Desperado Eagles
DESPERADO
As recorded by Eagles
(From the 2001 Album EAGLES THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975)
Words and Music by Don Henley and Glenn Frey
NOTE: the intro is played on piano but is arranged for guitar
Slowly Q=60
[G] [G7] [C] [Cm6]
[4/4] Gtr I
|---------10----12-(12)-10-------|----------------------| |-10h=12-----12-12-(12)----12----|-----8---10-(10)-8----| |----(12)-------10-(10)-------12-|-8h9---9--8--(8)----0-| |-----12-------------------------|----------------------| |-----10--------10-(10)----------|----------------------| |--------------------------------|---8------8--(8)------|
H.=H
[G] [Em] [Asus2] [D]
|---------0-(0)------|-------------------| |-----3---0-(0)-3----|-------------------| |-2h4---4-0-(0)----4-|-4-2---2-(2)-------| |------------------5-|-5---5-4-(4)--0----| |--------------------|-0-----5-(5)-------| |---3-----0-(0)------|-------------------|
Q=60
[G] [G7sus2] [C] [Cm6]
[2/4] [4/4]
|--------||-7--7--5--5--|-3--3--5--5--| |--------||-8--8--6--6--|-5--5--4--4--| |--------||-7--7--7--7--|-5--5--0--0--| |-(0)----||-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--| |--------||-------------|-3--3--3--3--| |--------||-------------|-------------|
[G] [Em7] [A7] [D7] [G] [Gsus2sus4]
|-3--3--3--3--|-------0---2--2--|-3---3---3---3---| |-3--3--3--3--|--2----2---1--1--|-3---3---1---1---| |-4--4--4--4--|--0----0---2--2--|-4---4---2---2---| |-5--5--2--2--|-(2)--(2)--0--0--|-----------------| |-------------|--0----0---------|-----------------| |-------------|-----------------|-3--(3)--3--(3)--|
[C] [Cm6] [G/DB7/Em7] [A7] [D7]
[2/4]
|-0--0--3--3--|-3--2--3--3--|------2--| |-1--1--4--4--|-3--0--3--3--|--2---1--| |-0--0--2--2--|-4--2--4--4--|--0---2--| |-2--2--------|-0--1--2--2--|-(2)--0--| |-3--3--3--3--|-------------|--0------| |-------------|-------------|---------|
[G] [D7/F#] [Em7] [Bm7] [C] [G] [D/F#]
[4/4] <
|-------------------||-------2-----2-----|-0--0---------3------| |-3---3----3----3---||-3--3--3-----3-----|-1--1---------3--3---| |-4---4----2----2---||-0--0--2-----2-----|-0--0---------0--2---| |---------(0)--(0)--||-2--2--4-----4-----|-2--2-(0)-----0--4---| |-------------------||-2--2--2-(2)-2-----|-3--3-----(3)------2-| |-3--(3)---2---(2)--||-0--0----------(3)-|--------------3--2---|
[Em7] [Em] [C] [G] [D/F#] [Em7] [Bm7]
|--------------0---------0---------|-3---------3-----------|-3--3--2--2---| |-3---------0--1---------1---------|-3-(3)-----3---3---3---|-3--3--3--3---| |-0-(0)-----0--0---------0-----(0)-|-4---------4---2---2---|-4--4--2--2---| |-2-----(2)-2--2-(0)-----2-(0)-----|-5---------5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2--2--4--4---| |-2---------2--3-----(3)-3---------|-5-----(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------2--2---| |-0---------0----------------------|-3---------3-3-2---2---|------------3-|
[C] [G] [Em7] [A7]
|-0---0---3--3--|-----------------| |-1---1---3--3--|-3--3-(0)-2----2-| |-0---0---0--0--|-0--0-----0--0-0-| |-2---2-0-0--0--|-2--2-----2--2---| |-3-3-3---x--x--|-2--2-----0--0---| |---------3--3--|-0--0------------|
[Am7/D] [D7] [G] [Dm7/G] [C] [G/Am7]
|-0--0---2--2---|-3--3---1-------|-0--0--0-------| |-1--1---1--1---|-0--0---1---1---|-1--1--1---3-1-| |-0--0---2--2---|-0--0---2---2-2-|-0--0--0---0-0-| |-0--0---0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0---|-2--2--2---0-2-| |------0--------|-2--2---x---x---|-3--3--3-3-2-0-| |---------------|-3--3---3---3---|---------------|
[G] [D/FEm7] [A7] [D7]
|----------------|-----------------------| |-0--3--3--3-----|-2----2----------------| |-0--2--0--0-----|-0--0---5---5------(0)-| |-0--0--2--2-(2)-|-2--2---4---2--(2)-----| |-2-----2--2-----|-0--0---5--(5)---------| |-3--2--0--0-----|-----------------------|
[G] [Dm7/G] [C] [G/Am7]
|-------------|-0--0--0---------| |-0--0--1--1--|-1--1--1-----3-1-| |-0--0--2--2--|-0--0--0-----0-0-| |-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--2-----0-2-| |-2--2--------|-3--3--3-(3)-2-0-| |-3--3--3--3--|-----------------|
[G] [B7/Em7] [A7] [D7] [G] [D7/F#]
[2/4] [4/4]
