#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# > From: ginalollobrigida@mindspring.com Subject: y/young_neil/cortez_the_killer.tab > 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 > > 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/<9>-|{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 w/ his galleons and guns > Am7 / > looking for the new world, and the palace in the sun... > Em7 D 3:45 > On the shore lay Montezuma with his cocoa leaves and pearls > Am7 / > in his halls he often wandered with the secrets of the world. > Em7 D 4:00 > And his subjects gathered`round him like the leaves around the tree > Am7 / > in their clothes of many colors for the angry gods to see... > Em7 D > And the women all were beautiful & the men stood straight and strong. > Am7 / > they offered life in sacrafice so that others could go on... > > 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 never known. > Am7 / > people worked together and they lifted many stones... > Em7 D > And they carried them to the flatlands, but they died along the way. > 5:45Am7 / > and they built up with their bare hands what we still can't do today. > Em7 D > And I know she's living there, and she loves me to this day > Am7 / > I still can't remember where, or how I lost my way. > > 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 *************************************************************************** Cortez The Killer (performed acoustic) by Neil Young *************************************************************************** Transcribed by Soenen Martijn (martijnsoenen@hotmail.com) 20:01 18/02/2001 NOTES: This is a simple chord transcription of this beautiful song. I putted the hammer-on things in the chord progression in tabs so you have an idea of how you can play the chords changes. CHORDS used in this song: EADGBD Em7 x22030 D x00230 Am7 x02010 Am7+5th x02030 INTRO: E |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| B |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| G |--4h5/7-7-4-7-4-|-4h5/7-7-2-2/4-|-4h5-5-4-5/7-7-|4-4h5-5-4-5/7/9-| D |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| A |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| E |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Em7 D Am7 Am7+5th (D)|----------0-0-----0-0---0-0--------------| B |--3-3-----3-3-----0h1---1h3--------------| G |--0-0-----0h2-----0-0---0-0-2------------| D |--0h2-----0-0-----2-2---2-2-0------------| A |--2-2-------------0-0---0-0--------------| E |-----------------------------------------| Em7 He came dancing across the water D With his galleons and guns Am7 Am7+5th Looking for the new world Am7 Am7+5th In that palace in the sun On the shore lay Montezuma With his coca leaves and pearls In his halls he often wandered With the secrets of the worlds. And his subjects gathered 'round him Like the leaves around a tree In their clothes of many colours For the angry gods to see. And the women all were beautiful And the men stood straight and strong They offered life in sacrifice So that others could go on. Hate was just a legend And war was never known The people worked together And they lifted many stones They carried them to the flatlands And they died along the way But they built up with their bare hands What we still can't do today. And I know she's living there And she loves me to this day I still can't remember when Or how I lost my way. He came dancing across the water Cortez, Cortez What a killer.