Puro Teatro in E

Tite Curet Alonso(1966)boleroBolero-mambo moderato
Do Re MiC D E
E
Instrument
GuitarUkuleleBassPiano
A
A
B
A
Em
B7
Em
B7
Am
Em7
B7
Em
Em
B7
Em
B7
Am
Em7
B7
Em
G
Gm
D
B7
Em
Am
B7
Em
Em
B7
Em
B7
Am
Em7
B7
Em

Chord Diagrams — Puro Teatro in E (Guitar)

Puro Teatro in E

Tite Curet Alonso compuso 'Puro Teatro' y La Lupe la grabó en 1966 convirtiéndola en su himno personal y en uno de los boleros más intensos de la historia. La Yiyiyi cantaba con una entrega física y emocional que rompía micrófonos y escandalizaba a los conservadores; su interpretación de 'todo fue mentira / todo fue teatro' es devastadoramente teatral por sí misma. El Fm insiste en la traición; Ab→Abm en el puente es el momento en que la máscara cae.

Puro Teatro 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 E (descending perfect fourth), E to G (ascending minor third), G to G (ascending unison), G to D (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 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.

bolero4/4 · 32 bars · Form: AABA

Chords: Em, B7, Am, Em7, G, Gm, D.