Ritchie Valens – La Bamba (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: La Bamba Author: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=140, Beats on eighths are marked "+". Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes. Use thumb-fretting. Let ring. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
[Intro/Solo]
         G  +     +    C      +  F      +    G      +  F  +     +    C      +  F      +
E|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------|--------0------2--0--|-----------------------|--------0------2--0--|
D|-------------------|-----2-----3---------|--------0--3--3--2--0--|-----2-----3---------|
A|-------------0--2--|-3-------------------|-----2-----------------|-3-------------------|
E|----------3--------|---------------------|-3---------------------|---------------------|

[Verse1]
   G7 +     +         +    C  +      F      +    G7 +     +         +    C  +      F  +     +
E|----1--1--1--1---1--0--|---------------------|----1--------1---1--0--|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|----1-------------0--|-----------------------|----1------1--------0--|
G|-----------------------|-----------2---------|----------0------------|--------------2--------|
D|-------0---------0-----|-------2-------3-----|-------0---------0-----|-------2---------3-----|
A|-------------2---------|-3-------------------|-------------2---------|-3---------------------|
E|-3---------------------|-----------1---------|-3---------------------|-----------1-----------|
   Para     bailar la Bam- ba                       Para  bailar la Bam- ba se necesita, 

   G  +     +     +     +    C  +      F      +    G7 +     +     +     +    C  +      F  +     +
E|----------0--1-p0--------|-0-------------------|----1--------1--1-----1--|-0---------------------|
B|----------------------3--|----1-------------0--|-------------------------|----1------1--------0--|
G|----0--------------------|-----------2---------|----------0--------------|--------------2--------| 2x
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-------3-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2---------3-----|
A|-------------2-----------|-3-------------------|-------------2-----------|-3---------------------|
E|-3-----------------------|-----------1---------|-3-----------------------|-----------1-----------|
         una   poca     de   gracia                   Una      poca de       gracia pa mi    pa ti 
         y, arriba      ar-  riba                     Ay    arriba      ar-  riba, por ti       se-

   G        +       +          C         F        +
E|--------------0-------1----|-0a---0-----------------|
B|------3--------------------|-1a--------1a-----------|
G|----------0-------0--------|-0a--------2a---2---0---|
D|------0---------------0----|------2---------3-------|
A|--------------2------------|-3a---------------------|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------1a-----------|
   ré,  por     ti      se-    ré,  por  ti   seré
[Verse2] ... as line 1 and 3 of Verse1 above ... Yo no soy marinero, yo no soy marinero soy capitán, soy capitán, soy capitán
[Chorus]
   G        +       +          C         F           G                     C         F
E|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------------|-1a------------------|-0a------------------|-1a------------------|
G|----------0-------0--------|-0a--------2a--------|-0a---0--------------|-0a--------2a--------|
D|------0---------------0----|------2---------3----|------0---------0----|------2---------3----|
A|--------------2------------|-3a------------------|-----------2---------|-3a------------------|
E|-3-------------------------|-----------1a--------|-3a------------------|-----------1a--------|
                               Bam-      ba          bamba,                bam-      ba

   G                     C         F           G                     C         F
E|---------------------|-0a------------------|---------------------|-0a------------------|
B|-0a------------------|-1a--------1a--------|-3a------------------|-1a--------1---------|
G|-0a---0--------------|-0a--------2a--------|-0a---0--------------|-0a--------2---------|
D|------0---------0----|------2---------3----|------0---------0----|------2---------3----|
A|-----------2---------|-3a------------------|-----------2---------|-3a------------------|
E|-3a------------------|-----------1a--------|-3a------------------|-----------1---------|
   bamba,                bam-      ba          bamba,                Bam-      ba            bam
[Verse3] ... as line 1 and 2 (1x) of Verse1 above ... [Intro/Solo] ... repeat as you like ... Prrrr, ha ha ha! [Verse1] ... as above ... [Chorus] ... as above ... ************************************ | a Arpeggio: all notes in the chord are played harp-like in one beat in fast sequence | p Pull-off ************************************