Pedro Navaja in G

Pedro Navaja in G

Rubén Blades compuso 'Pedro Navaja' en 1978 para el álbum 'Siembra' con Willie Colón, el disco de salsa más vendido de la historia. La crónica de un machetero y una prostituta que se matan mutuamente en un callejón neoyorquino — con el comentario irónico de un borracho al final — es literatura pura: Gabriel García Márquez la comparó con el mejor periodismo. La progresión Fm-Db-C7 sobre montuno es el pulso de la salsa narrativa.

Pedro Navaja in G

G major is the singer-songwriter's key. The open G, B, and D strings spell out the full G major triad with zero fretting. Add the open high E for a Gadd6 shimmer. Nearly every diatonic chord (Em, Am, C, D) has a comfortable open voicing. G is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open G, B, and D strings form a complete G major triad without fretting a single note, and the open low E adds a rich 6th color. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through G to D# (descending major third), D# to D (descending half step), D to A# (descending major third), A# to F (descending perfect fourth). 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 F to G by whole step.

Scales for Improvisation

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