La Bamba Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays583

La Bamba by Ritchie Valens is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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  			Intro:
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
G |------------0----2-0------------------0-----2-0--|
D |----------2---3---------0-3-3-2-0---2---3-=------|
A |----0-2-3-------------2-----------3--------------|
E |--3-----------------3----------------------------|



                 C   F   G           F          C   F   G
 Parar Bailar la bamba, para bailar la bamba se necesita
      F       C   F  G      F       C         F     G
 una poca de gracia,   una poca de gracia pa mi pa ti.
  F        C   F   G        F        C        F     G       F    G       F    G
  Ay, y arriba y arriba, y arriba y arriba por ti sere, por,ti sere, por ti sere.
              C   F   G             C        F     G
 Yo no soy marinero,     yo no soy marinero, soy capitan,
         F    C      F    G
  soy    capitan, soy capitan.
 C F    G   F   C F    G      F
  Bamba, bamba, bamba, bamba,
 C   F  G  F   C   F   G
 bamba, bamba, bam bam ba

                     C   F   G           F          C   F   G
  Para    bailar la bamba,      para bailar la bamba se necesita
       F           C   F   G  F          C      F      G
  una poca    de gracia, una poca de gracia y otra cosita.
        F            C   F   G     F      C         F     G
   Y arriba y    arriba,       y arriba y arriba y arriba ire.
             C   F   G           F          C   F   G
 Yo no soy marinero,    yo no soy marinero, por ti sere,
       F     C      F    G
    por ti sere, por ti sere.
  C F    G   F   C F    G      F
  Bamba, bamba, bamba, bamba,
 C   F  G  F   C   F   G
 bamba, bamba, bam bam ba.....(rep. and fade)
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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100 BPM Andante