Esta Tarde Vi Llover in F

Esta Tarde Vi Llover in F

Armando Manzanero compuso 'Esta Tarde Vi Llover' en 1967; Tony Bennett la grabó como 'Yesterday I Heard the Rain' y la llevó a los charts estadounidenses. El bolero yucateco de Manzanero tenía algo que el pop anglosajón no podía ignorar: la arquitectura Ebmaj7-Abmaj7-Bb7 revela a un compositor que pensaba en colores, no en fórmulas. El giro IVmaj7→IV menor (Ab→Abm) en el puente es la firma melancólica que pone la tarde lluviosa justo donde la letra la necesita.

Esta Tarde Vi Llover in F

F major is the gateway to barre chords. While F itself requires a full barre at fret 1, the remaining diatonic chords (C, Dm, Am, G, Bb) mix open and barre shapes. The open high E acts as Fmaj7's seventh, adding unexpected richness. F is a intermediate-level key on guitar because the open high E string is the major seventh of F, creating a lush Fmaj7 resonance even in basic shapes, but the F barre chord itself is the first big hurdle for beginners. This key mixes open and barre shapes, making it a good intermediate challenge that builds fretboard fluency.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to C (ascending whole step), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to D (descending minor third), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to A# (ascending minor third), A# to A# (ascending unison), A# to A (descending half step). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. 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 F by major third.

Scales for Improvisation

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