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Muleta Guitar Tablature
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|Artist: 	Calexico				|
|Song Title: 	Muleta					|
|Album: 	Hot Rail	                        |
|Transcriber: 	Adam Chimes [[email protected]]	|
|Date: 		27/02/2004				|
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			"Muleta" by Calexico
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The rhythm for this tune is a repeating 2-bar pattern in 3/4. It is pretty much the same the whole way throughout.

Here it is: (for the example of the opening chord)

     Fm                                            
E||--4-4-4-4-x--4--4--4--|--4----------4----x--4--|
B||--6-6-6-6-x--6--6--6--|--6--------6------x--6--|
G||--5-5-5-5-x--5--5--5--|--5------5--------x--5--|
D||--3-3-3-3-x--3--3--3--|--3----3----------x--3--|
A||----------------------|------------------------|
E||----------------------|------------------------|


Now here are the sections: [Skip down to the 'Lead' tab for a complete form chart of the song]

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Main Rhythm Figure (Verse 1, 2, Trumpet Section, and Last Verse/Coda - only the rhythm behind the Vibrato, triplet guitar riff differs from this)
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[as above]

     Fm                                            
E||--4-4-4-4-x--4--4--4--|--4----------4----x--4--|
B||--6-6-6-6-x--6--6--6--|--6--------6------x--6--|
G||--5-5-5-5-x--5--5--5--|--5------5--------x--5--|
D||--3-3-3-3-x--3--3--3--|--3----3----------x--3--|
A||----------------------|------------------------|
E||----------------------|------------------------|


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Rhythm Figure B (the one behind the vibrato, triplet guitar riff)
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  Fm                           Gm   Ab    
|--4-4-4-4-x--4--4--4--|--4--------------|
|--6-6-6-6-x--6--6--6--|--6--------------|
|--5-5-5-5-x--5--5--5--|--5----3----5----|
|--3-3-3-3-x--3--3--3--|--3----5----6----|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|


  Bbm                                            C7b9/G               
--6-6-6-6-x--6--6--6--|--6----------6----6----|--6-6-6-6-x--6--6--6--|
--6-6-6-6-x--6--6--6--|--6--------6------6----|--5-5-5-5-x--5--5--5--|
--6-6-6-6-x--6--6--6--|--6------6--------6----|--6-6-6-6-x--6--6--6--|
--8-8-8-8-x--8--8--8--|--8----8----------8----|--5-5-5-5-x--5--5--5--|
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|


                        
--6----------6----6----|
--5--------5------5----|
--6------6--------6----|
--5----5----------5----|
-----------------------|
-----------------------|


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Now heres the tab for the LEAD guitar (and a form chart):
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    Fm                            Fm                             
E||--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
B||--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
G||--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
D||--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------3---5-|
A||--------------|--------------|--------------|--------3--------|
E||--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|


  Fm                 C7b9/G            Fm                              
------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------------3---|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
--5/6-----------6-|--5----------6-5-|--3/------------|----------------|
------------------|-----------------|-------3--------|--------2---3---|
------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|


  F7                                 Bbm                                
-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------|
-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------|
-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------|
--3---3-------4--|--4--3----------|---------------------|--------------|
-----------------|-------------3--|--3h4----------------|--------------|
-----------------|----------------|---------------------|--------------|


  C7b9/G                              Fm                Eb               
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
-----------------|----------2------|--2---1----------|------------------|
-----------------|------3----------|--------------3--|--3---1-0----0----|
-------------2---|--5--------------|-----------------|------------------|
--4--3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|


  Db                    C7              Fm                            
---------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
---------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
--0h1------0h--1h0---|---------------|----------------|--------------|
-------------------3-|--2------------|--3-------------|--------------|
---------------------|---------------|-------3--------|--------------|
---------------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|


  Fm                                Fm                 C7b9/G          
---------------|-----------------|--------------6---|-----------------|
---------------|-----------6---8-|--8/9-----------9-|--8--------9--8--|
---------------|--------5--------|------------------|-----------------|
---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
---------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|


  Fm                                F7                                   
----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
--6/------------|----------------|--6---6---7----7--|--7---6------------|
-------5--------|--------4----5--|------------------|----------8----6h5-|
----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|
----------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|


  Bbm                              C7b9/G                              
---------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
---------------|--------6---6---|--6/8-----5------|-----6---8---9/11--|
--6------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
---------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
---------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
---------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|


  Fm                  Eb                   Db                 C7             
-----------------6-|--9----8----------6-|--6---------------|----------------|
--9------------x---|----------------8---|-------9------8-6-|--5-------------|
-------------x-----|--------------9-----|------------------|-------------5--|
-------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
-------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
-------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------|


  Fm                                                          
---------------|--------------|--------------|----------3/---|
--6------------|--------------|--------------|----------5/---|
---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|


  Fm                                                 Gm          Ab           
  ~
--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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  Bbm                                                    
--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--|
--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
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--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
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  C7b9/G                                  
--9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|


                                         Fm                                   
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-3-3-3-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-5-5-5-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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                                         Fm                                   
--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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              Gm          Ab           
--8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|


