The Beatles - Taxman

TAXMAN (Bassline) As recorded by The Beatles (From the 1966 Album REVOLVER) Words and Music by George Harrison Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass' Intro Q=137 4/4 Gtr I E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---|| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------|| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------|| 1st Verse E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)----| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7----------| |-5--------------------|-5---------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| Q Q S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |-------5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--5--------------|-5--------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| Q Q S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +Q |-----------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)--| |-------5h7---------|--------5-5h7--------| |-5--5--------------|-5-------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----5--------3-(3)---|-----5--------3-(3)---| |--------3-3h5---------|--------3-3h5---------| |-3--------------------|-3--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |----------------------|-----7--------5-(5)---| |-----5--------3-(3)---|--------5-5h7---------| |--------3-3h5---------|-5--------------------| |-3--------------------|----------------------| 2nd Verse E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---||-----7--------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------||--------5-5h7---------| |-5--------------------||-5--------------------| |----------------------||----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E Q Q S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|-------5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--5--------------| |----------------------|-------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E Q Q S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|-------5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--5--------------| |----------------------|-------------------| Chorus E E E. S S S E +Q E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)--||-----5--------3-(3)---| |--------5-5h7--------||--------3-3h5---------| |-5-------------------||-3--------------------| |---------------------||----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----5--------3-(3)---|----------------------| |--------3-3h5---------|-----5--------3-(3)---| |-3--------------------|--------3-3h5---------| |----------------------|-3--------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---|| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------|| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------|| Bridge E S S S S S S E Q. E S S S S S S E Q. E S S S S S S E Q. |-----7-------5h7p5\---|-----7-------5h7p5\---|-----7-------5h7p5\---| |---7-----5-7----------|---7-----5-7----------|---7-----5-7----------| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------|-5--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| Q E. S E E Q E S S S S S S E Q. E S S S S S S E Q. |----------------|-----7-------5h7p5\---|-----7-------5h7p5\---| |----------------|---7-----5-7----------|---7-----5-7----------| |-3--3--3-3-3-3--|-5--------------------|-5--------------------| |----------------|----------------------|----------------------| E S S S S S S E Q. Q E. S X T. +E. X T. +E. |-----7-------5h7p5\---|---------------------------| |---7-----5-7----------|---------------------------| |-5--------------------|-3--3--3-1s3--(3)-1s3--(3)-| |----------------------|---------------------------| X T. +E. X T. +S E E E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-1s3--(3)-1s3--(3)-3-3-3-3-3--| |------------------------------| Guitar Solo E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---||-----7--------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------||--------5-5h7---------| |-5--------------------||-5--------------------| |----------------------||----------------------| Q Q S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |-------5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--5--------------|-5--------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| Q Q S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +Q |-----------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)--|| |-------5h7---------|--------5-5h7--------|| |-5--5--------------|-5-------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| Chorus E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----5--------3-(3)---|-----5--------3-(3)---| |--------3-3h5---------|--------3-3h5---------| |-3--------------------|-3--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |----------------------|-----7--------5-(5)---| |-----5--------3-(3)---|--------5-5h7---------| |--------3-3h5---------|-5--------------------| |-3--------------------|----------------------| 3rd Verse E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---||-----7--------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------||--------5-5h7---------| |-5--------------------||-5--------------------| |----------------------||----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E Q Q S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|-------5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--5--------------| |----------------------|-------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E Q Q S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|-------5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--5--------------| |----------------------|-------------------| Chorus E E E. S S S E +Q E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)--||-----5--------3-(3)---| |--------5-5h7--------||--------3-3h5---------| |-5-------------------||-3--------------------| |---------------------||----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----5--------3-(3)---|----------------------| |--------3-3h5---------|-----5--------3-(3)---| |-3--------------------|--------3-3h5---------| |----------------------|-3--------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---|| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------|| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------|| 4th Verse E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| Q Q S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |-------5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--5--------------|-5--------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| Q Q S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +Q |-----------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)--|| |-------5h7---------|--------5-5h7--------|| |-5--5--------------|-5-------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| Chorus E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----5--------3-(3)---|-----5--------3-(3)---| |--------3-3h5---------|--------3-3h5---------| |-3--------------------|-3--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------------|-----7--------5-(5)--|-------------|-------------|| |-----5--------3-(3)---|--------5-5h7--------|-3--3--3--3--|-3--2--------|| |--------3-3h5---------|-5-------------------|-------------|-------5--3--|| |-3--------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|| Outro E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| Q Q S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E |-----------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---| |-------5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------| |-5--5--------------|-5--------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| E E E. S S S E +E E E E E. S S S E +E E Q Q S S E +E E |-----7--------5-(5)---|-----7--------5-(5)---|-----------5-(5)---*| |--------5-5h7---------|--------5-5h7---------|-------5h7---------*| |-5--------------------|-5--------------------|-5--5--------------*| |----------------------|----------------------|-------------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Let me tell you how it will be There's one for you, nineteen for me Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman Should five percent appear too small 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 Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman Don't ask me what I want it for (taxman mr. Wilson) If you don't want to pay some more (Taxman mr. Heath) Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman Now my advice for those who die Declare the pennies on your eyes Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman And you're working for no one but me Taxman.