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Juan Pachanga

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Ahora, una de las mejores canciones del Maestro
Rubén Blades, que posee uno de los mejores arreglos
jamás realizados en la historia de la salsa.
Intro:
G -----------------|-------------|
D -3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-3-3-3-------|
A --------------1--|--------3-2--|
E -----------------|-------------|
G --------8--|--------6---|---5----4---3---3--------|
D -----------|------------|-3----3---3---3----6-3---|
A -8-7-6-----|-6-5-4------|-------------------------|
E -----------|------------|-------------------------|
G -9-10(repetir rápidamente)--|
D ----------------------------|
A ----------------------------|
E ----------------------------|
Piano rhodes solo:
G ----10-8-10-8-----------8-6-------------------5-3-5--3-3----|
D -8-------------8-----6-------6-----------5-3-------------3--|
A ------------------6-------------6--4-4-3--------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------5-3--------|
D ---3-1--8-6--------5-------5-3-------3-----|
A -1-----------6-4-4----4-3---------------1--|
E -------------------------------------------|
"Oleléle lalalaé":
G ---------1--------|---------------------|
D ----1-3----3-1-3--|-3-3-1-3-1-3-1-3-----|
A -3----------------|------------------3--|
E ------------------|---------------------|
Versos:
"Son las cinco e' la mañana y ya amanece, Juan Pachanga bien vestido
aparece. Todos en el barrio están descansando, y Juan Pachanga
en silencio, va pensando" (2 veces estos arreglos)...
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D ----10------------------10-11-10-----------10-11-10--|
A -8-------11-----11--10------------10-----------------|
E ------8------8------------------------8-9------------|
G -------------------------------|
D ------------------------10-----|
A -10-----10-10--------8---------|
E -----8---------8--8---------8--|
"Y aunque su vida es fiesta y ron, noche y rumba, su plante es
falso igual que aquel amor que lo engañó"
G --------10------|------------------|-------8-------|-------------|
D ----10----------|------6-7-8-------|----8----------|-6-6---------|
A -8--------(3X)--|-8-8--------------|-6-------(3X)--|--------7-8--|
E ----------------|-------------6-6--|---------------|------8------|
"Y la luz del sol se ve alumbrando, Y juan Pachanga 'el mamito',
va penando"...
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D ----10------------------10-11-10-----------10-11-10--|
A -8-------11-----11--10------------10-----------------|
E ------8------8------------------------8-9------------|
G -------------------------------|-10--------|
D ------------------------10-----|-10--------|
A -10-----10-10--------8---------|-8---(4X)--|
E -----8---------8--8---------8--|-----------|
"Vestido a la última moda y perfumado. Con zapatos e' colores,
yeh yeh, bien lustrados. Los que encuentra en su camino, los saluda
(hey man!). '¡Qué feliz es Juan Pachanga!', todos juran"
(2 veces estos arreglos)...
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D ----10------------------10-11-10-----------10-11-10--|
A -8-------11-----11--10------------10-----------------|
E ------8------8------------------------8-9------------|
G -------------------------------|
D ------------------------10-----|
A -10-----10-10--------8---------|
E -----8---------8--8---------8--|
"Pero lleva en el alma, el dolor de una traición, que sólo
calman los tragos, los tabacos y el tambor..."
G --------10------|------------------|-------8-------|-------------|
D ----10----------|------6-7-8-------|----8----------|-6-6---------|
A -8--------(3X)--|-8-8--------------|-6-------(3X)--|--------7-8--|
E ----------------|-------------6-6--|---------------|------8------|
"Y mientras la gente duerme aparece, Juan Pachanga con su pena,
ya amanece."
G -----------------------------------------------------|
D ----10------------------10-11-10-----------10-11-10--|
A -8-------11-----11--10------------10-----------------|
E ------8------8------------------------8-9------------|
G -------------------------------|---------|---------------|---------|
D ------------------------10-----|---------|-------6-------|---------|
A -10-----10-10--------8---------|-8--8-8--|----8-----8-8--|-9-8--8--|
E -----8---------8--8---------8--|---------|-8-------------|---------|
Coro/Montuno:
G ---------------------------|
D --------------11-10--------|
A -8------10--8--------10-8--|
E ---9-8---------------------|
Mambo:
G ---------------------------------------|--------10--|------|--------|
D ---------------------------------------|----10------|------|--------|
A -8-8--8-6-8--8-8--6-6--4-6--(6 veces)--|-8----------|-8-8--|--------|
E ---------------------------------------|------------|------|-9-8-8--|
Vibes solo/Montuno:
G ---------------------------------|
D --------------11-10--------------|
A -8------10--8--------10-8--(2X)--|
E ---9-8---------------------------|
G --------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D ----------10----10--------------------|----------------------3-3--|
A -8-8-8-11----------10-(Varias veces)--|-8-8-8--6-6-6--4-4-4-------|
E --------------8-----------------------|---------------------------|
Bass solo:
G -9-10(repetir rápidamente)--|
D ----------------------------|
A ----------------------------|
E ----------------------------|
G -----------------------|
D -----------8-8--10-10--|
A ----8-8-10-------------|(2X)
E -8---------------------|
(Solo de bajo al libre albedrío)
Fin del solo/Fin de la canción:
G -------------|
D -------------|
A -------8-11--|(4X)
E -8-11--------|
G ----------------------|---------------|---|---------|----|
D ----------------------|---------------|---|-3-------|----|
A -8-8-8--6-6-6--4-4-4--|---------------|---|-1-(6X)--|-1--|
E ----------------------|-8-6-6--4-4--1-|---|-1-------|-1--|
Esta es toda la canción. Cuesta un poco debido a la
velocidad que tiene y la posición que
debe tomar la mano izquierda en algunas
partes. Les recomiendo oír todas las veces necesarias
la canción para agarrarle el ritmo, pues es un
tanto complicada. Tiene sus detallitos, pero está bien
completa. Cualquier duda o comentario me escriben. Agradecimiento
especial a los amigos de Youtube eaca79 y Pedro Vasconez (alias
"megustaestartrono"). Sin sus aportes, no hubiera sido posible
llevar a cabo la transcripción
de esta tab. Un abrazo. Dios me los bendiga. Hasta la próxima.

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