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Song title:          Take Me To Tahiti
Original Album:      - (single: B-side to 'Caribbean Moon')
Compilation Album:   Odd Ditties
Other Album:         Bananamour (bonus track on 2003 re-issue) 

Words and Music by Kevin Ayers
Copyright © 1973 Blackhill Music Limited
Published 1973 by EMI Music Publishing Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
The recording is in the key of F so, if you want to play along, you could slap a capo on 1 and play E and A shapes in the verses
and F# and B shapes in the choruses.

Capo on 1, if you want to play along. Chords and tab are then relative to capo. It has a sort of rock'n'roll groove. Enjoy!




INTRO:
Notes:
This is an electric guitar with reverb.
For a solo acoustic, I play the bass notes and single arpeggios.
See what you think.

You can play Guitar Figure 1 or, if you prefer, work out a strumming
pattern with these chords that you feel fits
 

[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]

Guitar Figure 1
  E               A                 B               A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------0---------------2-------|---------4---------------2-------|
|---------1---------------2-------|---------4---------------2-------|
|---------2-------2-------2-------|-4-------4-------2-------2-------|
|-2---------------0---------------|-2---------------0---------------|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |





VERSE1:


Guitar Figure 2
  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|---------------------------------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|
|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|
|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
          Listen  to      me,       lovely;                               shake your relation     -     ship;

  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
          You make    such          sweet wine,                           I want to   take a            sip.





CHORUS1:
Chords:
F# 244322
B  x24442


| F#               | B    | F#                | B
     Take me to Ta - hiti.     Take me on your  plane;

| F#                 | B    | F#                    | B
     When I reach Ta - hiti,     I'll understand the  game.




[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]




VERSE2:

Guitar Figure 2
  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|---------------------------------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|
|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|
|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
          Eat your crazy  ba    -   nana,                                     dis-a - ppear   from      sight;

  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
          I'll be right   be    -   hind you,                                 waiting     for a         bite.





CHORUS2:
Notes:
Play as for CHORUS1.

Chords:
F# 244322
B  x24442


| F#               | B    | F#                    | B
     Take me to Ta - hiti,     I want to change my  name

| F#                     | B    | F#                    | B
     If I don't reach Ta - hiti,     I'm the only one to  blame.




[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]




VERSE3:


Guitar Figure 2
  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|---------------------------------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|
|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|
|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
          Let's go dancing in       darkness,                             they say it's really          wild.

  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
         It's called the Bright Fan-dango,                                just ask    any               child.





CHORUS3:
Notes:
Play as for CHORUS1.

Chords (@ capo1):
F# 244322
B  x24442


| F#                        | B    | F#                     | B
     They'll take you to Ta - hiti,     you seem to have the  style.

| F#                   | B    | F#                      | B
     When you reach Ta - hiti,     you'll be there for a  while!




[Instrumental BREAK over VERSE chords]




VERSE4:


Guitar Figure 2
  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|---------------------------------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|
|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|-2---2---4-------5-------4-------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|
|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|-0---0---0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
      There's one important         question,                             I  hear my  conscience        breathe,

  E                                 A                                 E                                 A
      It's, when I reach      Ta  - hiti,                                     will    I       wanna     leave?





CHORUS4:
Chords:
F# 244322
B  x24442


| F#               | B    | F#                  | B
     Take me to Ta - hiti,     I wanna change my  name

| F#                     | B    | F#                    | B
     If I don't reach Ta - hiti,     I'm the only one to  blame.




OUTRO:

[play: 4/4| F# | B |           | F#   | B |
                 Take me to Ta - hiti...


[repeat to fade]