Yakety Axe - Chet Atkins
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Yakety Axe
u=up stroke everything else is down (d= down as well)
d u d u u u
e------3------------------------------------------------------3---------|
B--/8----5--3-------3--5--3----------------------3--5--3---------------|
G--------------4--------------4--2--0--0---2--4------------------------|
D-----------------5----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d u d u u u
e------3---------------------------------------5----------|----3--3--------3--3--------3--3----------------|
B--/8----5--3-------3--5--3---------3--3/--7----7\-3-----|----------6/8----------6/8---------6/8----------|
G--------------4--------------4--2-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------5--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

e---3--3------------------------------------------------------------3--5-6-5-------|
B--------5--3-----------------------------------------------3--5------------------|
G---------------4------3/---5--5---3/---5--5---3/--5--5---------------------------|
D------------------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------10--------------12------------------------------|
B---/11------11--12----------12---10-------10-------------|
G---------------------12-----------------12------12-------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

Eric Anderson
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
I got this tab from the local guitar shop owner in Flin Flin Manitoba.
he played it and I tabbed it. the version thats already here from what i remember was shart.
Knock your self out and have a good time.
Tabbed By Zach Teneycke

G
--------3----------------------------------------------------3--------------------------|
--6(8)-----5--3-----3--3--5--3----------------------3--5--3-----------------------------|
-----------------4--------------4/2^0---0--0--2/4---------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^_____________________________^
This Repeats after the first line
then skip the part right after this and keep playing on the next line

D G C
-----5--7^5------------------/3--3-3-3---/3--3-3-3--/3-3-3-3-----------------------|
--7----------7^5----------------------------------------------5--3---------------5-|
------------------7~~~~---------------------------------------------4--4/5-5-5-5---|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G D G
-3-5-6-5-3--7-6-7-6-7--10---6-7-10-----------12--------------------------------|
-------------------------------------8-----------11-10------10-----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------12------12-------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G7 C G
--------8-7-----8------------------------------------------------------8----------------------|
---/8--------11----11-10-9-8-7-8---10-9-8-9-8-7-6-5-4-5-----------8-10----10-8---------8------|
---/10--------------------------------------------------------8-9--------------9-7-7-9----9-7-|
---/9------------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C F C G
C# D
-------8---8---8-----------------8----8----8---------------8-8--------------------------8--9---10------|
-------8---8---8-----10-8--------8----8----8-----10-8----------10-8-----------8-10-8----8--9---10------|
----/9--/9--/9------------9---/8---/8---/8------------8-------------9-7-7-8-9-----------9--10--11------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

For this next part give all notes on the high e string a little wiggle/shake
C G
---------------------------5------------------5-------------3------------5------------3---|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-----------5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-----4--4-4-4-----4--4-4-4------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^_________________________^
Play 2x in a row


C C7 F F#dim C G
C C# D
-----------8------------6-------------5-------------8-----8-8------------------------------8--9---10---|
--------------------------------------------------------------10-8-------------8-10-8------8--9---10---|
-9--9-9-9-----7--7-7-7------5--5-5-5------8--8-8-8-----------------9--7-7-8-9--------------9--10--11---|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[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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Song info
Yakety Axe
Chet Atkins
2001
  • Folk, World, & Country
  • Country
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