Garúa in E

Aníbal Troilo / Enrique Cadícamo(1943)tangoTango lento
Do Re MiC D E
E
Instrument
GuitarUkuleleBassPiano
A
A
B
B
Em
B7
Am
B7
Em
Am
B7
Em
Em
B7
Am
B7
Em
Am
B7
Em
G
D7
G
Am
B7
Em
B7
Em
G
D7
G
Am
B7
Em
B7
Em

Chord Diagrams — Garúa in E (Guitar)

Garúa in E

Aníbal Troilo y Enrique Cadícamo compusieron 'Garúa' en 1943; la garúa es la llovizna fina del Río de la Plata, el chubasquito que moja sin avisar y que aquí simboliza la tristeza difusa. El cantor camina por Buenos Aires bajo la garúa y el tango lo envuelve como ella. Troilo —Pichuco— era el mejor bandoneonista de todos los tiempos; este tango tiene su temperatura: no grita, gotea. El Gm-D7-Cm construye el frío húmedo de la noche porteña.

Garúa 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 G (descending whole step), G to D (descending perfect fourth). The mix of stepwise and leap motion balances smoothness with harmonic drive. When the progression loops, the bass returns from D to E by whole step.

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.

tango4/4 · 32 bars · Form: AABB

Chords: Em, B7, Am, G, D7.