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                             "Conquistador"
                      (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)

[Note: this is the arrangement from the first album, not the remake with
 the Edmonton Symphony.]

Verse 1:

	distorted guitar, doubled with bass:

	          Gm                C7             F               F7/Eb
	 v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
	----(0-2-|-3)*-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
	-----3-4-|-5---------------|-------------2-3-|-------------2-1-|
	---5-----|-------------5-4-|-3---------------|-----------------|
	---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
	       * guitar plays higher line on 2nd repeat of each verse


	       Conquistador your stallion stands       in need of company

	Gm                        C7
	   And like some angel's haloed brow
	F               F7/Eb
	  You reek of purity
	            G             Cm
	I see your armor plated breast
	     F                   Gm
	Has long since lost its sheen
	    G                   Cm
	And in your death mask face
	               F                 Gm
	There are no signs which can be seen

Chorus:

	              Gm       Eb7
	And though I hoped for     something to find
	        Gm     Eb7                  Gm
	I could see no     place to unwind

Verse 2:

	Conquistador a vulture sits, upon your silver sheath
	And in your rusty scabbard now, the sand has taken seed
	And though your jewel-encrusted blade
	Has not been plundered still
	The sea has washed across your face
	And taken of its fill

[repeat chorus]

Verse 3:

	Conquistador there is no time, I must pay my respect
	And though I came to jeer at you
	I leave now with regret
	And as the gloom begins to fall
	I see there is no, only all
	Though you came with sword held high
	You did not conquer, only die

[repeat chorus, 2X]

organ solo:

	Gm      Eb7       [4X]
	/ / / /  / / / /

[repeat chorus; end cold on Gm]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers



 
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From: dfrench@site.gmu.edu (Douglas French (ECE 535))
Subject: Re: REQ:Conquistador (???)


The song is "Conquistador" by Procol Harum. The album, "Procol Harum"
was originally issued (on vinyl) about 1964-65 on the DERAM label
(DES 18008) and was distributed by London Records. It was reissued 
later by A&M Records retitled "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (SP4373). The 
songs were rearranged on the reissue and one additional song was
included. The sound quality of the reissue suffered slightly probably
due to the degradation of the master tapes with time. BTW, the 
original recording was "electronically re-processed" for stereo.
There was a re-reissue on CD a few years back. I can't comment on
it's quality. 
You probably heard the re-reissue if there were horns in the arrangement.
Too bad, if so. The original issue "Conquistador" was a much tighter
arrangement (no horns, just tight kick-butt studio work). As a matter
of fact the entire album (first issue, black & white artwork cover)
was tight and tasty. Special kudos to Mathew Fisher's B3 Hammond organ
(the honest-to-gawd halejulia-get-down one-ton beast) work and Robin 
Trower's absolutely scarey guitar licks.
But I digress...

  Am                D
Conquistador, your stallion stands
  G                G7 
      In need of company
  Am                  D
And like some angel's halo'ed brow
  G               G7 
      You reak of purity.
          A             Dm
I see your armor plated breast
      G                 Am  
Has long since lost it's sheen
     A                Dm
And in your deathmask face
             G                Am
There are no signs which can be seen.

            Am            F
And though I hope for something to find
          Am          F
I can see no place to unwind.


Conquistador your vulture sits
Upon your silver sheet
And in your rusty scabbard now
The sand has taken seed.

And though your jewel encrusted blade
Has not been plundered still.
The sea has washed across your face
And taken of it's fill.

And though I hope for something to find
I can see no place to unwind.

Conquistador there is no time
I must pay my respect 
And though I came to cheer at you
I leave now with regret.

And as the gloom begins to fall
I see there is no, only all.
Though you came with sword held high
You did not conquer, only die.

And though I hope for something to find
I can see no place to unwind.
...repeat...

