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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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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.



Insert from: Songbook/La Bamba
 

Song Examples:

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