|
E|--------------6-5--5--6--3--|-------------5-6------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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