Tamacun

(partial)

Music:

Rodrigo Sanchez & Gabriela Quintero

 

This incredibly difficult (but well worth learning!) piece is fully transcribed as a two-guitar arrangement in the February 2008 issue of Guitar World.  You'll want to pick up the sheet music.  Below is a composite of the two tabs I could find (a partial tab by unknown & solo by bazmac06) - both of which are close, but neither of which is completely correct.  All performance notes are from the tabbers.

 

By the way, whenever you see:             If you see:

e|-S-|                                    e|-x-|

B|-S-|                                    B|-x-|

G|-S-|                                    G|-x-|

D|-S-|                                    D|-x-|

A|-S-|                                    A|-x-|

E|-S-|                                    E|-x-|

it means you slap your guitar.            it means you strike the strings

                                          when they're muted. There is a difference.

 

You may have to listen to the song to get some of the strumming techniques as well. It's complicated.  All guitars are in standard tuning.

Am = 5 7 7 5 5 5     G = 3 5 5 4 3 3      C = x 3 5 5 5 x      E = x 7 9 9 9 x

Copen = x 3 2 0 1 0  E7 = 0 2 0 1 3 0     Eopen = 0 2 2 1 0 0  Am/C = x x x 5 5 5

Dm7 = x 5 7 5 6 5    C/E = x x x 0 1 0    E/B = x x x 4 5 4

Amopen = x 0 2 2 1 0 Gopen = 3 2 0 0 0 3  E7VII = x 7 9 7 9 7  G(type2) = x x x 4 3 3

 

 

INTRO:  (0:00)

 |Rodrigo         |<muted>           |                |                    |

e|8-----8-7---7-10|8-----8-10-8-7----|8-----8-7---7-10|8-----8-10-8-12-10-8|

B|-10-10---8-8----|-10-10--------10-8|-10-10---8-8----|-10-10--------------|

G|---9------9-----|---9--------------|---9------9-----|---9----------------|

D|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

A|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

E|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

 |Gabriela        |<clear>           |                |                    |

e|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

B|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

G|----------------|5-------9---------|----------------|5-------9-----------|

D|7-------5-------|5-------9---------|7-------5-------|5-------9-----------|

A|7-------5-------|3-------7---------|7-------5-------|3-------7-----------|

E|5-------3-------|------------------|5-------3-------|--------------------|

 

SECTIONS 1 & 2:  (0:07)

 |Rodrigo         |<muted>           |                |                    |

e|8-----8-7---7-10|8-----8-10-8-7----|8-----8-7---7-10|8-----8-8-7----10-12|

B|-10-10---8-8----|-10-10--------10-8|-10-10---8-8----|-10-10-----8-10-----|

G|---9------9-----|---9--------------|---9------9-----|---9----------------|

D|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

A|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

E|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

 |Gabriela        |<clear>           |                |                    |

e|-----S-------S--|-----S-------S----|-----S-------S--|-----S-------S------|

B|-----S-------S--|-----S-------S----|-----S-------S--|-----S-------S------|

G|-----S-------S--|5-xx-S-x9-xxxS-xx-|-----S-------S--|5-xx-S-x9-xxxS-xx---|

D|7-xx-S-x5-xxxSxx|5-xx-S-x9-xxxS-xx-|7-xx-S-x5-xxxSxx|5-xx-S-x9-xxxS-xx---|

A|7-xx-S-x5-xxxSxx|3-xx-S-x7-xxxS-xx-|7-xx-S-x5-xxxSxx|3-xx-S-x7-xxxS-xx---|

E|5-xx-S-x3-xxxSxx|-----S-------S----|5-xx-S-x3-xxxSxx|-----S-------S------|

 

(0:15)

 |Rodrigo         |<clear>           |                |                    |

e|8-----8-7---7-10|8-----8-10-8-7----|8-----8-7---7-10|8-----8-10-8-12-10-8|

B|-10-10---8-8----|-10-10--------10-8|-10-10---8-8----|-10-10--------------|

G|---9------9-----|---9--------------|---9------9-----|---9----------------|

D|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

A|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

E|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

 |Gabriela        |<clear>           |                |                    |

e|---S---S---S---S|---S---S---S---S--|---S---S---S---S|---S---S---S---S----|

B|---S---S---S---S|111S-11S---S---S--|---S---S---S---S|111S-11S---S---S----|

G|---S---S-44S-44S|000S-00S-11S-11S--|---S---S-44S-44S|000S-00S-11S-11S----|

D|777S-77S-55S-55S|222S-22S-22S-22S--|777S-77S-55S-55S|222S-22S-22S-22S----|

A|777S-77S-55S-55S|333S-33S-22S-22S--|777S-77S-55S-55S|333S-33S-22S-22S----|

E|555S-55S-33S-33S|---S---S---S---S--|555S-55S-33S-33S|---S---S---S---S----|

 

