Taxman — Beatles

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # From: [email protected] (Marc Hertzberg (History: Love it or leave it!)) Subject: Re: REQ: Beatletabs (guitar and bass)

Here's Taxman (probably a re-post). I don't have Nowhere Man, but it was tabbed out in the recent Guitar mag with John Lennon on the cover. As for If I Needed Someone, I also don't have this tab readily available, but a hint is to learn it in the key of D using the usual "baby" D chord (XX0232), then capo up to the seventh fret.

Marc

Taxman

Verse

Let me tell you how it will be There's one for you nineteen for me 'Cos I'm the taxman Yeah I'm the taxman

Verse

Should five percent appear too small Be thankful I don't take it all 'Cos I'm the taxman Yeah I'm the taxman

Middle: If you drive a truck I'll tax the street If you try to fix it 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!

Guitar Solo:

'Cos I'm the taxman Yeah I'm the taxman

Verse

Don't ask me what I want it for (ah ah, Mr. Wilson) If you don't want to pay some more (ah ah, Mr. Heath) 'Cos I'm the taxman Yeah I'm the taxman

Verse

Now my advice for those who die (TAXMAN!) Declare the pennies on your eyes (TAXMAN!) 'Cos I'm the taxman Yeah I'm the taxman

And you're working for no one but me

Miscellaneous info:

Riff to repeat over first two Lines of third verse

Riff to repeat over first two Lines of fourth verse

Tab Special Notations: ----0---- play the open string ('fret zero') ----5---- play fret five ----5~--- play fret five with vibrato ---5/7--- play fret five, slide up to fret seven ---75--- play fret seven, slide down to fret five --8b(9)-- play fret eight, bend the string (at fret eight) to reach the pitch of fret nine --b(9)8-- play fret eight already bent to the pitch of fret nine, unbending until it reaches the normal pitch of fret eight ----h7--- hammer-on to fret seven ----p5--- pull-off to fret five ---/7---- slide up to fret 7 (the starting fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---15--- play fret 15, slide down (the ending fret of the slide is undefined, judge by ear) ---0h3--- play the open string and immediately hammer-on to fret three ---7p5--- play fret seven and immediately pull-off to fret five