The Mexican by Babe Ruth #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Viens David Subject: The_mexican.tab (as mentionned in a previous mail to Cal Woods) Here's what happends when Rock and Spaggetti Westerns are blended toghether... THE MEXICAN - BABE RUTH (Alan Shacklock) (interpolating "Per Qualche Dollaro in Piu" by Morricone) hint : learn the Em Harmonic scale first. : e **-* Climb it up and down. b **-* Make yourself at ease g ***- 'cause you'll need it! d *-** a *-** E **-* ^ 7th fret All guitars are in normal tuning. Intro (3 acoustic guitars) slowly... guitar 1 - right channel Am B7 |-------10---8---7----------7----8--|-7--------------------------------| |------12--10---8---10-----8---10---|8-----10--8---7-------------------| |------------------11---------------|-----11--9---8--------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | | guitar 2 - left channel | | | |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------1------------1---------|------------0---------------------| |--------2--------------------2-----|--------2---------2------2--------| |----2----------------2-------------|----1-----------------1------1----| |0----------------0-----------------|2---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | | guitar 3 - left channel also (flamenco-tremolo kind of stuff) | | | |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |77775555777777777777775555777777777|7777777777777777777777777777777777| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Am B7 |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--5--3--2--0----2-3-2--------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------1---------------1------|------------0---------------------| |--------2---------------2----------|--------2---------2------2--------| |----2----------------2-------------|----1-----------------1------1----| |0----------------0-----------------|2---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |77775555777777777777775555777777777|7777777777777777777777777777777777| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| Am B7 |-------10---8---7----------7----8--|-7--------------------------------| |------12--10---8---10-----8---10---|8-----10--8---7-------------------| |------------------11---------------|-----11--9---8--------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------1---------------1------|------------0---------------------| |--------2---------------2----------|--------2---------2------2--------| |----2----------------2-------------|----1-----------------1------1----| |0----------------0-----------------|2---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |77775555777777777777775555777777777|7777777777777777777777777777777777| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| (guitar 3 out) Freely... guitar 1 B7 (N.C.) |-10~--7-8-----7------------------------------------------------------| |----------10-----8-10--7--8-----7---------------------------77-7-----| |-----------------------------9-----7--9-----7---------------88-8-----| |-----------------------------------------10----9-10--7--9---77-7-----| |------------------------------------------------------------99-9-----| |------------------------------------------------------------77-7-----| | | |guitar 2 | | | |--7------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----8-10--7--8-----7------------------------------------------------| |-----------------9-----7--9-----7------------------------------------| |----------------------------10-----9-10--7--9-----7------------------| |----------------------------------------------10-----9-10---2h3p0h2--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| (guitar 2 out) (Band In) - uptempo (that's a very big exercice!) guitar 1 (dirty) (Em) |10-7-8----7-----------------------------------------------| |-------10---8-10-7-8---7----------------------------------| |---------------------9---7-9----7-------------------------| |-----------------------------10---9-10-7-9----7-----------| |-------------------------------------------10---9-10-7-9--| |----------------------------------------------------------| Riff A B7 |-------------------------------7--8--7h8p7----7--------------------------| |----------7~----------7--8-10--------------10---10--8p7-----7h8p7----7---| |-----8h9---------8h9-------------------------------------9--------9-----9| |-9-----------9-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| (end Riff A) repeat riff A X2 (first time without vibrato on the f#) then, Riff B (B7) |---------------------------7--8--(8)\| |----------7-------7--8-10--------10~\| |-----8h9-----8h9---------------------| |-9-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| (end riff B) Verse 1 (guitar 2 plays the chords on wha-wha) bass Em G F#m A G |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-7--7-7----10----99---9-9-9---12---10-| |--------------------------------------| | | | guitar 1 | 4 times with lyrics | > > | |--------------------------------------| |-----------8-----------------10-------| |-----------7------------------9-------| |-----------5------------------7-------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| "Chico Fernandez, sleepin' on his gun" "Dreams of Santa-Anna fighting in the sun" Am C Bm D C |--------------------------------------| |-7--7-7----10----99---9-9-9---12---10-| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | | 2 times with lyrics | > > | |--------------------------------------| |----------13-----------------15-------| |----------12-----------------14-------| |----------10-----------------12-------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| "Drums so loud from both sides, makes it hard to dream" Em G F#m A G |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-7--7-7----10----99---9-9-9---12---10-| |--------------------------------------| | | | guitar 1 | 2 times with lyrics | > > | |--------------------------------------| |-----------8-----------------10-------| |-----------7------------------9-------| |-----------5------------------7-------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| "A bluish fall on an orange fast makes that hard seem reason" (??!) Chorus B7 Am7 Em D C |--------------------------------|-7----------5-------------3----------------| |-7-----------7~--5--------------|-8----------7-------------5----------7--8~-| |-8------8h9------5--------7--9~-|-9----------7-------------5-----7-9--------| |-7--9------------5--7--9--------|-------------------------------------------| |-9---------------7--------------|-------------------------------------------| |-7---------------5--------------|-------------------------------------------| "Mornin' calm mornin' Ah Chico's gonna have his share" B7 Cmaj7 |--------------------------------| |-7-----------7~--8--------7--8~-| |-8------8-9------9--7--9--------| |-7--9-----------10--------------| |-9--------------10--------------| |-7---------------8--------------| "Mornin' sad