Shake Your Money Maker Guitar Lesson

Hi!
I recently listened to the Paul Butterfield Blues Band album from 1965, and was wondering if anyone had a tab for "Shake Your Money Maker". I think that I was able to figure out something that sounds close to one section, but I know that there is definitely a better way to play it.

Thanks!

Wally Telefied Ad Free Member

I went to YouTube and clicked on PBB's version. While I was listening to that, I saw a Clapton/Beck version from Crossroads over to the right and clicked that one. Classic I, IV, V Boogie woogie with a 1/5—1/6 rhythm shuffle! Beck hits that Corcicidian slide the way he does everything else....dead on!
Are you playing with a slide in open tuning?
Axis29 Poster Extraordinaire Silver Supporter

The main lick goes minor third, to major third, fifth root, fifth, major third, root... Just move it up through the I, IV and V chords. It's a typical 12 bar, with no quick IV and no turnaround. Then in bars 11 and 12, slide into the I chord a few times.
In A in standard tuning, you can do it like this:

A lick D lick E lick
--------5----------|---------10----------|------------12-----------|
------5--5---------|------10---10-------|--------12----12--------|
-5-6-------6------|-10-11-------11-----|-12-13---------13------|
--------------5----|----------------10---|--------------------12---|
-------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|

Not sure what tuning the original is in. But, simply adjust accordingly. You could always play the slide bits in standard tuning (although I struggle with slide in standard tuning, it is possible)
It sure sounds like Bloomfield played this with a slide in open E tuning or open D tuning capoed up two frets. It is a lot easier to play this way with a slide. On the twelfth fret, slide up on the third string, then pick the 2d string, 1st string, 2d string, slide up 3d string, pick 4th string. All in the 12th fret. Do the same in the 5th fret, then 7th fret, repeat the pattern. E tuning instructions are all over the internet and youtube.

I play without a slide, but would love to learn it with a slide. For the way I was playing, it was easier to play without a slide, and though it sounds better with a slide (imo), I wasn't too worried about the sound and tone.
I think I might have just found an answer to my problem. G. E. Smith does a video about the Michael Bloomfield Telecaster, and in it, he plays "Shake Your Money Maker" around the 3:00 mark. I slowed down the video to half speed and I believe was able to get what he was playing.
(in standard tuning)

E (play twice) A (play once then play E once more) Then he plays this
------------12------------------|----------5----------------| ---------7------------5----|
--------12----------------------|-------5-------------------| -------7------------5------|
-/13-----------13p12h13------|-/6-------6p5h6----------| ---/8-----------/6--------| And then he plays the E riff again
----------------------------14\-|-------------------7\------| ---------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------| ---------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------| ---------------------------|

Here's the video:

Thank you to everyone that replied to this thread
Axis29 Poster Extraordinaire Silver Supporter

Yeah, I re-played it closer to speed and realized on the V chord, he's only playing the first half of the lick. Then descending to do the first half of the lick on the IV chord.
There's all kinds of little stuff you can do with the basic lick. What G.E. is doing is not that same as what I heard on the Youtube I found of Bloomfield playing it. But, it's close.
When you use a slide, in case you haven't tried it, just ride on top of the string, don't press down. You should be right on top of the fret for intonation. Pick hard but slide lightly like a butterfly kiss.
It's funny how G.E Smith questions whether or not Bloomfield played a slide on this. He talks about it more on his video from a few years ago introducing his signature model that when he was younger he wondered what Mike was doing, bare fingers or slide. Which I sort of agree there are moments on the first PBB record where I can't tell either.
But I think Shake Your Money Maker is slide. I have some boots of live shows and I hear Bloomfield only re tuning the G string at occasions. I could be WAY off but one way to play that solo with a slide is to just tune your G string up to G#.

Wally Telefied Ad Free Member

I could be wrong, but I hear a slide there....
Yeah it sure sounds like slide to me too, but who am I to doubt G.E.? There are many spots on the first record where it sounds like slide mixed in with normal playing.
Wally Telefied Ad Free Member

That is what I hear, too. There are spots where 3 note chords are moved with a seemingly seamless rise of pitch....a slide does that while fingers moving over frets don't do it quite as smoothly.