(0:22)

 |Rodrigo         |                  |                |                    |

e|8-----8-7---7-10|8-----8-10-8-7----|8-----8-7---7-10|8-----8-8-7---------|

B|-10-10---8-8----|-10-10--------10-8|-10-10---8-8----|-10-10-----10-8-----|

G|---9------9-----|---9--------------|---9------9-----|---9-----------10-9-|

D|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

A|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

E|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

 |Gabriela        |                  |                |                    |

e|---S---S---S---S|---S---S---S---S--|---S---S---S---S|---S---S---S---S----|

B|---S---S---S---S|111S-11S---S---S--|---S---S---S---S|111S-11S---S---S----|

G|---S---S-44S-44S|000S-00S-11S-11S--|---S---S-44S-44S|000S-00S-11S-11S----|

D|777S-77S-55S-55S|222S-22S-22S-22S--|777S-77S-55S-55S|222S-22S-22S-22S----|

A|777S-77S-55S-55S|333S-33S-22S-22S--|777S-77S-55S-55S|333S-33S-22S-22S----|

E|555S-55S-33S-33S|---S---S---S---S--|555S-55S-33S-33S|---S---S---S---S----|

 

SECTION 3:  (0:29)

 |Rodrigo          |                    |                 |                 |

e|12---------------|--------------------|12-------------12|--15-13-12-10----|

B|--13--12-13-15-14|-12-13-12h13--------|--13--12-13-15---|-------------13--|

G|----14-----------|------------14-12-14|----14-----------|12-------------14|

D|-----------------|14------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 |Gabriela         |                    |                 |                 |

e|S55-S5--S33-S3---|S----S----S44----S5-|S55-S5--S33-S3---|S---S---S44--S5--|

B|S55-S5--S33-S3---|S55--S5---S55----S5-|S55-S5--S33-S3---|S55-S5--S55--S5--|

G|S55-S5--S44-S4---|S55--S5---S44----S5-|S55-S5--S44-S4---|S55-S5--S44--S5--|

D|S---S---S---S----|S55--S5---S------S--|S---S---S---S----|S55-S5--S----S---|

A|S---S---S---S----|S----S----S------S--|S---S---S---S----|S---S---S----S---|

E|S---S---S---S----|S----S----S------S--|S---S---S---S----|S---S---S----S---|

 

 (0:37)

 |Rodrigo          |                    |                     |

e|12---------------|--------------------|------12--------15-15|

B|--13--12-13-15-14|-12-13-12h13--------|----13--15-13-12-----|

G|----14-----------|------------14-12-14|--14-----------------|

D|-----------------|14------------------|14-------------------|

A|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|

E|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|

 |Gabriela         |                    |                     |

e|S55-S5--S33-S3---|S----S----S44----S5-|S55-S5--S33---S3-----|

B|S55-S5--S33-S3---|S55--S5---S55----S5-|S55-S5--S33---S3-----|

G|S55-S5--S44-S4---|S55--S5---S44----S5-|S55-S5--S44---S4-----|

D|S---S---S---S----|S55--S5---S------S--|S---S---S-----S------|

A|S---S---S---S----|S----S----S------S--|S---S---S-----S------|

E|S---S---S---S----|S----S----S------S--|S---S---S-----S------|

 |Rodrigo                  |

e|--13-13--12-12--10-10----|

B|---------------------9-10|

G|14-----12-----10---------|

D|-------------------------|

A|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|

 |Gabriela                 |

e|S------S------S44----S5--|

B|S55----S5-----S55----S5--|

G|S55----S5-----S44----S5--|

D|S55----S5-----S------S---|

A|S------S------S------S---|

E|S------S------S------S---|

 

SECTION 4:  (0:45)

 |Rodrigo          |                    |                 |                |

e|12---------------|--------------------|12-------------12|--15-13-12-10----|

B|--13--12-13-15-14|-12-13-12h13--------|--13--12-13-15---|-------------13--|

G|----14-----------|------------14-12-14|----14-----------|12-------------14|

D|-----------------|14------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 |Gabriela         |                    |                 |                |

e|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|----0-------0----|----0-------0-------|----0-------0----|----0-------0----|

D|--2---2---2----2-|--2---2---2----2----|--2---2---2----2-|--2---2---2----2-|

A|0-------2--------|3-------2-----------|0-------2--------|3-------2--------|

E|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 

(0:52)

e|12---------------|--------------------|------12--------15-15|

B|--13--12-13-15-14|-12-13-12h13--------|----13--15-13-12-----|

G|----14-----------|------------14-12-14|--14-----------------|

D|-----------------|14------------------|14-------------------|

A|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|

E|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|

 |Gabriela         |                    |

e|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|

B|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|

G|----0-------0----|----0-------0-------|----0-------0--------|

D|--2---2---2----2-|--2---2---2----2----|--2---2---2----2-----|

A|0-------2--------|3-------2-----------|0-------2------------|

E|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|

 

 |Rodrigo                  |

e|--13-13--12-12--10-10----|

B|---------------------9-10|

G|14-----12-----10---------|

D|-------------------------|

A|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|

 |Gabriela                 |

e|---------------------xxxx|

B|---------------------xxxx|

G|0--------------------xxxx|

D|2--------------------xxxx|

A|3--------------------xxxx|

E|---------------------xxxx|

 

