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Mexican folk song – Text and melody: trad. from Mexico (Veracruz) at the end of the 16th century., arranged by Mjchael  

La Bamba

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Guitar
Ukulele (gcea)
D G A


(D G) A (2x)
Para bailar la[(D]Bamba[G)] - [A]   [1]
Para bailar la[(D]Bamba. - Se[G)]neces-[A]ita   [2]
una poca de [(D]gracia[G)] - [A]   [3]
Una poca de [(D]gracia pa[G)] mi y pa[A]ti   [4]
Y arriba y ar-[(D]riba,[G)] - [A]   [5]
Y arriba y ar-[(D]riba. Por [G)]ti se-[A]ré,   [6]
por ti se-[(D]ré, por[G)]ti se-[A]ré,
Yo no soy mari-[(D]nero.[G)] - [A]   [7]
Yo no soy mari-[(D]nero.[G)]Soy capi-[A]tán.   [8]
Soy capi-[(D]tán. Soy[G)]capi-[A]tán.[A]
[(D]Bam-[G)]ba,[A]bamba
[(D]Bam-[G)]ba,[A]bamba
[(D]Bam-[G)]ba,[A]bamba.
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Insert from: Songbook/La Bamba

Song Examples:

(5) Quick Chord Change

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Two chords in one bar

Songs that have a chord progression other than G Em C D are only intended for repetition later. So don't practise them today in this lesson.

  1. I like the flowers (!!!)
  2. Guantanamera
  3. Kumbayah my Lord
  4. La Bamba
  5. YT   Breakfast at Tiffanys (deep blue something) Strophe //: D (G A) :// D Refrain //:D (A G):// und vielleicht noch ein D für die Pausen
  6. YT   (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (Elvis Presley) (G Em) 7x C D ...
  7. YT   Stay (just a little bit longer) // (G Em) (C D) // C D
  8. YT   Twist and Shout (Beatles) //: D (G A) ://
  9. YT   When you say nothing at all (Ronan Keating) (G D)(C D) 4x C D (G D)(C D) D
    Ref: (G D)(C D)2x (G D) C D - - (C D) C D (G D)(C D)
  10. YT   All Summer Long (Kid Rock) (D C) G
  11. YT   Sweet Home Alabama (D C) G
  12. YT   Hang on Sloopy (The McCoys) (G C) (D C)
  13. YT   Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) //:G (D C) G G ://
Tip:

Put together a small medley of songs in G major and always play "Stay (just a little bit longer)" in between. For each "one more song" in the medley, the first verse and the chorus are enough.



  1. ↑ For the dance La Bamba (The "Sway"
    from Spanish: "bambolear" = "to rock, to swing up and down“.
    Another interesting wordplay is "Bambolero", which means a fickle man and is usually used in the sense of "boaster, braggart, show-off", and could therefore refer to the text. (see article in Wikipedia)
  2. ↑ you need (literally: it is necessary)
  3. ↑ ein wenig (von der) Grazie
  4. ↑ for me and for you
  5. ↑ and on (in the sense of "and off we go - let's go")
  6. ↑ I will be (one) for you.
  7. ↑ I am not a sailor
  8. ↑ (but) a captain
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