Sabor a Mí in B

Sabor a Mí in B

Álvaro Carrillo oaxaqueño compuso 'Sabor a Mí' en 1959; Eydie Gormé y Trio Los Panchos la llevaron al mundo entero. Los Beatles la incorporaron a su repertorio temprano. La frase 'tanto tiempo disfrutamos de este amor' resume la filosofía del bolero como celebración sensorial del amor. Una de las canciones latinoamericanas más grabadas de todos los tiempos.

Sabor a Mí 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 B (ascending unison), B to C# (ascending whole step), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to G# (ascending whole step), G# to E (descending major third), E to E (ascending unison), E to G# (ascending major third). The predominantly stepwise bass motion creates smooth, connected voice leading. When the progression loops, the bass returns from G# to B by minor third.

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.