How to Play Takin' Care of Business | BTO | Note for Note Guitar Lesson with TAB

How to Play Takin' Care of Business | BTO | Note for Note Guitar Lesson with TAB

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“Takin’ Care of Business”, a song written by Randy Bachman who also sang lead on the track, was a huge hit in 1974 for Bachman Turner Overdrive. While it never hit #1 (#12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 was its peak), it has become a “slacker anthem,” and the phrase “Takin’ care of business” or TCB has become a well-used phrase.

Here’s the TAB: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oq3abckagpgehp9/Takin%27%20Care%20of%20Business.pdf?dl=0

Here's a COOLER VERSION OF THE TAB! (Thanks Rex!) https://www.dropbox.com/s/n8gng8kzrqnny0x/Takin%27%20Care%20of%20Business%20REX.pdf?dl=0

Here are some other tidbits from songfacts.

Bachman explained to that he came up with the idea for the song in the late-'60s while he was still a member of The Guess Who. Bachman was listening to C-Fox radio on the way to the club and heard the DJ say they were "Takin' Care of Business," which gave him the idea for the hook.

Elvis Presley loved the saying - he wore a "TCB" necklace and called his backing group "The TCB Band." Aretha Franklin alluded to it in her hit cover of "Respect," where she sang, "Take care, TCB."

While the song title implies an industrious responsibility, a closer listen reveals that this song is more of a slacker anthem. The singer is presumably unemployed, and he "loves to work at nothing all day."

Throughout the early '90s, this was used in commercials for Office Depot to promote their business services. Hillary Clinton used it at many of her campaign events in 2008 when she ran for president of the US (the first time).

The song is used in the show American Dad.

A cover of this song was included on the first rap album released by a major label. It happened in 1980 when Kurtis Blow recorded it for his self-titled album.

This holds the record for largest guitar jam in history. On May 7, 1994, Bachman led 1,322 mostly-amateur guitarists in a performance of this that lasted 68 minutes. The event was held in Vancouver.

The Guess Who played this on their 2000 reunion tour. Bachman was in The Guess Who before leaving to form Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Randy Bachman and C.F Turner reunited in 2000 for an appearance on The Simpsons that featured this song. At a concert, Homer heckles the band until they play this, then tells them to "Get to the 'working overtime' part."

Bachman's autobiography is titled Randy Bachman, Takin' Care Of Business.

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