Cortez The Killer Neil Young
D ----------0---------0------0-------------0-- B ----------0---------3------1-------------3-- G ----------0---------2------0-------------5-- D ----------2---------0------2-------------5-- A ----------2----------------0-------------0-- E ----------0---------------------------------
He came da[Em]ncing across the water
With his ga[D]lleons and guns
[Am7]Looking for the new world
Am7*
In that palace in the sun
On the s[Em]hore lay Montezuma
With his c[D]oca leaves and pearls
[Am7]In his halls he often wandered
Am7*
With the secrets of the worlds.
And his s[Em]ubjects gathered 'round him
Like the le[D]aves around a tree
In their cl[Am7]othes of many colours
Am7*
For the angry gods to see.
And the wo[Em]men all were beautiful
And the m[D]en stood straight and strong
They of[Am7]fered life in sacrifice
Am7*
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.
Em7 (Bar Chord)
D ------------7-------------------7---------------- B ---------8-----8-------------8-----8------------- G --------7---------7---------7---------7---------- D -------9-------------9-----9-------------9------- A ----7-------------------7------------------------ E -------------------------------------------------
D(Bar chord with 3rd finger over G,B&D strings)
D ------------7--------------------7------------- B ---------7-----7--------------7-----7---------- G --------7---------7----------7---------7------- D -------7--------------7-----7--------------7--- A ----5--------------------5--------------------- E -----------------------------------------------
Am7 (Bar Chord) 4 times this time not 2
D ----------5--6--5---------------5--6--5------- B ---------5-----------5-------5-----------5---- G --------5-------------------5----------------- D -------5-------------------5------------------ A ----7-------------------7--------------------- E ----------------------------------------------
Here's the complete soloing (Zuma version) submitted by
ginalollobrigida@mindspring.com.
_______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
INTRO-SOLO I:
0:00
[Em7] [D]
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[Am7]
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[Em7] [D]
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Am7 0:30
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>> >
[Em7] [D]
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|-7/9-10/12==12==|-----5-5/7/<9>-|{5-----5-------|-------5-55-5===|
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77---------------|-7==-----------|{5--5------5---|--------------5=|
|----------------|-5==-----------|---------------|----------------|
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> >>>
Em7 0:52 D(sus2) Am7
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[Em7] [D] [Am7]
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Em7 1:25 D
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(optional)
Am7 1:40
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(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--74-/7====--4-7----|--(7)9-7-9==-9_7-97-----797==7-77-9 |----------------|-------------77(9)------------|---7=710-----9--| |----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|
Em7 D Am7 2:27
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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
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[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===-|---------------|----------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
He came dancing ...
...so that others could go on...
SOLO II:
Em7 4:30 D Am7
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Em7 4:49 D Am7
|---------------|-------------p--|---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----/7===7-7_4-43-3-4_33------|--h---------h-0== |7==-7-4-7-7-4===-4-7------------|---------542===-44_5-4-0===0_2--| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
Em7 D 5:07 Am7
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Hate was just a legend ...
... how I lost my way.
SOLO III:
Em7 6:11 D
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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)==-| |----------------|----------------|
He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer....
OUTRO-SOLO IV:
Em7 7:03 D
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Am7 begin fade
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Em7 fade out.... 7:30
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