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Desperado by Eagles
Desperado
NOTE: the intro is played on piano but is arranged for guitar
Slowly Q=60
G G7 C Cm6
4/4
Gtr I
|---------10----12-(12)-10-------|----------------------|
|-10h=12-----12-12-(12)----12----|-----8---10-(10)-8----|
|----(12)-------10-(10)-------12-|-8h9---9--8--(8)----0-|
|-----12-------------------------|----------------------|
|-----10--------10-(10)----------|----------------------|
|--------------------------------|---8------8--(8)------|
H.=H
G Em Asus2 D
|---------0-(0)------|-------------------|
|-----3---0-(0)-3----|-------------------|
|-2h4---4-0-(0)----4-|-4-2---2-(2)-------|
|------------------5-|-5---5-4-(4)--0----|
|--------------------|-0-----5-(5)-------|
|---3-----0-(0)------|-------------------|
Q=60
G G7sus2 C Cm6
2/4 4/4
|--------||-7--7--5--5--|-3--3--5--5--|
|--------||-8--8--6--6--|-5--5--4--4--|
|--------||-7--7--7--7--|-5--5--0--0--|
|-(0)----||-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|
|--------||-------------|-3--3--3--3--|
|--------||-------------|-------------|
G Em7 A7 D7 G Gsus2sus4
|-3--3--3--3--|-------0---2--2--|-3---3---3---3---|
|-3--3--3--3--|--2----2---1--1--|-3---3---1---1---|
|-4--4--4--4--|--0----0---2--2--|-4---4---2---2---|
|-5--5--2--2--|-(2)--(2)--0--0--|-----------------|
|-------------|--0----0---------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-3--(3)--3--(3)--|
C Cm6 G/DB7/Em7 A7 D7
2/4
|-0--0--3--3--|-3--2--3--3--|------2--|
|-1--1--4--4--|-3--0--3--3--|--2---1--|
|-0--0--2--2--|-4--2--4--4--|--0---2--|
|-2--2--------|-0--1--2--2--|-(2)--0--|
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|--0------|
|-------------|-------------|---------|
G D7/F# Em7 Bm7 C G D/F#
4/4
<
|-------------------||-------2-----2-----|-0--0---------3------|
|-3---3----3----3---||-3--3--3-----3-----|-1--1---------3--3---|
|-4---4----2----2---||-0--0--2-----2-----|-0--0---------0--2---|
|---------(0)--(0)--||-2--2--4-----4-----|-2--2-(0)-----0--4---|
|-------------------||-2--2--2-(2)-2-----|-3--3-----(3)------2-|
|-3--(3)---2---(2)--||-0--0----------(3)-|--------------3--2---|
Em7 Em C G D/F# Em7 Bm7
|--------------0---------0---------|-3---------3-----------|-3--3--2--2---|
|-3---------0--1---------1---------|-3-(3)-----3---3---3---|-3--3--3--3---|
|-0-(0)-----0--0---------0-----(0)-|-4---------4---2---2---|-4--4--2--2---|
|-2-----(2)-2--2-(0)-----2-(0)-----|-5---------5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2--2--4--4---|
|-2---------2--3-----(3)-3---------|-5-----(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------2--2---|
|-0---------0----------------------|-3---------3-3-2---2---|------------3-|
C G Em7 A7
|-0---0---3--3--|-----------------|
|-1---1---3--3--|-3--3-(0)-2----2-|
|-0---0---0--0--|-0--0-----0--0-0-|
|-2---2-0-0--0--|-2--2-----2--2---|
|-3-3-3---x--x--|-2--2-----0--0---|
|---------3--3--|-0--0------------|
Am7/D D7 G Dm7/G C G/Am7
|-0--0---2--2---|-3--3---1-------|-0--0--0-------|
|-1--1---1--1---|-0--0---1---1---|-1--1--1---3-1-|
|-0--0---2--2---|-0--0---2---2-2-|-0--0--0---0-0-|
|-0--0---0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0---|-2--2--2---0-2-|
|------0--------|-2--2---x---x---|-3--3--3-3-2-0-|
|---------------|-3--3---3---3---|---------------|
G D/FEm7 A7 D7
|----------------|-----------------------|
|-0--3--3--3-----|-2----2----------------|
|-0--2--0--0-----|-0--0---5---5------(0)-|
|-0--0--2--2-(2)-|-2--2---4---2--(2)-----|
|-2-----2--2-----|-0--0---5--(5)---------|
|-3--2--0--0-----|-----------------------|
G Dm7/G C G/Am7
|-------------|-0--0--0---------|
|-0--0--1--1--|-1--1--1-----3-1-|
|-0--0--2--2--|-0--0--0-----0-0-|
|-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--2-----0-2-|
|-2--2--------|-3--3--3-(3)-2-0-|
|-3--3--3--3--|-----------------|
G B7/Em7 A7 D7 G D7/F#
2/4 4/4
|-------0--(0)---|----2--|-3--3-------------------------------|
|-0--4--3---3--0-|-2--1--|-0--0-----0-3-------------3---------|
|-0--2--0---0--0-|-0--2--|-0--0---0---2-------------2---------|
