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ELLA
As recorded by Rata Blanca
(From the 1997 Album RATA BLANCA VII)
Transcribed by Gabriel Pérez Villarreal
Words by Walter Giardino Music by Rata Blanca
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acous. 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acous. 2'
Intro
Q=85
$
Cm/G G
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------1------------------|--------------3-------|
|-------1---------1-----------|----------------3-----|
|-----0---------------0-------|------------0-----0---|
|---1--------------------1----|---------0----------0-|
|-3---------------------------|-------2--------------|
|-3---------------------------|---3------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H E +E E E +E E H.
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|---------15b16r(15)-13-------|----------------------|
|-----------------------14b15r|=(14)-12--------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
Cm/G G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------1------------------|--------------3--------|
|-------1---------1-----------|----------------3------|
|-----0---------------0-------|------------0-----0----|
|---1--------------------1----|---------0----------0--|
|-3---------------------------|-------2---------------|
|-3---------------------------|---3-------------------|
|
| H E +E E E +E E H.
|-----------------------------|------15---------------|
|---------15b16r(15)-13-------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------14b15r|=(14)------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Verses
Cm/G G Cm/G G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------1-------|---------3-------|---------1-------|---------3---------||
||o-------1---1-----|-----------3-----|-------1---1-----|-----------3------o||
||------0-------0---|-------0-----0---|-----0-------0---|-------0-----0-----||
||----1-----------1-|-----0---------0-|---1-----------1-|-----0---------0---||
||o-3---------------|---2-------------|-3---------------|---2--------------o||
||--3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3-----------------||
Dm Am Dm F Fm
Gtrs I, II
Q E. S e E +Q Q E. S S S E Q Q E. S e E +Q Q Q Q Q
|-1--1--1-1-1-(1)--|------------------|-1--1--1-1-1-(1)--|-1--1--1--1---|
|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1--|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|-1--1--1--1---|
|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|-2--2--1--1---|
|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-3--3--3--3---|
|------------------|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|------------------|-3--3--3--3---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-1--1--1--1---|
C C B A G
|--3--|
Q E. S E. E. E. E Q E. S e E +Q
|------------------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
|-1--1--1----------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
|-0--0--0----------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|
|-2--2--2-0--4--2--0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|
|-3--3--3-3--2--0--2-|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|
|------------------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
C C B A G
|--3--|
Q E. S E. E. E. E Q E. S e E +Q
|------------------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
|-1--1--1----------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
|-0--0--0----------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|
|-2--2--2-0--4--2--0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|
|-3--3--3-3--2--0--2-|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|
|------------------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
D.S.
Am A B C Em D Cm/G
|--3--|
Q E. S E. E. E. E Q E. S e E +Q W E E E E E E E E
|------------------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-^2--------|---------1-------|
|-1--1--1----------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-^3--------|-------1---1-----|
|-2--2--2----------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-^2--------|-----0-------0---|
|-2--2--2-2--4--0--2-|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|-^0--------|---1-----------1-|
|-0--0--0-0--2--3--2-|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|-----------|-3---------------|
|------------------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-----------|-3---------------|
Bridge
Em C
Q E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E Q
||--^0--0--0---0---0--|-------------------|
||o-^0--0--0---0---0--|-^1--1--1---1---1--|
||--^0--0--0---0---0--|-^0--0--0---0---0--|
||--^2--2--2-2---2----|-^2--2--2-2---2----|
||o-^2--2--2-2---2----|-^3--3--3-3---3----|
||--^0--0--0----------|-------------------|
Em D Am
Q E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E Q
|-^0--0--0---0---0--|-^2--2--2------------||
|-^0--0--0---0---0--|-^3--3--3---1---1---o||
|-^0--0--0---0---0--|-^2--2--2---2---2----||
|-^2--2--2-2---2----|-^0--0--0-2---2------||
|-^2--2--2-2---2----|----------0---0-----o||
|-^0--0--0----------|---------------------||
Solo
Gm Dm
Gtr I
Q E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E Q
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|-------------------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---6----------6-----6---6---6--|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---7----------7-----7---7---7--|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---7----------7-----7-7---7----|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---5----------5-----5-5---5----|
|-3--3--3--------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H E +E E E +E E +E E H
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------18b20r==(18)-15-18-|-(18)--------------------------|
|----------------------------|------17b19r(17)-17------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gm Dm
Q E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E Q
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|-------------------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---6-----------6---6---6---6---|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---7-----------7---7---7---7---|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---7-----------7---7-7---7-----|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---5-----------5---5-5---5-----|
|-3--3--3--------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| H E +E E E +E E +Q H
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------18b20r==(18)-15-18-|-(18)--------------------------|
|----------------------------|------17b19==(17)r-------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gm Dm
Q E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E Q
|---------------3------------|-------------------------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---6----------6-----6------6----6----|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---7----------7-----7------7----7----|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---7----------7-----7---7-----7------|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---5----------5-----5---5-----5------|
|-3--3--3--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| H E +E E E +E E +E E +E Q E
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------18b20r==(18)-15-18-|-(18)--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------17b19r(17)-17---(17)---15---14-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F C Cm
Q E. S S S E Q E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|---1---1--1-------1-----1---|--5-5-5--5-4-4-4-4-|
|---2---2--2-------2-----2---|--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|---3---3--3--3------3-------|--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|---3---3--3--3------3-------|--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|---1---1--1-----------------|-------------------|
|
| +H Q +Q Q H.
