Ritchie Valens – La Bamba (Bass Tab)

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As recorded by Ritchie Valens (From the 1959 Album RITCHIE VALENS) Words and Music by Ritchie Valens Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Buddy Clark - Upright Bass'

 Intro
  Q=152
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|--------------|------0----2-0-|-(0)---------------|
|--------------|----2---3------|---------0-3-3-2-0-|
|----------0-2-|-3-------------|-------2-----------|
|--------3-----|---------------|-----3-------------|

                                   1st, 3rd & 4th Verses
                                 $
                                 $$
  Q  E E Q  E E   e E Q  E E E E    Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-5----0----2-0-|----------------||------0----2-0-|-(0)---------------|
|----2---3------|-5--------------||----2---3------|---------0-3-3-2-0-|
|---------------|------------0-2-||-3-------------|-------2-----------|
|---------------|----------3-----||---------------|-----3-------------|

                                                                 To Coda
  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-5----0----2-0-|-(0)---------------|-5---------2---|---------------------|
|----2---3------|---------0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0---|
|---------------|-------2-----------|---------------|-------2-------------|
|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3---------------|

                                                            To Dbl. Coda
  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-5---------2---|-------------------|-5---------2---|---------------------|
|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0---|
|---------------|-------2-----------|---------------|-------2-------------|
|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3---------------|

  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   W
|-5---------2---|-------------------|-5---------2---|------||
|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|------||
|---------------|-------2-----------|---------------|------||
|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|------||

 2nd Verse
  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------2---|-------------------|-5---------2---|-------------------|
|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|
|-3-------------|-------2-----------|---------------|-------2-----------|
|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3-------------|

                                      Chorus
  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E    Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-5---------2---|-------------------||-5---------2---|-------------------|
|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-||----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|
|---------------|-------2-----------||---------------|-------2-----------|
|---------------|-----3-------------||---------------|-----3-------------|

  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-5---------2---|-------------------|-5---------2---|-------------------|
|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|
|---------------|-------2-----------|---------------|-------2-----------|
|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3-------------|

        D.S. al Coda       &
  Q  E E Q  E E   W           Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-5---------2---|----------||-5---------2---|-------------------||
|----2-5-3----5-|----------||----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-||
|---------------|----------||---------------|-------2-----------||
|---------------|----------||---------------|-----3-------------||

 Guitar Solo
  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-5---------2---|-------------------|-5---------2---|-------------------|
|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|
|---------------|-------2-----------|---------------|-------2-----------|
|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3-------------|

  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-5---------2---|-------------------|-5---------2---|-------------------|
|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|
|---------------|-------2-----------|---------------|-------2-----------|
|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3-------------|

  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-5---------2---|-------------------|-5---------2---|-------------------|
|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|
|---------------|-------2-----------|---------------|-------2-----------|
|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3-------------|

  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-5---------2---|-------------------|-5---------2---|-------------------|
|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|
|---------------|-------2-----------|---------------|-------2-----------|
|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3-------------|

D.S.S. al Dbl.&&oda
  e E Q  H       Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|-5-----------||-----------2---|-------------------|-5---------2---|
|-------------||----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|
|-------------||-3-------------|-------2-----------|---------------|
|-------------||---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|

                      Outro
  +E  E E E E E E E    Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------||-5---------2---|-------------------|
|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-||----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|
|-------2-----------||---------------|-------2-----------|
|-----3-------------||---------------|-----3-------------|

  Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|-5---------2---|-------------------|-5---------2---|
|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|
|---------------|-------2-----------|---------------|
|---------------|-----3-------------|---------------|

  +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E Q  E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-5---------2---|-------------------*|
|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-|----2-5-3----5-|-(5)-----0-3-3-2-0-*|
|-------2-----------|---------------|-------2-----------*|
|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3-------------*|

Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths