Desperado Tab

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Give this version a try because it is the Most Authentic Sounding version and yet by far the easiest to play w/ a Capo at the 5th fret. Tabbed f/ a solo or duet performance. You will truly enjoy this version.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	G
Capo:	5th fret
Author bmchrestoff1 1,049. Last edit on Jul 24, 2021
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Song Title: Desperado
Artist:Eagles
Tabbed by: bmchrestoff (July 19, 2021 to July 23, 2021)
 
 
 
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1)  Song is tabbed in key of D to allow a Capo to be clipped at the fifth fret
                                 to transpose the song back to its original key of G.
 
                             2)  The intro has been tabbed to provide an almost exact rendering of the
                                 classic and instantly recognizable piano played by Glenn Frey himself.
 
                             3)  This song has been tabbed many times but this approach w/ the Capo at the
                                 5th will prove to be the most authentic sounding and at the same time
                                 easiest to play as an acoustic solo act.
 
                             4)  All chord shape names are relative to the Capo at the 5th fret.
 
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CHORDS USED IN THIS SONG:
 
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
 
D       X X 0 2 3 2
D13     X X 0 5 7 7
D6      X 5 4 2 0 X
G       3 2 0 0 0 3
Gm6     3 X 2 3 3 0
Bm7     X 2 4 2 3 2
A7      X 0 2 0 2 0
C/D     X X 0 0 1 0
Em7     X 2 2 0 3 0
Asus4   X 0 2 0 3 0
D/A     X 0 0 2 3 2
A#dim   X 1 2 3 2 X
A/C#    X 4 2 2 2 X
G*      X 5 5 4 3 0
Bm7*    X 2 0 2 0 2
E7      X X 0 1 3 0
A       X 0 2 2 2 0
D9      X 5 4 5 5 X
E7*     0 2 2 1 3 0
Em7*    0 2 2 0 3 3
D/F#    2 X 0 2 3 2
D7sus4  X X 0 2 1 3
Bm      2 4 4 3 2 0
D/C#    X 4 X 2 3 2
G**     3 2 0 0 3 3
Asus4   X 0 2 0 3 3
 
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[Intro] Guitar 1 (Capo V)
 
     D       D13           G       Gm6    D6                       Bm7        A7
e|---2--5--2--7--5------------------0-------------------------------2--0------0-----------|
B|---3--------7-----7-\-3--0--3--0--3--3--------------0-------------3-----3---2-----------|
G|---2--------5------------0--------3-----------2-----2----2--------2---------0-----------|
D|---0--------0------------0--------2--------4----4---4------4------4---------2-----------|
A|-------------------------2--------X-----5--5------------------5---2---------0-----------|
E|-------------------------3--------3-------------------------------X---------------------|
 
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(Verse 1) Guitar 1 (Capo V)
 
    Pluck D       C/D             G            Gm6
e|--------2---2---0---0-----------3------3------0---0--------------------------------------|
B|--------3---3---1---1-----------0------0------3---3--------------------------------------|
G|--------2---2---0---0-----------0------0------3---3--------------------------------------|
D|--------0---0---0---0-----------0------0------2---2--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Desperado,     why don't you come to your senses
 
 
       Guitar 2 Light Strum (Capo V)
 
           D       D7             G             Gm6
e|---------2---2---2---2----------0------0-------3---3------------------------------------|
B|---------3---3---1---1----------3------3-------3---3------------------------------------|
G|---------2---2---2---2----------4------4-------3---3------------------------------------|
D|---------0---0---0---0----------5------5-------0---0------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
        Guitar 1 (Capo V)
 
                D         Bm7       Em7       Asus4 A7
e|--------------2---2------2---2-----0----0-----0----0------------------------------------|
B|--------------3---3------3---3-----3----3-----3----2------------------------------------|
G|--------------2---2------2---2-----0----0-----0----0------------------------------------|
D|--------------0---0------4---4-----2----2-----2----2------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------2---2-----2----2-----0----0------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  You've been out ridin' fences for so long now
 
 
          Guitar 2 Light Strum (Capo V)
 
                 D  A/C#  Bm7        E7       Asus4  A
e|---------------2---------2---------0----------3----0------------------------------------|
B|---------------3---2-----0---------3----------3----2------------------------------------|
G|---------------2---2-----2---------1----------0----2------------------------------------|
D|---------------0---2-----0---------0----------2----2------------------------------------|
A|-------------------4-----2--------------------0----0------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
           Guitar 1 (Capo V)
 
    Pluck    D      C/D              G                    Gm6
e|-----------2---2---0---0-----------3--------------3------0---0-------------------------|
B|-----------3---3---1---1-----------0--------------0------3---3-------------------------|
G|-----------2---2---0---0-----------0--------------0------3---3-------------------------|
D|-----------0---0---0---0-----------0--------------0------2---2-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Oh, ur a hard one   an I know that you've got your reasons
 
