Sway (¿Quién Será?) in G

Sway (¿Quién Será?) in G

Pablo Beltrán Ruiz compuso 'Quién Será' en 1953 para el cantante Acerina. Dean Martin la grabó en inglés como 'Sway' en 1954 y llegó al Top 10 en EE.UU. Michael Bublé la revivió en 2003. El mambo cha-cha festivo con su ostinato de Am-E7 es uno de los ritmos latinos más conocidos en el mundo anglosajón, y 'Sway' figura en innumerables bandas sonoras de Hollywood.

Sway (¿Quién Será?) in G

G major is the singer-songwriter's key. The open G, B, and D strings spell out the full G major triad with zero fretting. Add the open high E for a Gadd6 shimmer. Nearly every diatonic chord (Em, Am, C, D) has a comfortable open voicing. G is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open G, B, and D strings form a complete G major triad without fretting a single note, and the open low E adds a rich 6th color. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

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

Scales for Improvisation

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