|-------0--(0)---|----2--|-3--3-------------------------------| |-0--4--3---3--0-|-2--1--|-0--0-----0-3-------------3---------| |-0--2--0---0--0-|-0--2--|-0--0---0---2-------------2---------| |-0--4--2---2--2-|-2--0--|-0--0-0-----4---------(4)-4-----(4)-| |-2--2--2---2----|-0-----|-2--2-------5-----(5)-----5-(5)-----| |-3--2--0---0----|-------|-3--3-------2-(2)---------2---------|
[Em] [Bm7] [C] [G] [Bm7/F#] [Em7] [C] [G]
|-0--0--2--2--|-0--0-----------|-0--0--0--0---------|-3--3--3--3--| |-3--3--3--3--|-1--1--0--3-(0)-|-3--3--1--1---------|-0--0--0--0--| |-0--0--2--2--|-0--0--0--2-----|-0--0--0--0---------|-0--0--0--0--| |-2--2--4--4--|-2--2--0--4-----|-2--2--2--2-(0)-(2)-|-0--0--0--0--| |-2--2--2--2--|-3--3--2--5-----|-2--2--3--3---------|-2--2--2--2--| |-0--0--------|-------3--2-----|-0--0---------------|-3--3--3--3--|
[Em7] [Bm7] [C] [G]
|-0--0--2--2--|-0--0--3--3--| |-3--3--3--3--|-1--1--0--0--| |-0--0--2--2--|-0--0--0--0--| |-2--2--4--4--|-2--2--0--0--| |-2--2--2--2--|-3--3--2--2--| |-0--0--------|-------3--3--|
[Am7] [Dsus4] [D7]
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------5------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---8-8-8--8--7--7-7-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---5-5-5--5--5--5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---7-7-7--7--7--7-7-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5--5-5-| |-------------------------|--------------------|
[G] [Dm7Bm7] [C] [Cm6] [G] [B7/Em] [A7] [D7]
|-3--3--1--1--|-0--------------------|-------0--0--|-------2--2----| |-0--0--1--3--|-1--1--4----4---------|-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--1--1----| |-0--0--2--2--|-0--0--2----2---------|-0--2--0--0--|-0--0--2--2----| |-0--0--------|-2--2--1----1---------|-0--1--2--2--|-2--2--0--0----| |-2--2--0--2--|-3--3--3----3---------|-2-----2--2--|-0--0----------| |-3--3--------|----------------------|-3--2--0--0--|---------------|
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| Gtr II
|-------------|-----------10-8-------|-7-----------|---------------| |-------------|----------------10-11-|-8-----------|---------------| |-------------|---------8------------|-7-----------|---------------| |-------------|----------------------|-9-----------|---------------| |-------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------|
[G] [Dm7/Bm7] [C] [Cm6]
|----------------1--1--|-0--0-----------------------| |-0--0-----------1--3--|-1--1---4---------4---------| |-0--0-----------2--2--|-0--0---2---------2---------| |-0--0-----------------|-2--2---1---------1---------| |-2--2-----------0--2--|-3--3---3---------3---------| |-3--3-----------------|----------------------------|
|
|----------------------|------8-8---11---10p8-------| |------11b12r11-10-----|----------8----8------10-11-| |------11b12-11-10-----|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------|
[G] [B7/Em] [C] [G/B] [Am7]
|--3--2--0--0--|-0--(3)--(3)--(3)---| |--0--4--0--0--|-1---3----1----1----| |--0--2--0--0--|-0---0----0----0----| |--0--4--2--2--|-2---0----2----2----| |--2--2--2--2--|-3---2----0----0----| |--3--2--0--0--|--------------------|
|
|--------------|--------------------| |--8-----------|--------------------| |--7-----------|--------------------| |--9-----------|--------------------| |-10-----------|--------------------| |--------------|--------------------|
[G] [B7/Em(A)] [D7sus4]
|-3--2--0----|--3-----| |-3--0--0----|--5-----| |-4--2--0----|--5-----| |-0--1--2----|--0-----| |-------2----|-(0)----| |-------0----|--------|
H.=H
[G] [G7] [C] [Cm6] [G]
|-------10----12-(12)-10-------|--------------------------|------*| |-10h12----12-12-(12)----12----|-----8---10-(10)-8-8-8----|-0----*| |----12-------10-(10)-------12-|-8h9---9--8--(8)----------|-0----*| |----12------------------------|-----------------------10-|-0----*| |----10-------10-(10)----------|--------------------------|-2----*| |------------------------------|---8------8--(8)----------|-3----*|
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
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