Nosotros in E

Nosotros in E

Pedro Junco Jr. compuso 'Nosotros' en 1943 mientras sufría tuberculosis, sabiendo que no podría estar con la mujer que amaba por miedo a contagiarla. 'Nosotros, que nos queremos tanto' —la primera persona del plural usada para hablar de una separación— es uno de los textos más emotivos del bolero. Luis Miguel, Pedro Vargas y Raphael figuran entre los cientos de intérpretes de esta joya del romanticismo latino.

Nosotros 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 F# (descending perfect fourth), F# to E (descending whole step), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to A (ascending unison), A to C# (ascending major third). 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.