Cake By The Ocean tab by DNCE

Tabs

INTRO
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|0-----0-7-777-6-5-----5-8--888-7-|



VERSE RIFF A augmentedA
e|--7---7---7---7---5---5---8---7--|
BB|--8---8---7---7---5---5---5---4--|
G+G|--9---9---7---7---5---5---5---4--|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|

CHORUS RIFF A augmentedA
e|12---12-12-------14---14-14-------12---12-12-------15---15-15--------------|
BB|12---12-12-------15---15-15-------13---13-13-------17---17-17--------------|
G+G|12---12-12-------14---14-14-------12---12-12-------17---17-17--------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE RIFF BB
e|(12)*-----12-------14-14-14-14-----13-----12-------12----------------------|
BB|(12)------12-------15-15-15-15-----14-----13-------13----------------------|
G+G|(12)------12-------14-14-14-14-----13-----12-------12----------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*The first chord is not played the first time

CHORUS RIFF BB
e|12-------12-------14---14-14-----13----12--------12-------15---15-15----14-|
BB|12-------12-------15---15-15-----14----13--------13-------17---15-15----14-|
G+G|12-------12-------14---14-14-----13----12--------12-------17---17-17----16-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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SONG FORM

INTRO*     6x (2x as song intro, 4x w/vocals)
VERSE RIFF A augmentedA  3x
INTRO      1x (only halfway through, then pause)
CHORUS RIFF A augmentedA  8x
INTRO      1x
VERSE RIFF BB  4x
VERSE RIFF A/BA/B 4x (both are played in recording, so pick one)
INTRO      1x (only halfway through, then pause)
CHORUS RIFF A augmentedA  8x
CHORUS RIFF BB  4x
INTRO      2x
CHORUS RIFF A augmentedA  8x
CHORUS RIFF BB  4x

*in the recording, the intro riff is played throughout the entire song, with
all the other guitar tracks being overdubbed on top of it

If you just want to strum along with chords, use ||: E minorEm | Bm7Bm7 | Am7Am7 | C majorC :||


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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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