Amor, Amor, Amor in E

Gabriel Ruiz(1944)boleroBolero moderato
Do Re MiC D E
E
Instrument
GuitarUkuleleBassPiano
A
A
B
A
E
B7
E
F♯m7
B7
E
Emaj7
F♯m7
B7
E
B7
E
F♯m7
B7
E
Emaj7
F♯m7
B7
A
Am
E
B7
C♯m7
F♯m7
B7
E
E
B7
E
F♯m7
B7
E
Emaj7
F♯m7
B7

Chord Diagrams — Amor, Amor, Amor in E (Guitar)

Amor, Amor, Amor in E

Gabriel Ruiz compuso 'Amor Amor Amor' en 1944 con letra de Ricardo López Méndez. Nat King Cole la grabó en español y la popularizó en todo el mundo. Jorge Negrete fue quien la consagró en México. La triple repetición del título —recurso retórico del bolero— y la melodía exuberante la convirtieron en una de las canciones de amor más representativas de la época dorada de la música latina.

Amor, Amor, Amor in E

E major is arguably guitar's most powerful key. The open low E and high E strings ring sympathetically as the root, while the open B provides the fifth. This triple reinforcement gives E-based riffs and chords unmatched depth and volume. E is a beginner-level key on guitar because both the low E and high E strings ring as the root, and the open B is the fifth — three open strings reinforce the tonic chord. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through E to B (descending perfect fourth), B to F# (descending perfect fourth), F# to E (descending whole step), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to A (ascending unison), A to C# (ascending major third). The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from C# to E by minor third.

Scales for Improvisation

E major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, E Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

bolero4/4 · 32 bars · Form: AABA

Chords: E, B7, F♯m7, Emaj7, A, Am, C♯m7.