La Bamba Solo Tab

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La Bamba by Ritchie Valens
Tabbed by Charlie Lin
 
Since no one tabbed this solo, I decided to tackle it myself. I am absolutely
positive that the notes and rhythm are correct.
I tabbed two versions of this solo. I believe the first version is easier to play
Palm mute the whole song, as to avoid
excessive ringing of open strings. The tempo is 4/4 at around 120 bpm. So those
of you who use Sony Soundforge, I
recommend using time stretch for this section. Good luck and enjoy.
 
End Solo
 
e|-0-----0-1-----1-|3--------3-1-0---|0-----0-1-----1-|3-------3-1-0--------|
B|-----1-------1---|-------3-------3-|----1-------1---|----0-3-------3------|
G|---0-------2-----|--0--------------|--0-------2-----|--0------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
 
e|-0-----0-1-----1-|3-------3-1-0---|0-----0-1-----1-|3---------0-----------|
B|-----1-------1---|----0-3-------3-|----1-------1---|------1---------------|
G|---0-------2-----|--0-------------|--0-------2-----|----0-----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
 
e|---3---3-5--5---|--3---3-3---1--|0-0---0---------|--------1-----1-|0--------------|
B|----------------|---------------|--------1-------|----0-3-----3---|----1----------|
G|-0--------------|0--------------|------------2---|0---------------|------0-2---2--|
D|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
 
e|-----------------|--0-------------|----------------|--0---------------|
B|---3-0-3-0-3-0-3-|1---3-1-0-3-1---|----0-3-----0-3-|1---3-1-0-3-1-----|
G|-0---------------|--------------2-|0-------2-------|--------------2-0-|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
 
e|-1-1-1---1---1-|--0-0-0---0---0-|--1-1-1---1---1-|--0-0-0---0---0-|----------0---|
B|-------0-------|--------1-------|--------0-------|--------1-------|------1-------|
G|-----------2---|0-----------2---|0-----------2---|0-----------2---|0---0---------|
D|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
 
e|---3---5-5---5---|3------3-3---5-7-|8-8---8-8/10---10---|10-10---7-7--10-10-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G|-0---------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
 
e|-8-8-10-10---8-10---|7-7-10-10-7-7-101010|10---8888---101010|10---7777---101010|
B|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
 
e|10---8888---101010|10---7777---101010|8-8---8-7---5---|3-3---3-3---1---|
B|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
 
e|-0-0---0---------|--1-----1-----1-|--0-----0-----0-|--1-----1-----1---|----|
B|---------1-------|------0---------|------1---------|------0-----------|----|
G|-------------2---|0-----------2---|0-----------2---|0-----------2-----|0---|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|----|
                        (fade out)
 
Alternate Version
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5-6--6-8---865--5--5-6--6-8---865-5--5-6--68---865--5--56--68----5-|
G|---5----5-----7---7---5----5----47---7--5----5---47---7---5---5----5---|
D|--5----7----5--------5----7----5-------5----7---5--------5---7----5----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-810-10--8-88-6-55-5--------6--65-----------------5-----------------|
G|-----------------------5-----47--7---5------7474747-5-75475---47--475--|
D|-5---------5-------------7-5----------57-7-5---------------75---7------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-------666-6-6--555-5-5--666-6-6--555-5-5---5--8-1010-10-8-88--------|
G|--75475-----4--------5--------4--------5----5--------------------------|
D|-------75-----7-5------7-5------7-5------7-5----5----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|---788-88/10-10-1010-77--1010881010--810--77101077-10101010-8888-10101010-7777---|
B|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-10101010-8888-10101010-7777---1010108-8--87---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------10-88-88-6-55-5-----6---6---6-5--5---5--6--6--6---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------5-------4--------5---------4-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------7-5-------7-5------7--5-----7--5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
P.S. This is my first tab, so please email me comments or corrections at charlielin@umail.ucsb.edu
Thanks for using this tab!
 
 
 
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7 comments
Yeah this is the Los Lobos version. Valens has a solo in the middle. This is at the end of the Lobos version.
I don't think this is correct
this sounds like version from Los Lobos