Babe Ruth The Mexican Guitar Tab  

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.