- INTRODUCTION - (guitar 1 plays riff A)

- VERSE 1 - (guitar 2 strums the chords)

C F G C 
Para bailar la bamba, Para bailar la bamba,
F G C F G C F 
se necesita un poca de gracia, una poca de gracia pa mi y pa
G C F G C F G 
Ti ay ariba y ariba, ay ariba ariba por ti se re 
C F G
por ti se re, por ti se re

- VERSE 2 - (guitar 2 strums the chords C F and G7)

C F G C 
yo no soy marinero, yo no soy marinero
F G C F G 
soy capitan, soy capitan, soy capitan

- CHORUS - (guitar 1 plays riff B)
(guitar 2 strums the chords)

C F G
bamba, bamba
C F G
bamba, bamba
C F G
bamba, bamba

C F G
bamba

- VERSE 3 - (guitar 2 strums the chords)

C F G C
Para bailar la bamba, Para bailar la bamba,
F G C F G C F 
se necesita un poca de gracia, una poca de gracia pa mi y pa
G C F G 
ti y ariba y ariba 

- GUITAR SOLO -

NOTES: (p) pull off
(h) hammer on
/ slide up
\ slide down
(tr) tremolo picking

guitar 2 continues strumming the riff A repetitively throughout the solo.

(tremolo on the open g-string)
(play this for 2 bars)
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-------0--0(h)2--0------0----|
G |-------(tr)-0---------------|-0--2----------------2-----2-|
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |--0--2--0-----0--------0----|-----------------------------|
D |-----------3-----2--3-------|-2--3--0--2-----0------------|
A |----------------------------|-------------3-----2--3--0---|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E |----------------------------|-----------------------0--1--|
B |----------------------------|--------------0--1--3--------|
G |----------------------------|--------0--2-----------------|
D |-------------------------0--|--2--3-----------------------|
A |-2-----0--------0--2--3-----|-----------------------------|
E |----3-----1--3--------------|-----------------------------|

(tremolo for 1 bar)
E |-----0--1-----0--1----------|----------(tr)-3-------------|
B |--3--------3----------------|-----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|

(as soon as you come out of the
tremolo from previous bar, slide
up to the 12 fret then back
without picking)

E |--------3/12\3--------------|-5--3(h)5(p)3--1(h)3(p)1(p)0-|
B |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E |-1-----0--------0-----------|-----------------------------|
B |----3-----1--3-----1--3-----|--0(h)1(p)0-----0------------|
G |----------------------------|-------------2-----2---------|
D |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |--0(h)2(p)0-----0--------0--|-----------------------------|
D |-------------3-----2--3-----|---2--3----------------------|
A |----------------------------|---------2(h)3(p)2(p)0-------|
E |----------------------------|------------------------3----|

(tremolo for 1 bar) (tremolo for 1 bar)
E |----------------------------|--0--1--(tr)-3---------------|
B |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-------------(tr)-0---------|-----------------------------|
D |---0--2--3------------------|-----------------------------|
A |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E |----------------------------|------------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-----------1--0---------------|
G |----------------------------|--0--0--2--2--0-------0--2--2-|
D |----------------------------|--2--0--3----------0--0--3--3-|
A |------0--2--7\--------------|----------------2--2----------|
E |---3--------8\--------------|----------------3-------------|

E |----------------------------||
B |---------------------1--0---||
G |---0--0-----0--0--2--2--0---||
D |---2--0--2--2--0--3---------||
A |---------3------------------||
E |----------------------------||

* END SOLO*

- VERSE 4 - (exactly the same as verse 1)

C F G C 
Para bailar la bamba, Para bailar la bamba, 
F G C F G C F 
se necesita un poca de gracia, una poca de gracia pa mi y pa
G C F G C F G 
ti y ariba y ariba, ay ariba ariba por ti se re 
C F G
por ti se re, por ti se re

- ENDING CHORUS - (guitar 1 plays riff C repetitively)
(guitar 2 strums chords)

C F G
bamba, bamba
C F G
bamba, bamba
C F G
bamba, bamba
C F G
bamba, bamba

* END OF SONG* (classical piece kicks in here)

************ RIFFS *************

- RIFF A - (introduction)

E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |----------------------2--0--|----------------------------|
D |-------------2--0--3--------|-------0---3--3--2---0------|
A |----0--2--3-----------------|----2-----------------------|
E |-3--------------------------|-3--------------------------|

E |----------------------------||
B |----------------------------||
G |-------------------2---0----||
D |-------2--0--3--3-----------||
A |---3------------------------||
E |----------------------------||

- RIFF B - (chorus)

bam - ba bamba
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |---------2------4-----------|----------------------------|
D |---2-----3------5-----------|------0---3--3--2----0------|
A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------|
E |----------------------------|3---------------------------|

bam - ba bamba
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |---------2------4-----------|----------------------------|
D |---2-----3------5-----------|------0---3--3--2----0------|
A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------|
E |----------------------------|3---------------------------|

bam - ba bamba bam -
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |---------2------4-----------|----------------------------|
D |---2-----3------5-----------|------0---3--3--2----0------|
A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------|
E |----------------------------|3---------------------------|

ba
E |----------------------------||
B |----------------------------||
G |----------------2---0-------||
D |------2--0--3---------------||
A |---3------------------------||
E |----------------------------||

- RIFF C - (used in ending chorus, play repetitively)

bam - ba bamba
E |----------------------------|----------------------------||
B |----------------------------|----------------------------||
G |---------2------4-----------|----------------------------||
D |---2-----3------5-----------|------0---3--3--2--0--------||
A |---3------------------------|---2------------------------||
E |----------------------------|3---------------------------||