|-0--4--2---2--2-|-2--0--|-0--0-0-----4---------(4)-4-----(4)-|
|-2--2--2---2----|-0-----|-2--2-------5-----(5)-----5-(5)-----|
|-3--2--0---0----|-------|-3--3-------2-(2)---------2---------|
Em Bm7 C G Bm7/F# Em7 C G
|-0--0--2--2--|-0--0-----------|-0--0--0--0---------|-3--3--3--3--|
|-3--3--3--3--|-1--1--0--3-(0)-|-3--3--1--1---------|-0--0--0--0--|
|-0--0--2--2--|-0--0--0--2-----|-0--0--0--0---------|-0--0--0--0--|
|-2--2--4--4--|-2--2--0--4-----|-2--2--2--2-(0)-(2)-|-0--0--0--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--|-3--3--2--5-----|-2--2--3--3---------|-2--2--2--2--|
|-0--0--------|-------3--2-----|-0--0---------------|-3--3--3--3--|
Em7 Bm7 C G
|-0--0--2--2--|-0--0--3--3--|
|-3--3--3--3--|-1--1--0--0--|
|-0--0--2--2--|-0--0--0--0--|
|-2--2--4--4--|-2--2--0--0--|
|-2--2--2--2--|-3--3--2--2--|
|-0--0--------|-------3--3--|
Am7 Dsus4 D7
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------5------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---8-8-8--8--7--7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---5-5-5--5--5--5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---7-7-7--7--7--7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5--5-5-|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
G Dm7Bm7 C Cm6 G B7/Em A7 D7
|-3--3--1--1--|-0--------------------|-------0--0--|-------2--2----|
|-0--0--1--3--|-1--1--4----4---------|-0--0--0--0--|-2--2--1--1----|
|-0--0--2--2--|-0--0--2----2---------|-0--2--0--0--|-0--0--2--2----|
|-0--0--------|-2--2--1----1---------|-0--1--2--2--|-2--2--0--0----|
|-2--2--0--2--|-3--3--3----3---------|-2-----2--2--|-0--0----------|
|-3--3--------|----------------------|-3--2--0--0--|---------------|
|
| Gtr II
|-------------|-----------10-8-------|-7-----------|---------------|
|-------------|----------------10-11-|-8-----------|---------------|
|-------------|---------8------------|-7-----------|---------------|
|-------------|----------------------|-9-----------|---------------|
|-------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------|
G Dm7/Bm7 C Cm6
|----------------1--1--|-0--0-----------------------|
|-0--0-----------1--3--|-1--1---4---------4---------|
|-0--0-----------2--2--|-0--0---2---------2---------|
|-0--0-----------------|-2--2---1---------1---------|
|-2--2-----------0--2--|-3--3---3---------3---------|
|-3--3-----------------|----------------------------|
|
|----------------------|------8-8---11---10p8-------|
|------11b12r11-10-----|----------8----8------10-11-|
|------11b12-11-10-----|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
G B7/Em C G/B Am7
|--3--2--0--0--|-0--(3)--(3)--(3)---|
|--0--4--0--0--|-1---3----1----1----|
|--0--2--0--0--|-0---0----0----0----|
|--0--4--2--2--|-2---0----2----2----|
|--2--2--2--2--|-3---2----0----0----|
|--3--2--0--0--|--------------------|
|
|--------------|--------------------|
|--8-----------|--------------------|
|--7-----------|--------------------|
|--9-----------|--------------------|
|-10-----------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|
G B7/Em(A) D7sus4
|-3--2--0----|--3-----|
|-3--0--0----|--5-----|
|-4--2--0----|--5-----|
|-0--1--2----|--0-----|
|-------2----|-(0)----|
|-------0----|--------|
H.=H
G G7 C Cm6 G
|-------10----12-(12)-10-------|--------------------------|------*|
|-10h12----12-12-(12)----12----|-----8---10-(10)-8-8-8----|-0----*|
|----12-------10-(10)-------12-|-8h9---9--8--(8)----------|-0----*|
|----12------------------------|-----------------------10-|-0----*|
|----10-------10-(10)----------|--------------------------|-2----*|
|------------------------------|---8------8--(8)----------|-3----*|
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow
Don' you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of heats is always your best bet
Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no youger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're loosin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
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version 2
Piano part transcribed for guitar...
