Tabs
Yakety Sax by: Boots Randolph(Homer Louis Randolph).
Arranged by: Hans Holzherr
Transcribed by: Martin Hieronimi 'This file is all my own work'
This is the Benny Hill theme song. The transcription was
Made from a banjo tuning, but tab is for standard guitar
tuning.
Basic eighth note phrases. Quarter notes=larger spacing.
(~~3~~)represent triplets. Rests:Q=1/4 rest, E=1/8 rest.
Main part.
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------7--7--|--8-----8-----------------|
|-------------------------|--------------9--7--------|
|-------------------------|--------------------8--9--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------8-----------|--------------------------|
|-7--7--9--7-----------7--|-----------------7--9--7--|
|----------------9--9-----|--------7--8--9-----------|
|-------------------------|-10-----------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Play alternative 2nd X around.
(3)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-8-----8--------8--7-----|--8-----8-----------------|
|----------0--7-----------|--------------9--7--------|
|-------------------------|--------------------8--9--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Play alternative 2nd X around.
(1) (2)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------8-----------|----------------10--7-----|
|-7--7--9--7-----9-10-11--|--7--9-----9-----------9--|
|-------------------------|--------0-----------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Play alternative 2nd X around.
(4)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------8--8--|--7-----8--8--7-----8--8--|
|-7--------7--------------|--------------------------|
|-------0-----0-----------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-7-----8-----------------|--------------------------|
|----------7--9--7--------|--------------------------|
|-------------------8--9--|-10----10--9-10----10--9--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|----------------10--------|
|-------8-10-11-10--8-11--|-12-11-12-11-12-----------|
|----9--------------------|-----------------------12-|
|10-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|-12-----------------------|
|11----12-----------------|----11-10----10-----------|
|-------------12----------|----------12--------12----|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
^This part repeats from the begining with a slight
variation, but it is similar enough that I will only
tab the four measures that differ greatly. Tagged
respectively 1, 2, 3, & 4. They are not in sequence
in the body of the song, so be aware.
(1) (2)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|------10-----------------|--------------------------|
|10-12-------12-10--------|--------8-----------------|
|------------------12-----|--7--9--------9--7--------|
|-------------------------|--------------------9-----|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
(3) (4)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-8-----8-----------------|----------------10--7-----|
|-------------7-----8-----|--7--------9-----------9--|
|----------0-----0--------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
_______________________________________________________
Middle Part.
(~~3~~)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------10-12|-13----12----11-13-11-10--|
|-------------------12----|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-9-----8-----7-----8-----|-10-----9-----8-10--8--7--|
|----------9-----9-----9--|-----9-----9--------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|----8-----------------8--|-----------------8-10--8--|
|10-----9--7--8-----9-----|--------7--8--9-----------|
|---------------10--------|-10-----------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-8--------8--------------|-----------------------7--|
|----8-10----10--8----10--|--8--------8-10-----8-----|
|-------------------9-----|-----7----------10--------|
|-------------------------|--------9-----------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
(~~3~~) (~~3~~)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------8-----------8-----|
|----8----10--8-----------|------8-----------8-------|
|10----10--------7-----7--|----9-----------9---------|
|-------------------9-----|-10----------10-----------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
(~~3~~) (~~3~~)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-8--------8--------------|--------8-----------8-----|
|----8-10-----8--8--------|------8-----------8-------|
|-------------------9-----|----8-----------8---------|
|-------------------------|-10----------10-----------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
#47, 48, & 49 will repeat when specified.
(#47)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-8--------8--------------|--------------------------|
|----8-10-----8-10--------|-----------------8-10--8--|
|-------------------8-----|--------7--8--9-----------|
|-------------------------|-10-----------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
(#48) (#49)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|----------------------7--|--8-----8-----------------|
|-------8--------8-10-----|----------10--8--------8--|
|-7--9----10--7-----------|-----------------8--9-----|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Q
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-5-----------------------|
|-------------5-----------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
(Repeat once then continue.--------------------------)
( 
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE )
(1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & )
|-------------------------|-----------------5--------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|--5-----5-----5-----------|
|----------5-----------5--|-----------5-----------5--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE E MajorE
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|-----------------5--------|
|----------------8--------|--------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-----------|--5-----5-----5-----------|
|----------5-----------5--|-----------5-----------5--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE E MajorE
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|-----------------5--------|
|----------------8--------|--------------------------|
|-4-----4-----4-----------|--4-----4-----4-----------|
|----------5-----------5--|-----------5-----------5--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE E MajorE
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|----------------8--------|-----------------6--------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-----------|--5-----5-----5-----------|
|----------5-----------5--|-----------5-----------5--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE E MajorE
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|----------------5--------|-----------------8--------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-----------|--8-----8-----8-----------|
|----------5-----------5--|-----------5--------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Play measures #47, 48, & 49 and then continue below.
Q
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------7-----------|
|-------------7-----------|
|-------------------------|
|10-----------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
Return to begining play main part once and finsih below.
Q Q E MajorE (~~3~~) E MajorE
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------8-----------|--8-----------------------|
|-------7-----------------|--------7-6-7-8-----7-----|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Q Q
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-------------------------|
|-------7-----8-----------|
|-------7-----7-----------|
|------10-----9-----------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
