Procol Harum – Conquistador (Bass Tab)
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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
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W W W W
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W W W W
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1st Verse
W H E E E E H. E E H. E E
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|----------||--------------|-------------|---------2-3--|
|----------||--------------|---------5-4-|-3------------|
|----------||--------0-3-4-|-5-----------|--------------|
+H. E E +H +E E E E H. E E H. E E
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|-(3)------2-1-|-(1)----(1)-0-5-7-|-8-----------|---------2-3--|
|--------------|------------------|---------5-4-|-3------------|
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+H. E E +H +E E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E Q
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|-(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
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|-3--3--3---3--|-5--5--5---3--|-5--5---------|---------5-4---|
|---------3----|---------5----|-------2-5--4-|-3--3--3-------|
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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
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|-3--3--3---3--|-5--5--5---3--||-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1--|
|---------3----|---------5----||---5------------|---1-4----1-4----|
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2nd Verse
E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q H +E E E E H. E E
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|-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
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|---------2-3-|-(3)------2-1-|-(1)----(1)-0-5-7-|-8------------|
|-3-----------|--------------|------------------|---------5-4--|
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H. E E +H. E E +H +E E Q Q Q E Q E
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|---------2-3-|-(3)------2-1-|-(1)----(1)------|-5--5----------|
|-3-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------2-5--4--|
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Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E Q E
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|---------5-4--|-3--3--3---3--|-5--5--5---3--|-5--5----------|
|-3--3--3------|---------3----|---------5----|-------2-5--4--|
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Chorus
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E Q E E E
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|---------5-4--|-3--3--3---3--|-5--5--5---3--||-5---3-5--4-3-2--|
|-3--3--3------|---------3----|---------5----||---5-------------|
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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
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|-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-------------|
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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
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|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1------1-||-5---3-5--4-3-2--|
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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
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|-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-------------|
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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
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|-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-------------|
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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
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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
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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
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|-1-----1------1-|-5---3-5--4-3-2-|-1-----1-(1)------||------|
|---1-4----1-4---|---5------------|---1-4---------5--||------|
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W W W W
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W W W W
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3rd Verse
H E E E E H. E E H. E E +H. E E
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|--------------|-------------|---------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
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|-(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
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|-5--5--5---3--|-5--5---------|---------5-4--|-3--3--3---3---|
|---------5----|-------2-5--4-|-3--3--3------|---------3-----|
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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
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|-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-------------|
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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
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|-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-------------|
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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
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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
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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
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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
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|-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-------------|
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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
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|-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-------------|
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E E E Q E Q W +W +H. q
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|-1-----1-------|----------|------------|--------------*|
|---1-4------5--|----------|------------|--------------*|
|---------------|-5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)------5---*|Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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