DESPERADO
As recorded by Eagles
(From the 2001 Album EAGLES THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975)
Words and Music by Don Henley and Glenn Frey
Transcribed by bambam
NOTE: the intro is played on piano but is arranged for guitar
Slowly Q=60
G G7 C Cm6
4/4
Gtr I
|---------10----12-(12)-10-------|----------------------|
|-10h=12-----12-12-(12)----12----|-----8---10-(10)-8----|
|----(12)-------10-(10)-------12-|-8h9---9--8--(8)----0-|
|-----12-------------------------|----------------------|
|-----10--------10-(10)----------|----------------------|
|--------------------------------|---8------8--(8)------|
H.=H
G Em Asus2 D
|---------0-(0)------|-------------------|
|-----3---0-(0)-3----|-------------------|
|-2h4---4-0-(0)----4-|-4-2---2-(2)-------|
|------------------5-|-5---5-4-(4)--0----|
|--------------------|-0-----5-(5)-------|
|---3-----0-(0)------|-------------------|
Q=60
G G7sus2 C Cm6
2/4 4/4
|--------||-7--7--5--5--|-3--3--5--5--|
|--------||-8--8--6--6--|-5--5--4--4--|
|--------||-7--7--7--7--|-5--5--0--0--|
|-(0)----||-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|
|--------||-------------|-3--3--3--3--|
|--------||-------------|-------------|
G Em7 A7 D7 G Gsus2sus4
|-3--3--3--3--|-------0---2--2--|-3---3---3---3---|
|-3--3--3--3--|--2----2---1--1--|-3---3---1---1---|
|-4--4--4--4--|--0----0---2--2--|-4---4---2---2---|
|-5--5--2--2--|-(2)--(2)--0--0--|-----------------|
|-------------|--0----0---------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|-3--(3)--3--(3)--|
C Cm6 G/DB7/Em7 A7 D7
2/4
|-0--0--3--3--|-3--2--3--3--|------2--|
|-1--1--4--4--|-3--0--3--3--|--2---1--|
|-0--0--2--2--|-4--2--4--4--|--0---2--|
|-2--2--------|-0--1--2--2--|-(2)--0--|
|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|--0------|
|-------------|-------------|---------|
G D7/F# Em7 Bm7 C G D/F#
4/4
- 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