  Bbm                                                    
--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--|
--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
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--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--13-13-13-13-13-13-|
--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------------------------|
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  C7b9/G                                                 
--13-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
--14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
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--14-14-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
--15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
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  Fm                                                     
--------------------------------------------------------|
--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
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  C7                                         
--------------------------------------------|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
--10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
--------------------------------------------|
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  Fm                                                     
--------------------------------------------------------|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|


  C7                                   
--------------------------------------|
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|


  Fm                                                     
--------------------------------------------------------|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|


  C7                                     Fm                                   
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                                         Db                              
--------------------------------------|--------------|------------------|
--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------|------------------|
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------|------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------|------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------|------------------|
--------------------------------------|--------------|-------4---4---4--|


  Bbm                               Ab                              
-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------1----1--|
-----------------|----------1----|--1h3-----------|----------------|
--4/6/--1--------|---------------|----------------|----------------|


  Fm                               Db                           
-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
--1h3------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
--------3--------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
-----------------|--------------|--------------|----------4----|


  Bbm                                  C7b9/G                              
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----1----2------|
------------------|-----------------|----------------3---|----------------|
------------------|-----------------|-----------2--------|----------------|
------------------|--------------4--|--3----3------------|----------------|
--4-----3------4--|--4h6------------|--------------------|----------------|


  Fm                C7                 Fm              C7               
-----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
-----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
--5h3h5----------|-------3----------|---------------|------------------|
-----------------|--------------6h5h|--6------------|-------5------3h2h|
-----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
-----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|


  Fm              C7                 Fm                           
---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
---------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
--3------------|------------------|---------------|--------------|
---------------|-------3----------|---------------|--------------|
---------------|--------------4h3-|--1------------|--------------|


  Fm                               Fm                 C7b9/G          
--------------|-----------------|--------------6---|-----------------|
--------------|-----------6---8-|--8/9-----------9-|--8----------9-8-|
--------------|--------5--------|------------------|-----------------|
--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
--------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|


  Fm                                       F7                 
------------------|---------------------|-----------5--5--6--|
--6/----1---------|---------------------|--6----6------------|
------------------|----5h---6h5h4h--5---|--------------------|
------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
------------------|---------------------|--------------------|


                        Bbm                                   
--6--8--8---11---11--|--11h-----10h-9-----|------------------|
---------------------|--------------------|--------18----18--|
---------------------|--------------------|------------------|
---------------------|--------------------|------------------|
---------------------|--------------------|------------------|
---------------------|--------------------|------------------|


  C7b9/G                                            Fm                    
-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
--18----18---18--18h-17--|--17-----17/-14--14----|--14----13-------------|
-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------15-15-|
-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


  Eb                      Db                          C7                      
-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
--15----15---13---13---|--13----12h-13h12----------|-------------12----13h15-|
-----------------------|------------------15--14---|--14----15---------------|
-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|


  Fm               Eb                         Db                       
----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------|--13----13---13---13---13-|----13---13-13--13--13-13-|
--13------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|


  C7                      Fm                     Eb                     
-----------------------|----------------------|---------15-15-15--15---|
----13--13-13--13---13-|----18----18----18----|------------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|


  Db                      C7                       Fm                     
----16/---13------15---|---15h--13h12-----------|------------------------|
-----------------------|------------------14----|---14---13-------13-13--|
-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


  Eb                          Db                       C7                 
---------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
----13---11----------------|------------------------|--------------------|
--------------13---12--12--|-----13h12-10--9--9/-6--|---5----------------|
---------------------------|------------------------|-------8---6---5----|
---------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|


  Fm                                    Fm                                  
-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
---3-------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------3--------|---1---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|--------------4h3--|---4-------------|---3----------1h0--|


  Fm                               Fm                            Fm           
-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
---1-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


                
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EXTRAS
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If you are adventurous, here is the Trumpet Solo (2-part harmony), transcribed for 1 or 2 guitars:

 
			          Db
--------------|----------------|--13------------|----------11----|
--------------|----------------|--14------------|----------13----|
--------------|----------13----|----------------|----------------|
--------------|----------15----|----------------|----------------|
--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


  Bbm                                 Ab                              
--9-------------|----------11--13--|--11------------|----------9-----|
--11------------|----------13--14--|--13------------|----------11----|
----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|


  Fm                               Db                              
--8------------|----------------|--13------------|----------11----|
--9------------|----------------|--14------------|----------13----|
---------------|----------13----|----------------|----------------|
---------------|----------15----|----------------|----------------|
---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


  Bbm                                 C7b9                            
--9-------------|----------12--13--|--12------------|----------15----|
--11------------|----------13--14--|--13------------|----------17----|
----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|


  Fm               C7                 Fm               C7                
--13------------|--12--------------|----------------|-------------------|
--13------------|--13----------14--|----13----------|--------------9--8-|
----------------|--------------15--|----13----------|--15----------10-9-|
----------------|------------------|----------------|--14---------------|
----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|


  Fm               C7                 Fm                            
----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|
--9-------------|--8---------------|----------------|--------------|
--10------------|--9----------10-9-|--10------------|--------------|
----------------|-------------10-9-|--10------------|--------------|
----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|
----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|



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For a full transcription (with bass, xylophone, Trumpets, mandolin, violin, plus guitars - for your backing-track pleasure), check out www.mysongbook.com. You will need the program 'Guitar-Pro' (www.guitar-pro.com). 

Good luck and Enjoy! Feel free to contact me. 

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