La Bamba

by Ritchie Valens

💃 Latin & Bossa Nova
Difficulty ★★☆☆☆
Tuning Standard
Capo None

The classic three-chord Latin rock anthem. Built on a repeating C, F, G progression played with energy and drive.

  C     F     G        C     F     G
e|--0-----1-----3--------0-----1-----3--------|
B|--1-----1-----0--------1-----1-----0--------|
G|--0-----2-----0--------0-----2-----0--------|
D|--2-----3-----0--------2-----3-----0--------|
A|--3-----3-----2--------3-----3-----2--------|
E|--------1-----3--------------1-----3--------|

  Riff over C - F - G
e|---3-3--5--3---1-1--0--1---3-3--5--3--1-----|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|