SONG: Tequila - The Champs The original version was by "The Champs" in 1958. They recorded it in the saxophone-friendly key of F Myxolydian. * * * * * * * * F Eb F Eb F Eb F Eb E/--5--5--3-----5--5--3-3-3-3--|--5--5--3-----5--3--3-3-3-3--\ B|--6--6--4-----6--6--4-4-4-4--|--6--6--4-----6--4--4-4-4-4--| o G|--5--5--3-----5--5--3-3-3-3--|--5--5--3-----5--3--3-3-3-3--| D|--7--7--5-----7--7--5-5-5-5--|--7--7--5-----7--5--5-5-5-5--| o A|X----------------------------|-----------------------------| E\X----------------------------|-----------------------------/ Guitar 2 (This guitar is muted all the way through) E/-----------------------------------------------\ B|-----------------------------------------------|o G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------|o A|-8-8---6-8---10-10-10-10-8-6---6h8-------------| E\-----8-----------------------8-----------------/ Chords for the bridge: (one strum only at beginning of each bar; syncopate some on the F chord if you wish. E#dim7 F E#dim7 F E#dim7 F E/--4----|--5----|--4----|--5----|--4----|--5----\ B|--3----|--6----|--3----|--6----|--3----|--6----| G|--5----|--5----|--5----|--5----|--5----|--5----| D|--3----|--7----|--3----|--7----|--3----|--7----| A|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------| E\-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------/ * * Em7 C E/--4-4-4-4--4--4----3-----\ B|--3-3-3-3--3--3----5-----| G|--5-5-5-5--5--5----5-----| ....T E Q U I L A !!! D|--3-3-3-3--3--3----5-----| A|X-----------------(3)----| E\X------------------------/ Note: the recording doesn't have guitar chording for the last bit of the bridge (the Gm part), just the bass, drums & sax, but you can play as above and you can play a full 8th fret C major barre chord at the end for punctuation. Then go back to the F & Eb chord pattern until the next bridge. After the last bridge end on the F & Eb chord pattern again but at the last do a quick F Eb F change, ending on the F chord. and... ....T E Q U I L A !!!!!! Sax bit arrange for guitar Part one (verse) E/-----------------------------------------------\ B|-----------------------------------------------|o G|-----10-10-8-12-8-10---------10-10-8-12-8-10---| D|--10-----------------10---10-------------------|o A|-----------------------------------------------| E\-----------------------------------------------/ Part two (Chorus) E/----------------|-----|--------------------------\ B|----------------|-----|--------------------------|o G|----8-10S13-10~-|-X3--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-------| D|-10-------------|-----|--------------------10----|o A|----------------|-----|--------------------------| E\----------------|-----|--------------------------/