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La Bamba Fingerstyle

Ritchie Valens
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high) Download AlphaTex source (.txt)
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Readable tablature for La Bamba Fingerstyle by Ritchie Valens

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

Track 1 · 6 strings · tuning low to high: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
Symbols: h hammer-on, p pull-off, t tied note, x dead note, () ghost note, <> harmonic, PM palm mute, LR let ring, b bend, / slide, v vibrato.
Measure 1 · 4/4 · tempo 156 BPM
Rhythm |r1/2-r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |---------------------|
B3  |---------------------|
G3  |---------------------|
D3  |--------------0---2--|
A2  |----------3----------|
E2  |---------------------|

Measure 2 · 4/4 · tempo 156 BPM
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----------------1---0--|
B3  |----0---0---2---2---0--|
G3  |----2---0---3----------|
D3  |3----------------------|
A2  |-----------------------|
E2  |-----------------------|

Measure 3 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0------------------------------|
B3  |0---------------2---2---0------|
G3  |------------0---3---3---2---0--|
D3  |--------2----------------------|
A2  |----3--------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 4 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |----------------1---1---0--|
B3  |----0---0---2---2---2---0--|
G3  |--------0---3--------------|
D3  |3--------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 5 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----1---1---1---1---1---0--|
B3  |----------------------------|
G3  |----------------------------|
D3  |----------------------------|
A2  |----------------------------|
E2  |----------------------------|

Measure 6 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-r1/2.|
E4  |0---1--------|
B3  |-------------|
G3  |-------------|
D3  |-------------|
A2  |-------------|
E2  |-------------|

Measure 7 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----1---0---1---1---0---0--|
B3  |---------0-----------0------|
G3  |----------------------------|
D3  |----------------------------|
A2  |----------------------------|
E2  |----------------------------|

Measure 8 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0---1--------1---1---1---1---3--|
B3  |-----------------2--------------|
G3  |--------------------------------|
D3  |--------------------------------|
A2  |--------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------|

Measure 9 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----0---0---3---1---0---3--|
B3  |----------------------------|
G3  |----------------------------|
D3  |----------------------------|
A2  |----------------------------|
E2  |----------------------------|

Measure 10 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-r1/4|
E4  |0---1---1-------|
B3  |----0-----------|
G3  |----------------|
D3  |----------------|
A2  |----------------|
E2  |----------------|

Measure 11 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----0---1---0---0---0---0--|
B3  |-----0----------------------|
G3  |----------------------------|
D3  |----------------------------|
A2  |----------------------------|
E2  |----------------------------|

Measure 12 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0---1---1---1---1---1---3--|
B3  |---------------------------|
G3  |---------------------------|
D3  |---------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 13 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----0---0---3---1---0---3---0--|
B3  |--------------------------------|
G3  |--------------------------------|
D3  |--------------------------------|
A2  |--------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------|

Measure 14 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-r1/2.|
E4  |0---1--------|
B3  |-------------|
G3  |-------------|
D3  |-------------|
A2  |-------------|
E2  |-------------|

Measure 15 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
B3  |--------------------------------|
G3  |--------------------------------|
D3  |--------------------------------|
A2  |--------------------------------|
E2  |--------------------------------|

Measure 16 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0---1---1---1---1---1---3--|
B3  |---------------------------|
G3  |---------------------------|
D3  |---------------------------|
A2  |---------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 17 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |3---0---3---1---0--|
B3  |----0---0----------|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |-------------------|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 18 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0---0---1----------|
B3  |------------2---0--|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |-------------------|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 19 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |3---0---1---1---1---1---1--|
B3  |0---0----------------------|
G3  |0---0----------------------|
D3  |----0----------------------|
A2  |---------------------------|
E2  |---------------------------|

Measure 20 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-r1/2.|
E4  |0---1--------|
B3  |-------------|
G3  |-------------|
D3  |-------------|
A2  |-------------|
E2  |-------------|

Measure 21 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----1---1---1---1---1---1--|
B3  |----------------------------|
G3  |----------------------------|
D3  |----------------------------|
A2  |----------------------------|
E2  |----------------------------|

Measure 22 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0---1---1---1---1---1---1---3--|
B3  |-------------------------------|
G3  |-------------------------------|
D3  |-------------------------------|
A2  |-------------------------------|
E2  |-------------------------------|

Measure 23 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/4-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |-----0---3---0---0--|
B3  |-------------0------|
G3  |--------------------|
D3  |--------------------|
A2  |--------------------|
E2  |--------------------|

