Chet Atkins "Yakety Sax" (From The "Essential Chet Atkins" Version) Tabbed By: TheLoser (17 Years Old =) e-mail me with any suggestions, though I'm sure this is 100% right, except for that one chord name. backandforthandupsidedownandrightsideoveryou@hotmail.com b= bend p= Pull-Off AU=Arpeggio Up /=Slide Section I Part A G |------3---------------------------3--------3---------------| |-7b8---5-3-3-3-5-3----------3-5-3-----7b8---5-3-3-3-5-3----| |----------4-------4---2-3/4--------------------4-------4---| |-------------------5-5----------------------------------5--| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| A Gmaj7 G |--------5----------3-3-----3-3----3-3----3-3-------| |-3-5-6-7-7p5-----------6/8----6/8----6/8----5-3----| |-------------7---------------------------------4-0-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| C7 G A Gmaj7 G |-----------------3-5-3-6-3--3/7\6/7\6/7-10-6-7--12-------------| |----1-1---1-1-3/5-----------------------------8---12-----------| |-3/5---3/5------------------------------------------14-12-14-12| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| Section I Part B (Same Chords as Part A) |------3---------------------------3------10-10--------------| |-7b8---5-3-3-3-5-3----------3-5-3-----/12-----12-10-----8-8-| |----------4-------4---2-3/4------------------------12-/9----| |-------------------5-5--------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------| |--------------10----------6/8---6/8---6/8---5-3----| |-9-7--7-7-9/11--11\9-7-------------------------4-0-| |----9----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------3-5-3-6-3--3/7\6/7\6/7-10-6-7--12-------------| |----1-1---1-1-3/5-----------------------------8---12-----------| |-3/5---3/5------------------------------------------14-12-14-12| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| Section II Part A C |--------7----------------------------------------------------| |-12b13---10-9-10-9-8-7-8--10-9-8-9-8-7----------------8-10-8-| |--------------------------------------10-9-8-9---7-8/9-------| |-----------------------------------------------10------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Gmaj7 C C7 |-8-8----------------10--------------8-----8-8-8-8------| |----10-8---8-8-10/12---12\10-8-----8-----8--8----10-8--| |--------9-------------------------9-----9---9--------9-| |--------------------------------10----10----10---------| |-------------------------------(AU)?-(AU)--------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| F Fm C Gmaj7 C |-----8-----8-8-8-8----------------------------8-8--------| |----8-----8--8----10-8----------8-------8-10-8---10-8----| |---8-----8---8--------8----7-8/9--7-9/10-------------9---| |-10----10----10----------10---------------------------10-| |(AU)--(AU)-----------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| Section II Part B (Same Chords as Part A) |-------------------------5---------------------------5--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-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----| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| (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) |---------3--------5----------3---------5----------8--------6-| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-5-5-0-5---5-5-0-5---4-4-0-4---4-4-0-4----5-5-0-5---5-5-0-5--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------5---------8------------------------8-8--------| |----------------------------8-------8-10-8----10-8----| |-5-5-0-5---8-8-0-8----7-8/9--7-9/10---------------9---| |--------------------10-----------------------------10-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| 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 The Outro: B|------------------------------| G|---12---12--------------11-12-| D|-12-------12-12-12-14-12------| 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 Gmaj7?: 353463 A: 577655 C: x32010 C7: x32310 F: 133211 Fm: 133111