• Song:

    Boonika Bate Doba

  • Artist:

    Zdob Si Zdub

Artist: Zdob Si Zdub
Song: Boonika Bate Doba

This is the very first entry by Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest. The came 6th in
contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Great entry, catchy song, well deserved placing.
I still think the song is a bit weird: Bunica bate doba translates to "Grandmama beats
drum - A song about a Grandmamma - WTF? She's screaming like Hawkins - WTF?

Anyway, this way one of my fav's from eurovision, So here's the tab:

Intro (Just Drums)

Verse 1 (Each chord plucked like below)

    A2 (x02420@1) D2 (x43141@2)   Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) (Fiddle around on the Em/Gpart) (322000@1)E|--------------0---3--|
B|--------3-----0---3--|
G|---2-----2----0---0--|
D|----2--0------2---0--|
A|--0-----------2---2--|
E|--------------0---3--|

Pluck each note for the chords below (You'll get the idea!)

A2 (x02420@1)           D2 (x43141@2)     A2 (x02420@1)           D2It's (x43141@2)a jump up jungle, little like a break beat
A2 (x02420@1)          D2 (x43141@2)   Em (022000@1)           GNever (320003@1)seen that hit, bunica beat da drum-a
A2 (x02420@1)             D2 (x43141@2)     A2 (x02420@1)          D2Big (x43141@2)mallet in the hand, high hat in the same beat
A2 (x02420@1)          D2 (x43141@2)             Em (022000@1)           GShe's (320003@1)screaming like Hawkins, my old big mama
A2 (x02420@1)          D2 (x43141@2)        A2 (x02420@1)          D2Bunica (x43141@2)beat da drum-a like I never heard before
A2 (x02420@1)          D2 (x43141@2)               Em (022000@1)           GShe's (320003@1)a slapping miss Blackman, gimme some more
A2 (x02420@1)          D2 (x43141@2)       A2 (x02420@1)          D2Check (x43141@2)it, let's kick it, we wanna dance now
A2 (x02420@1)          D2 (x43141@2)          Em (022000@1)           GWe (320003@1)are turning into hammers ticking rhythm out WHOO!!!

Prechorus
A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A           D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A           D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)
Chorus
A (x02220@1)         DBunica (xx0232@1)bate doba
A (x02220@1)         DBunica (xx0232@1)bate tare
A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)      EmBunica (022000@1)bate doba cu machuca 'n casa mare
A (x02220@1)         DBunica (xx0232@1)bate doba
A (x02220@1)         DBunica (xx0232@1)bate tare
A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)         Em (022000@1)              GBunica (320003@1)cu machuca bate doba 'n casa mare


Verse 2 (Same as first)

I love so much doba making boom-boom
Now get your body moving, just follow the tune
It's a real magic, big mama play her drumma
She's flying into trance like an Indian shaman
Who's the Beatles? Where from is Peter Pan?
Who's the gypsy Jimmy Hendrix?
She don't care, that mrs L
I smile, I cry when I see that crazy baba
Dizzy tempo dizzy, let's go my music mama


Prechorus
A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A           D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A           D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)
Chorus
A (x02220@1)         DBunica (xx0232@1)bate doba
A (x02220@1)         DBunica (xx0232@1)bate tare
A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1)      Em (022000@1)               GBunica (320003@1)bate doba cu machuca 'n casa mare

Instrumental
Just Keep strumming A

Verse 3 (Same as First)
People in da place, feel your body shakes
Bunica beat da drum-a tapping out the breaks
Pop you up with dat beat
Get rid of rotten meat
You dig with your soul
Deep inside that rock 'n' roll
She's a drum machine, you know what I mean
She wanna play jumparale to make you spin
Drain a bottle of wine, no need to roll the leaves
By the end of dat show you will blow yourself to bits


Instrumental
Just Keep strumming A

Chorus (Same as other chorus')
Bunica bate doba (hey)
Bunica bate tare (hey)
Bunica bate doba cu machuca 'n casa mare
Bunica bate doba (hey)
Bunica bate tare (hey)
Bunica cu machuca bate doba 'n casa mare WHOO!!

Bunica bate doba (hey)
Bunica bate tare (hey)
Bunica bate doba cu machuca 'n casa mare
Bunica bate doba (hey)
Bunica bate tare (hey)
Bunica cu machuca bate doba 'n casa mare


Verse 4
(No Guitar)
You are a real drum machine
You make me wanna dance, you're a slapping queen
(Guitar back In)
To get that state you drink juice from grapes
And I go deep into the music space


Chorus (Same as other chorus')
Bunica bate doba
Bunica bate tare
Bunica bate doba cu machuca 'n casa mare

Bunica bate doba (hey)
Bunica bate tare (hey)
Bunica bate doba cu machuca 'n casa mare
Bunica bate doba (hey)
Bunica bate tare (hey)
Bunica bate doba cu machuca 'n casa mare WHOO!!

Bunica bate doba (hey)
Bunica bate tare (hey)
Bunica bate doba cu machuca 'n casa mare YAWW!!


Any problems/ Comments/ Requests email me - lil_punk_rocker182@hotmail.com

www.zdob-si-zdub.com/

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