Dave Matthews Band - Cortez The Killer Tab

C O R T E Z  T H E   K I L L E R   L E A D  /  W A R R E N   H A Y N
S

This is Warren Haynes' lead in "Cortez the Killer" at Central Park.

          Em           D                Am

E 0 2
B 0 3 3 3 3 0
G 0h2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0h2 2 2
D 0h2 2 x 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2
A 2 2 2 x 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 x
E
B 1 Repeat with a similar
G 2 2 2 (0) 2 /4 \2p0 strumming pattern
D 2 2 2
A 0 0
E
After this lick the band D chord lick comes in:
E 2 E
B 3 3 3 3 /5 \3 B 3 3
G 2 2 2 2 /4 4\2 G 2/4 \2p0
D 0 0 0 0 D 2p0
A A
E E
Em pattern Am pattern
E E
B 3 0 3 0 B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1/3
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 etc. G 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2/4
D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 E

Guitar solo 1

Em D Am
E 10 10
B 8 10 13
G 9 11 12
D 14
A
E
E
B 13 13 13 13
G 12h14 12h14 12 12h14 12h14 12 12
D 14 14
A
E
~~~~~ ~~~
E
B 15b17rb15p12 15
G 14b16 14b16rb14p12 14b16 rb14p12
D
A
E
E
B p12 15p12h13p12 12 13p12 13p12 13p12
G 14 14p12 14p12
D 14p12 14
A
E
~~ ~~~
E
B 13 13 13 13 15
G 12 14 12h14 12h14 12h14 12h14 14p12 14b16 14b16rb14b16
D
A
E
sweep ~~~
E 12 14 14b15rb14b15rb14p12 14 14b15rb14p12 14p12h14p12
B 12 15 15 15p12
G 12 14
D
A
E
~~~~
E
B 15p12h13p12
G 14p12 14p12 14b16rb14p12 12 14p12 14b16rb14b16rb14
D 14p12 14
A
E

Guitar solo 2

~~~~~
E 10
B 10 10 5 7 7 7b8rb7p5 5 5\3 5/8p5 5
G 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11/
D
A
E
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~
E 7 8p7 7 8h10 10 10 10 10 10b12rb10
B 10 8 8 10 10/12 \
G /9
D
A
E
E 14b15rb14p12 14p12h14p12
B 12 15p12h13p12 12 15
G 14 14b16 rb14p12
D
A
E
~~~
E
B 12 13
G 14p12 14b16rb14p12 12 14b16rb14p12 14p12 14 14
D 14p12 14 14
A
E
~~~~ ~~~~
E
B 12 13 15 12 15b17rb15b17rb15 12 \ 15b17rb15 15b17rb15
G 14 12 14
D
A
E
E 14b15rb14 12 14 12h14p12 12
B 12 15 15b17rb15b17rb15 13p12 13p12
G
D
A
E
~~ ~~
E
B 15 15
G 14p12 14 12 14 14b16rb14p12 14b16rb14 12 14b16
D 14p12
A
E
sweep ~~~~~~
E 12 14b15 14b15rb14 12 15b17 17rb15 14 14 14 \
B 12 12
G 12
D
A
E
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
E 17b19rb17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17h18p17p15 17 17 17 17b19rb17p15
B 17 17 (17)
G
D
A
E
hold bend and pick fast ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E 17b19 17b19 19191919191919191919191919 19rb17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17\
B xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
G xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
D
A
E
~~~
E 12 12 14b154b14 12 15b17rb15 15b17 15 12h15p12 15 15
B 15b17 12 13 15b17 15b17
G
D
A
E
E 14b15rb14p12
B 17rb15 12 12h13p12 12 15 12
G 14 14 14b16 14b16 rb14 11 12 14
D 12 14
A
E
~~~ ~~ ~~
E
B 15 15 15 12h13p12 12 15 13 p12h13 p12h13 p12h13 p12h13p12h13p12/10
G 14 14
D
A
E
~ ~~~
E
B h12p10/8h10 b12rb10p8 10p8
G 9 9
D
A
E

Guitar solo 3

Hold bend + wide bibrato ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E
B 10b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12 b12rb10
G
D
A
E
~~~~~~~~~
E 15 12 12 12 15b17rb
B 10b12 15b17 15b17 b17 15 12 12 15p12 12
G 14b16 14b16
D
A
E
~~~
E 12h15p12
B 15 12h15p12 12 13 15 13
G 14 12h14p12 12\11 12 11 12 14
D 14 12h14
A
E
E
B p12 13 12b13rb12 13 13 13
G 14 12h14p12 12 14 12h14 12h14p12 12h14p12
D 14 14 14 14
A
E
hold bend and pick the 15
E 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 17b19 b19 b19 b19
B
G 12 14b16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16rb14p12
D
A
E
~~~~
E 17b19rb17 15 17 17 17b18rb17p15 17b19rb17p15 17b19rb17p15
B 17p15
G
D
A
E
E 14
B 17b20rb17 15 17 17 15 17 17b20 17b20rb17p15 15 15 17p15 17
G 16 16h17
D
A
E
hold bend and pick fast ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E 15p14 15 17 17b19 1919191919191919191919191919rb1717171717171717
B xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
G xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
D
A
E
~~~~~~
E 20b22 20 17 12 15p12h14p12 12 15p12h14p12
B 17 17 17 17\12 15 15
G 19
D
A
E
E 12 15b17 17rb15 15p12 12
B 15 15 15p13 13p12 12 15
G 14 14b16
D
A
E
~~~ ~~
E 14p13p12
B 15p13p12
G 14b16rb14b16rb14b16rb14b16rb14p12 14 14p12\11h12\9
D
A
E
~~
E
B 8 10 8 10b12rb10b12rb10rb12b10rb12b10rb12b10rb12b10rb12b10rb12b12rb10p8
G
D
A
E
E 10 10 <12>
B 8 10 3
G 9 11 0 2/4 4\2p0
D 2
A
E
Em variation Am lick
E 7 E 3/5
B 8 B 3/5
G 9 G
D D
A A
E E

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