Rattlesnake Shake Chords
Rattlesnake Shake by Fleetwood Mac is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B1. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
'Baby, if you got to rock'
Riff A:
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|
A|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|
E|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|
I got to be your
rockin' horse
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|
A|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|
E|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|
Baby, think you'd like
to roll
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|
A|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|
E|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|
Maybe your diggin'
it more
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|
A|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|
E|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|
They're shakin' the
Riff B1: Riff B2:
E|-----------------------|----------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------|
G|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|--7--7-9/7-5--7-|
D|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|--0--0--------0-|
A|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-|--5--5-7/5-3--5-|
E|-----------------------|----------------|
world
Riff A: 2x
When it's time to crash
Riff B1:
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--7-7-x----7-7-x---5/7-|
D|--0-0-x----0-0-x-------|
A|--5-5-x----5-5-x---3/5-| 2x
E|-----------------------|
But when I get home tonight
I guess I got to shake myself
Riff A: 6x
You need some love You must have the blues
Ain't but the one thing
A good man can do
Riff B1 + B2:
He do the shake
Riff A: 2x
The rattlesnake shake
Man, do the shake
Riff B1: 2x
Yes, and jerk away the blues
Riff A: 2x
Now, jerk it
Riff C: (shaker break)
E|--------------------------------| |-------------x---x-x--x--|
B|--------5--7--------5--7--------| |-------------x---x-x--x--|
G|--------5--7--------5--7-5vv----| |-------------x---x-x--x--|
D|--7---7------7----7----------7--| |--7-7--------x---x-x--x--|
A|--0---0------0----0----------0--| 3x |--0-0--------x---x-x--x--|
E|--------------------------------| |-------------x---x-x--x--|
Riff D: (fast)
E|------------------------| |-----------------|
B|------------------------| |-----------------|
G|----5v------------------| |----5vvvv--------|
D|------------5-----------| |-------------7p5-|
A|--0-----5h7---7/3p0-----| 7x |--0--------------|
E|--------------------3-5-| |-----------------|
Riff A: 4x
Now, I know this guy
His name is Mick (Fleetwood?)
Now, he don't care when he
ain't got no chick
Riff B1 + B2:
He do the shake
Riff A: 2x
The rattlesnake shake
Man, do the shake
Riff B1: 2x
Yes, and jerk away the blues
Riff A: 2x
Now, jerk it
Riff C: 3x + shaker break
Riff D:
E|------------------------|--------|
B|--8-8-8---7-7-7---5-----|--------|
G|--9-9-9---7-7-7---5-----|--------|
D|---------------------7v-|-7-5----|
A|------------------------|-----7--|
E|------------------------|------5-|
E|------------------------|--------|
B|--8-8-8---7-7-7---5-----|--------|
G|--9-9-9---7-7-7---5-----|--------|
D|---------------------7v-|-7-5----|
A|------------------------|-----7--|
E|------------------------|------5-|
E|---------------------------|---------|
B|--8-8-8---10-10-10---5-----|---------|
G|--9-9-9---11-11-11---5-----|---------|
D|-----------------------7v--|-7/14/7v-|
A|---------------------------|---------|
E|---------------------------|---------|
E|------------------------|-------------|
B|--8-8-8---7-7-7---5-----|-------------|
G|--9-9-9---7-7-7---5-----|-------------|
D|---------------------7v-|-7-5-----5-7-|
A|------------------------|-----7p6-----|
E|------------------------|-------------|
E|----5-----8---10--|
B|----5-----8---10--|
G|----5---7-8-9-----|
D|----5---7---------|
A|----5-6-7---------|
E|----5-----8-------|