SECTION 5:  (0:59)

 |Rodrigo         |                  |                |                    |

e|-8-8--8-8-77-77-|-8-8--8-8-77-77---|-8-8--8-8-77-77-|-8-8--8-8-1212-1212-|

B|1010-1010-88-88-|1010-1010-99-99---|1010-1010-88-88-|1010-1010-1313-1313-|

G|-9-9--9-9-77-77-|-9-9--9-9-99-99---|-9-9--9-9-77-77-|-9-9--9-9-1212-1212-|

D|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

A|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

E|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

 |Gabriela        |                  |                |                    |

e|----S-------S---|----S-------S-----|----S-------S---|----S---------S-----|

B|----S-------S---|1-11S-11----S-----|----S-------S---|1-11S--11-----S-----|

G|----S---4-44S-44|0-00S-001-11S-11--|----S---4-44S-44|0-00S--001--11S-11--|

D|7-77S-775-55S-55|2-22S-222-22S-22--|7-77S-775-55S-55|2-22S--222--22S-22--|

A|7-77S-775-55S-55|3-33S-332-22S-22--|7-77S-775-55S-55|3-33S--332--22S-22--|

E|5-55S-553-33S-33|----S-------S-----|5-55S-553-33S-33|----S---------S-----|

 

(1:07)

 |Rodrigo         |                  |                |                    |

e|-8-8--8-8-77-77-|-8-8--8-8-77-77---|-8-8--8-8-77-77-|-8-8--8-8-44444444--|

B|1010-1010-88-88-|1010-1010-99-99---|1010-1010-88-88-|1010-1010-55555555--|

G|-9-9--9-9-77-77-|-9-9--9-9-99-99---|-9-9--9-9-77-77-|-9-9--9-9-44444444--|

D|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

A|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

E|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

 |Gabriela        |                  |                |                    |

e|----S-------S---|----S-------S-----|----S-------S---|----S---------S-----|

B|----S-------S---|1111S-11----S-----|----S-------S---|1111S--11-----S-----|

G|----S---4444S-44|0000S-001111S-11--|----S---4444S-44|0000S--0011111S-11--|

D|7777S-775555S-55|2222S-222222S-22--|7777S-775555S-55|2222S--2222222S-22--|

A|7777S-775555S-55|3333S-332222S-22--|7777S-775555S-55|3333S--3322222S-22--|

E|5555S-553333S-33|----S-------S-----|5555S-553333S-33|----S---------S-----|

 

That's it for the moment. I might finish it up in a while. Good luck playing it (you'll need it).

 

Best I could find past this was a tab of Rodrigo's solo section:

 

here he does two down stokes and one upstroke on the e string

e|---0--0--0--0-0---0--0--0--0-0---0--0--0--0-0----0--0--0--0-----------------| X2

B|--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0------------------|

G|-5--5--4--4--4--5--5--7--7--7--5--5--4--4--4---5--5--9--9-------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|-----10-12-13-13-13-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-7-8-10-8-7--------------------|

B|---10--------------------------------------------------10-9---------------|

G|-10---------------------------------------------------------10-9-7--------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|---7-10-8-7h8-7-----------------------------------------------------------|

B|--9----------10----------------12-15-13-12--------------------------------|

G|-9---------------------------13------------14-13-10-----------------------|

D|------------------------12-14----------------------14-12-10---------------|

A|-------------------11-14------------------------------------14------------|

E|----------------12--------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|------------------12-12-12---------13-13-13-12-12-12----------------------|

B|15-15-15-13-13-13----------15-15-15---------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|-16-15-13-15-12h13-12-13-15-13-12-13-12-10-12-13-12-10-12-10-8-10-12-10-8-10-7----|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|-8------8-10-8-8------8-12-8-8------8-10-8-0-10-12-10-0-8-10-8------------|

B|--10--10--------10--10--------10--10--------------------------------------|

G|----10------------10------------10----------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|-7---7-8-7-7---7-10-7-7---7-8-7-0-8-10-8-0-7-8-7--------------------------|

B|--9-9-------9-9--------9-9------------------------------------------------|

G|---9---------9----------9-------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|-5---5-7-5-5---5-8-5-5---5-7-5-0-7-8-7-0-5-7-5-0--------------------------|

B|--6-6-------6-6-------6-6-------------------------------------------------|

G|---7---------7---------7--------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|4-5-4-0-5-7-5-0-7-8-7-0-8-10-8-0-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-16-----|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

back into

e|12---------------|--------------------|12-------------12|

B|--13--12-13-15-13|-12-13-12h13--------|--13--12-13-15---|

G|----14-----------|------------14-12-14|----14-----------|

D|-----------------|14------------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|

 




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