Procol Harum - Conquistador

CONQUISTADOR (Bassline) (Live) As recorded by Procol Harum (From the 1972 Album PROCOL HARUM LIVE: IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA) Words by Keith Reid Music by Gary Brooker Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Alan Cartwright - Bass (Dropped D-Tuning)' Intro (Strings & Brass) Q=126 4/4 Gtr I (Dropped D-Tuning: DADG) W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| 1st Verse W H E E E E H. E E H. E E |----------||--------------|-------------|--------------| |----------||--------------|-------------|---------2-3--| |----------||--------------|---------5-4-|-3------------| |----------||--------0-3-4-|-5-----------|--------------| +H. E E +H +E E E E H. E E H. E E |--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------| |-(3)------2-1-|-(1)----(1)-0-5-7-|-8-----------|---------2-3--| |--------------|------------------|---------5-4-|-3------------| |--------------|------------------|-------------|--------------| +H. E E +H +E E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E Q |--------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| |-(3)------2-1-|-(1)----(1)-1-3-4-|-5--5---------|---------5-4---| |--------------|------------------|-------2-5--4-|-3--3--3-------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-3--3--3---3--|-5--5--5---3--|-5--5---------|---------5-4---| |---------3----|---------5----|-------2-5--4-|-3--3--3-------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Chorus Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |--------------|--------------||----------------|-----------------| |-3--3--3---3--|-5--5--5---3--||-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1--| |---------3----|---------5----||---5------------|---1-4----1-4----| |--------------|--------------||----------------|-----------------| 2nd Verse E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q H +E E E E H. E E |----------------|---------------||----------------|--------------| |-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1-------||----------------|--------------| |---5------------|---1-4------5--||----------------|---------5-4--| |----------------|---------------||-5----(5)-0-3-4-|-5------------| H. E E +H. E E +H +E E E E H. E E |-------------|--------------|------------------|--------------| |---------2-3-|-(3)------2-1-|-(1)----(1)-0-5-7-|-8------------| |-3-----------|--------------|------------------|---------5-4--| |-------------|--------------|------------------|--------------| H. E E +H. E E +H +E E Q Q Q E Q E |-------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| |---------2-3-|-(3)------2-1-|-(1)----(1)------|-5--5----------| |-3-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------2-5--4--| |-------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E Q E |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |---------5-4--|-3--3--3---3--|-5--5--5---3--|-5--5----------| |-3--3--3------|---------3----|---------5----|-------2-5--4--| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Chorus Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E Q E E E |--------------|--------------|--------------||-----------------| |---------5-4--|-3--3--3---3--|-5--5--5---3--||-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |-3--3--3------|---------3----|---------5----||---5-------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------||-----------------| E E E E +E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |-------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1-(1)-----1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4-------1-4---|---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |-------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| Guitar Solo E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------||-----------------| |-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-||-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---|---5------------|---1-4----1-4---||---5-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------||-----------------| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1-(1)-----1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---|---5------------|---1-4-------1-4---|---5-------------| |----------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---|---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---|---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---|---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| Interlude (Strings & Brass) E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E Q W |----------------|----------------|------------------||------| |-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1-(1)------||------| |---1-4----1-4---|---5------------|---1-4---------5--||------| |----------------|----------------|------------------||------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| 3rd Verse H E E E E H. E E H. E E +H. E E |--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |--------------|-------------|---------2-3-|-(3)------2-1--| |--------------|---------5-4-|-3-----------|---------------| |--------0-3-4-|-5-----------|-------------|---------------| +H +E E E E H. E E H. E E +H. E E |------------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| |-(1)----(1)-0-5-7-|-8-----------|---------2-3-|-(3)------2-1--| |------------------|---------5-4-|-3-----------|---------------| |------------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| +H +E E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-(1)----(1)------|-5--5---------|---------5-4--|-3--3--3---3---| |-----------------|-------2-5--4-|-3--3--3------|---------3-----| |-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-5--5--5---3--|-5--5---------|---------5-4--|-3--3--3---3---| |---------5----|-------2-5--4-|-3--3--3------|---------3-----| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Chorus Q Q E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |--------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-5--5--5---3--||-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---------5----||---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |--------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---|---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| Organ Solo E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1------1-||-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---||---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---|---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| Interlude E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1------1-||-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---||---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------| E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---|---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| Outro E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-1-----1------1-||-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2--| |---1-4----1-4---||---5------------|---1-4----1-4---|---5-------------| |----------------||----------------|----------------|-----------------| E E E Q E Q W +W +H. q |---------------|----------|------------|--------------*| |-1-----1-------|----------|------------|--------------*| |---1-4------5--|----------|------------|--------------*| |---------------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)------5---*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff 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 Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Conquistador your stallion stands In need of company And like some angel's haloed brow You reek of purity I see your armour-plated breast Has long since lost it's sheen And in your death mask face There are no signs which can be seen And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind Conquistador a vulture sits Upon your silver shield And in your rusty scabbard now The sand has taken seed And though your jewel-encrusted blade Has not been plundered still The sea has washed across your face And taken of it's fill And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind Conquistador there is no time I must pay my respect And though I came to jeer at you I leave now with regret And as the gloom begins to fall I see there is no, only all And though you came with sword held high You did not conquer, only die And though I hoped for something to find I could see no maze to unwind