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El Scorcho

Weezer
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(Lead Guitar - Clean or Palm Mute)

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------7-----------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------| (x2)

"El Scorcho!"

"...¡Ay, cabrón!!!"

(2nd Guitar joins in here - plays the same part. Just throws in

power chords here and there against the lead I think.)

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------7-----------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------------------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------|

Verse 1

"God damn you half-japanese girls..."|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------7-----------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------| (x3)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------------------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------|

"And I'm Jello baby..."

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------7-----------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------| (x2)

"Why you wanna go and do me like that..."

Chorus

(Lead Guitar - Distortion)|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------7-----------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------| (x3)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---------6~-------------------------------|
D|-------------7----------------------------|
A|------7-------------7--5------------------|
E|---5----------------------9--7------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------7-----------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------| (x2)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------9~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------9-----------|
D|-------------7---------9------------------|
A|------7-------------7---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---------6~-------------------------------|
D|-------------7----------------------------|
A|------7-----------------------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------|

Chorus

(Rhythm Guitar - Distortion)|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7777--------7777--------7777--------9999--|
D|---7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--9999--|
A|---7777--5555--7777--5555--7777--5555--7777--7777--|
E|---5555--------5555--------5555--------5555--------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
G|---------7777--------7777--------9999----------7---------6~/---------|
D|---7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--9999--7777----7--10-----0-----------|
A|---7777--5555--7777--5555--7777--7777--7777----5--10-----0-----------|
E|---5555--------5555--------5555--------5555-------8------------------|

Verse 2

"I asked you to go to the Green Day concert..."|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------7-----------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------| (x3)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------------------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------|

"Watching Grunge..."

e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~--------------|
G|---------6~-------------------7-----------|
D|-------------7---------7------------------|
A|------7-------------5---------------------|
E|---5--------------------------------------| (x2)

"Cho Cho san"

Repeat Chorus

(no slide this time at the end on rhythm guitar)

Chorus

(Rhythm Guitar - Distortion)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7777--------7777--------7777--------9999--|
D|---7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--9999--|
A|---7777--5555--7777--5555--7777--5555--7777--7777--|
E|---5555--------5555--------5555--------5555--------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
G|---------7777--------7777--------9999----------7---------6~----------|
D|---7777--7777--7777--7777--7777--9999--7777----7--10-----0-----------|
A|---7777--5555--7777--5555--7777--7777--7777----5--10-----0-----------|
E|---5555--------5555--------5555--------5555-------8------------------|

Bridge

"How stupid is it?!"

(both guitars)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------77777777------------99999999----------|
D|---77777777--77777777--99999999--99999999----------|
A|---77777777--55555555--99999999--77777777----------|
E|---55555555------------77777777--------------------|(x2)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------777-------999-----------------------------|
D|---777---777--999--999-----------------------------|
A|---777---555--999--777-----------------------------|
E|---555--------777----------------------------------|

(then it changes with RHYTHM playing this part below)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------777-------999-----------------------------|
D|---777---777--999--999-----------------------------|
A|---777---555--999--777-----------------------------|
E|---555--------777----------------------------------|

(and LEAD plays this before going into the solo)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7~-----------------------|
G|---------6~-------------------7--------------------|
D|-------------7---------7---------------9~----------|
A|------7-------------5---------------9--------------|
E|---5-----------------------------7-----------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--9-9--11h--9--12h--9--13h--9------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Solo

(Lead Guitar)

e|-------------------14-12-----19-17--16h17--------21---19h21----------------|
B|--12b^13---------------------------------17--------------------------------|
G|--------------14-16--------------------------------18----------------------|
D|--------15-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(And from here you just repeat the parts mentioned above and end on the power chord

letting it sustain)

e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--7-----|
A|--7-----|
E|--5-----|

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| / slide up

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| 0 play open string

| b^ bend up

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