Yakety Sax tab by Randolph Boots

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           E              E                   )

(1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & )

|-------------------------|-----------------5--------|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|--5-----5-----5-----------|

|----------5-----------5--|-----------5-----------5--|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|





     E                          E

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

|-------------------------|-----------------5--------|

|----------------8--------|--------------------------|

|-5-----5-----5-----------|--5-----5-----5-----------|

|----------5-----------5--|-----------5-----------5--|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|





     E                          E

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

|-------------------------|-----------------5--------|

|----------------8--------|--------------------------|

|-4-----4-----4-----------|--4-----4-----4-----------|

|----------5-----------5--|-----------5-----------5--|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|





     E                          E

  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &     1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &

|----------------8--------|-----------------6--------|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-5-----5-----5-----------|--5-----5-----5-----------|

|----------5-----------5--|-----------5-----------5--|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|

|-------------------------|--------------------------|





     E                          E

  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 (~~3~~)         E

  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-----------|

|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|