Yakety Sax (Benny Hill Theme)

by Boots Randolph · posted by Billy_Idle

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

Yakety Sax / Boots Randolph

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of G) so you can Play Along With Boots!

No worries about playing the song up to speed unless you're a harmonica whiz
It sounds good at any tempo and if you wish to play along with the record
you can slow the playback speed with the Youtube settings (gear icon).



The Benny Hill Show version was sped up and raised 1/2 step in pitch to Ab

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Night Train (Louis Prima)           Peaches En Regalia (Frank Zappa)
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Spanish Flea (Herb Alpert)          Chopsticks (2 Harp Harmony)
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Yakety Sax


[Repeat section twice]

 6 ~ 7 7  6 -5 -3* -4 -5 -4 6  -5 -4 -3 3 3   3 -3* -4 -5 6 -5 7

-5 6 -6*  7 7 6 -5 -3* -4 -5 -4 6  -5 -4 -3 -4 -5  -5  6 -6* -7 -6* 6 -5

-5 6 -6*  7 7 7 7 7 7  6 -5 -4 3   5 5 5 5 6  7 -7 -7* 7

-7* -8 -7* -8 -7* -8 -9   -7* -8 -9 -8  7   -9 10 -7*  7 -7 7 

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-8 ~ 8 -8 -7* -8 -7* -8 -7 7 -6* 7   -7 7 -6* 7 -6* 7  -6 6 -5* 6

 5  -5* 6 7 7 6 8 8 -7 7 6 5    7 7 -7 -8 -9 -7 -7* 7

(5 6 7 8)  (5 6 7 8)  (5 6 7 8)  -7 7 6 -5

(5 6 7 8)  (5 6 7 8)  (5 6 7 8)  -7 7 6 -5

 5  5 -5 -5* 6 7   -5  6 -6  7 -7    8 8 -7 7 -5* 6 5

[0:55]

 7 8 8 -7 7  -5* 5 -3 -5 6 -5 5 -3 3   5 -5 -5* 6 7 6 7 -7

-5* 6  7 6 -7 7 6 5   3 -3 5 6 -7 7   7 7 -7* -8 -9 -7* 7

 7 8 7 -7* 8 -7 7 6 5  -7 6 7 -7 7 6 5 -3

-5* -5* -5 5 -5* 6* -6* -6* 6* -5* 5 -3

 5  -5 -5* 6 -6 -6* 7   6 5 -7 7 -5* 6   5 -3 -3 -5* 6  7 -7 7 -7* 7 8

[1:14]

[Repeat top section twice]

[Ending]

 6 ~ 7   6 ~ 7   -5 7


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