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PARIS - Rodrigo Y Gabriela
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Tabbed by: Adrian Andronic
E-mail: adrianandronic92@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
This is a great song by Rod and Gab! It's hard though, so it'll probably take quite some
practice to get this down. The tab is long but organized in sections with song times so
hopefully you don't get lost.
You might find this harder/awkward to play on a full body classical guitar that doesn't
allow easy access to the higher frets. In my opinion, everything is doable with some
awkward spots, except for one small bit which I've noted in the tab and provided an
alternative.
In the beginning part of the intro, the two guitars play the same thing, with one slight
variation.*
At 0:10, they split up and play different parts. I call the 2 guitars left and right
guitars (L.G., R.G.)
because if wearing headphones or using speakers, one is heard on the left, and the other
on the right.
INTRO
e|-7---------------------------------------|
B|---8---7-8-10-7----------7-10-8--7--7-8--|
G|----9------------8------8---------9------|
D|-------------------9---9-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* R.G. doesn't play the second (7h8p7) at the end of this line, just play fret 7.
e|------------7-10-8--7---8--7h8p7---------7-------------------|
B|------7-8-10----------10---------10-8--10---7-10-8-7h8p7-----|
G|-9-8-9-----------------------------------------------------9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------7-10-9-8--7----8-7h8p7----------7--------------|
B|--7-8-10-------------10---------10-8--10---7--10-8-7---|
G|-9---------------------------------------------------9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
(0:10) The two guitars split here, this is R.G.
e|--------7-8-10-12--------------10-------------------------------------|
B|--7-8-10------------12----12-13----12-----------10-13-12--10----10-12-|
G|-9--------------------12-------------11-8---8-11------------12--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------8-12-10--8---7-10-8h10p8--7---7-8---------------|
G|--------8-9-11---------------------------9-------8--11--9-8-9-|
D|-10-9-10------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8-12-11-10--8--7-10--8h10p8--7---7-8---------------|
G|--8-9-11------------------------------9-------8--11--9-8-9-|
D|-9---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(0:10) Back at the split, L.G.
e|----------------7-------------------------------------|
B|-----------8-10----8--7-8-10-7--------7-10-8--7---7-8-|
G|-----8-9-11---------9-----------8----8---------9------|
D|-9-10----------------------------9--9-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------7-10-8--7---8-7h8p7----------7------------|
B|-------7-8-10-----------10--------10-8--10---7-10-8-7---|
G|-9-8-9------------------------------------------------9-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------7-10-9-8--7-----8--7h8p7-----------7-----------------|
B|--7-8-10-------------10-----------10-8--10---7-10--8-7h8p7---|
G|-9---------------------------------------------------------9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(0:22) R.G.
e|-----------------------------------7-8p7---7-|
B|-------------------------10------10------10--|
G|--9-11-12-11-9~~--9-11-12--11~~-9------------|
D|-9---------------9---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-10-8-7---8-7-----7--------------------7-8-7-------|
B|-------10----10-8--10-8-7-10-8-7---8-10-----10-8-7-|
G|--------------------------------9-8----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
(0:30) L.G. Very similar to previous part
e|----------------------------------------------------7-8p7---7-|
B|-------------------------------10-----------------10------10--|
G|--9-11-12-11h12p11-9~~--9-11-12--11h12p11-9-11---9------------|
D|-9---------------------9--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-8-7---8-7-----7---------------------------------|
B|-------10----10-8--10-8-7-10-8-7--10-8-7------------|
G|--------------------------------9-------9-8---------|
D|-------------------------------------------10-9-7-9-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
(0:38) R.G.
