Chet Atkins – Yakety Axe (Guitar Tab)

Auto-scroll

Chords

[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 ************************************ | b bend | p Pull-Off | AU Arpeggio Up | / Slide ************************************