Pata Pata tab by Miriam Makeba

Tabs

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro/Bridge:  (2x)
  A augmentedA    +    +     D MajorD    +    +     A augmentedA    +    +     E MajorE    +    +
E MajorE|----------0-------0-------|----------2-------2-------|----------0-------0-------|----------0-------0-------|
BB|----------------------2---|-3--------------------3---|----------------------2---|-0--------------------0---|
G+G|-2--------------------2---|-2--------------------2---|-2--------------------2---|-1--------------------1---|
D MajorD|------2---------------2---|------0---------------0---|------2---------------2---|------2---------------2---|
A augmentedA|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|--------------2-----------|
E MajorE|--------------0-----------|--------------2-----------|--------------0-----------|-0------------------------|


Verse:
  A augmentedA +  ^  +   + ^ +  D MajorD +   +   +   +  A augmentedA +  ^  +   + ^ +  E MajorE +   +   +   +
E MajorE|--------0------------0-----|----------0--------------|--------0------------0-----|----------0--------------|
BB|-2----------------2--------|----3-----------3--0-----|-2----------------2--------|----0-----------0--0-----|
G+G|----2-------2--2--------2--|-2--------------------2--|----2-------2--2--------2--|-1--------------------2--|
D MajorD|--------2------------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|--------2------------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A augmentedA|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-------------------------|-------------2-----------|
E MajorE|---------------0-----------|-------------2-----------|---------------0-----------|-0-----------------------|
     Sat wuguga sat ju benga sat si    pata  pata  sat wuguga sat ju benga sat si    pata

  A augmentedA +  ^  +   + ^   D MajorD +   +   +   +   A augmentedA +  ^  +   + ^   E MajorE +   +   +   +
E MajorE|--------0-------------0---|----------2---------------|--------0-------------0---|----------2----p0---------|
BB|-2-----------------2------|----3-----------3--0------|-2-----------------2------|----0--------------0------|
G+G|----2--------2--2---------|-2--------------------2---|----2--------2--2---------|-1--------------------2---|
D MajorD|--------2-------------2---|-------0-----------0------|--------2-------------2---|-------2-----------2------|
A augmentedA|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|-------------2------------|
E MajorE|----------------0---------|-------------2------------|----------------0---------|-0------------------------|
  pata  sat wuguga sat ju benga sat si    pata   pata  sat wuguga sat ju benga sat si    pata

Chorus:   (2x)
  A minorAm +   +   +   +  D7D7 +   +   +   +   A minorAm +   +   +   +  E MajorE +   +   +   +
E MajorE|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
BB|----0-h1-p0-----0-h1-p0--|----0-----1----p0--0------|----0-h1-p0-----0-h1-p0--|----0-----3----p0--0------|
G+G|-2-----------2-----------|-2--------------------2---|-2-----------2-----------|-2--------------------2---|
D MajorD|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0------|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2------|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------|-0------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------2------------|
E MajorE|-------------0-----------|-------------2------------|-------------0-----------|-0------------------------|
  pat Hihi-a mama, hi-a-  ma sat  si    pata   pata Hi-a mama, hi-a-  ma sat  si    pata


Intro/Bridge:  (2x)   ... as above ...
(Spoken)
„Pata Pata" is the name of a dance   we do down Johannesburg way.
And everybody starts to move      as soon as "Pata Pata" starts to play.

Verse:

Chorus:

Intro/Bridge:  (2x)   ... as above ...
(Spoken)
Every Friday and Saturday night     it's "Pata Pata"-time.
The dance keeps going all night long  till the morning sun begins to shine.

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| ^  Short and accentuated
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off

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