Tabu (taboo) Chords

KeyDm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays439

Tabu (taboo) by Lecuona Cuban Boys is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, Gm and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Dm 
Alma del África lejana 
Gm 
Llena mi pecho de candela 
Dm 
Alma del África lejana 
Gm 
Llena mi pecho de candela 

A7     Gm  A7 
El pobre Congo hijo del esclavo, 
A7    Gm    A7 
Añora siempre las palmeras 
Dm 
Las oscas selvas primitivas 
Gm 
De dioses misteriosos y de fieras 

Dm           A7      Dm 
Oshun, Ifá, Obatalá, Chango, Yemayá 
Dm           A7      Dm 
Oshun, Ifá, Obatalá, Chango, Yemayá 

Dm 
Tierra del África añorada 
Gm 
De río caudaloso y cielo azul 
A7     Gm  A7 
Y aquí si el negro mira la hembra blanca 
A7     Gm  A7 
Y aquí si el negro mira la hembra blanca 

Dm     Gm    Dm 
Tabú, tabú, tabú 
Dm     Gm    Dm 
Tabú, tabú, tabú 


Dm           A7      Dm 
Oshun, Ifá, Obatalá, Chango, Yemayá 
Dm           A7      Dm 
Oshun, Ifá, Obatalá, Chango, Yemayá 
Dm           A7      Dm 
Oshun, Ifá, Obatalá, Chango, Yemayá 
Dm           A7      Dm 
Oshun, Ifá, Obatalá, Chango, Yemayá 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante