El Paso tab by Marty Robbins

Tabs

El Paso
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Written and performed by Marty Robbins

6/8 type of fast waltz tempo in D MajorD
Intro
e+------------------------------------------------------------
BB+--------7--10--7------------------------10---12-------------
G+G+-----7------------7----------------9-12-----------12---9----
D MajorD+--7------------------------------9--------------------------
A augmentedA+----------------------------9-10----------------------------
E MajorE+------------------------------------------------------------

e+-10-----10-10-10----9------7--7---5--3--2-------------------
BB+-12-----12-12-12----10-----8--8---7--5--3-------------------
G+G+------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD+------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA+------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE+------------------------------------------------------------

  trem
e+--10-------------9----------9-------------------------------
BB+--12-----12-12---10--10-----10------------------------------
G+G+---------------------11-----------7-------------------------
D MajorD+------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA+------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE+------------------------------------------------------------

The "trem" means tremulo picking, which is an alternating up and
down stroke realy fast like you hear a lot on mandolin. Technically
that is one beat of triplet 32nd notes. (that's 1 beat subdivided
into 12 parts!)

  D MajorD           E minorEm
1. Out in the West Texas ....
  A7A7              D MajorD
  I fell in love with a ....
                E minorEm
  Nighttime would find me in ...
  A7A7                D MajorD
  Music would play and ...


2. Blacker than night were the ...


Chorus 1
G+G           D MajorD      G+G
One night a wild young ...
      D MajorD     D7D7
Wild as the West ...
D7D7
Dashing and daring, a ...
D7D7                 G+G
With wicked Felina, the ....
   A7A7
So in an - ger

3. I challenged his right for .....


I'd suggest playing A7A7 as (x02223). Alternate bass notes on beats one
and four throughout the verses. You might want to try Dadd9Dadd9 (xx0230)
in place of the D MajorD in the first line of the chorus.

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