Llorando se fue in B

Los Kjarkas(1981)cumbiaCumbia moderato
Do Re MiC D E
B
Instrument
GuitarUkuleleBassPiano
A
A
B
B
Bm
Em
Bm
F♯7
Bm
Em
F♯7
Bm
Bm
Em
Bm
F♯7
Bm
Em
F♯7
Bm
D
A
Em
F♯7
Bm
Em
F♯7
Bm
D
A
Em
F♯7
Bm
Em
F♯7
Bm

Chord Diagrams — Llorando se fue in B (Guitar)

Llorando se fue in B

Los Kjarkas de Bolivia publicaron 'Llorando se Fue' en 1981 como saya-cumbia andina. Kaoma la convirtió en 'Lambada' en 1989, hit mundial número 1 en Europa sin dar créditos, lo que desencadenó un escándalo de derechos de autor. La melodía de los Kjarkas es una de las más virales de la música latinoamericana del siglo XX, cruzando fronteras entre la cumbia boliviana, el forró brasileño y el pop europeo.

Llorando se 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 E (ascending perfect fourth), E to F# (ascending whole step), F# to D (descending major third), D to A (descending perfect fourth). 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 A to B by whole step.

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.

cumbia4/4 · 32 bars · Form: AABB

Chords: Bm, Em, F♯7, D, A.