Bésame Mucho in E

Bésame Mucho in E

Consuelo Velázquez compuso 'Bésame Mucho' en 1940 a los 16 años, antes de haber recibido su primer beso. Es la canción latinoamericana más grabada de la historia: la han interpretado los Beatles, Trio Los Panchos, Andrea Bocelli y más de 2.000 artistas. La melodía en Re menor con el acorde de Gm6 como firma armónica se ha convertido en símbolo universal del romanticismo en español.

Bésame Mucho 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 A (ascending perfect fourth), A to F# (descending minor third), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to C (ascending minor 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 major 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.