heres what i have so far; i'll update soon don't worry
"t" is for tremolo pick
"El Cumbanchero" by The Ventures
intro: Am
| e | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
1st riff:
| e | | | 17/ |
| B | | | |
| G | | | |
| D | | | |
| A | 12/ | | |
| E | | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8b 5 | |
| e | | 17/ |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8b 5 | |
2nd riff:
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 7 9 10 7 9 7 | |
| A | 10 8 10 7 8 7 | |
| E | 10 8 10 7 8 | 5 7~~~~ |
3rd riff:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 8 7h8p7p5 |
| E | 8 7 5~~~~~~ |
Intro riff:
| e | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
1st riff octave up:
| e | 17/ | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8b 5 | 17/ |
| B | | | |
| G | | | |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
| e | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8b 5 | 17/ |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
2nd riff octave up:
| e | 5 7 8 5 7 5 | |
| B | 8 6 8 5 6 5 | |
| G | 7 5 7 4 5 | 4~~~~~ |
| D | | 7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
3rd riff octave up:
| e | |
| B | 5p6h5 |
| G | 5h7p5 4h5p4 |
| D | 7~~~~~~ |
| A | |
| E | |
Intro riff:
| e | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
Cool trippy riff:
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | 5t 8t 7t 5t |
| A | 12/ | 7t 8 7 5tttt 4tt 3tttt |
| E | | 5ttt 9t |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7t 10t 9t 7t |
| A | 9t 10 9 7tttttttt |
| E | 7t 11t |
3rd riff:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 8 7h8p7p5 |
| E | 8 7 5~~~~~~ |
Intro riff:
| e | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
ends on that same Am chord!
and thats it! thats more than enough to get you playing The Ventures version of "El Cumbanchero"!
I love this song and I hope this helps!
-Bertman (the TOAST!)