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George Alexander and The Mellomen – El Dorado
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
George Alexander and The Mellomen
El Dorado (1966)
(Nelson Riddle/J. Gabriel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zihn6FuFWZg
A moving western song from a great Howard Hawks movie ("El Dorado", 1966).
This is a reading of the movie version. The song starts in the key of B
and then goes up one half step after every verse. This makes for some
difficult chords and a lot of barree. If you wnat to avoid that and just
play the song easily, I added a second version which is in C throughout.
Enjoy!
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comment so I can improve it. Thank you very much!
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VERSION 1 (original key with key changes)
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INTRO
| B | G#m | B | G#m |
VERSE
B G#m C#m7 B
Through sunshine and shadow, from darkness till noon
B D#m C#m Emaj7
Over mountains that reach from the sky to the moon
C#m D#m Emaj7 G-5
A man with a dream that will never let go
B/F# E/F# | B | G#m |
Keeps searching to find El Dorado
CHORUS
B D#m C#m D#m
So ride, boldly ride, to the end of the rainbow
Emaj7 D#m C#m7 E/F# | B | G#m | C | Am |
Ride, boldly ride, till you find El Do-rado
VERSE
C Am Dm C
The wind becomes bitter, the sky turns to grey
C Em Dm Fmaj7 (?)
His body grows weary, he can't find his way
Dm Em Fmaj7 G#-5
But he'll never turn back, though he's lost in the snow
C/G F/G | C | Am |
For he has to find El Dorado
CHORUS
C Em Dm Em
So ride, boldly ride, to the end of the rainbow
Fmaj7 Em Dm7 F/G | C | Am | Db | Bbm |
Ride, boldly ride, till you find El Do-rado
VERSE
Db Bbm Ebm Db
My Daddy once told me what a man ought to be
Db Fm Ebm Gbmaj7
There's much more to life than the things we can see
Ebm Fm Gbmaj7 A-5
And the godliest mortal you ever will know
Db/Ab Gb/Ab | Db | Bbm |
Is the one with the dream of El Dorado
CHORUS
Db Fm Ebm Fm
So ride, boldly ride, to the end of the rainbow
Ebm Fm Ebm7 Gb/Ab | Db | Bbm |
Ride, boldly ride, till you find El Do-rado
CODA (instrumental chorus
| Db | Bbm |
| Db | Bbm |
El Dorado
(repeat and fade)
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VERSION 2 (in C throughout without key changes)
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INTRO
| C | Am | C | Am |
VERSE
C Am Dm C
Through sunshine and shadow, from darkness till noon
C Em Dm Fmaj7
Over mountains that reach from the sky to the moon
Dm Em Fmaj7 G#-5
A man with a dream that will never let go
C/G F/G | C | Am |
Keeps searching to find El Dorado
CHORUS
C Em Dm Em
So ride, boldly ride, to the end of the rainbow
Fmaj7 Em Dm7 F/G | C | Am | C | Am |
Ride, boldly ride, till you find El Do-rado
VERSE
C Am Dm C
The wind becomes bitter, the sky turns to grey
C Em Dm Fmaj7 (?)
His body grows weary, he can't find his way
Dm Em Fmaj7 G#-5
But he'll never turn back, though he's lost in the snow
C/G F/G | C | Am |
For he has to find El Dorado
CHORUS
C Em Dm Em
So ride, boldly ride, to the end of the rainbow
Fmaj7 Em Dm7 F/G | C | Am | C | Am |
Ride, boldly ride, till you find El Do-rado
VERSE
C Am Dm C
My Daddy once told me what a man ought to be
C Em Dm Fmaj7
There's much more to life than the things we can see
Dm Em Fmaj7 G#-5
And the godliest mortal you ever will know
C/G F/G | C | Am |
Is the one with the dream of El Dorado
CHORUS
C Em Dm Em
So ride, boldly ride, to the end of the rainbow
Fmaj7 Em Dm7 F/G | C | Am | C | Am |
Ride, boldly ride, till you find El Do-rado
CODA (instrumental chorus
| C | Am |
| C | Am |
El Dorado
(repeat and fade)
