( my first addition to ultimate – guitar tab )
chords in brief :
intro : E F G F E x4
verse : A F#m E x6
D Bm D Bm D E
A F#m E
song in more detail :
firstly , this is just an acoustic approximation of the song . just the best way that i
have found to play it on a solo acoustic guitar . there are some 2nd guitar bits
in the second verse that are lovely and if you have a loop recorder you might fancy
going off on them whilst the melody continues , but i don’t have a loop recorder so
i didn’t bother working them out . the end bit , where they go off on one about
enchiladas , is a bit weird and ends with a fadeout which doesn’t really work on a solo
acoustic . i made up my own way of playing it . totally different , but it works much
better in the absence of production .
please remember : this is never going to sound exactly like the recording but it’s the
best way i’ve found to play it on a solo acoustic .
play around with it , make it your own interpretation .
standard tuning .
intro : use your thumb to strum rapidly , but softly , up and down to create a tremulo
effect . slide your left hand between the chords for the intro . sounds crazy , but i
prefer it without barring the chords .
E F G F E ( repeat x4 )
E – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – 1 – – – 2 – – – 4 – – – 2 – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
whilst strumming the E you might like to use your left hand thumb to play the low
E – string ( it kinda subsititutes for that bass/thump noise you can hear in the original recording ) .
verse : play the “a” as the higher bar chord and , just before you transfer to the F#m ,
use your little finger to fret on and off the high E – string 7th fret ( you’ll work it out ) .
A F#m E
E – – – 5 – – – 7 – 7 – – 5 – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
B – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
G – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 1 – – – – – – – |
D – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
A – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
E – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
A F#m E A F#m E
take me down to where you hide ,
A F#m E A F#m E
lay me down , lay me down inside ,
A F#m E A F#m E
what use now? roll back this pacific tide .
D Bm
tijuana lady where did you go? yeah ,
D Bm
i been chasing you around ol’ mejico , yeah ,
D E A
gonna find my way back to san diego .
F#m E A F#m E
baby where’d you hide?
A F#m E A F#m E
take me down to where you hide ,
A F#m E A F#m E
play me around , lay me up inside ,
A F#m E A F#m E
don’t make no sound coz i know you lie ,
D Bm E
tijuana lady let’s take it slow , yeah well i . .
D Bm E
know that i’m no head honcho , but i . . .
D E A F#m E
A F#m E
i’ll keep you warm in my silky poncho
instrumental bit ( i play it like as follows but you can just leave it
out for simplicity )
A C#/C#m Bm E
A F#/F#m ( on 9th fret ) E
D Bm E
tijuana lady where did you go? yeah well i . . .
D Bm
i heard you lost your last sombrero ,
D Bm E
tijuana lady which way’d’you flow? i’m A . .
D E A
el mariachi desperado ,
F#m E
tell me where’d you hide ,
A F#m E
tell me where’d you hide .
[ now , either finish with another lovely D Bm chorusy type bit eg :
D Bm
tijuana lady where did you go? yeah ,
D Bm
i been chasing you around ol’ mejico , yeah ,
D Bm E
tijuana lady let’s take it slow , yeah well i . .
D E A
i’ll keep you warm in my silky poncho .
or . . . .
try out my interpretation of the weird enchilda bit : ]
A F#m E Em
. . . tell me where’d you hide?
Em B
enchilda desperado day ,
Em B
senorita come back and meet me again ,
Em B
buena vista senorita hey ,
Am F D A
i love you so come back , be with meeeeeeee again .
[ tabbed by tim harcourt ]
( my first addition to ultimate – guitar tab )
chords in brief :
intro : E F G F E x4
verse : A F#m E x6
D Bm D Bm D E
A F#m E
song in more detail :
firstly , this is just an acoustic approximation of the song . just the best way that i
have found to play it on a solo acoustic guitar . there are some 2nd guitar bits
in the second verse that are lovely and if you have a loop recorder you might fancy
going off on them whilst the melody continues , but i don’t have a loop recorder so
i didn’t bother working them out . the end bit , where they go off on one about
enchiladas , is a bit weird and ends with a fadeout which doesn’t really work on a solo
acoustic . i made up my own way of playing it . totally different , but it works much
better in the absence of production .
please remember : this is never going to sound exactly like the recording but it’s the
best way i’ve found to play it on a solo acoustic .
play around with it , make it your own interpretation .
standard tuning .
intro : use your thumb to strum rapidly , but softly , up and down to create a tremulo
effect . slide your left hand between the chords for the intro . sounds crazy , but i
prefer it without barring the chords .
E F G F E ( repeat x4 )
E – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – 1 – – – 2 – – – 4 – – – 2 – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
whilst strumming the E you might like to use your left hand thumb to play the low
E – string ( it kinda subsititutes for that bass/thump noise you can hear in the original recording ) .
verse : play the “a” as the higher bar chord and , just before you transfer to the F#m ,
use your little finger to fret on and off the high E – string 7th fret ( you’ll work it out ) .
A F#m E
E – – – 5 – – – 7 – 7 – – 5 – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
B – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
G – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 1 – – – – – – – |
D – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
A – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – |
E – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – |
A F#m E A F#m E
take me down to where you hide ,
A F#m E A F#m E
lay me down , lay me down inside ,
A F#m E A F#m E
what use now? roll back this pacific tide .
D Bm
tijuana lady where did you go? yeah ,
D Bm
i been chasing you around ol’ mejico , yeah ,
D E A
gonna find my way back to san diego .
F#m E A F#m E
baby where’d you hide?
A F#m E A F#m E
take me down to where you hide ,
A F#m E A F#m E
play me around , lay me up inside ,
A F#m E A F#m E
don’t make no sound coz i know you lie ,
D Bm E
tijuana lady let’s take it slow , yeah well i . .
D Bm E
know that i’m no head honcho , but i . . .
D E A F#m E
A F#m E
i’ll keep you warm in my silky poncho
instrumental bit ( i play it like as follows but you can just leave it
out for simplicity )
A C#/C#m Bm E
A F#/F#m ( on 9th fret ) E
D Bm E
tijuana lady where did you go? yeah well i . . .
D Bm
i heard you lost your last sombrero ,
D Bm E
tijuana lady which way’d’you flow? i’m A . .
D E A
el mariachi desperado ,
F#m E
tell me where’d you hide ,
A F#m E
tell me where’d you hide .
[ now , either finish with another lovely D Bm chorusy type bit eg :
D Bm
tijuana lady where did you go? yeah ,
D Bm
i been chasing you around ol’ mejico , yeah ,
D Bm E
tijuana lady let’s take it slow , yeah well i . .
D E A
i’ll keep you warm in my silky poncho .
or . . . .
try out my interpretation of the weird enchilda bit : ]
A F#m E Em
. . . tell me where’d you hide?
Em B
enchilda desperado day ,
Em B
senorita come back and meet me again ,
Em B
buena vista senorita hey ,
Am F D A
i love you so come back , be with meeeeeeee again .
[ tabbed by tim harcourt ]