Taylor
by Jack Johnson
Tabbed/edited by Miles from "the boondocks of Maine"


ok, here is a version of this lick thats pretty spot on.

Intro Lick

e|------X----------------------X----------------X-------------------
B|------X----------------------X----------------X-------------------
G|------X----------------------X----------------X-------------------
D|------X----------------------X----------------X--1h3p1---1p0------
A|-013--X--1h3p1---1-11--------X-----1-2-0-1/3--X--------3-----3p0--
E|------X--------3-----3p0-11--X--123-----------X-------------------

e|--------X--------------------X---------------------------X-----X--|
B|--------X--------------------X---------------------------X--4--X--|
G|--------X--------------------X---------------------------X--2--X--|
D|--------X--------------------X--3-3/5-5-3p0-2p0----------X--3--X--|
A|--------X----1---1---1--1-3--X------------------3p0------X--3--X--|
E|-0-1-1--X-1h3-1h3-1h3-1------X----------------------1-1--X-----X--|

e|----------0----0---0---0------0--|
B|---1--1-3/5-5--3-3-1-1-1------1--|
G|---0--0-0-0----0---0---0h2p0--2--|
D|---2--2-2---------------------3--|
A|-0h3--3-3------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

(here is another version of the lick if you don't like one)

e|-------------------------------X-----------------------------------------X---|
B|------X------------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X---|
G|------X------------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X---|
D|------X------------------------X-----------------X-1h3p1----3p1----------X---|
A|1-1h3----1h3p1---1--1h3p1------X------1-2-2-2/3----------3-----3p1-------X---|
E|---------------3----------3-1-1----123-----------------------------0-1-1-----|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------4--4-4-----1--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------2--2-2-----0--|
D|------------------------3-3/5-5-3p0-2p0--------------3--3-3---2----|
A|----1---1---1---1---3------------------3p0-----------3--3-3-3------|
E|-1h3-1h3-1h3-1h3----------------------------1-1--------------------|

e|---0---0---0-----------1-----|
B|--/5-5-3-3-1-1---------1-----|
G|---0---0---0---5p3p0---2-----|
D|---------------------3-3-----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|


Jack only plays two notes during the strumming pattern, which is fast down/up, like you mentioned.  The mute is played in same tempo as the seven other notes in each chord variation.  The way Jack gets the sounds he makes is by muting all the strings with his strumming palm as he picks out the A and D strings in a raking motion.    
Follows chord progression of: C, C/B, Am, F (also already mentioned before).

e|---------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------
D|--5555X000-5555X000-2222X000-3333X000--
A|--3333X000-2222X000-0000X000-3333X000--
E|---------------------------------------


They say Taylor was a good girl
Never one to be late
Complain express ideas in her brain
Working on the night shift
Passing out the tickets
You're going to have to pay her
If you want to park here

Well Mommy's little dancer's
Quite a little secret
She's working on the streets now
Never going to keep it

It's quite an imposition
And now she's only wishin'
That she would have listened 
To the words they said
Poor Taylor

At the chorus, the strumming pattern continues on, joined by the playing of C, G, Am, F.  Either can be played, or both at the same time (like the song).   On the G and F, emphasize the high e notes.  Chorus ends on Am.  Ò2000 miles (Am) from here.Ó

        C       G       Am     F
e|-------3---------1---------------------------
B|--5----3----5----1---------------------------
G|--5----4----5----2---------------------------
D|--5----5----7----3---------------------------
A|--3----5----7----3---------------------------
E|--3----3----5----1---------------------------


She just wanders around
Unaffected by the winter winds air
She pretends that she's somewhere else
So far and clear 
Around 2000 miles from here



The rest of the song goes the same up until the ending progression.  The ending progression is just as listed already on your website.  No changes need to be made.


e|-(0)-----------------------------------------------------
B|--1--1-1--1-1-/-3--3-3--3-3-/-6--6-6--6-6-/-8--8-8--8-8--
G|--0--0-0--0-0-/-0--0-0--0-0-/-0--0-0--0-0-/-0--0-0--0-0--
D|--2--2-2--2-2-/-4--4-4--4-4-/-7--7-7--7-7-/-9--9-9--9-9--
A|--3--3-3--3-3-/-5--5-5--5-5-/-8--8-8--8-8-/-10-1010-1010-
E|---------------------------------------------------------


Go back into the Intro.  


Song:   Taylor
Artist: Jack Johnson
Tabber: Freddie Wong (l33thax0rd00d@yahoo.com), edited by Reed Gallogly


Chord Progression:

C, C\B, Amin, F

He plays with a fast down/up strumming pattern using hisfingernails to achieve
the effect.


Several ways to do this:

e--------------------55555xxx-11111xxx
B--55555xxx-55555xxx-55555xxx-11111xxx--
G--55555xxx-55555xxx-55555xxx-22222xxx--
D--55555xxx-55555xxx-77777xxx-33333xxx--
A--33333xxx-22222xxx-77777xxx-33333xxx--
E--------------------55555xxx-11111xxx--

Or:

e---------------------------------------
B--11111xxx-11111xxx-11111xxx-----------
G--00000xxx-00000xxx-22222xxx-22222xxx--
D--22222xxx-22222xxx-22222xxx-33333xxx--
A--33333xxx-22222xxx-00000xxx-33333xxx--
E-----------------------------11111xxx--

I think the top one sounds more like the way he plays it. He also doesn't always
hit the higher strings, so focus on the lower ones.

