Chords for Brian Setzer - 'Let's Shake' Guitar Solo Lesson/Tutorial (How To Play)
Tempo:
107.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
G
G#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] That [A]
[E]
[A] [C#]
[E] [B] [Em]
[A]
[G] [Am] [B]
[G#] [F#m] [E]
was [D]
[E] my [A]
[G] [C#m]
[Bm] [E]
[G] [N] rough interpretation of Let's Shake by Brian Setzer.
I'm just going to run through the basics quickly for you.
E [E] pentatonic, 3 to 5 with high E string ringing out.
Then play the B [Em] string open.
Then 5 to 8, doing the same [E] thing again.
Play the B string open.
Slider to A position.
[A] Add [F#m]
the 7th fret in there on the B string.
[G] Do a little bend.
[F#m] [G#m] Up to the B position.
Add in the [G#] 9th fret in.
Back to A again.
[F#m] [Em]
[N] Then up to 9th fret on the B and the G and the [E] E ringing out.
I'll do this bit at the end.
So [N] the second part of the solo is just following the chords.
E, then does an octave of E, then A, then another octave.
So we've got [E] E string.
[B] So [C] open 3rd 4th on [F#] the E string to 2nd fret on the A.
Now this bit, [C#] it [D] goes 5, [C#] 1, 2, [B] 4, 2 on the [E] A string.
[C#] [Gm] Then you jump to the octave.
[E]
7th fret on the A string, [G#m] 6th fret on the D, 4th fret on [B] the G.
[G] Then jump to 7 on the G.
7, [G#] 6, 4.
But this [G#] time, he jumps back to 6th fret on the D [E] string, then back to 4th on the G again.
[Bm] [F] Now the next position is just A.
It's exactly the same shape as the E string one [E] we just did.
[G#] [A]
[F#] [C] Just take that pattern from [E] the E and the A string and move down to the [Gm] A and the D.
After [Am] that, you slide to 7th fret on the D string, [C#] 6th fret on the [E] G, 5th fret on the B.
[G] 8, 7, 5, 7, [E] 5 on the [A] B.
[G#] Then 7th [F] fret bend on the same string, [G] [E]
back to [D#] 5th.
Jump to the E [G] string, 7th fret bend.
[Am]
So that was 7 bend, back to 7, 5.
[G#]
Then just do 7th [A] fret and 7th fret on the B, so E [C] and the B.
Two together, just bending the [F#] B string.
[E] [G#] Hopefully [C#] that's somewhere near to get [Em] the
[A] [E] [G#m]
[E]
[A] [F#]
[E] [G]
[E]
[A] [C#]
[E] [B] [Em]
[A]
[G] [Am] [B]
[G#] [F#m] [E]
was [D]
[E] my [A]
[G] [C#m]
[Bm] [E]
[G] [N] rough interpretation of Let's Shake by Brian Setzer.
I'm just going to run through the basics quickly for you.
E [E] pentatonic, 3 to 5 with high E string ringing out.
Then play the B [Em] string open.
Then 5 to 8, doing the same [E] thing again.
Play the B string open.
Slider to A position.
[A] Add [F#m]
the 7th fret in there on the B string.
[G] Do a little bend.
[F#m] [G#m] Up to the B position.
Add in the [G#] 9th fret in.
Back to A again.
[F#m] [Em]
[N] Then up to 9th fret on the B and the G and the [E] E ringing out.
I'll do this bit at the end.
So [N] the second part of the solo is just following the chords.
E, then does an octave of E, then A, then another octave.
So we've got [E] E string.
[B] So [C] open 3rd 4th on [F#] the E string to 2nd fret on the A.
Now this bit, [C#] it [D] goes 5, [C#] 1, 2, [B] 4, 2 on the [E] A string.
[C#] [Gm] Then you jump to the octave.
[E]
7th fret on the A string, [G#m] 6th fret on the D, 4th fret on [B] the G.
[G] Then jump to 7 on the G.
7, [G#] 6, 4.
But this [G#] time, he jumps back to 6th fret on the D [E] string, then back to 4th on the G again.
[Bm] [F] Now the next position is just A.
It's exactly the same shape as the E string one [E] we just did.
[G#] [A]
[F#] [C] Just take that pattern from [E] the E and the A string and move down to the [Gm] A and the D.
After [Am] that, you slide to 7th fret on the D string, [C#] 6th fret on the [E] G, 5th fret on the B.
[G] 8, 7, 5, 7, [E] 5 on the [A] B.
[G#] Then 7th [F] fret bend on the same string, [G] [E]
back to [D#] 5th.
Jump to the E [G] string, 7th fret bend.
[Am]
So that was 7 bend, back to 7, 5.
[G#]
Then just do 7th [A] fret and 7th fret on the B, so E [C] and the B.
