Cortez The Killer Tab by Neil Young

Cortez The Killer tab by Neil Young

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> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 08:46:46 GMT
>
> From the foggy ridge of Highway 35:
> ******************************************************************
> Cortez the Killer - Neil Young and Crazy Horse
> Album - ZUMA      (banned in Spain at one time, go figur')
>
> The chord voicing is generally: Em7, D and Am7. On Zuma and live,
> variations off the root come in, a la Em, Dsus2, Dsus4, Am7, Am
> Am7sus4, Asus2, etc... So PLEASE play around with it for the rythym
> sections, AND whilst improvising when soloing.
> This was tabbed out using a gut strung beater during my move to a
> new home, so perhaps the positions might not be as suitable as
> they would via an electric, as well as the standard tuning.
>                                 -ginalollobrigida@mindspring.com
> ******************************************************************
>                 ...next up, Emperor of Wyoming -or- I Am A Child
>

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> Standard tuning adaptation
> RYTHYM:
> |/Em7   /D      /Am7    /       :|| - repeat until you die.
>
> INTRO-SOLO I
> 0:00
>  Em7                               D
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> 0_2=============-/4-----------4\2-|----------------0----------------|
> |----------------|-----------------2---------------|---------------5/
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>  Am7
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> /7--7\(__0)===---|----------------|3--3/5--5/7-----|----------------|
> |----------------5-----3'---------|------------5---|----------------|
>
>  Em7                               D
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |-5--7(7)(7)(7)--4^-7-7-4====-----|-(7)-9-9-9\\7---|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|--5--/7---------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
> Am7             0:30
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|------------5-5-57-7-------------|----------------|
> |---9__7-9---7--10-9__7----------------5--(5)----feedback-----------|
> |----------------|-------10-------|---------------------------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>     >>             >
>  Em7                               D
> |----------------|-------------|--|---------------/3-3==/5=---------|
> |-7/9-10/12==12==|------5-5/7/-|{5------5-------|-------5-55-5===|
> |----------------|-7==------------|{5---5----5-5---|-------5-----5==|
> 77---------------|-7==------------|{5---5------5---|--------------5=|
> |----------------|-5==------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|{5--------------|----------------|
>                                                               > >>>
>  Em7 0:52         D(sus2)          Am7
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |-----3-33-0---3-0---5-5-----5===-|---5.5.5--5-----|----3=3======---|
> |-0-x-0-00-0---0-0-7-7--7====-7==-|---5.5.5--5-----|-0==0=0======---|
> |-2-x-2----------|-7-----7===--7==|-5---------7\5--|-2======-0======|
> |-2--------------|-5-----5=5==--5=|--------------7-|-0========------|
> |----------------|----------------|-5--------------|----------------|
>
>  Em7              D                Am7
> |----------------|----------------|---5-5-5-\------|----------------|
> |--------3-3--0==|-7---7-------7==\-5------5\------|-5==--5-5-------|
> 2/4------0-0--0==|-7----(77)-5-7==\-5--------------5-5==--5-5---5-5-|
> |--0_2-2---------|-7-7--(77)------|-5--------------5------5-5-x-5-5-|
> |--0_2-----------|-5--------------|----------------|----------------|
> |--0-------------|----------------|-5--------------|----------------|
>
>  Em7 1:25                          D
> |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
> |---------(----3----3--3)---------|-3=====================----------|
> |---------(0---0----0--0)---------|-2======(=====2=====2=)----------|
> |0__2=====(2------2-----)---------|-0======(0=========0--)----------|
> |0__2==================-----------|---------------------------------|
> |0=====================-----------|---------------------------------|
>              (optional)
>  Am7                                                    1:40
>
> |---------------------------------|---------0========---------------|
> |-----------(---5-x--5)-----------|-1=======1========---p-h-----p-h-|
> |-----------(---5-x--5)-----------|-0=======0========-7-_5_7----_5_7|
> |-5=========(5====----)-----------|-2=======------------------------|
> |-7============================\__0-0=======------------------------|
> |-5============================\--|---------------------------------|
>       (optional)
>
>
>  Em7              D                Am7
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |------------p---|---3-3---3==----|----------------|----------------|
> 7_(5)-7-7-7-7_4--4==-2-2-2==-2==-2/4===--4^4-\2----|22-/4-/6===/7===|
> |----------------|---0-7----------|------------2====----------------|
> |----------------|---------------------------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>  Em7      D                 Am7  2:06
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------4.----|----------------|----------------|
> |7^(7)77_4--7\4-/7====--4-7-------|--(7)9-7-9==-9_7-97-----797==7-77-9
> |----------------|----------------77(9)------------|---7=710-----9--|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>
> Em7               D                Am7  2:27
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |7====/12-14-16--16^15^14^12^11^9^9==-797----------|44-44-4-44_5----|
> |----------------|----------------|------10797-----|-------------5-7|
> |----------------|----------------|----------5/7---|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>
>  Em7               D               Am7 2:44
