Title: La Bamba Artist: Ritchie Valens Tabbed by: Luis Fernando E-mail:luis_0055@hotmail.com This song sounds really cool, and the solo maybe will be a little hard at the first, but then it wiil sounds very good, its a good solo. Here we go! - INTRODUCTION - (guitar 1 plays riff A) - VERSE 1 - (guitar 2 strums the chords) C F G C Para bailar la bamba, Para bailar la bamba, F G C F G C F se necesita un poca de gracia, una poca de gracia pa mi y pa G C F G C F G Ti ay ariba y ariba, ay ariba ariba por ti se re C F G por ti se re, por ti se re - VERSE 2 - (guitar 2 strums the chords C F and G7) C F G C yo no soy marinero, yo no soy marinero F G C F G soy capitan, soy capitan, soy capitan - CHORUS - (guitar 1 plays riff B) (guitar 2 strums the chords) C F G bamba, bamba C F G bamba, bamba C F G bamba, bamba C F G bamba - VERSE 3 - (guitar 2 strums the chords) C F G C Para bailar la bamba, Para bailar la bamba, F G C F G C F se necesita un poca de gracia, una poca de gracia pa mi y pa G C F G ti y ariba y ariba - GUITAR SOLO - NOTES: (p) pull off (h) hammer on / slide up slide down (tr) tremolo picking guitar 2 continues strumming the riff A repetitively throughout the solo. (tremolo on the open g-string) (play this for 2 bars) E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| B |----------------------------|-------0--0(h)2--0------0----| G |-------(tr)-0---------------|-0--2----------------2-----2-| D |----------------------------|-----------------------------| A |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| B |----------------------------|-----------------------------| G |--0--2--0-----0--------0----|-----------------------------| D |-----------3-----2--3-------|-2--3--0--2-----0------------| A |----------------------------|-------------3-----2--3--0---| E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E |----------------------------|-----------------------0--1--| B |----------------------------|--------------0--1--3--------| G |----------------------------|--------0--2-----------------| D |-------------------------0--|--2--3-----------------------| A |-2-----0--------0--2--3-----|-----------------------------| E |----3-----1--3--------------|-----------------------------| (tremolo for 1 bar) E |-----0--1-----0--1----------|----------(tr)-3-------------| B |--3--------3----------------|-----------------------------| G |----------------------------|-----------------------------| D |----------------------------|-----------------------------| A |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| (as soon as you come out of the tremolo from previous bar, slide up to the 12 fret then back without picking) E |--------3/123--------------|-5--3(h)5(p)3--1(h)3(p)1(p)0-| B |----------------------------|-----------------------------| G |----------------------------|-----------------------------| D |----------------------------|-----------------------------| A |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E |-1-----0--------0-----------|-----------------------------| B |----3-----1--3-----1--3-----|--0(h)1(p)0-----0------------| G |----------------------------|-------------2-----2---------| D |----------------------------|-----------------------------| A |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| B |----------------------------|-----------------------------| G |--0(h)2(p)0-----0--------0--|-----------------------------| D |-------------3-----2--3-----|---2--3----------------------| A |----------------------------|---------2(h)3(p)2(p)0-------| E |----------------------------|------------------------3----| (tremolo for 1 bar) (tremolo for 1 bar) E |----------------------------|--0--1--(tr)-3---------------| B |----------------------------|-----------------------------| G |-------------(tr)-0---------|-----------------------------| D |---0--2--3------------------|-----------------------------| A |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| E |----------------------------|------------------------------| B |----------------------------|-----------1--0---------------| G |----------------------------|--0--0--2--2--0-------0--2--2-| D |----------------------------|--2--0--3----------0--0--3--3-| A |------0--2--7--------------|----------------2--2----------| E |---3--------8--------------|----------------3-------------| E |----------------------------|| B |---------------------1--0---|| G |---0--0-----0--0--2--2--0---|| D |---2--0--2--2--0--3---------|| A |---------3------------------|| E |----------------------------|| * END SOLO* - VERSE 4 - (exactly the same as verse 1) C F G C Para bailar la bamba, Para bailar la bamba, F G C F G C F se necesita un poca de gracia, una poca de gracia pa mi y pa G C F G C F G ti y ariba y ariba, ay ariba ariba por ti se re C F G por ti se re, por ti se re - ENDING CHORUS - (guitar 1 plays riff C repetitively) (guitar 2 strums chords) C F G bamba, bamba C F G bamba, bamba C F G bamba, bamba C F G bamba, bamba * END OF SONG* (classical piece kicks in here) ************ RIFFS ************* - RIFF A - (introduction) E |----------------------------|----------------------------| B |----------------------------|----------------------------| G |----------------------2--0--|----------------------------| D |-------------2--0--3--------|-------0---3--3--2---0------| A |----0--2--3-----------------|----2-----------------------| E |-3--------------------------|-3--------------------------| E |----------------------------|| B |----------------------------|| G |-------------------2---0----|| D |-------2--0--3--3-----------|| A |---3------------------------|| E |----------------------------|| - RIFF B - (chorus) bam - ba bamba E |----------------------------|----------------------------| B |----------------------------|----------------------------| G |---------2------4-----------|----------------------------| D |---2-----3------5-----------|------0---3--3--2----0------| A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------| E |----------------------------|3---------------------------| bam - ba bamba E |----------------------------|----------------------------| B |----------------------------|----------------------------| G |---------2------4-----------|----------------------------| D |---2-----3------5-----------|------0---3--3--2----0------| A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------| E |----------------------------|3---------------------------| bam - ba bamba bam - E |----------------------------|----------------------------| B |----------------------------|----------------------------| G |---------2------4-----------|----------------------------| D |---2-----3------5-----------|------0---3--3--2----0------| A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------| E |----------------------------|3---------------------------| ba E |----------------------------|| B |----------------------------|| G |----------------2---0-------|| D |------2--0--3---------------|| A |---3------------------------|| E |----------------------------|| - RIFF C - (used in ending chorus, play repetitively) bam - ba bamba E |----------------------------|----------------------------|| B |----------------------------|----------------------------|| G |---------2------4-----------|----------------------------|| D |---2-----3------5-----------|------0---3--3--2--0--------|| A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------|| E |----------------------------|3---------------------------|| Well, I hope you enjoy it!!!