Cortez The Killer 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-----------4\2-|----------------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/<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---------7\5--|-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--7\4-/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------|-----------5/7\5|--------5----57-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------7-77---| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Em7 4:49 D Am7 |----------------|-------------p--|----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----/7===7-7_4-4\3-3-4_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....---------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ******************************** ******************************** CORTEZ THE KILLER Em7 He came dancing ... D with his ... Am7 lookin' for ... and the palace in ... From: spxhaw@astronomy.cardiff.ac.uk (Howard Wright) Subject: y/neil_young/cortez_the_killer.tab Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 15:11:43 +0000 (GMT) Cortez The Killer - Neil Young ` ----------------------------------------- From the album Zuma tabbed by Howard Wright (H.Wright@astro.cf.ac.uk) Tuning : --------- For this song you need a double dropped D tuning (Neil's favourite alternative tuning). To get this, just tune both E strings down a tone (a whole step) so they both end up at D. Check them with the 'normal' D string to check they're in tune. Chord Shapes : -------------- DADGBD DADGBD DADGBD 222000 000230 x02010 Em7 D5 Am11 The sequence is : one bar of Em7, one bar of D5, two bars of Am11. Keep repeating over and over ..... There are a lot of little variations you can try - one thing he tends to do on the live versions is hammer on to the Em7 shape like this : D---0------0---------------- B---0------0----------------- G---0------0---------------- D---0h2----2------------------- A---0h2----2------------------ D---0h2----2------------------- You could also hammer on the note on the B string for the Am7 chord : D----0----0------0----0----- B----0h1--1------0h1--1--------- G----0----0------0----0----- D----2-------2------------ A----0-------0------------ D----------------------- Experiment with your own variations on these chords. When soloing he also goes for harmonics on the live versions - try harmonics on the top 4 strings (DGBD) at the 5th and 7th frets. Have fun ! Howard