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E||------------10----------12----|--L----10----------------|
B||--10g12-----------12----12----|--L----------12----------|
G||----(12)----------------10----|--L----------------12----|
D||-----12-----------------------|-------------------------|
A||-----10------------L----10----|--L----------------------|
E||------------------------------|-------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q H Q
-------------------------|---------------------|
---------8---------10----|--L----8-------------|
--8g9---------9-----8----|--L-------------0----|
-------------------------|---------------------|
-------------------------|---------------------|
----8---------L-----8----|-------L-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q H Q
----------------------------------0----|--L------------------|
------------------------3---------0----|--L----3-------------|
--2g4------------------------4----0----|--L-------------4----|
---------------------------------------|----------------5----|
---------------------------------------|---------------------|
----3------------------------L----0----|--L-------------L----|
Q Q Q Q Q H Q H H
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
--4----2---------2----|--L----L-------------|--------------------|
--5---------5----4----|--L----L--------0----|--L-----------------|
--0---------L----5----|--L----L-------------|--------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
H H H H H H
--7--------7--------|--5--------5--------|--3--------3--------|
--8--------8--------|--6--------6--------|--5--------5--------|
--7--------7--------|--7--------7--------|--5--------5--------|
--5--------5--------|--5--------5--------|--5--------5--------|
--------------------|--------------------|--3--------3--------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
H H H H H H
--5--------5--------|--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------|
--4--------4--------|--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------|
--0--------0--------|--4--------4--------|--4--------4--------|
--5--------5--------|--5--------5--------|--2--------2--------|
--3--------3--------|--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
H H H H H H
--------------0---------|--2--------2--------|--3---------3---------|
---2----------2---------|--1--------1--------|--3---------3---------|
---0----------0---------|--2--------2--------|--4---------4---------|
--(2)--------(2)--------|--0--------0--------|----------------------|
---0----------0---------|--------------------|----------------------|
------------------------|--------------------|--3--------(3)--------|
H H H H H H
--3---------3---------|--0--------0--------|--3--------3--------|
--1---------1---------|--1--------1--------|--4--------4--------|
--2---------2---------|--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|
----------------------|--2--------2--------|--------------------|
----------------------|--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------|
--3--------(3)--------|--------------------|--------------------|
H H H H H H
--3--------2--------|--3--------3--------|-------------2--------|
--3--------0--------|--3--------3--------|---2---------1--------|
--4--------2--------|--4--------4--------|---0---------2--------|
--0--------1--------|--2--------2--------|--(2)--------0--------|
--------------------|--------------------|---0------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
H H H H H H
----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
--3---------3---------|---3----------3---------|--3--------3--------|
--4---------4---------|---2----------2---------|--0--------0--------|
----------------------|---0---------(0)--------|--2--------2--------|
----------------------|------------------------|--2--------2--------|
--3--------(3)--------|--(2)--------(2)--------|--0--------0--------|
H Q Q H Q Q H Q Q
--2--------2---------|--0--------0---------|--3------------------|
--3--------3---------|--1--------1---------|--3--------3---------|
--2--------2---------|--0--------0---------|--0--------2---------|
--4--------4---------|--2--------2----0----|--0--------4---------|
--2--------2---------|--3--------3---------|----------------2----|
----------------3----|---------------------|--3--------2---------|
H H H Q Q H Q Q
--------------------|--0--------0----L----|--3--------3---------|
--3--------0--------|--1--------1----L----|--3--------3---------|
--0--------0--------|--0--------0----0----|--4--------4---------|
--2--------2--------|--2--------2----L----|--5--------5----5----|
--2--------2--------|--3--------3----L----|--5--------5----5----|
--0--------0--------|---------------------|--3--------3----3----|
Q Q Q Q H H H Q Q
----------------------|--3--------3--------|--2--------2----L----|
--3---------3---------|--3--------3--------|--3--------3----L----|
--2---------2---------|--4--------4--------|--2--------2----L----|
--4----4----4----4----|--2--------2--------|--4--------4----L----|
--5----5----5----5----|--------------------|--2--------2----L----|
--2---------2---------|--------------------|----------------3----|
H Q Q H H H Q Q
--0--------0----L----|--3--------3--------|---------------------|
--1--------1----L----|--3--------3--------|--3--------3----L----|
--0--------0----0----|--0--------0--------|--0--------0----L----|
--2--------2----L----|--0--------0--------|--2--------2----2----|
--3--------3----L----|--------------------|--2--------2----L----|
---------------------|--3--------3--------|--0--------0----L----|
H Q Q H H H H
---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
--2-------------2----|----------------------|--2-----------------|
--0--------0---------|--5---------5---------|--0--------0--------|
--2--------2---------|--4---------2---------|--2--------2--------|
--0--------0---------|--5--------(5)--------|--0--------0--------|