Measure 24 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-1/4-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |0---1---1----------|
B3  |----0-------2---0--|
G3  |-------------------|
D3  |-------------------|
A2  |-------------------|
E2  |-------------------|

Measure 25 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-r1/8-r1/2.|
E4  |--------------|
B3  |0-------------|
G3  |--------------|
D3  |--------------|
A2  |--------------|
E2  |--------------|

Measure 26 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |1-----------0--|
B3  |----2---2------|
G3  |---------------|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 27 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-r1/2.|
E4  |0------------|
B3  |----0--------|
G3  |-------------|
D3  |-------------|
A2  |-------------|
E2  |-------------|

Measure 28 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |1---1-------3--|
B3  |0---2---2---4--|
G3  |---------------|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 29 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-r1/2.|
E4  |3---3--------|
B3  |4---0--------|
G3  |-------------|
D3  |-------------|
A2  |-------------|
E2  |-------------|

Measure 30 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/2-1/4-1/8-1/8|
E4  |1---1-------3--|
B3  |0---2---2---4--|
G3  |---------------|
D3  |---------------|
A2  |---------------|
E2  |---------------|

Measure 31 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/8-1/8-r1/2-1/4|
E4  |3---3--------0--|
B3  |4---0-----------|
G3  |----------------|
D3  |----------------|
A2  |----------------|
E2  |----------------|

Measure 32 · 4/4
Rhythm |1/4-r1/2.|
E4  |1--------|
B3  |---------|
G3  |---------|
D3  |---------|
A2  |---------|
E2  |---------|

Measure 33 · 4/4
Rhythm |r1/4-r1/2.|
E4  |----------|
B3  |----------|
G3  |----------|
D3  |----------|
A2  |----------|
E2  |----------|
AlphaTex source notation
\title "Acoustic Guitar"
\tempo 156
\tuning E4 B3 G3 D3 A2 E2
\instrument 25
.
\ts 4 4 :2 r :8 r 3.5 0.4 2.4 |
\tempo 156 :4 3.4 :8 (0.2 2.3) (0.2 0.3) :4 (2.2 3.3) :8 (1.1 2.2) (0.1 0.2) |
(0.1 0.2) 3.5 2.4 0.3 (2.2 3.3) (2.2 3.3) (0.2 2.3) 0.3 |
:4 3.4 :8 0.2 (0.2 0.3) (2.2 3.3) (1.1 2.2) (1.1 2.2) (0.1 0.2) |
r 1.1 1.1 1.1 :4 1.1 :8 1.1 0.1 |
0.1 1.1 :2 r {d} |
:8 r 1.1 (1.1 0.1 0.2) 1.1 :4 1.1 :8 (1.1 0.1 0.2) 0.1 |
0.1 1.1 r 1.1 (1.1 2.2) 1.1 1.1 3.1 |
r 0.1 0.1 3.1 :4 1.1 :8 0.1 3.1 |
:4 0.1 (1.1 0.2) 1.1 r |
:8 r (1.1 0.1 0.2) 1.1 (1.1 0.1) (1.1 0.1) (1.1 0.1) (1.1 0.1) |
:4 0.1 :8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 |
r 0.1 0.1 3.1 1.1 0.1 3.1 0.1 |
0.1 1.1 :2 r {d} |
:8 r 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 |
:4 0.1 :8 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 |
:4 3.1 (0.1 0.2) (3.1 0.2) :8 1.1 0.1 |
:4 0.1 0.1 1.1 :8 2.2 0.2 |
(3.1 3.1 0.2 0.3) (1.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 |
0.1 1.1 :2 r {d} |
:8 r 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 |
0.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.1 |
:4 r 0.1 3.1 :8 (1.1 0.1 0.2) 0.1 |
:4 0.1 (0.1 1.1 0.2) 1.1 :8 2.2 0.2 |
0.2 r :2 r {d} |
:2 1.1 :4 2.2 :8 2.2 0.1 |
0.1 0.2 :2 r {d} |
:2 (0.1 1.1 0.2) :4 (1.1 2.2) :8 2.2 (3.1 4.2) |
(3.1 4.2) (3.1 0.2) :2 r {d} |
:2 (0.1 1.1 0.2) :4 (1.1 2.2) :8 2.2 (3.1 4.2) |
(3.1 4.2) (3.1 0.2) :2 r :4 0.1 |
1.1 :2 r {d} |
:4 r :2 r {d}

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