A Taste Of Honey by The Beatles guitar tab (text):

A Taste Of honey -- Beatles 1962

(Sent by jckfran1@yahoo.com)

The following represents my own representation of this beautiful song. Use however you please! Please email me with any comments or corrections....

I found the original key (on the original album) to be somewhere between Fm and F#m. The Beatles, I think, rather enjoyed tuning up or down to suit their vocal characteristics. I also found it in the key of Fm (sounded like they were actually rehearsing this song, and probably were) from a downloaded Mp3 from one of the share sites. However, the F#m key is much more simple for the guitar, so here is what I have. The lyrics are straight from the record. Any chord mistakes are of my own doing. Enjoy!

Key = F#m

   F#m	 F+    A     B       B	 E     Bm
		        (Fret 11)
E|--2--|--1--|--0--|--2--|----9----|--0--|--2--|
B|--2--|--2--|--2--|--4--|----10---|--0--|--3--|
G|--2--|--2--|--2--|--4--|----9----|--1--|--4--|
D|--4--|--3--|--2--|--4--|----11---|--2--|--4--|
A|--4--|--0--|--0--|--4--|----x----|--2--|--2--|
E|--2--|--x--|--0--|--2--|----x----|--0--|--2--|

If you listen carefully you can hear the individual chord notes plucked during the verse, along with the B chord notes played on the 11th fret. However, B played on the 2nd fret does just as well.


        F#m	       F+		    A		  B
E|-------------2-|-------------1-|-------------0-|------------2--|
B|-2--------2----|-2--------2----|-2--------2----|-4--------4----|
G|-------2-------|-------2-------|-------2-------|-------4-------|
D|----4----------|----3----------|----2----------|----4----------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|



Optional  B	E|--------------9--|
11th Fret		B|----------10-----|
		G|-9-----9---------|
		D|----11-----------|
		A|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
		E|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|


LYRICS

INTRO:

F#M		 	  A	      E	          F#m___________________________
	A taste of honey... tasting much sweeter than wine.  Ta do n doo Ta do n doo

VERSE I

  F#m      F+	    A	     B 	        F#m       F+       A      B
I dream of your first kiss, and then    I   feel    u-pon my   lips a-gain
 	  F#m 			 A	    E	        F#m   Bm  F#m    Bm  F#m
A taste of honey (A Taste Of Honey)..tasting much sweeter than wine


CHORUS:   F#m can be substituted with A if you like. Both sound fine.

    A	     B	         F#m       B
Oh, I will re-turn,    yes I will re-turn
          A	     E	      F#m________________________________
I'll come back for the honey and you    Ta do n doo      Ta do n doo


VERSE II

      F#m     F+	        A	       B	           F#m     F+		   A
Yours was the kiss that a-woke my heart. There lingers still, 'though we're far
  B		    F#m			      A		 E
a-part. That taste of honey ( A Taste Of Honey )... tasting much sweeter
     F#m	    Bm  F#m    Bm  F#m
than wine


CHORUS

   A	    B	        F#m       B
Oh I will re-turn,    Yes I will re-turn
          A			    E			   F#m
I'll come back (He'll come back) for the honey (For the honey) and you

Bm  F#m	Bm  F#m	Bm  F#m  (FINI)