------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEY YA - Obadiah Parker ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: BoomerB04 Email: sburmeister@wisc.edu Tuning: Standard: CAPO 4 Here's a link to a video of me playing it when I first tabbed it out... this is before I the hammer-ons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4_tPIWCyK0 This is my first tab. I know it's not 100% correct but I know it sounds pretty good. So don't send me a bunch of e-mails telling me it's not right because I'm aware of that. it's a pretty simple song in terms of the chords. Singing the rhythm correctly with the can be a little trickier for some. The same 4 chords repeat throughout the song. There is one place where it changes a bit... which is where he says "Then what makes love the exception"... you repeat the 3rd and chords again. Chords Used: C F Cmaj9 Am7 (I'm aware that these may not be the correct names, but the sake of simplicity this is what I'll call them) C F Cmaj7 Am7 e|--3-------3-------3-------3---| B|--1-------1-------1-------1---| G|--0-------2-------0-------2---| D|--2-------3-------0-------2---| A|--3-------0-------2-------0---| E|--x-------x-------3-------x---| If you want to throw some hammer-ons in, the tab looks like this: (I spaced the rhythm a little bit to show the chord changes) C F Cmaj9 Am7 e|-3--3-3--333---3---3-3--333---3---3-3--333---3--33---3--33--333---3---33--333-| B|-1--1-1--111---1---1-1--111---1---1-1--111---1--11---1--11--111---1---11--111-| G|-0--0-0--000---0h2-2-2--222---0h2-2-2--222---0--00---2--22--222---2---22--222-| D|-2--2-2--222---3---3-3--333---3---3-3--333---0--00---2--33--222---0h2-22------| A|-3--3-3--333---0---0-0--000---0---0-0--000---2--23---0--00--000---0---00--000-| E|-x--x-x--xxx---x---x-x--xxx---x---x-x--xxx---3--33---x--xx--xxx---x---xx--xxx-| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The rhythm for the "Shake it part" goes like this: C F Cmaj9 Am7 e|-33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---3--x-x--3--x-x--xxx----------| B|-11--x-x--xxx---11--x-x--xxx---11--x-x--xxx---1--x-x--1--x-x--xxx----------| G|-00--x-x--xxx---22--x-x--xxx---22--x-x--xxx---0--x-x--2--x-x--xxx----------| D|-22--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---33--x-x--xxx---0--x-x--2--x-x--xxx----------| A|-33--x-x--xxx---00--x-x--xxx---00--x-x--xxx---2--x-x--0--x-x--xxx----------| E|-xx--x-x--xxx---xx--x-x--xxx---xx--x-x--xxx---3--x-x--x--x-x--xxx----------| C F My baby don't mess around F Because she loves me so Cmaj9 Am7 And this I know for sure C F But does she really wanna F But can't stand to see me Cmaj9 Am7 Walk out the door C F Don't try to fight the feeling F Cmaj9 Am7 Because the thought alone is killing me right now C F Thank god for mom and dad F For sticking two together Cmaj9 Am7 'Cause we don't know how. Chorus: C F And, Hey Ya Cmaj9 Am7 Hey Ya C F Hey Ya Cmaj9 Am7 Hey Ya C You think you've got it F Ohh, you think you've got it F But got it just don't get it Cmaj9 Am7 Till' there's nothing at all. C We get together F Oh, we get together F Cmaj9 Am7 But seperate's always better when there's feelings involved. C F If what they say is "Nothing is forever" Cmaj9 Am7 Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes, Cmaj9 Am7 Love the exception? C So why you, why you F F Why you, why you, why you are we so in denial Cmaj9 Am7 When we know we're not happy here Chorus: C F And, Hey Ya Cmaj9 Am7 Hey Ya C F Hey Ya Cmaj9 Am7 Hey Ya C F Alright now fellas Cmaj9 Am7 Now what's cooler than being cool? C F I can't hear you now F Cmaj9 Am7 I say what's cooler than being cool? C F Alright, alright, alright, alright C Am7 Alright, alright, alright, alright Alright, alright, alright, alright C F Ok now ladies Cmaj9 Am7 And we gonna break this thing down in just a few seconds here C F Now don't have me break it down for nothing Cmaj9 Am7 Now I wanna see y'all on y'alls baddest behavior C F Lend me some sugar, Cmaj9 Am7 I am your neighbor Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it, Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it, Shake it like a Polaroid picture Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it, Chorus: C F And, Hey Ya Cmaj9 Am7 Hey Ya C F Hey Ya Cmaj9 Am7 Hey Ya