e|-----------------------------5-3----------------7-8p7---|
B|-5-7-8-7h8p7--------5-8-7-5-----7-5-----5-7/8-10-----8--|
G|---------------5-6-7-------4-------8-7-8--------------9-|
D|--------------7-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----12-14-15---------14--------12-------10------|
B|---12--------13-12\10---12-10\8---10-8\7---8-7\5-|
G|-12----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-8-------5-8-7-5h7p5---------5-|
B|--7-5-7-8-----------8-7-5-7-8--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
** See bottom about this next line
e|-----------------8------11------14--17--17--17-|
B|----------10---10-----13------16---------------|
G|--8b~~--11----8-----11------14-----------------|
D|-7----10---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----12-14-----12-15-----12-14-15-14-12-15-14-12-11-12-14-12-11h12p11-------|
B|---12--------12--------12---------------------------------------------13-12-|
G|-12--------12--------12-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(0:54) This part is really fast, and I'm not sure
of the first line. I'm 90% sure of lines
2-5 though.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------4-5-7---4-5-7-|
A|-3-2-0----0-2---3-2-0----0-2---3-4-5---3-4-5-----------------|
E|---------3--------------3------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-7---------7---9-7---------7---9-10-12---9-10-12-|
A|----10---9-10-------10---9-10----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------10------------------10----------------|
G|-9-11-12---11-12-12-----12-11---9-11-12-----12-11---9-11-12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10------------------10------------------10-12-13---12-10-10-|
G|---12-11---9-11-12-----12-11---9-11-12-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10------------------10-12-13---12-10-10---10----------------|
G|---12-11---9-11-12---------------------------12-11---9-11-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:02) End fast part
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10-10-10--8--8-7~~---7-8--8-8-8-7h8p7-7-----|
G|--------------------------9--------------------9~~|
D|-------------------------9------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------10---10-12-|
G|--------------------9-----9--9-11--11--12--12-----------|
D|-8-9-11-8-9-11-11-12--9-12--9--------9---9------9-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(1:09) The guitars play two different
melodies here, this is R.G.
e|-----------7---7------------------------7-8p7---|
B|---------8----8--------10----10--------7-----7--|
G|--7-8-9------9--------9-----9-------8---------8-|
D|-9----------------10------10----10--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------5------4--------4-|
G|------9-11-12-11-9h11p9-----7---5--------5------4----4--|
D|--6-9-------------------9----7-----5------5------4--4---|
A|-7------------------------------------------------6-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------7---7----------------------7-8p7---|
B|-----------8------8---8------10----10--------7-----7--|
G|-----8-9-11--11-9----9------9-----9-------8---------8-|
D|-9-10--------------------10-----10---10---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------5------4-------4-|
G|------9-11h12-12-11-9h11p9-----7---5--------5------4---4--|
D|-----9---------------------9----7-----5------5------4-4---|
A|-7-10------------------------------------------------6----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
(1:09) L.G.'s melody
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------1-4p1------|
A|-------------2-----0-3----0-1--2-------2--0-|
E|-5-3-2-0---3----0-------0-------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rodrigo_y_gabriela/paris_tab.html ]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---2-------------------------------1-4p1------|
A|-3----3-0-------2----0-3----0-1--2-------2--0-|
E|-----------0--3---0-------0-------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-4-2----4----2--------4---------------------|
D|---2-4-5-------5-----4----2--5-----5-2-----1--4-1-----|
A|-2--------------------------------------2---------2-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------4-|
D|---2-------------------------------1--4-7----|
A|-3----3-0-------2----0-3----0-1--2-----------|
E|-----------0--3---0-------0------------------|
(1:25)
e|------------------10----12----14----15-14-12h14p12-10-10-10h12p10-|
B|--7-8-10~~-8-7----------------------------------------------------|
G|-9------------9-7----9-----11----12-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-8-8-8h10p8--7-7-7h8-7h8-8-8-8h10p8-7-7--7-8-7----7\-|
B|-----------------------------------------------10----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-8-7------------------------------------------|
B|-----10-8-7-----------------------------------|
G|------------9-8-7---------------------------7-|
D|------------------10-9-7-------------7-9-10---|
A|-------------------------10-9-7-9-10----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------8-10-|
G|-9p7----7------------------------------------7-8-9p8-11------|
D|----10---10-9--10-9-7--9-7------------7-9-10-----------------|
A|--------------------------10-9-7-9-10------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|-7h8p7---8-7h8p7---8-7h8p7-|
G|-------9---------9---------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
(1:40)
Not sure about the last note at the end
of this next line, sounds like either 3
or 0 to me.