Hope this helps.
dfrench@site.gmu.edu 


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Difficulty: 	intermediate
Tuning: 	E A D G B E
Key: 	Bb
Capo: 	no capo
Author Neckwringer  
CONQUISTADOR (Live)
 
As recorded by Procol Harum
(From the 1972 Album PROCOL HARUM LIVE: IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA)
 
Words and Music by Gary Brooker & Keith Reid
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Ball - Electric Guitar w/ distortion'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Ball - Clean Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Strings'
 
 
 Intro & Interlude
  Q=131
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr III (Strings arr. for Gtr.)
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
  $
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 
 
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S   e e e e e e e e
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
 
 
  Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ dist.)
  W                 W                 H       E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-4-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|
| Gtr III
| e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------||
|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
 
 
   1st - 3rd Verses
    N.C.
    H.      E E   H.      E E   +H.      E E   +H     +E  E E E
||--------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|
||o-------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|
||--------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|
||--5-----------|-------------|--------------|--------------5-7-|
||o---------5-4-|-3-------7-8-|-(8)------7-6-|-(6)----(6)-5-----|
||--------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|
 
 
  H.      E E   H.      E E   +H.      E E   +W
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------|
|-8-----------|-------------|--------------|--------|
|---------5-4-|-3-------7-8-|-(8)------7-6-|-(6)----|
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------|
 
 
  G7                Cm                F                 Gm
  Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.)
  Q  E. S e E e E   Q  E. S e E e E   Q  E. S e E e E   Q  E. S S S S S S S E
|-3--3--3-3---3---|-3--3--3-3---3---|-1--1--1-1---1---|-3---------------------|
|-3--3--3-3---3---|-4--4--4-4---4---|-1--1--1-1---1---|-3---------------------|
|-4--4--4-4---4---|-5--5--5-5---5---|-2--2--2-2---2---|-3---------------------|
|-3--3--3-3---3---|-5--5--5-5---5---|-3--3--3-3---3---|-5-----3-5p3---3-5p3---|
|-5--5--5-5---5---|-3--3--3-3---3---|-3--3--3-3---3---|-5--5--------5-------5-|
|-3--3--3-3---3---|-----------------|-1--1--1-1---1---|-3---------------------|
 
 
  G7                Cm                F                 Gm
  Q  E. S e E e E   Q  E. S e E e E   Q  E. S e E e E   Q  E. S e E e E
|-3--3--3-3---3---|-3--3--3-3---3---|-1--1--1-1---1---|-3--3--3-3---3----||
|-3--3--3-3---3---|-4--4--4-4---4---|-1--1--1-1---1---|-3--3--3-3---3----||
|-4--4--4-4---4---|-5--5--5-5---5---|-2--2--2-2---2---|-3--3--3-3---3----||
|-3--3--3-3---3---|-5--5--5-5---5---|-3--3--3-3---3---|-5--5--5-5---5----||
|-5--5--5-5---5---|-3--3--3-3---3---|-3--3--3-3---3---|-5--5--5-5---5----||
|-3--3--3-3---3---|-----------------|-1--1--1-1---1---|-3--3--3-3---3----||
 
 
 Chorus
                                          1.
                                 To Coda
  N.C.
  Gtr I
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E    E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|--------------------|-5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|
|---5-------------7-|-6---4-6-(6)---4-6--|---5-------------7-|
|-------------------|---6---------6------|-------------------|
 
 
                                     2.
  E E E E +E  E Q    H    E E E E     E E E E +E  E E E
|------------------|---------------||-------------------|
|------------------|--------------o||-------------------|
|------------------|---------------||-------------------|
|------------------|-5--------3-4--||-5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|
|-6---4-6-(6)---5--|--------5-----o||---5-------------7-|
|---6--------------|---------------||-------------------|
 
 
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|-------------------|
|-6---4-6-(6)---4-6-|---5-------------7-|-6---4-6-(6)---4-6-|
|---6---------6-----|-------------------|---6---------6-----|
 
 
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|-------------------||
|---5-------------7-|-6---4-6-(6)---4-6-||
|-------------------|---6---------6-----||
 
 
 Guitar Solo
  N.C.
        ~
  a E E H    S S E   E   +E  Q      +E   E   +S  S E
|------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----3-3----5p3---|-5b6r(5)-5pb7===(5)r-5b7r(5)-3-5-|
|-3s5------------5-|---------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
                                            ~
  S E S E S S +S  S E S S S S   e e S S e a Q  E S S
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-3-5p3-5-3-5-(5)-3-5-3-5p3---|-3-3------------3-5p3-|
|---------------------------5-|-----5-3-5-3h5--------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
 
 
  a E S S +E  E +S  S E E E
|--------------------------------|
|-----6-6-(6)-------6---6-8b10===|
|-5s7---------7-(7)---7----------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
 
