Tijuana Lady Gomez
(My first addition to Ultimate-Guitar Tab)
Chords in brief:
Intro: E F G F E x4
Verse: A F#m E x6
[D] [Bm] [D] [Bm] [D] [E]
[A] [F#m] [E]
Song in more detail:
Firstly, this is just an acoustic approximation of the song. Just the best way that I
have found to play it on a solo acoustic guitar. There are some 2nd guitar bits
in the second verse that are lovely and if you have a loop recorder you might fancy
going off on them whilst the melody continues, but I don't have a loop recorder so
I didn't bother working them out. The end bit, where they go off on one about
enchiladas, is a bit weird and ends with a fadeout which doesn't really work on a solo
acoustic. I made up my own way of playing it. Totally different, but it works much
better in the absence of production.
Please remember: this is never going to sound exactly like the recording but it's the
best way I've found to play it on a solo acoustic.
Play around with it, make it your own interpretation.
Standard tuning.
INTRO: Use your thumb to strum rapidly, but softly, up and down to create a tremulo
effect. Slide your left hand between the chords for the intro. Sounds crazy, but I
prefer it without barring the chords.
E F G F E (repeat x4)
e---0---0---0---0---0----------| B---0---0---0---0---0----------| G---1---2---4---2---1----------| D---2---3---5---3---2----------| A---2---3---5---3---2----------| E---0---0---0---0---0-0--0-0-0-|
Whilst strumming the E you might like to use your left hand thumb to play the low
e-string (it kinda subsititutes for that bass/thump noise you can hear in the original recording).
VERSE: Play the "A" as the higher bar chord and, just before you transfer to the F#m,
use your little finger to fret on and off the high e-string 7th fret (you'll work it out).
[A] [F#m] [E]
e---5---7-7--5--2----0-------| B---5-----------2----0-------| G---6-----------2----1-------| D---7-----------4----2-------| A---7-----------4----2-------| E---5-----------2----0-------|
[A]Take me [F#m]down [E] to [A]where you hide,[F#m] [E]
[A]Lay me [F#m]down, [E] lay me [A]down inside,[F#m] [E]
[A]What use [F#m]now? [E] Roll b[A]ack this Pacific tide.[F#m] [E]
[D]Tijuana Lady where did you[Bm] go? Yeah,
I been [D]chasing you around ol' Meji[Bm]co, yeah,
Gonna[D] find my w[E]ay back to San Di[A]ego.
Baby where'd you [F#m]hide?[E] [A] [F#m] [E]
[A]Take me [F#m]down [E] to [A]where you hide,[F#m] [E]
[A]Play me a[F#m]round, [E] lay me [A]up inside,[F#m] [E]
Don't [A]make no [F#m]sound [E]coz I [A]know you lie,[F#m] [E]
[D]Tijuana Lady let's take it s[Bm]low, [E]yeah well I..
[D] Know that I'm no head hon[Bm]cho, [E]but I...
[D] [E] [A] [F#m] [E]
[A]I'l[F#m]l keep[E] you warm in my silky poncho
INSTRUMENTAL BIT (I play it like as follows but you can just leave it
out for simplicity)
[A]A [C#/Dbm]F#/Gbm [Bm](on 9th[E] fret) E
[D] Tijuana Lady where did you[Bm] go? [E] yeah well I...
[D] I heard you lost your last so[Bm]mbrero,
[D] Tijuana Lady which way'd'you [Bm]flow?[E] I'm a..
[D] El Mari[E]achi Desper[A]ado,
Tell me where'd you [F#m]hide,[E]
[A] Tell me where'd you[F#m] hide.[E]
(Now, either finish with another lovely D Bm chorusy type bit eg:
[D]Tijuana Lady where did you[Bm] go? Yeah,
I been [D]chasing you around ol' Meji[Bm]co, yeah,
[D]Tijuana Lady let's take it s[Bm]low, [E]yeah well I..
[D] I'll keep you [E]warm in my silky p[A]oncho.
OR....
try out my interpretation of the weird enchilda bit:)
...[A] Tell me where'd you[F#m] hide[E]?[Em]
[Em] Enchilda Desperado [B]day,
[Em]Senorita come back and meet me a[B]gain,
[Em]Buena vista senorita h[B]ey,
I [Am]love you so [F]come back, be with [D]meeeeeeee a[A]gain.
(tabbed by Tim Harcourt)
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