---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
H H H H H H
--------------------|--------------------|--0--------0--------|
--------------------|--1--------1--------|--1--------1--------|
--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|--0--------0--------|
--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|
--2--------2--------|--------------------|--3--------3--------|
--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------|--------------------|
Q Q Q Q H H H Q Q
--0-------------------|--------------------|--0--------0---------|
--1---------3----1----|--0--------4--------|--3--------3----0----|
--0---------0----0----|--0--------2--------|--0--------0----0----|
--2---------0----2----|--0--------4--------|--2--------2----2----|
--3----3----2----0----|--2--------2--------|--2--------2---------|
----------------------|--3--------2--------|--0--------0---------|
W W H H
--2----------------|--2----------------|--3--------3--------|
--0----------------|--1----------------|--0--------0--------|
--2----------------|--2----------------|--0--------0--------|
--0----------------|--0----------------|--0--------0--------|
-------------------|-------------------|--2--------2--------|
-------------------|-------------------|--3--------3--------|
H Q S S S S Q Q Q Q
--3--------3------------------|----------------------------|
--0--------0------------(0)---|--3-------------------------|
--0--------0--------(0)-------|--2-------------------------|
--0--------0----(0)-----------|--4------------------(4)----|
--2--------2------------------|--5-----------(5)-----------|
--3--------3------------------|--2----(2)------------------|
H Q Q H H H H
-------------------------|--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|
--3----------------------|--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------|
--2----------------------|--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|
--4---------------(4)----|--2--------2--------|--4--------4--------|
--5--------(5)-----------|--2--------2--------|--2--------2--------|
--2----------------------|--0--------0--------|--------------------|
H H H E E E E H H
--0--------0--------|--3--------3-----------|-----------5--------|
--1--------1--------|--0--------0--------0--|--8--------8--------|
--0--------0--------|--0--------0-----0-----|--5--------5--------|
--2--------2--------|--0--------0--0--------|--7--------7--------|
--3--------3--------|--2--------2-----------|--5--------5--------|
--------------------|--3--------3-----------|--3--------3--------|
H H H H H H
--3--------3--------|--------------------|--0--------0--------|
--1--------1--------|--8--------7--------|--1--------1--------|
--0--------0--------|--5--------5--------|--0--------0--------|
--2--------2--------|--7--------7--------|--2--------2--------|
--3--------3--------|--5--------5--------|--3--------3--------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
H Q Q H H H Q E E
---------------------|--0--------0--------|--0--------0----------|
--0--------3----0----|--3--------3--------|--1--------1----------|
--0--------2----L----|--0--------0--------|--0--------0----------|
--0--------4----L----|--2--------2--------|--2--------2----0--2--|
--2--------5----L----|--2--------2--------|--3--------3----------|
--3--------2----L----|--0--------0--------|----------------------|
H H H H H H
--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------|--0--------0--------|
--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|--3--------3--------|
--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|
--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|
--2--------2--------|--2--------2--------|--2--------2--------|
--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------|--0--------0--------|
H H H H H H
--2--------2--------|--0--------0--------|--3--------3--------|
--3--------3--------|--1--------1--------|--0--------0--------|
--2--------2--------|--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|
--4--------4--------|--2--------2--------|--0--------0--------|
--2--------2--------|--3--------3--------|--2--------2--------|
--------------------|--------------------|--3--------3--------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
--3----3----3----3----|--3----3----3----3----|--------------------|
--1----1----1----1----|--1----1----1----1----|--8--------8--------|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----|--5--------5--------|
--2----2----2----2----|--2----2----2----2----|--7--------7--------|
--0----0----0----0----|--0----0----0----0----|--5--------5--------|
----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
W H H H H
-------------------|--3--------3--------|--1--------1--------|
--7----------------|--0--------0--------|--1--------3--------|
--5----------------|--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|
--7----------------|--0--------0--------|--------------------|
--5----------------|--2--------2--------|--0--------2--------|
-------------------|--3--------3--------|--------------------|
H H H H H H
--0-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
--1--------1--------|--4--------4--------|--0--------0--------|
--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|--0--------2--------|
--2--------2--------|--1--------1--------|--0--------1--------|
--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------|--2-----------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--3--------2--------|
H H H H H H
--0--------0--------|--------------------|--2--------2--------|
--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|--1--------1--------|
--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|
--2--------2--------|--2--------2--------|--0--------0--------|
--2--------2--------|--0--------0--------|--------------------|
--0--------0--------|--------------------|--------------------|
H H H H H H
--------------------|--1--------1--------|--0--------0--------|
