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Cortez The Killer   Neil Young


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Artist: Neil Young
Song: Cortez The Killer






 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-----------42-|----------------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---------75--|-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--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
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 |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------|-----------5/75|--------5----57-|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------7-77---|
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  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
 |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 =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

END

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