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  TITLE: CORTEZ THE KILLER
  ALBUM: ZUMA
  
  
  SUBMITTED BY: David M
  SOLOS SUBMITTED BY: ginalollobrigida@mindspring.com
  (via HyperRust)
  
  NOTES:
  I play the Am7* but I dont think Neil does!
  Note from Wolfgang: I haven't checked all the solos, so feel
  free to send any corrections you might have.
  
  INTRO & CHORDS:
  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---------------------------------
  	    Em        D      Am7           Am7*
  
  	  Em
  He came dancing across the water
  	   D
  With his galleons and guns
  Am7
  Looking for the new world
  		       Am7*
  In that palace in the sun
  
  	Em
  On the shore lay Montezuma
  	  D
  With his coca leaves and pearls
  Am7
  In his halls he often wandered
  			 Am7*
  With the secrets of the worlds.
  
  	 Em
  And his subjects gathered 'round him
  	   D
  Like the leaves around a tree
  	   Am7
  In their clothes of many colours
  		      Am7*
  For the angry gods to see.
  
  	  Em
  And the women all were beautiful
  	 D
  And the men stood straight and strong
         Am7
  They offered 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
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
  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)-9-9-97---|--------------|
  |----------------|----------------|----------------|--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---------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===-|---------------|----------------|
  |----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
  
  He came dancing ...
  
  ...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-----|-----------5/75|--------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--|
  |----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
  
  Hate was just a legend ...
  
  ... 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)==-|
  |----------------|----------------|
  
  He came dancing across the water    
  Cortez, Cortez
  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....--------|
  |---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
  |---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
  |---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
  |---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
  
  

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