Mexicali Baby


Title: Mexicali Baby Band: The Quakes Album: Quiff Rock! 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: Cm Bb Cm Eb Cm e|----------------------------------| B|--8--8---6----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....." Bb Cm Fm Cm Bb e|---------------|---~--|-----------------| B|---6---8~------|--9~--|--8--8---6-------| 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......" Fm Cm Gm Fm e|-----------------|----------------| B|--9~-----8~------|-11~-------9~---| G|-10~-----8~------|-12~------10~---| D|-10-----10~--x3--|-12-------10----| A|--8------8-------|-10--------8----| E|-----------------|----------------| 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|------------------------|------------------------------------------| 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--11---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--11-11--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--11--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---11-11---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!