--0--------0--------|--1--------3--------|--1--------1--------|
--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------|--0--------0--------|
--0--------0--------|--------------------|--2--------2--------|
--2--------2--------|--0--------2--------|--3--------3--------|
--3--------3--------|--------------------|--------------------|
H H H H H H
--------------------|--3--------2--------|--0--------0--------|
--4--------4--------|--0--------4--------|--0--------0--------|
--2--------2--------|--0--------2--------|--0--------0--------|
--1--------1--------|--0--------4--------|--2--------2--------|
--3--------3--------|--2--------2--------|--2--------2--------|
--------------------|--3--------2--------|--0--------0--------|
H H H H W
--0--------(3)--------|--(3)--------(3)--------|--3----------------|
--1---------3---------|---1----------1---------|--3----------------|
--0---------0---------|---0----------0---------|--4----------------|
--2---------0---------|---2----------2---------|--0----------------|
--3---------2---------|---0----------0---------|-------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
W W Q Q Q Q
--2----------------|-------------------|-----------10----------12----|
--0----------------|-------------------|--10g12----------12----12----|
--2----------------|-------------------|-----12----------------10----|
--1----------------|-------------------|-----12----------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|-----10-----------L----10----|
-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
---L----10----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
---L----------12----------|---------8---------10----|---L----8----8----------|
---L----------------12----|--8g9---------9-----8----|---L--------------------|
--------------------------|-------------------------|------------------10----|
---L-----------L----------|-------------------------|------------------------|
--------------------------|----8---------L-----8----|---L---------L----------|
W
-------------------|-------------------||
--0----------------|-------------------||
--0----------------|-------------------||
--0----------------|-------------------||
--2----------------|-------------------||
--3----------------|-------------------||
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow
Don' you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of heats is always your best bet
Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no youger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're loosin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
----------------
L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
\ - slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down
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version 3
Desperado - Eagles
[Chords used]
E A D G B e
+-----------+
A7 x 0 2 0 2 0
Am7 0 0 2 0 1 0
B7 x 2 1 2 0 2
C 0 3 2 0 1 0
Cm x x 5 4 3 3
D x 0 0 2 3 2
D7 x x 0 2 1 2
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
Em7 0 2 2 0 3 0
G 3 x 0 0 0 3
G7 3 x 0 0 0 1
+-----------+
[Piano intro]
(tabbed for guitar)
e|--------10----10h12-10----------------------|
B|--10h12----12----------12-----------8h10-8--|
G|--------------------------12-9-12-9---------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------7---7h9-7-------------|
D|--5-7/9---9--------9-9-7-5-7--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[Verse]
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses ?
G Em7 A7 D7
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
G G7 C Cm
Oh, you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons,
G B7 Em7 A7 D7 G
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow
[Chorus]
D Em Bm
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy,
C G
She'll beat you if she's able,
Em7 C G D
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Em Bm C G
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
Em A7 Am7
But you only want the ones you can't get
[Verse]
D D7 G G7 C Cm
Desperado, oh you ain't gettin' no younger,
G Em7 A7 D7
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
G G7 C Cm
And freedom, well, that's just some people talkin'
G B7 Em7 A7 D7 G
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone
[Chorus]
D Em Bm
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time ?
C G
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
Em7 C G D
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
Em Bm
You're losin' all your highs and lows
C G Am7
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away
[Verse]
D D7 G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
G D Em A7 D7
Come down from your fences, open the gate
G G7 C Cm
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
G B7 Em C G Am7
You better let somebody love you,
G B7 Em Am7 D7 G
You better let somebody love you before it's too late
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
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version 4
Tuning: Standard
Capo 2.
[Verse 1]
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses ?
G Em7 A7 D7
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
G G7 C Cm
Oh, you're a hard one, but I know that you've got your reasons,
G B7 Em7 A7 D7 G
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow
[Chorus]
D Em Bm
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy,
C G
She'll beat you if she's able,
Em7 C G D
Know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Em Bm C G
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
Em A7 Am7
But you only want the things that you can't get
[Verse 2]
D D7 G G7 C Cm
Desperado, oh you ain't gettin' no younger,
G Em7 A7 D7
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
G G7 C Cm
And freedom, oh freedom, well, that's just some people talkin'
G B7 Em7 A7 D7 G
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone
[Chorus]
D Em Bm
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time ?
