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Yakety Axe

Chet Atkins
Tab
4.7(21)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Section 1

Part A

G

e|------3---------------------------3--------3---------------|
B|-7b8---5-3-3-3-5-3----------3-5-3-----7b8---5-3-3-3-5-3----|
G|----------4-------4---2-3/4--------------------4-------4---|
D|-------------------5-5----------------------------------5--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

A G7 G

e|--------5----------3-3-----3-3----3-3----3-3-------|
B|-3-5-6-7-7p5-----------6/8----6/8----6/8----5-3----|
G|-------------7---------------------------------4-0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

C7 G A G7 G

e|-----------------3-5-3-6-3--3/7\6/7\6/7-10-6-7--12-------------|
B|----1-1---1-1-3/5-----------------------------8---12-----------|
G|-3/5---3/5------------------------------------------14-12-14-12|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Section 1

Part B (Same Chords as Part A)

e|------3---------------------------3------10-10--------------|
B|-7b8---5-3-3-3-5-3----------3-5-3-----/12-----12-10-----8-8-|
G|----------4-------4---2-3/4------------------------12-/9----|
D|-------------------5-5--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------|
B|--------------10----------6/8---6/8---6/8---5-3----|
G|-9-7--7-7-9/11--11\9-7-------------------------4-0-|
D|----9----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------3-5-3-6-3--3/7\6/7\6/7-10-6-7--12-------------|
B|----1-1---1-1-3/5-----------------------------8---12-----------|
G|-3/5---3/5------------------------------------------14-12-14-12|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Section 2

Part A

C

e|--------7----------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b13---10-9-10-9-8-7-8--10-9-8-9-8-7----------------8-10-8-|
G|--------------------------------------10-9-8-9---7-8/9-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------10------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G7 C C7

e|-8-8----------------10--------------8-----8-8-8-8------|
B|----10-8---8-8-10/12---12\10-8-----8-----8--8----10-8--|
G|--------9-------------------------9-----9---9--------9-|
D|--------------------------------10----10----10---------|
A|-------------------------------(AU)—-(AU)--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

F Fm C G7 C

e|-----8-----8-8-8-8----------------------------8-8--------|
B|----8-----8--8----10-8----------8-------8-10-8---10-8----|
G|---8-----8---8--------8----7-8/9--7-9/10-------------9---|
D|-10----10----10----------10---------------------------10-|
A|(AU)--(AU)-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Section 2

Part B (Same Chords as Part A)

e|-------------------------5---------------------------5--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-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----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

(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)

e|---------3--------5----------3---------5----------8--------6-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-0-5---5-5-0-5---4-4-0-4---4-4-0-4----5-5-0-5---5-5-0-5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------5---------8------------------------8-8--------|
B|----------------------------8-------8-10-8----10-8----|
G|-5-5-0-5---8-8-0-8----7-8/9--7-9/10---------------9---|
D|--------------------10-----------------------------10-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

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

Outro

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---12---12--------------11-12-|
D|-12-------12-12-12-14-12------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

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

A: 577655

C: x32010

C7: x32310

F: 133211

Fm: 133111

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| b bend

| p Pull-Off

| AU Arpeggio Up

| / Slide

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