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                              "Shutterbug"
                             by Veruca Salt                        
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As performed on Saturday Night Live on 3/15/97
Tabbed by I God <n_sane@hotmail.com>

Dropped D Tuning
[D A D G B E] low to high                                
                         
Repeated bass line during verse & pre-chorus
G----------------------
D----------------------
A---3h5--5--5--5--5----
E----------------------
                                                                            
Pre-chorus

E----------------|---------------|---------------|
B----------------|---------------|---------------|
G----------------|---------------|---------------|
D---3--5--3--0*--|--6--6--6--0*--|--8--8--8--0*--|
A---3--5--3--0*--|--6--6--6--0*--|--8--8--8--0*--|
D---3--5--3--0*--|--6--6--6--0*--|--8--8--8--0*--|

* = let ring

          P.M.-|      P.M.-|      P.M.-|      P.M.-|
E---|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B---|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G---|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D---|--3--0--0--|--5--0--0--|--6--0--0--|--8--0--0--|
A---|--3--0--0--|--5--0--0--|--6--0--0--|--8--0--0--|
D---|--3--0--0--|--5--0--0--|--6--0--0--|--8--0--0--|
                                                                            

Chorus:
(play starred chords three times)
       *         *     *         *     *         *     *
E---|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
B---|--12--------8--|--10--------3--|--12--------8--|--10---10-------|
G---|--11--------7--|--9---------2--|--11--------7--|--9----9--------|
D---|--9---------5--|--7---------0--|--9---------5--|--7----7--------|
A---|--9---------5--|--7---------0--|--9---------5--|--7----7--------|
D---|--9---------5--|--7---------0--|--9---------5--|--7----7--------|

E---||---------------------9----||
B---||---11--11--11--------10---||
G---||*--10--10--10--------11--*||
D---||*--8---8---8---------0---*||
A---||---8---8---8---------0----||
D---||---8---8---8---------0----||

Outtro Solo:

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12---12--12\10--8--8\7--5--5\3--2--3\2--3--5--3--5--7--5--7--8--7--5-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/12---12--12--10----10--10--12--7----8--7--5--7--5--3--5--3--2--3--5--3--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/12--12--12--10--10--10--12-10-10--8--10--12---/15----15--12--10--12--15-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|/9--9--7------/15--14------14---------9--10--12--10--12--14--12--14--15~~~|
B|----------7------------17------15-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Mail me with comments/corrections/etc.

That solo took me an hour and a half to tab. It's close enough!!!
I know she plays on one string most of the time. That's why you have to
move up and down the neck. You can play it however you want, but that's 
how she plays it.

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Last Updated: July 22, 2026