Sabor a Mí in D

Sabor a Mí in D

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 D

D major is one of guitar's most resonant keys. The open D string acts as a droning root, and the open A string provides the fifth. This gives D-based strumming a wide, ringing quality that flatpicks and fingerpicks love. D is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open D and A strings provide a powerful bass foundation, and the open high E is the 2nd scale degree adding brightness. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through D to D (ascending unison), D to E (ascending whole step), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to B (ascending whole step), B to G (descending major third), G to G (ascending unison), G to B (ascending major third). The predominantly stepwise bass motion creates smooth, connected voice leading. When the progression loops, the bass returns from B to D by minor third.

Scales for Improvisation

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