Shakin It Loose bass tab by REO Speedwagon

SHAKIN' IT LOOSE (Bassline)

As recorded by REO Speedwagon
(From the 1980 Album HI INFIDELITY)

Words and Music by Gary Richrath

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bruce Hall - Bass'


 Intro       1st Verse
 Q=156
 4/4
 Gtr I
 E Q E E E E E  Q.  E H   Q.  E H   Q.  E H
|----------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------------||-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---5--5-6---7---||-8----8-8----|-5----5-5----|-8----8-8----|

 Q.  E H   Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-5--5--5--5--|
|-5----5-5----|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|


 H   H   Q.  E H   Q.  E H    Q.  E H
|------------|-------------|-------------||--------------|
|------------|-------------|-------------||o-------------|
|-8----10----|-------------|-------------||o-------------|
|------------|-8----8-8----|-8----8-8----||--8----8-8----|


 Q.  E H   Q.  E H   Q.  E H   Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-5----5-5----|-8----8-8----|-5----5-5----|-1--1--1--1--|


 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  H   H   Q.  E H
|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|-------------|-5--5--5--5--|-8----10----|-------------|
|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|------------|-8----8-8----|


        Chorus
 Q Q Q Q   Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q.  E  +E E E E Q.  E
|-------------||-------------|--------------|------------------|
|-------------||-------------|--------------|------------------|
|-------------||-------------|-5--5--5----3-|-(3)-3-5-6-3----3-|
|-8--6--5--3--||-1--1--1--1--|--------------|------------------|


 +E E E E H   Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q.  E  +E E E E Q.  E
|----------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|
|-------3-4-5----|-------------|--------------|------------------|
|-(3)-3----------|-------------|-5--5--5----3-|-(3)-3-5-6-3----3-|
|----------------|-1--1--1--1--|--------------|------------------|


 +E E E E H   Q Q Q Q  H   H   Q.  E H
|----------------|-------------|------------|-------------|
|-------3-4-5----|-------------|------------|-------------|
|-(3)-3----------|-5--5--5--5--|-8----10----|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|------------|-8----8-8----|


                   Piano Solo
 1.        2.
 E Q.  E E E E   E Q.  E E E E  Q.  E H   Q.  E H
|-----------------||----------------||-------------|-------------|
|----------------o||----------------||-------------|-------------|
|----------------o||----------------||-------------|-------------|
|-8-5----6---7----||-8-5----6---7---||-8----8-8----|-5----5-5----|


 Q.  E H   Q.  E H   Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-8----8-8----|-5----5-5----|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|


               Guitar Solo
 Q Q Q Q  H   H    Q.  E H   Q.  E H
|-------------|------------||-------------|-------------|
|-------------|------------||-------------|-------------|
|-5--5--5--5--|-8----10----||-------------|-------------|
|-------------|------------||-8----8-8----|-5----5-5----|


 Q.  E H   Q.  E H   Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-8----8-8----|-5----5-5----|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|


 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q Q  W     W
|-------------|-------------|----------|------||
|-------------|-------------|----------|------||
|-------------|-5--5--5--5--|-3--------|-3----||
|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|----------|------||


 Out-Chorus
 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q.  E  +E E E E Q.  E  +E E E E H
|-------------|--------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------------|-------3-4-5----|
|-------------|-5--5--5----3-|-(3)-3-5-6-3----3-|-(3)-3----------|
|-1--1--1--1--|--------------|------------------|----------------|


 Q Q Q Q  Q Q Q.  E  +E E E E Q.  E  +E E E E H
|-------------|--------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------|--------------|------------------|-------3-4-5----|
|-------------|-5--5--5----3-|-(3)-3-5-6-3----3-|-(3)-3----------|
|-1--1--1--1--|--------------|------------------|----------------|


 Q Q Q Q  H  H   Q.  E H   Q.  E H
|-------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-3----5----|-------------|-------------|
|-5--5--5--5--|-----------|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|
|-------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|


 Q Q Q Q  H  H   Q.  E H   Q.  E H
|-------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-3----5----|-------------|-------------|
|-5--5--5--5--|-----------|-3----3-3----|-3----3-3----|
|-------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|


 Q Q Q Q  H  H   E E +H.    +W      +W
|-------------|-----------|--------------|------------|--------*|
|-------------|-3----5----|--------------|------------|--------*|
|-5--5--5--5--|-----------|---3-(3)------|-(3)--------|-(3)----*|
|-------------|-----------|--------------|------------|--------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 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



She looked at me with fire in her eyes.
Looks can't kill but she certainly tries,
And she tried as she might.
But I'm gonna be all right,
Shakin' it loose tonight.

She said honey, "forget me quick."
Another fool, another hollywood trick.
Movin' on a red light.
But I'm gonna be all right,
Shakin' it loose tonight.

I got to go there's someone on the phone.
Knock on my door, but there's nobody home
I turned out the light
And I'm gonna be all right,
Shakin' it loose tonight.

Shake, shake, shakin' it loose tonight.
Shake, shake, shakin' it loose tonight.
I'm gonna make it.