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La Bamba by Soundtracks

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LABAMBA
Traditional as performed by LOS LOBOS 1987
(arranged and adapted by RITCHIE VALENS 1958)


This version is off the various artists soundtrack "Labamba" for the
motion picture Lamba. One of my favourite songs. It features the
entire song minus the classical ending part.


Transcription by Toutou S. Manivong

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NOTES:
Heres a basic run down, firstly, guitar 1 starts off playing
the introduction Riff A, after which guitar 2 simply strums the
chords until the chorus where guitar 1 plays Riff B. During
the solo, guitar 2 strums the chords and guitar 1 plays the
solo riff. For the final chorus, guitar 1 plays riff C majorC
repetitively and guitar 2 continues strumming the chords.
Although the song contains no "real" verses, I've broken it
down into verses to make easier reading.

(Riffs are found at the bottom of the page)

Please email me regarding any suggestions or corrections.
Thank you.


 Now that we may dispense with the pleasantries, Heres the song !!!

 -----------------------------------------------------------------


- INTRODUCTION - (guitar 1 plays riff A augmentedA)


- VERSE 1 - (guitar 2 strums the chords)


        C majorC  FF G7G7         C majorC
Para ..

  FF  G7G7       C majorC   FF G7G7       C majorC   FF
se ..

G7G7       C majorC FF G7G7     C majorC     FF   G7G7
tiy ..re

     C majorC    FF   G7G7
por ..

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- VERSE 2 - (guitar 2 strums the chords C majorC FF and G7G7)


     C majorC    FF G7G7       C majorC
yo no ..

  FF  G7G7      C majorC    FF  G7G7
soy ..


- CHORUS - (guitar 1 plays riff BB)
      (guitar 2 strums the chords)

C majorC FF  G7G7
bamba..

C majorC FF  G7G7
bamba..

C majorC FF  G7G7
bamba..

  C majorC FF G7G7
bamba



- VERSE 3 - (guitar 2 strums the chords)


        C majorC   FF G7G7        C majorC
Para ..

  FF  G7G7       C majorC   FF G7G7      C majorC   FF
se ..

G7G7      C majorC  FF G7G7
tiy ...


- GUITAR SOLO -

NOTES: (p) pull off
    (h) hammer on
    /  slide up
    \  slide down
    (tr) tremolo picking

guitar 2 continues strumming C majorC FF G7G7 repetitively throughout the solo.

 (tremolo on the open g-string)
 (play this for 2 bars)
E MajorE |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |----------------------------|-------0--0(h)2--0------0----|
G+G |-------(tr)-0---------------|-0--2----------------2-----2-|
D MajorD |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|-----------------------------|


E MajorE |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |--0--2--0-----0--------0----|-----------------------------|
D MajorD |-----------3-----2--3-------|-2--3--0--2-----0------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|-------------3-----2--3--0---|
E MajorE |----------------------------|-----------------------------|


E MajorE |----------------------------|-----------------------0--1--|
BB |----------------------------|--------------0--1--3--------|
G+G |----------------------------|--------0--2-----------------|
D MajorD |-------------------------0--|--2--3-----------------------|
A augmentedA |-2-----0--------0--2--3-----|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |----3-----1--3--------------|-----------------------------|

					   (tremolo for 1 bar)
E MajorE |-----0--1-----0--1----------|----------(tr)-3-------------|
BB |--3--------3----------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|-----------------------------|

(as soon as you come out of the
 tremolo from previous bar, slide
 up to the 12 fret then back
 without picking)

E MajorE |--------3/12\3--------------|-5--3(h)5(p)3--1(h)3(p)1(p)0-|
BB |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E MajorE |-1-----0--------0-----------|-----------------------------|
BB |----3-----1--3-----1--3-----|--0(h)1(p)0-----0------------|
G+G |----------------------------|-------------2-----2---------|
D MajorD |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E MajorE |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |--0(h)2(p)0-----0--------0--|-----------------------------|
D MajorD |-------------3-----2--3-----|---2--3----------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|---------2(h)3(p)2(p)0-------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|------------------------3----|

