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Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Intro/Bridge:    (2x)
   A        +       +         D        +       +         A        +       +         E        +       +
E|----------0-------0-------|----------2-------2-------|----------0-------0-------|----------0-------0-------|
B|----------------------2---|-3--------------------3---|----------------------2---|-0--------------------0---|
G|-2--------------------2---|-2--------------------2---|-2--------------------2---|-1--------------------1---|
D|------2---------------2---|------0---------------0---|------2---------------2---|------2---------------2---|
A|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|--------------2-----------|
E|--------------0-----------|--------------2-----------|--------------0-----------|-0------------------------|


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

A  +   ^    +     +  ^     D  +     +     +     +     A  +   ^    +     +  ^     E  +     +     +     +
E|--------0-------------0---|----------2---------------|--------0-------------0---|----------2----p0---------|
B|-2-----------------2------|----3-----------3--0------|-2-----------------2------|----0--------------0------|
G|----2--------2--2---------|-2--------------------2---|----2--------2--2---------|-1--------------------2---|
D|--------2-------------2---|-------0-----------0------|--------2-------------2---|-------2-----------2------|
A|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|-------------2------------|
E|----------------0---------|-------------2------------|----------------0---------|-0------------------------|
   pata   sat wuguga  sat ju benga sat si       pata     pata   sat wuguga  sat ju benga sat si       pata
                                                                                                 

Chorus:     (2x)
   Am +     +     +     +    D7 +     +     +     +     Am +     +     +     +    E  +     +     +     +
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----0-h1-p0-----0-h1-p0--|----0-----1----p0--0------|----0-h1-p0-----0-h1-p0--|----0-----3----p0--0------|
G|-2-----------2-----------|-2--------------------2---|-2-----------2-----------|-2--------------------2---|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0------|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2------|
A|-0-----------------------|-0------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------2------------|
E|-------------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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