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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
email: nirvana@fl.net.au
or
stmanivo@socs.uts.edu.au
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
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 !!!
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- INTRODUCTION - (guitar 1 plays riff A)
- VERSE 1 - (guitar 2 strums the chords)
C F G7 C
Para ..
F G7 C F G7 C F
se ..
G7 C F G7 C F G7
tiy ..re
C F G7
por ..
- VERSE 2 - (guitar 2 strums the chords C F and G7)
C F G7 C
yo no ..
F G7 C F G7
soy ..
- CHORUS - (guitar 1 plays riff B)
(guitar 2 strums the chords)
C F G7
bamba..
C F G7
bamba..
C F G7
bamba..
C F G7
bamba
- VERSE 3 - (guitar 2 strums the chords)
C F G7 C
Para ..
F G7 C F G7 C F
se ..
G7 C F G7
tiy ...
- GUITAR SOLO -
NOTES: (p) pull off
(h) hammer on
/ slide up
\ slide down
(tr) tremolo picking
guitar 2 continues strumming C F G7 repetitively throughout the solo.
(tremolo on the open g-string)
(play this for 2 bars)
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-------0--0(h)2--0------0----|
G |-------(tr)-0---------------|-0--2----------------2-----2-|
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |--0--2--0-----0--------0----|-----------------------------|
D |-----------3-----2--3-------|-2--3--0--2-----0------------|
A |----------------------------|-------------3-----2--3--0---|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------0--1--|
B |----------------------------|--------------0--1--3--------|
G |----------------------------|--------0--2-----------------|
D |-------------------------0--|--2--3-----------------------|
A |-2-----0--------0--2--3-----|-----------------------------|
E |----3-----1--3--------------|-----------------------------|
(tremolo for 1 bar)
E |-----0--1-----0--1----------|----------(tr)-3-------------|
B |--3--------3----------------|-----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
(as soon as you come out of the
tremolo from previous bar, slide
up to the 12 fret then back
without picking)
E |--------3/12\3--------------|-5--3(h)5(p)3--1(h)3(p)1(p)0-|
B |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-1-----0--------0-----------|-----------------------------|
B |----3-----1--3-----1--3-----|--0(h)1(p)0-----0------------|
G |----------------------------|-------------2-----2---------|
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |--0(h)2(p)0-----0--------0--|-----------------------------|
D |-------------3-----2--3-----|---2--3----------------------|
A |----------------------------|---------2(h)3(p)2(p)0-------|
E |----------------------------|------------------------3----|
(tremolo for 1 bar) (tremolo for 1 bar)
E |----------------------------|--0--1--(tr)-3---------------|
B |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-------------(tr)-0---------|-----------------------------|
D |---0--2--3------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|------------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-----------1--0---------------|
G |----------------------------|--0--0--2--2--0-------0--2--2-|
D |----------------------------|--2--0--3----------0--0--3--3-|
A |------0--2--7\--------------|----------------2--2----------|
E |---3--------8\--------------|----------------3-------------|
E |----------------------------||
B |---------------------1--0---||
G |---0--0-----0--0--2--2--0---||
D |---2--0--2--2--0--3---------||
A |---------3------------------||
E |----------------------------||
* END SOLO*
- VERSE 4 - (exactly the same as verse 1)
C F G7 C
Para ..
F G7 C F G7 C F
se ..
G7 C F G7 C F G7
tiy ..
C F G7
por ..
- ENDING CHORUS - (guitar 1 plays riff C repetitively)
(guitar 2 strums chords)
C F G7
bamba..
C F G7
bamba..
C F G7
bamba..
C F G7
bamba..
* END OF SONG* (classical piece kicks in here)
************ RIFFS *************
- RIFF A - (introduction)
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------1--0--|----------------------------|
G |-------------0--0--2--2--0--|-------0---2--2--0---0------|
D |-------------2--0--3--------|----0--0---3--3--2---0------|
A |----0--2--3-----------------|-2--2-----------------------|
E |-3--------------------------|-3--------------------------|
E |----------------------------||
B |-------------------1---0----||
G |-------0--0--2--2--2---0----||
D |---2---2--0--3--3-----------||
A |---3------------------------||
E |----------------------------||
- RIFF B - (chorus)
bam - ba bamba
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------0-----------|----------------------------|
G |---------2------0-----------|----------------------------|
D |---2-----3------------------|------0---3--3--2----0------|
A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------|
E |----------------------------|3---------------------------|
bam - ba bamba
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------0-----------|----------------------------|
G |---------2------0-----------|----------------------------|
D |---2-----3------------------|------0---3--3--2----0------|
A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------|
E |----------------------------|3---------------------------|
bam - ba bamba bam -
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------0-----------|----------------------------|
G |---------2------0-----------|----------------------------|
D |---2-----3------------------|------0---3--3--2----0------|
A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------|
E |----------------------------|3---------------------------|
ba
E |----------------------------||
B |----------------------------||
G |----------------2---0-------||
D |------2--0--3---------------||
A |---3------------------------||
E |----------------------------||
- RIFF C - (used in ending chorus, play repetitively)
bam - ba bamba
E |----------------------------|----------------------------||
B |----------------0-----------|----------------------------||
G |---------2------0-----------|----------------------------||
D |---2-----3------------------|------0---3--3--2--0--------||
A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------||
E |----------------------------|3---------------------------||
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:51:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Johnny
Subject: m/misc_soundtrack/la_bamba.tab
This is the riff played on the Movie ''La Bamba", I think It sounds
better than the other riffs on here:
e||---------------------------------------------------------------|
b||---------------------------------------------------------------|
g||----------------------2--0------------------------------------|
d||-------------2-----3--------------0--3--3--2--0-----------|
a||----0--2--3-----3--------------2---------------------------|
e||-3--------------------------3--------------------------------|
e||----------------------------------------------------------------|
b||*---------------------------------------------------------------|
g||-------------2--0--------------------------------0--2--0----|
d||----2-----3--------------0--3--3--2-----2-----3-----------|
a||*3-----3--------------2--------------3-----3----------------|
e||--------------------3------------------------------------------|
You will have to get the rythm right but other than that it's pretty easy.
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