La Bamba (G Major)
Artist: Ritchie Valens    Genre: Rock & Roll    Roman Numerals: I, IV, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
F
(F,A,C)
F C F A C F

Opening Riff
E|--------|-----0-3-1-1-5-3-|---------1-1-0---|-----0-3-1-1-5---|-3--| B|------0-|-1---------------|-----0-3-------3-|-1-------------3-|----| G|--0-2---|-----------------|---0-------------|-----------------|----| D|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----| A|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----| E|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|


Verse 1
Para bailar la [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Bamba		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Para bai [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] lar la		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Bamba se		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] nece		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sita una		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] poca de		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gracia		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
una [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] poca de		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gracia pa'		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] mi pa'		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ti y arr		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] iba y arr		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] iba		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Bridge
ah y ar [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] riba y arr		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] iba por		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ti se		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] re, por		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ti se		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ré, por		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ti ser		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] é

Verse 2
Yo no soy mari [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] nero		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
yo no [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] soy mari		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] nero soy		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] capi		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tan soy		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] capi		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] tan soy		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] capi		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] tan		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]

Chorus
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Bam		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ba,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Bamba		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Bam		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ba,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Bamba		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Bam		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ba,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Bamba		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]
[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Bam		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ba		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Repeat Verse 1

Solo
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Bridge

Outro
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Bam		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ba,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Bamba		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Bam		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ba,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Bamba		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Bam		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] ba,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Bamba		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh]

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