Recorda Me (Recordame) in B

Recorda Me (Recordame) in B

Joe Henderson (Blue Note, 1963) construyó este clásico del jazz latino sobre tres centros de tonalidad menor: Am → Cm → Eb mayor → Am. El vamp de la sección A (Am7 × 4 → Cm7 × 4) es hipnótico; el puente B encadena dos ii-V-Is en Eb y La. Perfecto para practicar el modo Dórico en tres tonalidades consecutivas.

Recorda Me (Recordame) in B

B major mixes barre and open elements. The B chord itself is a barre at fret 2, but E and A are comfortable open chords forming the IV and V. The open B string rings as the root, allowing creative drone-based arrangements. B is a intermediate-level key on guitar because the open B string rings as the root and the open E strings provide the 4th — useful for sus4 voicings and drone effects. This key mixes open and barre shapes, making it a good intermediate challenge that builds fretboard fluency.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through B to D (ascending minor third), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to C# (descending major third), C# to F# (ascending 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 F# to B by perfect fourth.

Scales for Improvisation

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