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|-(14)-------14b15r====(14)--|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-17----------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
Gm Dm
Q E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E Q
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|-------------------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---6----------6-----6---6---6--|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---7----------7-----7---7---7--|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---7----------7-----7-7---7----|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---5----------5-----5-5---5----|
|-3--3--3--------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| H E +E E E +E E +E E H
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------18b20r==(18)-15-18-|-(18)--------------------------|
|----------------------------|------17b19r(17)-17------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gm Dm
Q E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E Q
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|-------------------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---6-----------6---6---6---6---|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---7-----------7---7---7---7---|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---7-----------7---7-7---7-----|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---5-----------5---5-5---5-----|
|-3--3--3--------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| H E +E E E +E E +Q H
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------18b20r==(18)-15-18-|-(18)--------------------------|
|----------------------------|------17b19==(17)r-------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gm Dm
Q E. S S S E Q Q E. S S S E Q
|---------------3------------|-------------------------------------|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---6----------6-----6------6----6----|
|-3--3--3-------3-------3----|---7----------7-----7------7----7----|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---7----------7-----7---7-----7------|
|-5--5--5--5--------5--------|---5----------5-----5---5-----5------|
|-3--3--3--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| H E +E E E +E E +E E +E Q E
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------18b20r==(18)-15-18-|-(18)--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------17b19r(17)-17---(17)---15---14-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F C Cm
Q E. S S S E Q E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|---1---1--1-------1-----1---|--5-5--5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|---2---2--2-------2-----2---|--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---3---3--3--3------3-------|--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---3---3--3--3------3-------|--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---1---1--1-----------------|-------------------|
|
| +H Q +Q Q Q H
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|-(14)-------14b15r====(14)--|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-17---15-----------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------|
Verse/Outro
Dm Am Dm F Fm
Gtrs I, II
Q E. S e E +Q Q E. S S S E Q Q E. S e E +Q Q Q Q Q
|-1--1--1-1-1-(1)--|------------------|-1--1--1-1-1-(1)--|-1--1--1--1---|
|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1--|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|-1--1--1--1---|
|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|-2--2--1--1---|
|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-3--3--3--3---|
|------------------|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|------------------|-3--3--3--3---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-1--1--1--1---|
C C B A G
|--3--|
Q E. S E. E. E. E Q E. S e E +Q
|------------------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
|-1--1--1----------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
|-0--0--0----------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|
|-2--2--2-0--4--2--0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|
|-3--3--3-3--2--0--2-|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|
|------------------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
C C B A G
|--3--|
Q E. S E. E. E. E Q E. S e E +Q
|------------------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
|-1--1--1----------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
|-0--0--0----------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|
|-2--2--2-0--4--2--0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|
|-3--3--3-3--2--0--2-|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|
|------------------3-|-3--3--3-3-3-(3)--|
Am A B C Em D Cm/G
|--3--|
Q E. S E. E. E. E Q E. S e E +Q W E E E E E E E E
|------------------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-^2--------|---------1-------|
|-1--1--1----------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-^3--------|-------1---1-----|
|-2--2--2----------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-^2--------|-----0-------0---|
|-2--2--2-2--4--0--2-|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|-^0--------|---1-----------1-|
|-0--0--0-0--2--3--2-|-2--2--2-2-2-(2)--|-----------|-3---------------|
|------------------0-|-0--0--0-0-0-(0)--|-----------|-3---------------|
H.=H
G Em G Em G
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W
|-3----3----3--|-0----0----0--|-3----3----3--|-0----0----0--|-^3----*|
|-3----3----3--|-0----0----0--|-3----3----3--|-0----0----0--|-^0----*|
|-0----0----0--|-0----0----0--|-0----0----0--|-0----0----0--|-^0----*|
|-0----0----0--|-2----2----2--|-0----0----0--|-2----2----2--|-^0----*|
|-2----2----2--|-2----2----2--|-2----2----2--|-2----2----2--|-^2----*|
|-3----3----3--|-0----0----0--|-3----3----3--|-0----0----0--|-^3----*|
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
