The Quakes are often credited as being the first American
Psychobilly band. I just recently got into them and they have
a lot of good stuff. The song that stood out the most is this
Salsa/Mambo-billy (as I like to call it) cover of Mexicaly Baby.
I had to learn it as soon as I heard it. Lots of flavors
in this one. I hear Rockabill/Salsa/Mambo and Punk as well.
Very simple song to learn. He just stays in that
minor pentatonic scale for the solo. Easy stuff. Strums
are not exact. Listen for the changes. Lets go!!!

Key of Cminor

INTRO:

e|--8--8--------8--8-------8--------|
B|--8--8--------8--8-------8--------|
G|--8--8---7----8--8---8---8--------| X3
D|-10-10---8---10-10---8--10--------|
A|-10-10---8---10-10---6--10--------|
E|--8--8---6----8--8-------8--------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---6-8-8^-8-6-8-6--------|
E|-8-----------------8----|

VERSE:
“Mexicali, baby…..”

e|---------------|--8~--|--8--8-----------|
B|---------------|--9~--|--8--8-----------|
G|---7---8~------|-10~--|--8--8---7-------|
D|---8--10~--X3--|-10~--|-10-10---8---X3--|
A|---8--10~------|--8~--|-10-10---8-------|
E|---6---8~------|------|--8--8---6-------|

CHORUS:
“Well I need you……”

e|--8~-----8~------|-10~-------8~---|
B|--9~-----8~------|-11~-------9~---|
G|-10~-----8~------|-12~------10~---|
D|-10~----10~--x3--|-12~------10~---|
A|--8~----10~------|-10~-------8~---|
E|---------8~------|----------------|

Repeat 3rd section in the VERSE

SOLO:

e|-10~-----11--10-8-------|-----88----88----88----88-----------------|
B|--8~----x---------8-----|-----88----88----88----88-----------------|
G|--8~---x------------8--|-10^----10^---10^---10^---10^p8-10-8------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------------------10--|
A|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------------|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_quakes/mexicali_baby_tab.html )

e|------8~----------------------8~--------------------8~---------|
B|------8~----------------------8~-----------8~-------8~------8~-|
G|------------------------------------------10~--------------10~-|
D|----------------10~--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------10~--------------------------------------------|
E|-8----------8------------8------------8---------8--------8-----|
e|------8~--------------|
B|------8~--------8~----|
G|---------------10~----|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-8----------8---------|
e|-8-8-88--10---8--|-8--10--11--10-8------------------------|
B|-9-9-99---9---9--|-8---------------11-10-8----------------|
G|-8-8-88--10---8--|-8-----------------------10-10^8----8--|
D|-----------------|---------------------------------10-----|
A|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
e|-8888--10-10--8------|---8-10-11-10-8-------------------------|
B|-9999---9--9--9------|--x-------------11-10---8---------------|
G|-8888--10-10--8--10~-|-x------------------------11-10-8-----8-|
D|---------------------|-----------------------------------10---|
A|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------7-----------6--------|
G|-10-10^10^10^10^10^8----8-----|-------5---5-------4---4------|
D|---------------------10---10-|-----6-------6---5-------5----|
A|------------------------------|--6---------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|----88---88---88---88----------|
B|-------------------------------------8~-|----88---88---88---88----------|
G|---------------------8----8-10^p8----8~-|-10^--10^--10^--10^--10^8-10-8-|X2
D|-------------8-10-10---10---------10----|-------------------------------|
A|---6-8--9-10----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-8--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-8-8--10--8-----888--8-10-11-10-8-----|
B|-9-9-9-9-8--8-8-8------------|-9-9---9--9-----888---------------8---|
G|-8-----------------------8~--|-8-8--10--8-----888-----------------8-|
D|------------------9~-10--10~-|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|-88888---10-10---8-----|
B|-99999----9--9---9-----|
G|-88888---10-10---8-10~-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Repeat VERSE
Repeat CHORUS

That’s it for that one. Have fun! Let me know what you think!

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Rockin’ Cats – The Quakes

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Tabbed by: Cadillac Mike
Email:

Tuning: E
Well, I can’t take it anymore
They’ve tried to lock us at the mainstream door
Even Elvis had to tone it down
They kept the wildest cats all underground

Chorus:
Wherever we go they put us down
On every street, in every town
We got the magic, we got the style
It’s the rockin’ cats that drive ‘em wild

Do you know what album had this song, can you report to us below?
Well, when a good band comes along
They try to change the way they play their song
They turn around and steal our riffs
Turn on the TV, see a boy band with quiffs

Chorus:
Wherever we go they put us down
On every street, in every town
We got the magic, we got the style
It’s the rockin’ cats that drive ‘em wild

I also know the tabs but im too effin lazy to tab em’ out so deal with it.. this is like
1st grade difficulty song.. so tab it yourself… haha…

Cadillac-Mike