Taxman

George Harrison

Chords & TabKeyGbeginner

★4.8(20)26k views

Chords in this song5

Song

George Harrison of the Beatles song:Taxman.

Tabbed by tabbed byguitarist/bassistKevin Polley buckylas@att.net.

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-----

-----------------------------

bass:

--------7-----5---------7-----5-----
----0------57-------0------57-------

------------------------------------

D7 D7(#9) D7

let me tell you how it will be

D7(#9) D7

there's one for you, ninteen for me

'cause i'm the taxman

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

'cause i'm the taxman

yeah, i'm the taxman

(if you drive a car) i'll tax the street

(if you try to sit) i'll tax your seat

(if you get too cold) i'll tax the heat

(if you take a walk) i'll tax your feet

taxman!!

*solo*

------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------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

------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------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------------------------------------

'cause i'm the taxman

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

'cause i'm the taxman

yeah, i'm the taxman

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.

:: Ultimate Guitar Archive ::

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com