La Excepcion Chords & Tabs
Setup:
Fender Telecaster or Stratocaster. Bridge pickup.
High Gain on Amp (or moderate distortion).
Flanger on some riffs.
The song is comprised of several patterns outlined below.
The sequence/order of these easy to decipher.
PATTERN 1 (Positions shown, listen to track for proper strum pattern)
Note: These are rather odd chords played by Cerati. They are correct,
and can be clearly seen in the Vina del Mar DVD.
E||--7----(0)-----------|x3 4th time: |--7----(0)-----------(0)----|
B||--7-----9-----(7)----| |--7-----9-----(7)-----9-----|
G||--8-----9------7-----| |--8-----9------7------9-----|
D||--9-----9------7-----| |--9-----9------7------9-----|
A||--9----11------9-----| |--9----11------9-----11-----|
E||--7----(0)-----x-----| |--7----(0)-----x-----(0)----|
Use these fills for Pattern 1 above:
1st Time 2nd Time 3rd Time
|-------------|--12--------|----------------------|
|--(9)--9b~---|--15b~------|--7-----8-----9----10-|
|-------------|------------|--9b---10b---11b---12b|
|-------------|------------|----------------------|
|-------------|------------|----------------------|
|-------------|------------|----------------------|
PATTERN 2 (Positions shown, listen to track for proper strum pattern)
Note:
-Strum mostly on the EAD strings, not so much on the GBe strings.
-On repeats #5,6,7 there are variants to the strum pattern.
-Release the PM for the last two chords on last repeat.
Quiero ser...
PM PM PM
|--7----2----5----| x8 or x4
|--7----2----5----|
|--8----3----6----|
|--9----4----7----|
|--9----4----7----|
|--7----2----5----|
PATTERN 3 (Positions shown, listen to track for proper strum pattern)
(w/ slight Flanger effect)
Y que nos vuele... Un espacio...
Este tiempo... Todo acaba...
|--4----3----4----3----|--4----3----2--0----0----|
|--4----3----4----3----|--4----3----3--3----0----|
|--4----4----4----4----|--4----4----2--2----1----|
|--6----5----6----5----|--6----5----0--0----2----|
|--6----5----6----5----|--6----5------------2----|
|--4----3----4----3----|--4----3------------0----|
PATTERN 4 (Positions shown, listen to track for proper strum pattern)
Hoy hagamos... tanto hambre sin...
|--7----3----5----0----|--4----5----5----0----|
|--7----3----5----0----|--4----7----5----0----|
|--8----4----6----1----|--4----7----6----1----|
|--9----5----7----2----|--6----7----7----2----|
|--9----5----7----2----|--6----5----7----2----|
|--7----3----5----0----|--4----5----5----0----|
Hoy hagamos... y que durar sea...
|--7----3----5----0----|--4----3----2----4----|
|--7----3----5----0----|--4----3----2----4----|
|--8----4----6----1----|--4----4----2----4----|
|--9----5----7----2----|--6----5----4----6----|
|--9----5----7----2----|--6----5----4----6----|
|--7----3----5----0----|--4----3----2----4----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/gustavo_cerati/la_excepcion_tab.html ]
PATTERN 5 (Positions shown, listen to track for proper strum pattern)
Note: There are various simple fill-ins while this plays.
|--0----0----3----| x4
|--0----2----3----|
|--1----2----0----|
|--2----2----0----|
|--2----0----2----|
|--0---------3----|
PATTERN 6 (Positions shown, listen to track for proper strum pattern)
Mecanismos... Es impostor...
|--(0)----(0)----(0)----(0)----(0)----(0)----2----4----|
|---3------0------3------0------3------0-----2----4----|
|---2------1------2------1------2------1-----2----4----|
|---0------2------0------2------0------2-----4----6----|
|---0------2------0------2------0------2-----4----6----|
|----------0-------------0-------------0-----2----4----|
PATTERN 7
Guitar 1 plays
|--7----3----5----0----|
|--7----3----5----0----|
|--8----4----6----1----|
|--9----5----7----2----|
|--9----5----7----2----|
|--7----3----5----0----|
While Guitar2 plays
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
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-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-|
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-|
PATTERN 8 (Outro)
Guitar 1 plays
|--4--------2--------4--------2--------4--------2--------|
|--4--------2--------4--------2--------4--------2--------|
|--4--------2--------4--------2--------4--------2--------|
|--6--------4--------6--------4--------6--------4--------|
|--6--------4--------6--------4--------6--------4--------|
|--4--------2--------4--------2--------4--------2--------|
While Guitar2 plays 'solo' style...
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--20b~--------20br~-----|--20br--------20b--r~---|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--20b--------20~\-------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
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|--2--------------2----0---------0----| On a Strat, keep volume of Neck PU
|--3----3---------3----3---------0----| at zero and toggle switch rapidly for
|--2---------2----2----2---------1----| on/off effect at the end of song.
|--0--------------0----0---------2----|
|--------------------------------2----|
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