C G
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
Em7 C G D
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
Em Bm
You're losin' all your highs and lows
C G Am7
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away
[Verse 3]
D D7 G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
G D Em A7 D7
Come down from your fences, open the gate
G G7 C Cm
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
G B7 Em C G Am7
You better let somebody love you, you better let somebody love you
G B7 Em Am7 D7 G
You better let somebody love you before it's too late
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version 5
[Intro]
(I play the piano line to give it some character)
(hold) (hold)
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-3-----1---------|-0-----3---------|-3-----0---------|-------------2-----|
B|-0-3-0-0---3-0---|-1-----1---------|-0-----0---3---0-|-0-----------3-----|
G|-0-----0-------0-|-0-0---2---0-----|-0-----0-------0-|-0-2-0-2-----2-----|
D|-0-----0---------|-2---2-1---------|-0-0---2---------|-------4-----0-----|
A|-2-----2---------|-3-----3---------|-2---2-2---------|-------5-----0-----|
E|-3-----3---------|---------------3-|-3-----0---------|-------------------|
or the chords are:
G G7 | C Cm6 | G Em | A7 D |
G G9 C Cm6
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses ?
G Em7 A7 D7
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
G G* C Cm6
Oh, you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons,
G B Em7 A7 D7 G D/F#
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow
Em Bm7
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy,
C G G/F#
She'll beat you if she's able,
Em7 C G D/F#
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Em Bm7 C G
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
Em A7 Am7/D
But you only want the ones you can't get
D D7 G Dm7/G C Bm Am
Desperado, oh you ain't gettin' no younger,
G D/F# Em A7 D7
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
G Dm7/G C Bm Am
And freedom, oh, freedom, well, that's just some people talkin'
G B7/F# Em7 A7 D7 G D/F#
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone
Em Bm7
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time ?
C G D/F#
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
Em C G D/F#
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
Em Bm7
You're losin' all your highs and lows
C G Am7 Am7/D
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away
D D7 G Dm7 C Cm6
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
G D/F# Em A7 D7
Come down from your fences, open the gate
G Dm7 C Cm6
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
G B7/F# Em C G/B Am
You better let somebody love you,
G B7/D# Em Am7/D (G G7 C Cm6 G)
You better let somebody love you before it's too late
[Outro]
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-3-----1---------|-0-----3---------|-3-|
B|-0-3-0-0---3-0---|-1-----1---------|-0-|
G|-0-----0-------0-|-0-0---2---0-0-2-|-0-|
D|-0-----0---------|-2---2-1---------|-0-|
A|-2-----2---------|-3-----3-------3-|-2-|
E|-3-----3---------|-----------------|-3-|
Chords (standard chords are left out):
(G* is really G sus4 sus 2)
G7 Cm6 G9 Em7 G* D/F# Bm7 G/F# Am7/D Dm7/G B7/F# Dm7 G/B B7/D#
e|-1-|3--|--|0--|--|2---|2--|3---|0----|1----|2----|1--|0--|2-------|
B|-0-|1--|3-|3--|1-|3---|3--|0---|1----|1----|4----|1--|3--|0-------|
G|-0-|2--|2-|0--|2-|2---|2--|0---|0----|2----|2----|2--|0--|2-------|
D|-0-|1--|3-|2--|0-|0---|4--|0---|0----|0----|4----|0--|0--|1-------|
A|-2-|3--|x-|2--|x-|0---|2--|x---|0----|x----|2----|---|2--|--------|
E|-3-|---|3-|0--|3-|2---|---|2---|-----|3----|2----|---|---|--------|
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow
Don' you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of heats is always your best bet
Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no youger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're loosin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late
| x Dead note
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version 6
G G7 C Cm G Em A7 D7
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
G Em
You've been out ridin' fences,
A7 D7
for so long - now.
G G7
Oh you're a hard one.
C Cm
I know that you've got your reasons.
G Em
These things that are pleasin' you
A7 D7 G D
Can hurt you somehow.
Em Bm
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy
C G
She'll beat you if she's able.
Em C G D
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet.
Em Bm
Now it seems to me, some fine things
C G
Have been laid upon your table.
Em A7
But you only want the ones
Am D
That you can't get.
G
Desperado,
G7 C Cm
Ohhhh you ain't getting no younger.
