La Flor de la Canela in E

La Flor de la Canela in E

Chabuca Granda compuso 'La Flor de la Canela' alrededor de 1950, dedicada a Victoria Angulo, una habitante del Rímac cuya gracia al caminar inspiró la canción. Es el vals criollo peruano más conocido en el mundo, símbolo de Lima colonial y del barrio de San Lorenzo junto al río Rímac. Plácido Domingo, Julio Iglesias y decenas de artistas la han llevado a escenarios internacionales.

La Flor de la Canela 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 A (descending whole step), A to F# (descending minor third), F# to C# (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 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.