e|-3-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-7-0-3-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-5-0-0-7-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-10-0-12-|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-----12-14-15-14-12h14p12-10\8-7h8p7----8-7h8p7-|
B|---12--------------------------------10---------|
G|-12---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------12----------------------|
B|-12h13p12-10-13-----13-12h13p12-10-12-13-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------12-----------------------|
B|-10h12p10----10-12----12-10h12p10----10-12\-|
G|----------12----------------------12--------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------7-8-10-7-|
B|-7h8p7---7-10-9-8-7h8p7-----7-------7-8-7---7-8-10----------|
G|-------9------------------6-----8-9-------9-----------------|
D|------------------------8-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:55)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------| x3
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----7---5h7-----7---5h7-----2---3-------0-------5--|
E|-----0-0---------0-0---------0-0---0-----0-0-----0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * *
4th time, play this:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----7---5h7-----7---5h7-----2---3-------0-----|
E|-----0-0---------0-0---------0-0---0-----0-0----0--|
* * * * * * * * *
(2:08) to (2:38) Percussion Interlude
Then:
e|------7-----7------7-----7-------------------------------------|
B|----8-----8------8-----8-------------8------8-------8------7---|
G|-9------8-----7------6-----6-------9------9-------9------8-----|
D|-------------------------------10-------9------8-------7-----7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------7-----7------7-----7-------------------------------------|
B|----8-----8------8-----8-------------8------8-------7------7---|
G|-9------8-----7------6-----6-------9------9-------8------8-----|
D|-------------------------------10-------9------7-------9-----9-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------7-----7------7-----7-------------------------------------|
B|----8-----8------8-----8-------------8------8-------8------7---|
G|-9------8-----7------6-----6-------9------9-------9------8-----|
D|-------------------------------10-------9------8-------7-----7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------7-----7------7-----7-------------------------------7-|
B|----8-----8------8-----8-------------8------8-------7-10---|
G|-9------8-----7------6-----6-------9------9-------8--------|
D|-------------------------------10-------9------7-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(2:53) With violin
e|------7-----7------7-----7------------------------------10-------10----|
B|----8-----8------8-----8-------------10------10------10-------10-------|
G|-9------8-----7------6-----6-------9-------9-----11--------11-------11-|
D|-------------------------------10-------10-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------10---------------8-----8----------2------------2-----2----|
B|-----12-------12-------8-----8----------2-----2------4-----4------|
G|-10--------10-------9------9-----9---3------3-----4------4-----4/-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------7-----7------7-----7------------------------------10-------10----|
B|----8-----8------8-----8-------------10------10------10-------10-------|
G|-9------8-----7------6-----6-------9-------9-----11--------11-------11-|
D|-------------------------------10-------10-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------10---------------8-----8----------2-----2-------2-----2--|
B|-----12-------12-------8-----8----------1-----1------4-----4-----|
G|-10--------10-------9------9-----9---2------2-----4------4-----4-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:09)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9-9--7--7-------------9h10p9-7-9-10-7----------|
A|--------------10---7-9-10----------------------7-9-|
E|--------------------------------------------10-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-9------------------------7---------------|
A|----10-----10--------7-10--7-9-10---10-9h10p9-7-9-|
E|----------------8-10------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9-9--7--7-------------9--12-10--9h10--7---------|
A|--------------10---7-9-10-----------------------7-9-|
E|---------------------------------------------10-----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--10-9--7h9p7-5--------------------7-----------7-9-|
A|------------------------7-10--7-9-10----9----6-9-----|
E|-------------------8-10--------------------7---------|
(3:24)
e|---7--7-7--5--5----------7h8p7-5-7-8-5--------|
B|-7--------------8--5-7-8------------------5-7-|
G|----------------------------------------7-----|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-5h7p5---5-7------------------------------------------|
B|-------8------8-------7-8h10p8-7-8-10--7------7-------|
G|------------------5-7-----------------------8-----8---|
D|------------------------------------------9---------9-|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-7--7-7--5--5----------7--10-8--7h8p7-5--------|
B|--------------8--5-7-8-----------------------7-|
G|-----------------------------------------7-9---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----8-7--5h7p5--------------------5------------7-|
B|-10-------------8-------5-8--5-7-8---8-7------7---|
G|--------------------5-7---------------------8-----|
D|------------------------------------------9-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-8-7----8-7h8p7-----------------------------------------|
G|---------9---------9-8-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10---9--7---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------10-9--7-10-9h10p9---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------12-11-7-|
e|-----------------------------0--------0-0-|
B|-----------------------------0--------0-0-|
G|---------------4h5p4-2-------0--------0-0-|
D|-----------------------5-4---2--------2-2-|
A|-2h3p2-0---------------------2--------2-2-|
E|---------3-2-----------------0--------0-0-|
Phew! That's it! Enjoy this great song. Comments/suggestions welcome.
** In this line, the 14-16-14 will be practically impossible to play up to speed
if you aren't using a guitar with a cutaway. Instead, you can play this:
e|----11-14-|
B|-10-------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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