mornin' (half time) speed-up Dsus4 G GM7 G7 |----------------7----10-10----10-10----10-10/12\10-10-\8--| |-10--8-8--10\---8----12-12----12-12----12-12/13\12-12-\10-| |----------------7----11-11---(10-10)----------------------| |- 7-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| Sad it must be AHHHHAAHHAAHHHAAHAAHHHHHAAHAAIIAAAAH! B7 Am7 Em D Em |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-7-----------7~--5--------------|-------------10--8--10~--------------------| |-8-----8h9-------5--------7--9~-|-9--7--9~------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9---| |-7--9------------5--7--9--------|-------------------------------------------| |-9---------------7--------------|-------------------------------------------| |-7---------------5--------------|-------------------------------------------| "Mornin' sad mornin' but I laughed and I cried, and I c-c-cried! (end chorus) play Riff A twice, then (B7) |---------10-8-7--------------------------------------------------------| |----------------10-8-7-------------------------------------------------| |----8h9----------------9-7---------------------------------------------| |-9-------------------------10-9-7---------------------------7-9-10-7~\-| |----------------------------------10-9-7-------------10-9-7------------| |-----------------------------------------10-8-7-8-10-------------------| |---------------------------------7-8-----------------------7--8--(8)---| |--------------------------7-8-10-----7~----------7--8--10--------10~\--| |----------------------7-9------------------8h9-------------------------| |---------------7-9-10--------------------------------------------------| |--------7-9-10---------------------------------------------------------| |-7-8-10----------------------------------------------------------------| B7 Am7 Em D C B7 |--------------------------------|----7-------5-------3------2------| |-7-----------7~--5--------------|----8-------7-------5------4------| |-8-----8h9-------5--------7--9~-|----9-------7-------5------2------| |-7--9------------5--7--9--------|----9-------7-------5------4------| |-9---------------7--------------|----7-------5-------3------2------| |-7---------------5--------------|----------------------------------| "Mornin' sad mornin' Me- xi - ca --- an !!!!" (Am) (Em) (Bass) |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7777-----10-10---99999-12-10-------------------------------------| |------------------------------7777----10-10---999-9-9---12--10----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |(Guitar) | |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------7-8-8~-----------8-7-------| |-----------------------------9-7-9--------------------------------| |-7----7-9-10-10~--10-9-10-----------------------------------------| |---10-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| B7 C D . . . |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7--------7-8-7---7~-----8------7-8-10-8-7-8~-----10----7-8-10--7-8-10\--| |-8----8h9-------9--------9--7-9-------------------11--7------------------| |-7--9-------------------10------------------------12---------------------| |-9----------------------10------------------------12---------------------| |-7-----------------------8------------------------10---------------------| Verse 2 (guitar 1 plays the same thing) (guitar 2 plays the chords on Wah-Wah) Seniorita's panned in :"Chico, come-on home!" Santa-Anna's losing, you'll be first to go Sam Whosman's laughin', Davy Crocket too When Anna takes the Alamo the first to go is you, Chorus 2 (same as chorus 1) Mornin' calm mornin' Ah Chico's gonna have his share Mornin' sad mornin' Heaven will be THERE-AHHHHHHHHHHH Mornin' sad mornin' What a laugh and a laugh AH AH AH AH AH AH AH! Play Riff A 4 times (don't forget to add the vibrato on the F# half the times) Play Riff B once Then play only the end of it (below) 3 times. (B7) |------------------7--8-- 8--| |-7-------7--8-10--------10~\| |----8h9---------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| (Em) |-------------| |-------------| 4 times (while guitar 2 continues wah-wah-ing) |-------------| |-2-----------| |-2-----------| |-0-------12\-| And here's the famous Morricone riff : Riff C (Em) A Em C B5 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------7-------7-8p7-----7------------------| |----9~--7------------------------9-9---9-7-9-------9-9---9-7-9-7h9p7------| |-9---------9~--7--9~--7\2~----9--------------------------------------9-9--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Am Bm D D5 Em D5 Em |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------7----------7--8----------------------------------------------------| |-9--9----9--7--9--------9--7-6-7---------------7-/-9---------7-/-9--------| |----------------------------------9--7-7\4-----7-/-9---------7-/-9--------| |-----------------------------------------------5-/-7---------5-/-7--------| |---------------------------------------------------0-------------0--------| (end riff C) Repeat Riff C once normaly then, Once without guitar 2 (wah-wah) for the first half And here's the "GRUNGY" part: guitar 2 kills its wah-wah, and stomps on its mother fuzz E5 G5 F#5 A5 G5 |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-0--0-0----3----22---2-2-2----5----3--| | | | guitar 1 | 8 times | > > | |--------------------------------------| |-----------8-----------------10-------| |-----------7------------------9-------| |-----------5------------------7-------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| (guitar 2 out) (Em) |--------------------7------------------------| |--------7-------7-8-------7------------------| |-9-9--9---9-7-9-------9-9---9-7-9-7h9p7------| |----------------------------------------9-9--| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| D5 E5 D5 E5 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------7----------7--8----------------------------------------------------| |-9--9----9--7--9--------9--7-6-7---------------7-/-9---------7-/-9--------| |----------------------------------9--7-7\4-----7-/-9---------7-/-9--------| |-----------------------------------------------5-/-7---------5-/-7--------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play Riff A 3 times Play Riff B then play the last part of Riff B until fade-out. Transcribed by David Viens and Eric Patenaude using the CD, the live video and our 4-track on half speed mode ... He He! Feel free to post suggestions to make it better. viensd@ceres.JSP.UMontreal.CA or viensd@mistral.ERE.UMontreal.CA And please, could somebody give me the REAL lyrics?!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pis parle donc en francais maudit traitre! - D'accord.... SUCE MA TELECOMMANDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sans cedilles ni accents je me sens comme Mulronney! www.TAB6.com