Learn Music Tab: Cortez The Killer guitar chords - Neil_young tabs

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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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