  (tremolo for 1 bar)       (tremolo for 1 bar)
E MajorE |----------------------------|--0--1--(tr)-3---------------|
BB |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G |-------------(tr)-0---------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD |---0--2--3------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|-----------------------------|


E MajorE |----------------------------|------------------------------|
BB |----------------------------|-----------1--0---------------|
G+G |----------------------------|--0--0--2--2--0-------0--2--2-|
D MajorD |----------------------------|--2--0--3----------0--0--3--3-|
A augmentedA |------0--2--7\--------------|----------------2--2----------|
E MajorE |---3--------8\--------------|----------------3-------------|


E MajorE |----------------------------||
BB |---------------------1--0---||
G+G |---0--0-----0--0--2--2--0---||
D MajorD |---2--0--2--2--0--3---------||
A augmentedA |---------3------------------||
E MajorE |----------------------------||


	     		* END SOLO*


- VERSE 4 - (exactly the same as verse 1)

        C majorC   FF G7G7        C majorC
Para ..

  FF  G7G7       C majorC   FF G7G7       C majorC   FF
se ..

G7G7      C majorC  FF G7G7      C majorC    FF   G7G7
tiy ..

     C majorC    FF   G7G7
por ..



- ENDING CHORUS - (guitar 1 plays riff C majorC repetitively)
         (guitar 2 strums chords)


C majorC FF G7G7
bamba..

C majorC FF G7G7
bamba..

C majorC FF G7G7
bamba..

C majorC FF G7G7
bamba..



* END OF SONG* (classical piece kicks in here)





			************  RIFFS *************


- RIFF A augmentedA - (introduction)


E MajorE |----------------------------|----------------------------|
BB |----------------------1--0--|----------------------------|
G+G |-------------0--0--2--2--0--|-------0---2--2--0---0------|
D MajorD |-------------2--0--3--------|----0--0---3--3--2---0------|
A augmentedA |----0--2--3-----------------|-2--2-----------------------|
E MajorE |-3--------------------------|-3--------------------------|


E MajorE |----------------------------||
BB |-------------------1---0----||
G+G |-------0--0--2--2--2---0----||
D MajorD |---2---2--0--3--3-----------||
A augmentedA |---3------------------------||
E MajorE |----------------------------||



- RIFF BB - (chorus)


   bam - ba   bamba

E MajorE |----------------------------|----------------------------|
BB |----------------0-----------|----------------------------|
G+G |---------2------0-----------|----------------------------|
D MajorD |---2-----3------------------|------0---3--3--2----0------|
A augmentedA |---3------------------------|---2------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|3---------------------------|


   bam - ba   bamba

E MajorE |----------------------------|----------------------------|
BB |----------------0-----------|----------------------------|
G+G |---------2------0-----------|----------------------------|
D MajorD |---2-----3------------------|------0---3--3--2----0------|
A augmentedA |---3------------------------|---2------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|3---------------------------|


   bam - ba   bamba               bam -

E MajorE |----------------------------|----------------------------|
BB |----------------0-----------|----------------------------|
G+G |---------2------0-----------|----------------------------|
D MajorD |---2-----3------------------|------0---3--3--2----0------|
A augmentedA |---3------------------------|---2------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------|3---------------------------|

   ba

E MajorE |----------------------------||
BB |----------------------------||
G+G |----------------2---0-------||
D MajorD |------2--0--3---------------||
A augmentedA |---3------------------------||
E MajorE |----------------------------||



- RIFF C majorC - (used in ending chorus, play repetitively)


   bam - ba   bamba

E MajorE |----------------------------|----------------------------||
BB |----------------0-----------|----------------------------||
G+G |---------2------0-----------|----------------------------||
D MajorD |---2-----3------------------|------0---3--3--2--0--------||
A augmentedA |---3------------------------|---2------------------------||
E MajorE |----------------------------|3---------------------------||

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