El Cid Iii Chords
El Cid Iii by Driftless Pony Club is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, E, A, F/C and G/C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Main Riff (Plays through entire song up to the solo)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------14-14----------14-14---------14-14---------14-14---------------------|
A|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------------|
E|13-13------- - 13-13---------13-13---------13-13-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------14-14----------14-14---------14-14---------14-14---------------------|
A|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------------|
E|00-00---------00-00---------00-00---------00-00------------------------------|
Make sure to keep all of your fingers (excluding your index during the chord change) in
the same place to let the A and D strings ring out. Your index should be on E, your
middle on A, and your ring D. Also, an alternate method of playing is striking all
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12---14-14----12---- 12-----14-14----12------------------------------|
D|15-15---15--------15----15-----15---------15---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------15-15------------------15-15--------------------------------|
G|--------12-----------------12----12----------------12-- ---------------------|
D|14-14----14---------14----14----14--------14---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Post-Solo Break
EADGBe
F/C – x-3-3-2-1-x---|
G/C – x-10-10-9-8-x-|
Outro
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----14----14----14----14----14---14---14---14---14---14---14-----------------|
A|15----15----15----15----15----15---15---15---15---15---15--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Alternate between those two little riffs and end on this
EADGBe
X-15-14-x-x-x
Matt's Part is a WIP. I'll update this with that once I have it.
Also, for the record, I'm totally pissed about that "Iii" in the title, but I guess that's the
automatic format for titles on UltimateGuitar. Whatevers.