G Em
Your pain and your hunger,
A7 D7
They're driving you home.
G G7
And freedom, oh freedom.
C Cm
Well that's just some people talking.
G Em A7 D7 G D
Your prison is walking through this world all alone.
Em Bm
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
C G
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine.
Em C G D
It's hard to tell the night time from the day.
Em Bm
And you're losing all your highs and lows
C G
ain't it funny how the feeling goes
Am D D7
away...
G
Desperado,
G7 C Cm
Why don't you come to your senses?
G Em A7 D7
come down from your fences, open the gate.
G G7 C Cm
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you.
G Em
You better let somebody love you.
C Am
(let somebody love you)
G B7 Em
You better let somebody love you...ohhh..hooo
Am D7 G
before it's too..oooo.. late.
G7 C Cm G
* Alternate:
Capo II
G = F
G7 = F7
C = Bb
Cm = Bbm
Em = Dm
A7 = G7
D7 = C7
D = C
Bm = Am
Am = Gm
B7 = A7
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version 7
G G7 C Cm6
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
G Em7 A7 D7
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
G G7 C Cm6
Oh, you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons,
G/D B7/D# Em7 A7 D7 G D/F#
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow
Em Bm7
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy,
C G G/F#
She'll beat you if she's able,
Em7 C G D/F#
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Em Bm7 C G
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
Em A7 Am7/D
But you only want the ones you can't get
D D7 G Dm7/G C Bm , Am
Desperado, oh you ain't gettin' no younger,
G D/F# Em A7 D7
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
G Dm7/G C Bm , Am
And freedom, well, that's just some people talkin'
G B7/F# Em A7 D7 G D/F#
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone
Em Bm7
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time ?
C G D/F#
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
Em C G D/F#
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
Em Bm7
You're losin' all your highs and lows
C G Am7 Am7/D
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away
D D7 G Dm7 C Cm6
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
G D/F# Em A7 D7
Come down from your fences, open the gate
G Dm7 C Cm6
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
G B7/F# Em C G/B Am7
You better let somebody love you,
G B7/D# Em Am7/D D7
You better let somebody love you before it's too late
G G7 C Cm6 G
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version 8
[Intro]
G G7 C Cm
G Em7 A7 D
[Verse]
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses ?
G Em7 A7 D7
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
G G7 C Cm
Oh, you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons,
G B7 Em7 A7 D7 G D
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow
[Chorus]
Em7 Bm7
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy,
C G D
She'll beat you if she's able,
Em7 C G D
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Em7 Bm7 C G
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
Em7 A7 C/D
But you only want the ones you can't get
[Verse]
D D7 G G7 C Cm
Desperado, oh you ain't gettin' no younger,
G Em7 A7 D7
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
G G7 C Cm
And freedom, oh freedom, well, that's just some people talkin'
G B7 Em7 A7 D7 G D
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone
[Chorus]
Em7 Bm7
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time ?
C G D
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
Em7 C G D
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
Em7 Bm7
You're losin' all your highs and lows
C G Am7
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away
[Verse]
D D7 G Dm7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
G D Em A7 D7
Come down from your fences, open the gate
G Dm7 C Cm
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
G D Em
You better let somebody love you,
G B7 Em C/D G
You better let somebody love you before it's too late
[Outro]
G7 C Cm G
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version 9
G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses ?
G Em7 A7 D7
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
G G7 C Cm
Oh, you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons,
G B7 Em7 A7 D7 G
These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow
[Chorus]
D Em Bm
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy,
C G
She'll beat you if she's able,
Em7 C G D
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Em Bm C G
Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table
Em A7 Am7
But you only want the ones you can't get
[Verse]
D D7 G G7 C Cm
Desperado, oh you ain't gettin' no younger,
G Em7 A7 D7
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
G G7 C Cm
And freedom, well, that's just some people talkin'
G B7 Em7 A7 D7 G
Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone
[Chorus]
D Em Bm
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time ?
