Cómo Fue in B

Cómo Fue in B

Ernesto Duarte compuso 'Cómo Fue' y Benny Moré la grabó en 1953 convirtiéndola en una de sus canciones más queridas. El Bárbaro del Ritmo la cantaba con una libertad rítmica imposible de transcribir; el bolero-son cubano mezcla la cadencia del son con la lentitud del bolero. El puente F7-Bb es el pivote clásico hacia el subdominante: abre el espacio armónico que la sección A no permitía, para luego cerrar con el ii-V-I de Gm7-C7-F.

Cómo Fue in B

B major mixes barre and open elements. The B chord itself is a barre at fret 2, but E and A are comfortable open chords forming the IV and V. The open B string rings as the root, allowing creative drone-based arrangements. B is a intermediate-level key on guitar because the open B string rings as the root and the open E strings provide the 4th — useful for sus4 voicings and drone effects. This key mixes open and barre shapes, making it a good intermediate challenge that builds fretboard fluency.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through B to F# (descending perfect fourth), F# to E (descending whole step), E to C# (descending minor third), C# to B (descending whole step), B to C# (ascending whole step), C# to G# (descending perfect fourth). The mix of stepwise and leap motion balances smoothness with harmonic drive. When the progression loops, the bass returns from G# to B by minor third.

Scales for Improvisation

B 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, B Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.