Harlem Shuffle tab by The Rolling Stones

Tabs

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          Harlem Shuffle by The Rolling Stones
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Tabbed by: sugapablo
Album: Dirty Work (1986)
Originally by Bob & Earl (who played it a 1/2 up).

Tuning: DGDGBG

Intro:

  G+G   G+G G+G   E MajorE
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-12-----12-12-----9--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-12-----12-12-----9--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-12-----12-12-----9--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-12-----12-12-----9--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Main riff through vocals "You move it to the left...":

  G#G# F#F# G#G# G#G#
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-13--11h13--13-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-13--11h13--13-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-13--11h13--13-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Slides up 1/2 step on "Now take it kinda slow..." And then back to main riff.

  A augmentedA (2 measures)
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-14------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:

  A augmentedA (2 measures)   G#G# F#F# G#G# G#G#  G#G# F#F# G#G# G#G#
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14-----------------13--11h13--13----13--11h13--13-------------------------|
D MajorD|-14-----------------13--11h13--13----13--11h13--13-------------------------|
G+G|-14-----------------13--11h13--13----13--11h13--13-------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

3rd verse is transposed up 1/2 step "Hitch..hitch-hike baby, across the floor..."

  A augmentedA  G+G A augmentedA  A augmentedA
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14--12h14--14-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-14--12h14--14-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14--12h14--14-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And slides up 1/2 step from there on "Now come on baby, now get into your slide..."

  A augmentedA (2 measures)
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-14------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And back to this for the rest:

  A augmentedA  G+G A augmentedA  A augmentedA
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14--12h14--14-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-14--12h14--14-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14--12h14--14-------------------------------------------------------------|

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