Rattlesnake Shake Bass

Artist:Motley Crue
Song:Rattlesnake Shake
Album:Dr.Feelgood
Bassist:Nikki Sixx
Tabber:Dev Fuld
 
This is one of my all time favorite Motley Crue songs, I'm suprised it hasn't been tabbed
yet.
 
Key:
x = times a number
b = bend
/ = slide up
* = let it ring
 
*Guitar Intro*
 
Intro
F:-----------------|----|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C:-----------------|----|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G:17-17-17-17-17-17|5x64|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D:-----------------|----|5-3-5-5|5-3-5-5|5-3-5-5|5-3-5-5|
 
Verse
F:-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C:-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G:-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D:5-3-5-5|5-3-5-5|5-3-5-5|5-3-5-5|5-3-5-5|5-3-5-5|5-3-5-5|5-3-5-5|
 
Pre-Chorus
F:-----|
C:-----|
G:---7*|
D:0*---|
 
Chorus (version 1)
F:--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
C:-----5757-----|-----5757-----|-----5757-----|-----5757-----|
G:----------5x16|----------5x16|----------5x16|----------5x16|
D:5x10----------|5x10----------|5x10----------|5x10----------|
 
Chorus (version 2)
F:---------|---------|---------|---------|
C:---------|---------|---------|---------|
G:-----5x16|-----5x16|-----5x16|-----5x16|
D:5x16-----|5x16-----|5x16-----|5x16-----|
 
After Chorus
F:---------------------|
C:---------------------|
G:------7b*-7b-7b-7b-7b|
D:0*-0*----------------|
 
Verse
 
Pre-Chorus
 
Chorus
 
After Chorus
 
Bass Soloish thingy
F:----------------|----------------|
C:----7-----------|----7-----------|
G:------------3434|------------3535| You have to repeat these until you come to the
D:5-5---0-3-3-----|5-5---0-3-3-----| after chorus
 
After Chorus
 
Chorus
 
2nd Chorus
F:-------------------------|
C:-----------------4-5*-6-7|
G:----4-5*-6-7-5-5---------|
D:5-5----------------------|
 
End
F:----------------|----------------|
C:----------------|----------------|
G:5x64-17-17-17-17|5x64-17-17-17-17|
D:----------------|----------------|
 
That's it. This is a radical Motley Crue song, so turn it up, play it loud and play it with
attitude. It is in order already so you shouldn't have trouble with that. Any questions
or comments, e-mail me at rocklvson@yahoo.com
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