 
          Guitar 2 (Capo V)
 
             D      D9               G                    Gm6
e|-----------2---2-------------------0---------------0-----3---3------------------------|
B|-----------3---3---5---5-----------3---------------3-----3---3------------------------|
G|-----------2---2---5---5-----------4---------------4-----3---3------------------------|
D|-----------0---0---4---4-----------5---------------5-----0---0------------------------|
A|-------------------5---5--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
         Guitar 1 (Capo V)
 
            D/A      A#dim    Bm7         E7        A7     D         A/C#
e|-----------2-----------------------------0---------0--- -2---2---0-----------------------|
B|-----------3--------2--------3-----------3---------2-----3---3---0--2--2---2--2---0------|
G|-----------2--------3--------2-----------1---------0-----2---2---0--2--2---2--2---0------|
D|-----------0--------2--------4-----------2---------2-----0---0---0--2--2---2--2---0------|
A|-----------0--------1--------2-----------2---------0----------------4--4---4--4---0------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    These things that are pleasin' you Can hurt you some - how
 
 
        Guitar 2 (Capo V)
              D/A    A#dim    Bm7         E7          G    D         A/C#
e|------------2-------0--------2-----------0----------0----2---2---0-----------------------|
B|------------3-------2--------0-----------3----------3----3---3---0--2--2---2--2---0------|
G|------------2-------3--------2-----------1----------4----2---2---0--2--2---2--2---0------|
D|------------0-------2--------0-----------0----------5----0---0---0--2--2---2--2---0------|
A|------------0-------1--------2--------------------------------------4--4---4--4---0------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
================================================================================================
 
 
(Chorus 1) Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 (Capo V)
 
Steady Strum   Bm                F#m                    G                D  D/C#
e|-------------2------------------2---------------------3----------------2---2-------------|
B|-------------3------------------2---------------------0----------------3---3-------------|
G|-------------4------------------2---------------------0----------------2---2-------------|
D|-------------4------------------4---------------------0----------------0---X-------------|
A|-------------2------------------4---------------------2--------------------4-------------|
E|--------------------------------2---------------------3----------------------------------|
    Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy   She'll beat you if she's able
 
 
               Bm                   G                 D             A/C#
e|-------------2--------------------3-----------------2-------------X----------------------|
B|-------------3--------------------0-----------------3-------------2----------------------|
G|-------------4--------------------0-----------------2-------------2----------------------|
D|-------------4--------------------0-----------------0-------------2----------------------|
A|-------------2--------------------2-------------------------------4----------------------|
E|----------------------------------3------------------------------------------------------|
   You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
 
 
               Bm               F#m                    G                 D
e|-------------2-------------0---2-----------------0---3-------------0---2-----------------|
B|-------------3-------------0---2-----------------0---0-------------0---3-----------------|
G|-------------4-------------0---2-----------------0---0-------------0---2-----------------|
D|-------------4-------------0---4-----------------0---0-------------0---0-----------------|
A|-------------2-----------------4---------------------2-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------2---------------------3-----------------------------------|
       Now it seems to me, some fine things  Have been laid  upon  your table
 
 
               Bm7          E7                       Em7            A7
e|--------------2------------0------------------------3--------------0--------------------|
B|--------------3------------3------------------------3--------------2--------------------|
G|--------------2------------1------------------------0--------------0--------------------|
D|--------------4------------2------------------------2--------------2--------------------|
A|--------------2------------2------------------------0--------------0--------------------|
E|---------------------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
      But you only want the ones      That you can't get            Desper..............
 
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(Verse 2) Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 (Capo V)
 
  Strum    D       D7sus               G             Gm6           D        A/C#  Bm7
e|---------2---2---3---3---------------0--------------0------------2---------------2------|
B|---------3---3---1---1---------------3--------------3------------3---------2-----3------|
G|---------2---2---2---2---------------4--------------3------------2---------2-----2------|
D|---------0---0---0---0---------------5--------------2------------0---------2-----4------|
A|-------------------------------------5--------------X----------------------4-----2------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
 ......ado           Oh, you ain't getting no younger      Your    pain and your hunger
 
 
            E7          A7       D           D7sus                     G
e|----------0-----------0--------2------------3------------------------0------------------|
B|----------3-----------2--------3------------1------------------------3------------------|
G|----------1-----------0--------2------------2------------------------4------------------|
D|----------2-----------2--------0------------0------------------------5------------------|
A|----------2-----------0----------------------------------------------5------------------|
E|----------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   They're driving you home And freedom, oh, freedom Well that's just some people talking
 
 
           D/A  A/C#  Bm7                   E7         A7        D        A
e|----------2-----2----2--------------------0----------0---------2--------0---------------|
B|----------3-----2----3--------------------3----------2---------3--------2---------------|
G|----------2-----2----2--------------------1----------0---------2--------2---------------|
D|----------0-----2----4--------------------2----------2---------0--------2---------------|
A|----------0-----4----2--------------------2----------0------------------0---------------|
E|------------------------------------------0---------------------------------------------|
      Your prison is walking through this    world all    alone
 
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(Chorus 2) Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 (Capo V)
 
Steady Strum   Bm                F#m                    G                      D       D/C#
e|-------------2------------------2---------------------3----------------------2---------2----|
B|-------------3------------------2---------------------0----------------------3---------3----|
G|-------------4------------------2---------------------0----------------------2---------2----|
D|-------------4------------------4---------------------0----------------------0---------X----|
A|-------------2------------------4---------------------2--------------------------------4----|
E|--------------------------------2---------------------3-------------------------------------|
  Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?      The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
 
 
               Bm                   G                 D            A/C#
e|-------------2--------------------3-----------------2-------------X-------------------------|
B|-------------3--------------------0-----------------3-------------2-------------------------|
G|-------------4--------------------0-----------------2-------------2-------------------------|
D|-------------4--------------------0-----------------0-------------2-------------------------|
A|-------------2--------------------2-------------------------------4-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
          It's hard to tell the   night time from the day
 
 
               Bm               F#m                    G                 D
e|-------------2-------------0---2-----------------0---3-------------0---2-----------------|
B|-------------3-------------0---2-----------------0---0-------------0---3-----------------|
G|-------------4-------------0---2-----------------0---0-------------0---2-----------------|
D|-------------4-------------0---4-----------------0---0-------------0---0-----------------|
A|-------------2-----------------4---------------------2-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------2---------------------3-----------------------------------|
   And you're losing all your highs and lows Ain't it funny how the feeling goes
 
 
               Em7                                  A7sus4           A
e|--------------0-------------------------------------0--------------0------------------------|
B|--------------3-------------------------------------3--------------2------------------------|
D|--------------0-------------------------------------0--------------2------------------------|
D|--------------2-------------------------------------2--------------2------------------------|
D|--------------2-------------------------------------0--------------0------------------------|
E|--------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
               Aw----------------------------------------ay          Desper..............
 
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(Verse 3) Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 (Capo V)
 
  Strum    D       D7sus          G             Gm6      D       A/C#   Bm       E7      A7
e|---------2---2---3---3----------3--------------0-------2---------------2--------0-------0----|
B|---------3---3---1---1----------3--------------3-------3---------2-----3--------3-------2----|
G|---------2---2---2---2----------0--------------3-------2---------2-----4--------1-------0----|
D|---------0---0---0---0----------0--------------2-------0---------2-----4--------2-------2----|
A|--------------------------------2--------------X-----------------4-----2--------2-------0----|
E|--------------------------------3--------------3--------------------------------0------------|
   .......ado,     why don't you come to your senses Come down from your fences, open the gate
 
 
                D           D9               G            Gm6
e|--------------2-----2----------------------3-------------0----------------------------------|
B|--------------3-----3-----5------5---------3-------------3----------------------------------|
G|--------------2-----2-----5------5---------0-------------3----------------------------------|
D|--------------0-----0-----4------4---------0-------------2----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------5------5---------2-------------X----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------------|
      It may be rainin',       but there's a rainbow above you
 
 
                                                   (Strum Hard)
                D           Fm6       Bm           G      D/F#    Em7
e|--------------2------------X---------2-----------3-------2-------0---------------------------|
B|--------------3------------2---------3---3-------3-------3-------3---------------------------|
G|--------------2------------3---------4---4-------0-------2-------0---------------------------|
D|--------------0------------2---------4---4-------0-------0-------2---------------------------|
A|---------------------------4---------2---0-------2-------X-------2---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-------2-------0---------------------------|
                                                           T
     You better let      somebody    love  you   (Let somebody love you)
 
 
 
               D/A     A#dim    Bm7       Asus4
e|--------------2-------0--------2---------0----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3-------2--------3---------3----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2-------3--------2---------0----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0-------2--------4---------2----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------0-------1--------2---------0----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     You better let somebody love you....before it's too........ooh.....oohh
 
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[Outro] Guitar 1 (Capo V)
 
        D       D13           G       Gm6                  E7sus2
e|------2--5--2--7--5------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3--------7-----7-\-3--0--3--0--3--3------------------7----------------------------------|
G|------2--------5------------0--------3---------------------7----------------------------------|
D|------0--------0------------0--------2------0--0-h-2-/-4--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------2--------X--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------3--------------------------------------------------------|
   .....late
 
 
************************************
 
| X   Dead note
 
| T   Thumb
 
| /   Slide Up
 
| \   Slide Down
 
| h   Hammer-on
 
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10 comments
Capo was key! Great tab man! And pretty easy to sing along with the changes.Nicely done.
Thanks for all the effort, I'll give it a try. That is a lot of awesome work, like your format also.
Pretty good. Heres the best tutorial video by Jimmy Brown who also does it with capo 5 https://youtu.be/bhACSZesggs