Ending:

Ok, here is the definitive version of this fucking lick.  Go ahead, its the right one. 

e|-------------------------------X-----------------------------------------X---|
B|------X------------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X---|
G|------X------------------------X-----------------X-----------------------X---|
D|------X------------------------X-----------------X-1h3p1----3p1----------X---|
A|-1h3-----1h3p1---1--1h3p1------X------1-2---2/3----------3-----3p1-------X---|
E|---------------3----------3-1------123-----------------------------0-1-1-----|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------4--4-4-----1--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------2--2-2-----0--|
D|-------------------------3-3/5-5-3--2p0--------------3--3-3---2----|
A|----1---1---1---1---3------------------3p0-----------3--3-3-3------|
E|-1h3-1h3-1h3-1h3----------------------------1-1--------------------|

e|---0---0---0-----------1-----|
B|--/5-5-3-3-1-1---------1-----|
G|---0---0---0---5p3p0---2-----|
D|---------------------3-3-----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Lyrics:


The say Taylor was a good girl
Never one to be late
Complain express ideas in her brain
Working on the night shift
Passing out the tickets
You're going to have to pay her
If you want to park here

Well Mommy's little dancer's
Quite a little secret
She's working on the streets now
Never going to keep it

It's quite an imposition
And now she's only wishin'
That she would have listened 
To the words they said
Poor Taylor


She just wanders around
Unaffected by the winter winds air
She pretends that she's somewhere else
So far and clear 
2000 miles from here

Peter Patrick pitter patters on the window
And Sunny's silhouette won't let him in
And poor old Pete's got  nothin
Cuz he's been fallin
But somehow Sunny knows
Just where he's been
He thinks that singing on Sunday's gonna save his soul
Now that Saturday's gone
And sometimes he thinks that he's on his way
but I can see that his brakelights are on

He just wanders around
Unaffected by the winter winds air
And he'll pretend that he's somewhere else
So far and clear 
bout 2000 miles from here

When Taylor finds a better world
Taylor's gonna run the world

She's such a tough enchalada
Filled up with nada
Given what she gotta give to get a dollar bill

used to be limber chicken
Time has been a ticken
Now she's finger licken to the man
with the money in his pocket
Flying in his rocket
Only stopping by on his way to a better world

e-(0)-----------------------------------------------------
B--1--1-1--1-1-/-3--3-3--3-3-/-6--6-6--6-6-/-8--8-8--8-8--
G--0--0-0--0-0-/-0--0-0--0-0-/-0--0-0--0-0-/-0--0-0--0-0--
D--2--2-2--2-2-/-4--4-4--4-4-/-7--7-7--7-7-/-9--9-9--9-9--
A--3--3-3--3-3-/-5--5-5--5-5-/-8--8-8--8-8-/-10-1010-1010-
E---------------------------------------------------------

If Taylor finds a better world
Then Taylor's going to run away


(end with intro lick)




The old version I used to have for poor taylor is below, the above one is better if you ask 
me about it.

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This song can be played with just C and Amin and it sounds
okay but Jack plays it C, C\B, Amin, F to the best of my 
knowledge. 

   C   C\B  Aminor F           C  C\B  Amin F
e--0----0----0-----1-- or     -8---8----5---1--
B--1----1----1-----1-- as     -8---8----5---1--
G--0----0----2-----2-- barre  -9---9----5---2--
D--2----2----2-----3-- chords -10--10---7---3--
A--3----2----0-----3--        -10--10---7---3--
E---------------------        -8---7----5---1--

b=bend  /=slide  h=hammer  p=pull off

Thanks to DJ-Vu for this, someone finally nailed it!

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------x-x--------------------------x-x-----------------x-x-0h1p0---0------------x-x-- 
A--1/3-3--x-x 1h3p1---1-3-1h3p1--------x-x------1-2-2/3-3--x-x-------3---3-0--------x-x--
E---------x-x--------3-----------3-1---x-x--1h3------------x-x---------------3-1-1--x-x--




e----------------------------------------------------------------1--1--1--1-----0---------------------1---
B----------------------------------------------------------------1--1--1--1-----1---------------------1---
G----------------------------------------------------------------2--2--2--2-----0--/9977553h5p3p0-----2---
D------------------------x-x--3/5-5-3-3-2-2--------------x-x-3---3--3--3--3---2-----------------------3---
A-----1-----1-----1/3-3--x-x-----------------3-3---------x-x-0---0--0--0--0--3------------------------0---
E--1h3--1h3---1h3--------x-x----------------------1--1---x-x-------------------------------------------- 



   C   D   F   G
e--0---0-------0---
B--1---3---6---8---
G--0---0-------0---
D--2---4---7---9---
A--3---5---8---10--
E------------------