C G
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
Em7 C G D
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
Em Bm
You're losin' all your highs and lows
C G Am7
Ain't it funny how the feelin' goes away
[Verse]
D D7 G G7 C Cm
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses
G D Em A7 D7
Come down from your fences, open the gate
G G7 C Cm
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
G B7 Em C G Am7
You better let somebody love you,
G B7 Em Am7 D7 G
You better let somebody love you before it's too late
Chords used:
E A D G B e
+-----------+
A7 x 0 2 0 2 0
Am7 0 0 2 0 1 0
B7 x 2 1 2 0 2
C 0 3 2 0 1 0
Cm x x 5 4 3 3
D x 0 0 2 3 2
D7 x x 0 2 1 2
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
Em7 0 2 2 0 3 0
G 3 x 0 0 0 3
G7 3 x 0 0 0 1
+-----------+
DESPERADO (Henley & Frey, 1973)--"Organ" Part
=========
****B1:
Em Bm C G GM9 Em C G (D7)
e|----7-----7-----|----8-----7---5---|----3------3------|-3--5--7-10-12-14-|
B|----8-----7-----|----8-----8---7---|----5------5------|-3----------------|
G|----9-----7-----|----9-----7---7---|----4------5------|-4--5--7-11-12-14-|
D|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
h h h q q h h q. e e e e e
Em Bm7 C G Em (A9) (Am9) D D9
e|----15-----17-----|----15-----15-----|----!12!----------|--!12!---10---8--||
B|----17-----15-----|----17-----15-----|----!12!----------|--!12!---10--10--||
G|----16-----16-----|----17-----16--14-|----!12!----------|--!12!---11---9--||
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
h h h q. e w-----------------h q. e
****A2:
G G9 C G D Em A7 D
e|----7------5------|----8-------------|---7---10---12----|---12----10-------|
B|----8------6------|----8-------------|---8---10---12----|---10----10-12-10-|
G|----7------7------|----9-------------|---7---11---12----|---12-----9-------|
D|------------------|----------12--10--|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|----------12--10--|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|----------12--10--|------------------|------------------|
h h w------q---q-- q q h h h--e--e-
G G9 C G D7b9 Em A7 D7 G D D7
e|---7----5-----|---3-------5--|--7--5---3----|---3---5---|--3--15--14--17--||
B|---8----6-----|---5----------|--8--7---5----|---5---3---|--3--15--15--15--||
G|---7----7-----|---5----------|--7--8---4----|---6---5---|--4--16--14--17--||
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------------||
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------------||
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------------||
h h w-------e-- q q h 2/4:q q q q q q
****B2:
Em Bm7 C G GM9 Em C (G) (D)
e|----19-----17-----|---20----19--17---|--15----12---15---|---12-10-8-7-8-5-7|
B|----20-----19-----|---20----20--19---|--17----13---17---|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|--16----12---17---|---12-11-9-7-9-5-7|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
h h h q q h q q [e] e e e e e e e
Em Bm7 C G Am D D9
e|----19-----17-----|---15------7------|-------8----------|----8----10---8--||
B|----20-----19-----|---17------8------|------10----------|---10----10--10--||
G|------------------|---17------7------|-------9----------|----9----11---9--||
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||
h h h h w---------------h q q
****A3 (&Coda):
G G9 C Cm6 G D Em(Esus4) A9 D7
e|--7--5-7---5------|----3------5------|---7---5---3---5--|-----7-----5------|
B|--8--------6------|----5------4------|---8---7---5------|-----5-----7------|
G|--7--------7------|----5------5------|---7---7---4------|-----6-----5------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
h--e-e-- h h h q q h---q-- h h
G G11 C Cm6 G D7 Em C G Am
e|---3--15----15----|---15-----17----|-15--14--12-15-15p12|-15-15--15--17----|
B|---3--15----13----|---17-----16----|-15--13--12-17------|-17-17--15--17----|
G|---4--16----14----|---17-----17----|-16--14--12-16------|-17-17--16--17----|
D|------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
q q h h h q q q e s s e e q h
G D7b9 Em Am7 G [G7] C Cm6 G
e|--19--17--15----|-----15-------|-----15-------|---12---17----|---10-------||
B|--20--19--17----|-----13-------|-----15-------|---13---16----|---12-------||
G|------20--16----|-----14-------|-----16-------|---12---17----|---12-------||
D|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------||
A|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------||
E|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------||
q q h(ferm) w w ritard. h h w(ferm)
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow
Don' you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of heats is always your best bet
Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no youger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're loosin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late
--4/4 // Key of G // Andante (pretty slow)
--use vibrato and/or wave effex box to mimic organ sound
--note durations: s=sixteenth note; e=eighth; q=quarter; q.=dotted quarter;
h=half; w=whole; [e]=eighth rest . . .
w-------h =tied notes . . . x(ferm): fermata (hold longer than x)
--!x!=play harmonic
--chords are named according to voicings shown here; NOT rhythm-chord
designations, necessarily (though do harmonize with "book" chords)
--some way-up-the-fingerboard chords have been reduced to two notes
rather than three to ease fingering on a small (my!) fretboard
--"Organ" part begins with first "B" section ("Don't you draw the queen of
diamonds....")
| p Pull-off
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