 
  E  E S S E S E S E E   E. S E E +E  S S E E      E E E E     +S  S S S E E
|--------------------6-|----6-------------6-8b10-|---6-8-8pb10r(8)p6-8p6---6-|
|-8r-8-8p6---6-6-6-8---|-8----8-8-(8)-8-8--------|-8---------------------8---|
|----------7-----------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
  |-3-|
  S S S E E E     +E   Q     E
|-9p8p6---6-8b10==(8)r-8b10--8b10-|
|-------6-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
 
 
  E    +E  S S S S E E S S E   E E S S E +E  E E S S
|-8b10r(8)-6-8p6-6-8-8-8p6---|-6-6-----------6-------|
|--------------------------8-|-----8-6-8-(8)---8---8-|
|----------------------------|-------------------7---|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
                                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                                            |--3--|
  E S S E S S S S S S S S S S     E  Q      E      +E    E  S  S  S  E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----13b15--13b15==(13)r-13-11h13p11----|
|-7-6p5p3-6p5p3-5p3---3-------|-/10---------------------------------12-|
|-------------------5---5p3---|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5-|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
 
   E     S  S  S  S     S  S  S  S     S  S  S  S     E
|-------10-13p10-------10-13p10-------10-13p10-------13-|
|-13b15----------13b15----------13b15----------13b15----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
                               |--3--|
   Q      E      E   Q      E  S  S  S    E  E  E     E      +S   S  E   S      +S   E
|-13b15--13b15==13r-13b15--13-10h13p10-|-------------13b15==(13)-13-13r-----------------|
|--------------------------------------|-13-11-13b15--------------------13pb15r(13)-11\-|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 
 
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|-------------------|
|---5-------------7-|-6---4-6-(6)---4-6-|
|-------------------|---6---------6-----|
 
 
                          D.S. al Coda
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E Q
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|-------------------||
|---5-------------7-|-6---4-6-(6)---5---||
|-------------------|---6---------------||
 
 
  &
  N.C.
  Gtr I
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|-------------------|
|---5-------------7-|-6---4-6-(6)---4-6-|
|-------------------|---6---------6-----|
 
 
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|--------------------|
|---5-------------7-|-6---4-6-(6)---4-6--|
|-------------------|---6---------6------|
 
 
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5---3-5-(5)-4-3-2-|-1-----------------|
|---5---------------|---1-4-6-(6)---4-6-|
|-------------------|-------------6-----|
 
 
   Organ Solo
                       1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7.
    N.C.
    E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E   8x
||--------------------|---------------------||
||o-------------------|--------------------o||
||--------------------|---------------------||
||--5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|---------------------||
||o---5-------------7-|-6---4-6-(6)---4-6--o||
||--------------------|---6---------6-------||
 
 
                      Out-Chorus
  8.
                       N.C.
  E E E E +E  E E E    E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------||-------------------|
|-------------------||-------------------|
|-------------------||-------------------|
|-------------------||-5---3-5-(5)-4-3---|
|-6---4-6-(6)---4-6-||---5-------------7-|
|---6---------6-----||-------------------|
 
 
  E E E E +E  E E E   E E E E +E  E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-5---3-5-(5)-4-3----|
|-6---4-6-(6)---4-6-|---5-------------7--|
|---6---------6-----|--------------------|
 
 
  E E E E +E  E Q    W          +W
|------------------|----------|--------*|
|------------------|----------|--------*|
|------------------|----------|--------*|
|------------------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|-6---4-6-(6)---5--|----------|--------*|
|---6--------------|----------|--------*|
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - 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
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
 
 
 
Conquistador your stallion stands in need of company
And like some angel's haloed brow
You reek of purity
I see your armour-plated breast has long since lost its sheen
And in your death mask face
There are no signs which can be seen
 
And though I hoped for something to find
I could see no maze to unwind
 
Conquistador a vulture sits upon your silver shield
And in your rusty scabbard now
The sand has taken seed
And though your jewel-encrusted blade has not been plundered still
The sea has washed across your face
And taken of its fill
 
And though I hoped for something to find
I could see no maze to unwind
 
Conquistador there is no time
I must pay my respect
And though I came to jeer at you
I leave now with regret
And as the gloom begins to fall
I see there is no aureole
 
And though you came with sword held high
You did not conquer, only die
And though I hoped for something to find
I could see no maze to unwind