Bass tablature for "Shy Boy" by "Billy Sheehan"
Artist: Billy Sheehan
Piece: Shy Boy
Instrument: Bass
Submitter: bassman666
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A.H. = Artifical Harmonic
Tp = Tapping
() = Harmonic
A.H.
G-------Tp------------------------------------------------------------------
D---12-(19)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-3--3---------------------------------------------------3--3------3--------
A------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--3-3--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5--X----------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3--X-3--X-5~-|---------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------
First Verse
/------Harmonics-----
G-3-----3-------3----3------------7--------5--------------------------------
D-----3---3-5-3----3-------5/0----5--------3--------------------------------
A-------------------------------3------------------5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the stage I'm in a rage but don't you let it fool. I can
A.H. A.H. A.H. A.H.
G--------------5-(17)/12-(19)--10(17)--------7----5-------------------------
D-----------------Tp------Tp------Tp---------5----3-----------------Tp---Tp-
A--53--------------------------------------------------5---------5(12)-(10)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
rock with twenty thousand, but when I'm alone with you
A.H.
G------------------------------------------7------5-------------------------
D----Tp------------------------------------5------3-------------------------
A--5(10)3---------------/53--------------------------------5--------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
something stops my frantic passion deep inside of me
G----------5---57/5--75/75/7X/0-----7-----5---7----5--------------------
D----7-------7--------------------------5-----3---5----3--------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5----------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
I need agressive women to knock me off my feet
CHORUS:
G-------------------7-----7----7---7----------------------------------------
D--3------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------5---5--5-5-5----5-----5---5---3-3-3-3------3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shy boy, shy boy, shy boy, shy boy
G-------------------------------------------------2----0/2 ----------------
D--3---------3-----------------------------------------------3--------------
A------5-5--------5-5-5-3/5-0-----1----1-----0------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shy boy, shy boy, give it one more try boy
G-----------------------------------5---5/7---------------------------------
D--3------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---3------5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5----------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shy boy, shy boy, shy boy, shy boy
G--------------------------------------------------2-0-0-0-0----------------
D--3----------3----------------------------------------------3-0------------
A-------5--5----5----5-5-5-5-5-0--1------1-----0----------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
shy boy, shy boy, give it one more try, boy I'm
/-------------A.H.-----------------------
G----5(17)/7-5(17)-5(17)-5(17)-7--5(17)-7-5(17)--7----5---------------------
D--3---Tp------Tp----Tp----Tp-------Tp------Tp---5----3---------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------5-----------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
nervous, shaking, sweating, breaking all across the land
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----10/1210/12---1210/1210--1210/1210--1210/1210--1210/1210/1210-
A-/5---------------Tp-----------Tp-----------Tp-----------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
You wouldn't wanna know me if I
*/------------------A.H.-------------------------------
G--7-----5------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5-----3-------------3(10)/5---5(10)3---3(10)----(10)-(10)-(10)----------
A----------------5~------Tp--------Tp--------Tp------Tp---Tp----Tp----------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
wasn't in the band I don't know
(Billy also uses DISTORTION and COMPRESSOR at "*")
---------------* /-----Harmonics---------
G-------------------------7-------5-------------------5----------3----2----5-
D-5(10)3---3(10)/5-------5-------3-----------------5----------3----2----5---
A---Tp--------Tp--------------------------5~---------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
what it is that does this thing to me I need aggressive women
------
G------------7----5---7---5------------|--------|---------------------------
D----5-------5----3---5---3------------|-Chorus-|---------------------------
A--5--------------------------5-5-3/5--|--------|---------------------------
E--------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------
to knock me off my feet
Second verse:
G--------5(17)/7--5(17)--5(17)---5(17)7--5(17)7--5(17)-----7----5-----------
D-3-0--3---Tp-------Tp-----Tp------Tp------Tp--------------5----3-----------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------5---
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm nervous, shakin', sweatin', breakin' all across the land
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-10-12-10-12----12-10-12-10--12-10-12-10--12-10-12-10--12-10-12-10---------
A------------------H--P--H------H--P--H------H---P-H------H--P--H-----------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
You wound't wanna know me if I
A.H.------------------------------------------------
G--7-----5------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5-----3----------------3(10)-5---5(10)3--3(10)--(10)-(10)-(10)-----------
A---------------5~~---------Tp--------Tp-------Tp----Tp--Tp---Tp------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
wasn't in the band I don't know
------------------ H.--------------------
G---------------------------7------5------------------------5---------------
D-5(10)3---3(10)5-----------5------3----------5----------5------------------
A---Tp-------Tp-------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
what it is that does this thing to me I
--------------------------
G---3----2---------5---------7---5---7--5----------|--------|---------------
D-3----2---------5-----5-----5---3---5--3----------|-Chorus-|---------------
A--------------------5---------------------5-5-3/5-|--------|---------------
E--------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------
need aggressive women to knock me off my feet
G------------------------------5--------------------------------------------
D----3-------------------------5--------------------------------------------
A----3----------------------123----------------------0----0----------------
E----1-------------------------------------------3--------------------------
Gotta keep things movin' till my personality starts improvin'
GUITAR SOLO:
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-3-3----------------------------------------------------3------------------
A-----5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5 --3-3--3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-----
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------3-------3-----------------
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 -1-1-1-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5--5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------3-------3-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3--3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-5--5---------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-10/12--10/12--10/12-10--10/12--10/12--10/127---5-----7/12----------------
D---------------------------------------------5---3-------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------5----------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-10/1210--10/12-10/12--12/1210--10/12--10/12--127---5--------------5-7--
D-------------------------------------------------------3----------5/7------
A----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5----------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
BASS SOLO:
G-19-14--19-14-12--18-14--18-14--19-14--19-14-12--18-14--18-14--19-14-------
D-Tp-----Tp--------TP-----Tp-----Tp-----Tp--------Tp-----Tp-----Tp----------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-19-14-12--18-14--18-14-12--19-14-12--18-14-12--19-14-12--18-14-12---------
D-Tp--------Tp-----Tp--------Tp--------Tp--------Tp--------Tp---------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-19-14-12--18-14-12--19-14-12--19-14-12-14--16-14--16-14-1211-------------
D-Tp--------Tp--------Tp--------Tp-----------Tp-----Tp----------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-16-12--16-12-119--14-11--14-11-97--12-9--12-9-7--11-9-76--11-7-5-------
D-Tp-----Tp----------Tp-----Tp---------Tp----Tp------Tp--------Tp-----------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-7-54---9-5-4---9-5-0---4-5-7-0---4-5-7-0---4-5-7-0---5-7-9-7-9-5-6-----
DTp--------Tp------Tp------Tp--------Tp--------Tp--------Tp-----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--7-11-9-11-7-0---9-11-12-11-12-9-0---11-14-12-14-12--16-14-12--16-14-12---
D-Tp--------------Tp-------------------Tp--------------Tp--------Tp---------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-16-14-12--16-14-12--16-14-12--16-14-12--16-14/19~~~~~~--|---------|-------
D-Tp--------Tp--------Tp--------Tp--------Tp--------------|-Chorus--|-------
A---------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------
E---------------------------------------------------------|---------|-------
Outro...
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------5---7-5-------------------------------------7-9-------
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-----7-5-----7-7---7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-----107--
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shy boy I'm just a shy boy
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------5-7-5----------------------------------------------------------------
A-7-7--------7-7-5-----5-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-5-
E------------------7-5------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------9--7--(19)-(19)-(19)-------------------
D-----------------------------9---7--7--5---Tp---Tp---Tp--------------------
A-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7---5-------------------------7--------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
YEAH!
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