Tabs
GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE
As recorded by The Virtues
(From the 1960 Album GUITAR BOOGIE SHUFFLE)
Music by Arthur Smith
Arranged by The Virtues
Transcribed by Slowhand
E MajorE 
A7A7 
B7B7
0 2 2 1 0 0 5 7 x 6 8 x 7 9 x 8 10 x
Gtr I (
Eb MajorEb 
AbAb 
DbDb 
GbGb 
Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb) - 'Jimmy Bruno - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (Eb MajorEb AbAb DbDb GbGb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb) - 'Jimmy Bruno - Acoustic Guitar '
Q=178(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
PM
H Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|----2-----------|
|-----------2-|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0-|
E MajorE
Gtr II
W W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtr I
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|---------------|-----------------||----------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------||o---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------||----------------|----------------|
|----2----------|-----------------||----------------|-2--------------|
|---------------|-----------------||o--------2-2-4--|----4-4-2-2-----|
|-0----0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||--0--/4---------|------------4---|
A7A7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Q Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|---------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-0-0---0----------|
|---------------|-2-2------------|-------2--4-2-|-----4---4-2------|
|--------2-2-4--|-----4-4-2-2----|-0--4---------|-------------4-4--|
|-0--/4---------|-------------4--|--------------|------------------|
E MajorE B7B7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-2-2------------|--------0-0-----|-----------------|
|--------2-2-4-4-|-----4-4-2-2----|-2--4-2-----4-4-|-2-2-0-0---0-----|
|-0--/4----------|-------------4--|----------------|---------4---2---|
$
E MajorE E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE
|-----------------|------------------||-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------o||-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|------------------||-------------------|--------------------|
|---2-----------2-|---2--------------||-------------------|--------------------|
|-------4-2-3-4---|-----4-3-2-3-4-4-o||----2-3-4----2-3-4-|----2-3-4----2-3-4--|
|-0---------------|------------------||-0--------0--------|-0--------0---------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----2-3-4----2-3-4-|----2-3-4----2-3-4-|
|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|
A7A7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|----2-3-4----2-3-4-|----2-3-4----2-3-4---|
|-0--------0--------|-0--------0----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----2-3-4----2-3-4-|----2-3-4----2-3-4-|
|-0--------0--------|-0--------0--------|
B7B7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|----2-3-4----2-3-4-|----2-3-4----2-3-4---|
|-2--------2--------|-2--------2----------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
To Coda
E MajorE E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
|-3-| |-3-|
Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q Q H Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------------------|-------------||--------3-/4-5-6-|-7--5-7-4--------|
|-------------------|-------------||----5-7----------|----------5------|
|-------------------|-------------||-4---------------|------------6-4--|
|-------------------|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|----2-3-4----2-3-4-|-------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-0--------0--------|-0-----------||-----------------|-----------------|
A7A7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
|-3-|
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E q q E MajorE E Q Q. E MajorE +Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|------3-4-------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5--7-----5-----|--------------|-5-----7-(7)-----|----5h7p5-4-7-5-4-|
|------------6-4-|-7--6--4-6-7--|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +H E MajorE Q E MajorE
|-------------------|---------------4-|
|-5-----------------|-----------5-----|
|---4---6-(6)-----4-|-(4)-----6-------|
|-----6-------7-4---|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
B7B7 E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | |
/ / / / / /
e E MajorE e E MajorE e e E MajorE e e E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-7---7---7-7---7-|-7---5-7-4-5-7-5-|-4----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---5-----7-4-5----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-4-------4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
+H H E MajorE E Q e E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E Q e E MajorE Q Q Q E MajorE E Q
|---------------||-6-7-6--7---6-7-|-6-7\-6--7---6--|-/7-----6-7-6---|
|---------------||-8-9-8--9---8-9-|-8-9\-8--9---8--|-/9-----8-9-8---|
|-(4)-----------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---------------||----------------|----------------|----------------|
A7A7 E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
H E MajorE E E MajorE E q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|-7-----9-8-7-8-|-9--8--7-------|--------------7-|---5-5-4-(4)-5-7-5--|
|-9-------------|---------8-----|------------8---|--------------------|
|---------------|-----------9-8-|-7--9-7-6-9-----|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|
B7B7 E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E q E MajorE E Q q Q. E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-4---------------|------3s4--7--|-----------------|------------------|
|---5-----7-6-5---|-5------------|-------------4-7-|-5----------------|
|-----6-4-------6-|--------------|-4-----5-6-6-----|---4---6----------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----6-----7-4----|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------7--|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
E MajorE E MajorE
W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
+H q Q H E MajorE E Q +H H E MajorE Q. H
|--------------||--------------||---------12\-----|---------12\------|
|--------------||--------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------4--||---------1s4--||-(4)-------------|-2s4--------------|
|--------6-----||--------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-(7)----------||--------------||-----------------|------------------|
|--------------||-0------------||-----------------|------------------|
A7A7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H W
|------------|--------12------|-12--12---------|--------------|
|----------------|-5s=12------14--|---------14-----|--------------|
|-1s=4-----------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE +H
|-12-12-------12--------|-12-----------------|
|-------14-12-----14-12-|-----14-------------|
|-----------------------|--------13-(13)-----|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
B7B7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
+Q Q E MajorE a E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------10-12p10-9-10-|-12-10-9----------10-9-|
|-(13)-------------------|---------11-10-11------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +H. +E MajorE E MajorE
|-------------------|----------------7-||
|-------------------|------------------||
|-11-9-8-9-11-8-9---|------------------||
|-----------------9-|-(9)--------(9)---||
|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------||
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
|-8s9---8s9---8s9---8s9---|-8s9---8s9---8s9---8s9-----|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A7A7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q H +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|-----7-----7-----7-----7-|---x-4--7--4-7-|-5------------|----------5-7-5---|
|-8s9---8s9---8s9---8s9---|---------------|---5----------|--------5---------|
|-------------------------|---------------|-----6--------|------6-----------|
|-------------------------|---------------|--------7-----|-(7)--------------|
|-------------------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------|--------------|------------------|
E MajorE B7B7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
|-3-|
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E e E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-4--7-5-4-------|---------4-5-6-7-|---5-4---7---5h7p5-|-4-5-7-5-4-------|
|----------5-----|-7-6-5-7---------|-------------------|-----------5-----|
|------------6-4-|-----------------|-------------------|-------------6-4-|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
|-3-| |-3-|
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E S S S E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q
|---------------------|------------------||
|-7-5-6---4-----------|-------------0-2--||
|-------4---7-6h7p6-5-|-4h6p4-2-0-1------||
|---------------------|------------------||
|---------------------|------------------||
|---------------------|------------------||
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-2--------------|---------------|-2-2------------|
|---------2-2-/4--|----4-4-2-2-----|--------2-2-4--|-----4--2-2-----|
|-0-0-/4----------|------------4-4-|-0-0-4---------|------------4---|
A7A7 E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-0----0--------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------2-2-4-4-|----4---4-2----|---------------|-2-2-------------|
|-0-0-4-4---------|------------4--|--------2-2-4--|-----4-4-2-2-----|
|-----------------|---------------|-0--4-4--------|-------------4---|
B7B7 E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------*|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------*|
|---------0-0-----|----------------|---2-----------2-|-(2)-2--------------*|
|-2-2-4-2-----4-4-|-2-2-0-0--------|-------4-2-3-4---|-------4-3-2-3-4-4--*|
|-----------------|---------4-4-2--|-0---------------|--------------------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
