Harlem Shuffle Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays442

Harlem Shuffle by Bob And Earl is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Am, F, C, Bb, A, Eb, G, Bbm, Gb and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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  			Intro: 

#1. 
Am                              F          Am 
You move it to the left and you go for yourself. 
                   F     Am  C     Am 
You move it to the right.....yeah, if it takes all  

night. 
     Bb 
Now, take it kinda slow, with a whole lot of soul. 
      Am 
Don't move it too fast, just make it last. 


#2. 
Am 
You know you scratch just like a monkey, yeah, you do,  

real cool, yeah. 

You slide into The Limbo, yeah, how low can you go? 
     Bb 
Now, come on, baby, I don't want you to stumble now. 
     Am 
Just grove it right here to the Harlem Shuffle. 


Bridge: 
 A     Am 
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, do the Harlem shuffle.) 
     Eb                   Am 
Ahhh-ohhhh, do the Monkey Shine, now. 
             G     Am 
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, do the Harlem Shuffle.) 
Bb 
Aaahhhhhhh-waaaaah-aaahhhh-aaahhh-aaahhh-aaahhh-aaahhh- 
       Am      Bb Bbm 
waaaah-haaaaah.. 


#3. 
                   Bb    Gb         Bbm    Bb    Bbm 
Hitch, Hitch-Hike, baby, across the floor..whoa, whoa, 

whoa, I can't stand it no more. 
     B 
Now, come on, baby, now get into your Slide. 
             Bb                Bbm 
You're gonna ride, ride, ride, do The Pony, ride, yeah. 


OUTRO: 
Bb            Bbm 
Shake, shake, shake it, shake a tail-feather, baby, ohhhh!! 
Bbm                                           Bb    Bbm 
Shake, shake, shake it, shake a tail-feather, baby, get low 

down, ohhhh!! 
Bbm 
Shake, shake, shake, do The Monkey Shine, baby..(Fade.) 
 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante