CERTAIN KIND OF FOOL
Randy Meisner, Don Henley & Glenn Frey
Eagles
Desperado
1973
The guy I take guitar lessons from suggested that I try to figure out
more songs for myself, so here goes one more. This is a good song off
Desperado. Sorry if you don't like Meisner's voice in it; it is kind
of screechy. There are lots of parts, so I'll try not to confuse you.
The acoustic parts and lyrics appear first, then the electric parts at the end.
Also, if you experience tab wrap-around on this piece, change your monitor
resolution to 600x800 pixels, cause that's what it was designed for.
Good luck, have fun, and here goes nothin'!
INTRO:
ACOUSTIC (GUITAR 1)
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Asus4 A Asus4 A
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e:-^15------14-14------15--|---15---14-14--------|-10-----9--9------10-|---10---9--9---------|
B:-^15------15-15------15--|---15---15-15--------|-10-----10-10-----10-|---10---10-10--------|
G:-^14------14-14------14--|---14---14-14--------|-9------9--9------9--|---9----9--9---------|
D:-^0----------0-----------|-----------0---------|-0---------0---------|-----------0---------|
A:-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E:-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Rhythm Figure 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GUITAR 1
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e:-15------14-14------15--|---15---14-14--------|-10-----9--9------10-|---10---9--9---------|
B:-15------15-15------15--|---15---15-15--------|-10-----10-10-----10-|---10---10-10--------|
G:-14------14-14------14--|---14---14-14--------|-9------9--9------9--|---9----9--9---------|
D:-0----------0-----------|-----------0---------|-0---------0---------|-----------0---------|
A:------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E:------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
ACOUSTIC (GUITAR 2)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-3-------2--2-------3---|---3----2--2---------|---------------------|---------------------|
B:-3-------3--3-------3---|---3----3--3---------|-3------2--2------3--|---3----2--2---------|
G:-2-------2--2-------2---|---2----2--2---------|-2------2--2------2--|---2----3--3---------|
D:-0----------0-----------|-----------0---------|-2------2--2------2--|---2----2--2---------|
A:------------------------|---------------------|-0---------0---------|-----------0---------|
E:------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
{Rhythm Figure 1 continues for the rest of the verse.}
He was a poor boy raised in a small family.
He kinda had a craving for somethin' no one else could see.
They said that he was crazy, the kind that no lady should meet.
He ran off to the city and wandered around in the street.
Rhythm Figure 2
GUITAR 1
E A E E A E
He wants to dance. Oh yeah he wants to sing.
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e:-----------|-----0-----0---0-|-----------------|-----0-----0---0-|
B:-----------|-----0-----2---0-|-----------------|-----0-----2---0-|
G:-----------|-----1-----2---1-|-----------------|-----1-----2---1-|
D:-----------|-----2-----2---2-|-----------------|-----2-----2---2-|
A:-----------|-----2-----0---2-|-----------------|-----2-----0---2-|
E:-----------|-----0---------0-|-----------------|-----0---------0-|
GUITAR 2
e:-----------|-----------.-----|-----------------|-----------.-----|
B:-----------|-----9-----10--9-|-----------------|-----9-----10--9-|
G:-----------|-----9-----9---9-|-----------------|-----9-----9---9-|
D:-----------|-----9-----9---9-|-----------------|-----9-----9---9-|
A:-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
GUITAR 1
G
Oh yeah he wants to see the lights aflash and
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e:-----------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
B:-----------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
G:-----------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
D:-----------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A:-----------------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
E:-----------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
GUITAR 2
e:-----------------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
B:-----------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
G:-----------------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
D:-----------------|---------------------------------|
A:-----------------|---------------------------------|
E:-----------------|---------------------------------|
GUITAR 1
D Asus4 A
a-listen to the thun___dering____
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e:-2---2--2---2--2---2--2--2--|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-.---------------|
B:-3---3--3---3--3---3--3--3--|-3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-2---------------|
G:-2---2--2---2--2---2--2--2--|-2-----2-----2--2--2--2--|-2---------------|
D:----------------------------|-2-----2-----2--2--2--2--|-2---------------|
A:----------------------------|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-0---------------|
E:----------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
GUITAR 2 .
e:-5------5------5------5-----|-5-----5-----5--5--5--5--|-5---------------|
B:-7------7------7------7-----|-5-----5-----5--5--5--5--|-5---------------|
G:-7------7------7------7-----|-7-----7-----7--7--7--7--|-6---------------|
D:----------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
A:----------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
E:----------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
{with rhythm figure 1 twice}
He saw it in a window the mark of a new kind of man.
He kind liked the feelin' so shiny and smooth in his hand.
Fill 1
GUITAR 1
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
He took it to the coun____try and practiced for days without
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e:-----------------|-3-----3-3-----3-|------3--------3--3-----------------|
B:-----------------|-3-----3-3-----3-|------3--------3--3-----------------|
G:-----------------|-5-----4-4-----5-|------5--------4--4-----------------|
D:-----------------|-5-----5-5-----5-|------5--------5--5-----------------|
A:-----------------|-5-----5-5-----5-|------5--------5--5-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3-----3-3-----3-|------5--------3--3-----------------|
GUITAR 2
e:-----------------|-8-----7-7-----8-|------8--------7--7-----------------|
B:-----------------|-8-----8-8-----8-|------8--------8--8-----------------|
G:-----------------|-7-----7-7-----7-|------7--------7--7-----------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
GUITAR 1
D A
rest______ And then one day...
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e:-2-----2-----2--2--2--2--|-.---------------|
B:-3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-2---------------|
G:-2-----2-----2--2--2--2--|-2---------------|
D:-------------------------|-2---------------|
A:-------------------------|-0---------------|
E:-------------------------|-----------------|
GUITAR 2
e:-10----10----10-10-10-10-|-9---------------|
B:-10----10----10-10-10-10-|-10--------------|
G:-9-----9-----9--9--9--9--|-9---------------|
D:-------------------------|-----------------|
A:-------------------------|-----------------|
E:-------------------------|-----------------|
{with rhythm figure 1 & 2}
And then one day he found it, he knew he could stand with the best.
They got respect,
Oh yeah, he wants the same.
And it's a certain kind of fool that likes to hear the sound of his own pain.
Guitar Solo: (chords begin when drums start again)
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Bm A Bm A G D Asus4 A
{with rhythm figure 1 w/fill 1}
A poster on a storefront; the picture of a wanted man.
He had a reputation spreading like fire through the land.
It wasn't for the money, at least it didn't start that way.
D Asus4 A
It wasn't for the runnin' but now he's runnin' ev'ry________ day______________.
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GUITARS 1 & 2 e:-2----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-------------------------|----
B:-3----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-2--
G:-2----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--
D:----------------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--
A:----------------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--
E:----------------------------------|-------------------------|----
Electric Guitar (GUITAR 3)
This is a fuzzy electric that pretty much follows some simple patterns that
I will outline here. It picks up with the line "He kinda had a craving.."
Keep in mind that the lyrics are NOT written in the correct timing.
D A D
craving... no one else could see. ...he was crazy... the
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-7---------------|------------(7)\\|\2---------------|-----------------|-8---------------|
G:-7---------------|------------(7)\\|\2---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A D
kind that... meet. ...to the city and wandered around...
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e:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:--------(8)\\|\2-------------10-|-----------------|-8---------------|------------(8)\\|
G:--------(7)\\|\2-------------9--|-----------------|-7---------------|------------(7)\\|
D:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A E A E
streets. He wants to dance. Oh yeah he wants to sing.
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e:------------------|-----------------|-----------.-----|-----------------|-----------.-----|
B:\2-------------10-|-----------------|-----0-----2---0-|-----------------|-----0-----2---0-|
G:\2-------------9--|-----------------|-----1-----2---1-|-----------------|-----1-----2---1-|
D:------------------|-----------------|-----2-----2---2-|-----------------|-----2-----2---2-|
A:------------------|-----------------|-----2-----0---2-|-----------------|-----2-----0---2-|
E:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G D Asus4 A
He wants to see the lights... listen... thundering. He saw it in
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e:-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-.---------------|
B:-----------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|-2---------------|
G:-----------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-2-------2-------|-2---------------|
D:-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-2-------2-------|-2---------------|
A:-----------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
VERSE 2
D A D
a window... mark of a new... man. ...liked the feeling.. so
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e:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~(7)\\|\2-------------10-|-----------------|-8---------------|
G:-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~(7)\\|\2-------------9--|-----------------|-7---------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
shiny... hand. ...to the country and practiced for..
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e:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---3-3-------|
B:--------(8)\\|\2-------------10-|-----------------|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---3-3-------|
G:--------(7)\\|\2-------------9--|-----------------|-5-----4-4-----5-|---5---4-4-------|
D:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-5-----5-5-----5-|---5---5-5-------|
A:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D A D A
rest. ...he found it.. he knew he could... best.
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e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B:-7----------(7)\\|\2---------------|-8---------------|------------(8)\\|\2-------------10-|
G:-7----------(7)\\|\2---------------|-7---------------|------------(7)\\|\2-------------9--|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E A E
They got respect
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e:-----------------|-------------|
B:-----------------|-(play same--|
G:-----------------|--as last----|
D:-----------------|--verse to---|
A:-----------------|--solo)------|
E:-----------------|-------------|
GUITAR SOLO (GUITAR 3)
Bm prebend A
1 1 1 1 1(grad. release)
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e:-----------------|-------------------------|------------------|---------.-------|
B:-----------.-.-.-|---------------------10^-|--------^10r(10)^r|-10^-----7-.-.---|
G:---------.-7-9-7-|-9^----------9^r7--------|------------------|-----------9-7---|
D:-------7/9-------|-------------------------|------------------|---------------9-|
A:-----------------|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
Bm
1 1 1
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e:------------------|-------------------------|----7--10-12-12^---12p10-|
B:-----.-------7-10-|-10p7-------------7------|-10^---------------------|
G:---7/9-----9^-----|------9---7---7h9--------|-------------------------|
D:------------------|------------9------------|-------------------------|
A:------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E:------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A G
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-12----12----12-10-12-12\\|-------------------------|---------------------|
B:--------------------------|-----------------5/8--8--|/8-----8--8-/8--/8---|
G:--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D:--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
A:--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
E:--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
D Asus4 A
1(hold--->) divisi (2 electrics) A poster on
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e:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-(hold>>>>>>)-----|-9\8-8\5-5\3-3\2-|-2---------------|
G:-9^-9-9-9-9-r-7-9-|-9\7-7\6-6\4-4\2-|-2---------------|
D:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
VERSE 3
D A D
a storefront... picture of... man. ...had a reputation..
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e:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~(7)\\|\2-------------10-|-----------------|-8---------------|
G:-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~(7)\\|\2-------------9--|-----------------|-7---------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
spreadin... land. wasn't for the money at least it didn't...
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + . + . + + +
e:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---3-3-------|
B:--------(8)\\|\2-------------10-|-----------------|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---3-3-------|
G:--------(7)\\|\2-------------9--|-----------------|-5-----4-4-----5-|---5---4-4-------|
D:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-5-----5-5-----5-|---5---5-5-------|
A:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D A
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-.---------------|
B:-7---------------|-2---------------|
G:-7---------------|-2---------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
I hope this has helped you play this really great song. Have fun with it,
and rock on!