Yakety Axe Chet Atkins
"Yakety Sax" (From The "Essential Chet Atkins" Version)
Tabbed By: TheLoser (17 Years Old =)
e-mail me with any suggestions, though I'm sure this is 100% right, except for that
one chord name.
backandforthandupsidedownandrightsideoveryou@hotmail.com
b= bend
p= Pull-Off
AU=Arpeggio Up
/=Slide
Section I
Part A
[G]
|------3---------------------------3--------3---------------| |-7b8---5-3-3-3-5-3----------3-5-3-----7b8---5-3-3-3-5-3----| |----------4-------4---2-3/4--------------------4-------4---| |-------------------5-5----------------------------------5--| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|
[A] [Gmaj7] [G]
|--------5----------3-3-----3-3----3-3----3-3-------| |-3-5-6-7-7p5-----------6/8----6/8----6/8----5-3----| |-------------7---------------------------------4-0-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
[C7] [G] [A] [Gmaj7] [G]
|-----------------3-5-3-6-3--3/7\6/7\6/7-10-6-7--12-------------| |----1-1---1-1-3/5-----------------------------8---12-----------| |-3/5---3/5------------------------------------------14-12-14-12| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
Section I
Part B (Same Chords as Part A)
|------3---------------------------3------10-10--------------| |-7b8---5-3-3-3-5-3----------3-5-3-----/12-----12-10-----8-8-| |----------4-------4---2-3/4------------------------12-/9----| |-------------------5-5--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------| |--------------10----------6/8---6/8---6/8---5-3----| |-9-7--7-7-9/11--11\9-7-------------------------4-0-| |----9----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------3-5-3-6-3--3/7\6/7\6/7-10-6-7--12-------------| |----1-1---1-1-3/5-----------------------------8---12-----------| |-3/5---3/5------------------------------------------14-12-14-12| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
( Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chet_atkins/yakety_axe_tab_ver_4.html )
Section II
Part A
[C]
|--------7----------------------------------------------------| |-12b13---10-9-10-9-8-7-8--10-9-8-9-8-7----------------8-10-8-| |--------------------------------------10-9-8-9---7-8/9-------| |-----------------------------------------------10------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Gmaj7] [C] [C7]
|-8-8----------------10--------------8-----8-8-8-8------| |----10-8---8-8-10/12---12\10-8-----8-----8--8----10-8--| |--------9-------------------------9-----9---9--------9-| |--------------------------------10----10----10---------| |-------------------------------(AU)?-(AU)--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
[F] [Fm] [C] [Gmaj7] [C]
|-----8-----8-8-8-8----------------------------8-8--------| |----8-----8--8----10-8----------8-------8-10-8---10-8----| |---8-----8---8--------8----7-8/9--7-9/10-------------9---| |-10----10----10----------10---------------------------10-| |(AU)--(AU)-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
Section II
Part B (Same Chords as Part A)
|-------------------------5---------------------------5--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-5--0-5-5-0-5-5-0-5-5-0-5--5-5-0-5-5-0-5-5-0-5-5-0-5----| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
(I like to play this whole Part B of Section II Palm-Muted, listen to the CD for the
technique, the goal is to make it sound like a chicken)
|---------3--------5----------3---------5----------8--------6-| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-5-5-0-5---5-5-0-5---4-4-0-4---4-4-0-4----5-5-0-5---5-5-0-5--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------5---------8------------------------8-8--------| |----------------------------8-------8-10-8----10-8----| |-5-5-0-5---8-8-0-8----7-8/9--7-9/10---------------9---| |--------------------10-----------------------------10-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
And that's all folks. This is the order the song is in:
Section I: Part A
Section I: Part B
Section II: Part A
Section II: Part B
Section I: Part B
Section I: Part A
Outro
The Outro:
B|------------------------------| G|---12---12--------------11-12-| D|-12-------12-12-12-14-12------|
The Chords:
(The chords are all with the basic country style playing:
Dominant, sub-dominant, there are pauses in the song, they're just right after/before
each section, look to the tabs above to see where the chords progress)
G: 355433
G7: 353463
Gmaj7?: 353463
A: 577655
C: x32010
C7: x32310
F: 133211
Fm: 133111
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