Perdón in E

Pedro Flores(1938)boleroBolero lento
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Instrument
GuitarUkuleleBassPiano
A
A
B
A
Em
B7
Em
B7
Am
Em
B7
Em
Em
B7
Em
B7
Am
Em
B7
Em
G
D7
G
D7
C
G
B7
Em
Em
B7
Em
B7
Am
Em
B7
Em

Chord Diagrams — Perdón in E (Guitar)

Perdón in E

Pedro Flores, el gran compositor puertorriqueño, escribió 'Perdón' en 1938; los Cuarteto Caney, Los Panchos y Eydie Gormé la grabaron, pero ninguna versión superó a la de Daniel Santos. La súplica de perdón en el bolero es el género en estado puro: el yo lírico que ruega, que admite culpa, que espera misericordia. El Fm-C7-Bbm construye un muro de tensión; el puente modula al relativo mayor Ab —un momento de dignidad momentánea— antes del regreso a la oscuridad del Fm.

Perdón 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), D to C (descending whole step). The predominantly stepwise bass motion creates smooth, connected voice leading. When the progression loops, the bass returns from C to E by major 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.

bolero4/4 · 32 bars · Form: AABA

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