La Bamba (chromatic)

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

LA BAMBA
By: Ritchie Valens
Key: C

-6 -6 -6  -6  -6  6  5
Pa-ra bai-lar la bam-ba 
-6 -6 -6  -6  -6  6  5
Pa-ra bai-lar la bam-ba  
5  5  5  -5 -4 -5-5 -6 6  -5  6   5
se ne-ce-si-ta un-a po-ca de gra-cia 
-6-6 -6 -6 -6  6   5
Un-a po-ca de gra-cia 
  5  5    5  -5
Para mi para ti  
-4-5 -6  6  -5  6  5
Y ar-ri-ba  ar-ri-ba 
-6 -6 -6 -6 6  5
ar-ri-ba ar-ri-ba  
 5  5  5  -5 -4  -5 -4 -6  6  6
por ti se re por ti se re se re 
-6 -6 -6  -6 -6 6  5
Yo no soy mar-i-ne-ro 
-6 -6 -6  -6 -6 6  5   5   5  5 -5
Yo no soy mar-i-ne-ro,soy cap-i-tan  
-4 -4 -5  -6  6 6  5   5  -3 -3  3
yo no soy mar-i-ne-ro,soy cap-i-tan  
 4  -3  -4  3    6  5
Bam-ba, bam-ba, bam-ba, 
-5  -5   6  5   -5  -5
bam-ba, bam-ba, bam-ba
 4  -3 -4
Bam-ba bam…

-6 -6 -6  -6  -6  6  5
Pa-ra bai-lar la bam-ba 
-6 -6 -6  -6  -6  6  5
Pa-ra bai-lar la bam-ba  
5  5  5  -5 -4 -5-5 -6 6  -5  6   5
se ne-ce-si-ta un-a po-ca de gra-cia 
-6-6 -6 -6 -6  6   5
Un-a po-ca de gra-cia 
   5  5    5  -5
Pa-ra mi para ti  
-4-5 -6  6  -5  6  5
Y ar-ri-ba  ar-ri-ba 
-6 -6 -6 -6 6  5
ar-ri-ba ar-ri-ba  
 5  5  5  -5 -4  -5 -4 -6  6  6
por ti se re por ti se re se re 
-6 -6 -6  -6 -6 6  5
Yo no soy mar-i-ne-ro 
-6 -6 -6  -6 -6 6  5   5   5  5 -5
Yo no soy mar-i-ne-ro,soy cap-i-tan  
-4 -4 -5  -6  6 6  5   5  -3 -3  3
yo no soy mar-i-ne-ro,soy cap-i-tan  
 4  -3  -4  3    6  5
Bam-ba, bam-ba, bam-ba, 
-5  -5   6  5   -5  -5
bam-ba, bam-ba, bam-ba
 4  -3 -4  3
Bam-ba bam-ba

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