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|-p-p------------|----------------|
> |-77-4-7-4-4/7===-999-7--4-4/5-44/5-_4_2------45-4/(5)-/7===(7)-----|
> |----------------|-----7----------|-----2====-------|-----------9==9/
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>  Em7              D                Am7             3:02
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|-9==9--7.9-9-7--|--------------77-/9==9-7======-7-|
> 12==12=12=12-\7-7_9-------------9_7---------77/9---|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|1010(7)10-------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>  Em7              D                Am7
> |----------------|----------------|-----(lightly)--|----------------|
> |----3-3--0---0--|/5===5==--------|-------5---5----|---------(5)(5)-|
> |----0-0--0-0-0-0|-7-----7==------|--4/5=-5-5-7===-|h-----(5)---(5)-|
> |0_2------2------|-7--------7====-|------5---------5_7===-----------|
> |0_2------2------|-5--------5====-|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
> 3:21Em7                            D
> He came dancing across the water ...
>     Am7                            /
>    looking for the new world, ...
>     Em7                            D            3:45
> On the shore lay Montezuma ...
>     Am7                            /
> in his halls he often wandered .....
>    Em7                             D       4:00
> And his subjects gathered`round ....
>    Am7                             /
> in their clothes of many colors ...
>    Em7                             D
> And the women all were beautiful ...
>    Am7                             /
> they offered life in sacrafice ....
>
> SOLO II
>  Em7    4:30      D                Am7
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|h-p---h-p-------|----------------|
> //5-7--77-4--4---|/7-9-9-9---7----4_5_4-4_5_4------5-/7==7-5-------x7
> |----------------|---------7------|-----------5/7\5|--------5----57-|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------7-77---|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>  Em7    4:49      D                Am7
> |----------------|-------------p--|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|-----/7===7-7_4-4\3-3-4_33-------|--h---------h-0==
> |7==-7-4--7-7-4===-4-7------------|---------542====-44_5-4-0===0_2--|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>  Em7              D     5:07       Am7
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> =0====0====0====0========---------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----=====-------|---x------------|----------------|
> |----------------|--------====----|----x-------x---|---/9-9_7---h---|
> |-------------(feedback)----====--|------------x---|---------/7-_7--|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>
> 5:21Em7                            D
> Hate was just a 🏷Legend        and war was ...
>     Am7                            /
>       people worked together and they ....
>     Em7                            D
> And they carried them to the flatlands..
> 5:45Am7                            /
> and they built up with their bare ...
>     Em7                            D
> And I know she's living there, and ...
>     Am7                            /
> I still can't remember where, ...
>
> SOLO III
>  Em7    6:11                       D
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |-------1010/12===---------10_12--10==10==-----12^===========(12===)|
> 10/12===---------|---10_12--------|---------10-----|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>  Am7 ???
> |----------------|----(11&10th frets)--------------|----------------|
> |-121212-101010--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |---------------121212-111111-101010-88-6-5-3-3-5/7-9^(9)=(9)-------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------7---|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>  Em7            6:30               D
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|------------5-/7-/10^(10)\7------|----------------|
> 5^---7=7=7===---4=4==----4_5_4----|----------4_5_4-|5---------------|
> |----------------|----------------|---------------7`-7_5-----5^-----|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----7------7===|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>  Am7
> |----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|------7-9`(9`)(9`)
> |-----5-7-9==9==-7---/9------0===-|
> |----------------|9-7-------(0)==-|
> |----------------|----------------|
>
>
> 6:43Em7                            D
> He came dancing across the water    Cortez, Cortez
>     Am7         (feedback)                 /
> What a killer....
>
> OUTRO-SOLO IV
>  Em7  7:03                         D
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |--------5.------|---5------------|---------------5==---5-55===--5--|
> |4-5-7==---4==--4-77--------------4-7===-4-7===--4----4--4----------|
> |----------------|-----5`-7-------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>  Am7                            begin fade
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----8^====10===10======10======--|----===---------|
> 4-4--------------|---------------12`=====12`=======|------===--12-12=
> |---7-5----------|-9`--------------|---------------|----------------|
> |-------/7-/7----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>  Em7                                            fade out....   7:30
> |----10----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> ==-------12`--12-10==-10==10===--10--12^(12)-12-10--etc....---------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
>
>
> _______TAB_________
>
> _5  hammer on/pull off
> /7  slide up
> \5  slide down
> 5=  vibrato(single notes)/sustain(whole chords)
> 5^  bend up
> 5`  slight bend
> (9) ghost bend
> 5.  staccato note

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