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The Beatles - Taxman (Harrison)
Opening song from Revolver album, released on 4
August 1966)
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
1
D7 G7 D7
Let me tell you how it will be
G7 D7
There's one for you, nineteen for me
C7 G7 D7
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman
2
D7 G7 D7
Should five per cent appear too small
G7 D7
Be thankful I don't take it all
C7 G7 D7
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman
Middle eight
D7
(If you drive a car car) I'll tax the street,
C7
(If you try to sit sit) I'll tax your seat.
D7
(If you get too cold cold) I'll tax the heat,
C7
(If you take a walk walk) I'll tax your feet.
D7
Taxman
Solo D7
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman
3
Don't ask me what I want it for (ah ah, Mr Wilson)
If you don't want to pay some more (ah ah, Mr Heath)
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman
4
Now my advice for those who die
Declare the pennies on your eyes
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman
And you're working for no one but me.
Final Solo
Tricky count
(One Two Three Four)
One Two Three Four One Two
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- -------|
B|-----------------------------0-1/3-------------|
G|----------------------------2--|---------------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------|
D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Verses 1 & 2
* D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G7 D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|6-------6---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|5-------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|4-------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|5-------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G7 D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|6-------6---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|5-------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|4-------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|5-------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------- 1---------------1------|--------1---------------1------|
G|------- 3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
D|------- 2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------|
A|------- 3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G7 D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------6---------------6------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------4---------------4------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------3---------------3------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|--------3---------------3------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|
Go to*
Middle eight
D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------1---------------1------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------3---------------3------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------2---------------2------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------3---------------3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------1---------------1------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------3---------------3------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------2---------------2------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------3---------------3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|---1--- 1---1---1---1---1---1--|--------3---------------3------|
G|---3--- 3---3---3---3---3---3--|--------5---------------5------|
D|---2--- 2---2---2---2---2---2--|--------4---------------4------|
A|---3--- 3---3---3---3---3---3--|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Solo
D7
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- 10------ --------|
B|------------------------------6--8-|8B9R8-6----------------------------|
G|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|------------7--------------7-------|
D|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|9-8-6-8--6B7-----------------------|---------------------------------0-|
G|-------------7-------7-------------|7--------676\4-6--464\2-4-242\0-2--|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
~
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|1-/-3-----------------3------------|8---6-------------6--------6----6--|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------7---------7------7----|
D|-------------0-----------------0---|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
~ จจจจจจจจจจจจจจ
e|-------- -------- 10------ --------|
B|8----6-B-7-------------------------|
G|-------------7---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
('cause I'm the
C7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------- 1---------------1------|--------1---------------1------|
G|------- 3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
D|------- 2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------|
A|------- 3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
taxman)
G7sharp9 G7 D7
e|------- 6------ ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------6---------------6------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------4---------------4------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------3---------------3------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|--------3---------------3------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|---------------------------3---|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Verse 3
D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3----------1-------3---|--------3----------1-------3---|
G|------------0-0H2--------------|------------0-0H2--------------|
D|0------------------------------|0------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
(Ah Ah, Mister Wil...
e|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3----------1-----------|
G|------------0-0H2--------------|
D|0------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
..........son)
e|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3----------1-------3---|
G|------------0-0H2--------------|
D|0------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
(Ah ah, Mister Heath)
e|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3----------1-------3---|
G|------------0-0H2--------------|
D|0------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|
C7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------- 1---------------1------|--------1---------------1------|
G|------- 3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
D|------- 2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------|
A|------- 3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------5----------3-------5---|--------5----------3-------5---|
D|------------3-3H5--------------|------------3-3H5--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G7 D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------6---------------6------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------4---------------4------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------3---------------3------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|--------3---------------3------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------6------|
G|-------------------------------|--------7----------5-----------|
D|--------5----------3-B-4-------|0-----------5-5H7--------------|
A|------------3-3H5--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Verse 4
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------------------6------|------------------------6------|
G|--------7----------5-----------|--------7----------5-----------|
D|0-----------5-5H7--------------|0-----------5-5H7--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------------------6------|------------------------6------|
G|--------7----------5-----------|--------7----------5-----------|
D|0-----------5-5H7--------------|0-----------5-5H7--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------------------6------|------------------------6------|
G|--------7----------5-----------|--------7----------5-----------|
D|0-----------5-5H7--------------|0-----------5-5H7--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- ~ -----|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------------------------6------|------------------------6------|
G|--------7----------5-----------|--------7----------5-----------|
D|0-----------5-5H7--------------|0-----------5-5H7--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------7----------5-----------|
D|0-----------5-5H7--------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
C7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|------- 1---------------1------|--------1---------------1------|
G|------- 3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
D|------- 2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------|
A|------- 3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------5----------3-------5---|--------5----------3-----------|
D|------------3-3H5--------------|------------3-3H5--------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G7 D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------6---------------6------|--------3---------------3------|
G|--------4---------------4------|--------5---------------5------|
D|--------3---------------3------|--------4---------------4------|
A|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|--------3---------------3------|-------------------------------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------/--|
G|-------------------------------|--------7----------5-----------|
D|--------5----------3-B-4-------|0-----------5-5H7--------------|
A|------------3-3H5--------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|--------1---------------1------|--------1---------------1------|
G|--------2---------------2------|--------2---------------2------|
D|--------1---------------1------|--------1---------------1------|
A|--------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
E|--------1---------------1------|--------1---------------1------|
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|6------------/--6-----------/--|6------------/--6--------------|
G|--------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D7
e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------|
B|3-------3---------------3------|--------3---------------3------|
G|5-------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
D|4-------4---------------4------|--------4---------------4------|
A|5-------5---------------5------|--------5---------------5------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ending Solo
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- 10------ --------|
B|------------------------------6--8-|8B9R8-6----------------------------|
G|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|------------7--------------7-------|
D|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|9\8-6H8--6B7-----------------------|---------------------------------0-|
G|-------------7-------7-------------|7--------676\4-6--464\2-4-242\0-2--|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
~
e|-------- -------- -------- --------|-------- -------- -------- --------|
B|1-/-3-----------------3------------|8---6-------------6--------6----6--|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------7---------7------7----|
D|-------------0-----------------0---|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Fade............................
B Bend
R Release
/ slide up
\ slide down
H hammer-on
P pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
. - play note like a dot in standard notation
^ - ties two notes together