Two together, just bending the [F#] B string.
[E] [G#] Hopefully [C#] that's somewhere near to get [Em] the
[A] [E] [G#m]
[E]
[A] [F#]
[E] [G]
Key:
E
A
G
G#
C#
E
A
G
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] That [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _
_ [G#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E]
was _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ my [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [N] rough interpretation of Let's Shake by Brian Setzer.
I'm just going to run through the basics quickly for you.
_ E [E] pentatonic, 3 to 5 with high E string ringing out.
Then play the B [Em] string open.
Then 5 to 8, doing the same [E] thing again.
Play the B string open.
Slider to A position.
[A] Add _ _ [F#m]
the 7th fret in there on the B string.
_ [G] Do a little bend.
[F#m] _ [G#m] Up to the B position. _ _
Add in the [G#] 9th fret in.
Back to A again.
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _
_ [N] Then up to 9th fret on the B and the G and the [E] E ringing out.
_ _ I'll do this bit at the end.
So [N] the second part of the solo is just following the chords.
E, then does an octave of E, then A, then another octave.
So we've got [E] E string.
_ [B] _ So [C] open 3rd 4th on [F#] the E string to 2nd fret on the A.
Now this bit, [C#] it [D] goes 5, [C#] 1, 2, [B] 4, 2 on the [E] A string.
_ _ [C#] _ _ [Gm] Then you jump to the octave.
[E]
7th fret on the A string, _ _ [G#m] 6th fret on the D, 4th fret on [B] the G.
[G] Then jump to 7 on the G.
7, [G#] 6, 4.
But this [G#] time, he jumps back to 6th fret on the D [E] string, then back to 4th on the G again. _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F] Now the next position is just A.
It's exactly the same shape as the E string one [E] we just did.
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C] Just take that pattern from [E] the E and the A string and move down to the [Gm] A and the D.
After [Am] that, you slide to 7th fret on the D string, _ _ [C#] 6th fret on the [E] G, 5th fret on the B.
_ [G] 8, 7, 5, 7, [E] 5 on the [A] B. _ _ _
[G#] _ Then 7th [F] fret bend on the same string, [G] _ _ [E]
back to [D#] 5th.
Jump to the E [G] string, 7th fret bend.
_ [Am] _
So that was 7 bend, back to 7, 5.
[G#] _
Then just do 7th [A] fret and 7th fret on the B, so E [C] and the B.
Two together, just bending the [F#] B string. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ Hopefully [C#] that's somewhere near to get [Em] _ the_ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [B] _
_ [G#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E]
was _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ my [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [N] rough interpretation of Let's Shake by Brian Setzer.
I'm just going to run through the basics quickly for you.
_ E [E] pentatonic, 3 to 5 with high E string ringing out.
Then play the B [Em] string open.
Then 5 to 8, doing the same [E] thing again.
Play the B string open.
Slider to A position.
[A] Add _ _ [F#m]
the 7th fret in there on the B string.
_ [G] Do a little bend.
[F#m] _ [G#m] Up to the B position. _ _
Add in the [G#] 9th fret in.
Back to A again.
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _
_ [N] Then up to 9th fret on the B and the G and the [E] E ringing out.
_ _ I'll do this bit at the end.
So [N] the second part of the solo is just following the chords.
E, then does an octave of E, then A, then another octave.
So we've got [E] E string.
_ [B] _ So [C] open 3rd 4th on [F#] the E string to 2nd fret on the A.
Now this bit, [C#] it [D] goes 5, [C#] 1, 2, [B] 4, 2 on the [E] A string.
_ _ [C#] _ _ [Gm] Then you jump to the octave.
[E]
7th fret on the A string, _ _ [G#m] 6th fret on the D, 4th fret on [B] the G.
[G] Then jump to 7 on the G.
7, [G#] 6, 4.
But this [G#] time, he jumps back to 6th fret on the D [E] string, then back to 4th on the G again. _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F] Now the next position is just A.
It's exactly the same shape as the E string one [E] we just did.
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C] Just take that pattern from [E] the E and the A string and move down to the [Gm] A and the D.
After [Am] that, you slide to 7th fret on the D string, _ _ [C#] 6th fret on the [E] G, 5th fret on the B.
_ [G] 8, 7, 5, 7, [E] 5 on the [A] B. _ _ _
[G#] _ Then 7th [F] fret bend on the same string, [G] _ _ [E]
back to [D#] 5th.
Jump to the E [G] string, 7th fret bend.
_ [Am] _
So that was 7 bend, back to 7, 5.
[G#] _
Then just do 7th [A] fret and 7th fret on the B, so E [C] and the B.
Two together, just bending the [F#] B string. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ Hopefully [C#] that's somewhere near to get [Em] _ the_ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _