George Harrison of the Beatles song:Taxman.
Tabbed by tabbed byguitarist/bassistKevin Polley [email protected].
the song Taxman was written in 1966, and can be found on the first song on the Beatles album Revolver.
It is played on a bass, a lead guitar, and a drum set.
chords:
D7 D7(#9) C7 G7 F7 E7
—2— —1— —0— —1— —1— —0—
—1— —1— —1— —0— —1— —0—
—2— —2— —3— —0— —2— —1—
—0— —0— —2— —0— —1— —0—
—— —— —3— —2— —— —2—
—— —— —— —3— —— —0—
guitar chords are always on only beats 2&4
intro:
guitar:
——————————
——3——3——3——3——
——5——5——5——5——
——4——4——4——4——
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bass:
———7——5———7——5——
—-0——57——-0——57——-
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D7 D7(#9) D7
let me tell you how it will be
D7(#9) D7
there’s one for you, ninteen for me
C7
’cause i’m the taxman
G7 D7
yeah, i’m the taxman
D7(#9) D7
should five percent appear too small
D7(#9) D7
be thankful i don’t take it all
C7
’cause i’m the taxman
G7 D7
yeah, i’m the taxman
(if you drive a car) i’ll tax the street
C7
(if you try to sit) i’ll tax your seat
D7
(if you get too cold) i’ll tax the heat
C7
(if you take a walk) i’ll tax your feet
D7
taxman!!
*solo*
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————————————-3—————-
————————-0-1-0————1-0—0——
—0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3——-3—0—-0——3—3-0-0
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——————————————————
——————————————————
———————————0—————0—-
-0————————0-0-0-0—3-0-3-0-3-0-3—3-0
—4-0-3-2-0-2-0—0-2-3——————————
——————3————————————
C7
’cause i’m the taxman
G7 D7
yeah, i’m the taxman
D7(#9) D7
don’t ask me what i want it for
D7(#9) D7
if you don’t want to pay some more
C7
’cause i’m the taxman
G7
yeah, i’m the taxman
F7 E7 D7
and you’re working for no one but me
*solo* and fade
bass part:
during D chord: during C chord: during G chord:
—-7——5- —-5——3- ————
—0—5-7— ——3-5— —-5——3-
———— —3——— ——3-5—
———— ———— —3———
i recommend listening to this song to get the timing on the kick-ass solo.
copyright 1966 northern songs limited