La Bamba Chords by Ritchie Valens

Tempo:
150.2 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

G

Bb

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Ritchie Valens - La Bamba (Live) chords
Start Jamming...
I'm falling off.
But [G] your next [Bb] record's coming out.
Well, I don't know about the next record, but I might think about an album.
Oh, an album.
[Bbm] And
[B] we want to certainly thank you for coming back to [Bb] the apartment and entertaining all the kids here.
Oh, it was a lot of fun.
Good.
And since the kids did like La Bamba so well, would you like to do another chorus of that?
[N] Sure.
[Bb] [C]
[B] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [Am] [C]
[F] [G] To dance [C] La Bamba, [F] [G] [C]
[F] you [G] need a little [C]
grace,
[F] [G] a little [C]
[F] grace with [G] empathy, [C] up and up,
[F] [G] up [C] and up, [F] because [G] you are a boy, you [C] are a [F] boy.
[G] I'm not [C] a sailor, [F] [G] I'm not [C] a sailor,
[F] I'm not a sailor, I'm [G] not a [C] sailor,
[F] [G] La [C]
[F] Bamba, [G] [Bm] [C] La Bamba, [F] [G] La [C]
[F] Bamba,
[G] [C]
[F] [C] to dance La [F] Bamba, [G] to dance [C] La [F] [G] Bamba,
[Bm] a [C] little [F] grace, [G] a [C] little [F] grace with [G] empathy, up [C] and up,
up and up,
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [C] up and up,
[F] [G] to [F] [C]
[F] [G] dance La Bamba, [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] to [G] dance La Bamba,
[C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [G]
[C] [F] a little grace, [G]
[C] [F] [G]
a little [C] grace [F] [G] with empathy, [C] up and [F] up,
[G]
up [C] and up,
[F] a little [G]
grace, [C] a little grace [F] [G] with [C] empathy,
La [F] [G] Bamba, [C] La [F] Bamba, La Bamba,
[G] [F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Bb
12341111
B
12341112
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To learn Ritchie Valens - (Live, Traditional Adapt. by Valens) La Bamba chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, F, G, C, F and C. Start with a comfortable 75 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 150. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Db Major.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
_ _ _ I'm falling off.
But [G] _ _ your next [Bb] record's coming out.
Well, I don't know about the next record, but I might think about an album.
Oh, an album. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] And _ _
_ [B] we want to certainly thank you for coming back to [Bb] the apartment and entertaining all the kids here.
Oh, it was a lot of fun.
Good.
And since the kids did like La Bamba so well, would you like to do another chorus of that?
[N] Sure. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [Am] _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ To dance [C] La Bamba, [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] you _ [G] need a little [C]
grace,
[F] _ _ [G] _ a little [C] _
[F] grace with _ [G] empathy, [C] up and up,
[F] _ _ [G] _ up [C] and up, [F] because [G] you are a boy, you [C] are a [F] boy.
_ [G] _ _ I'm not [C] a sailor, [F] _ _ [G] _ I'm not [C] a sailor,
[F] I'm not a sailor, I'm _ [G] _ _ not a [C] sailor,
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ La [C] _
_ [F] Bamba, [G] _ _ _ [Bm] [C] La Bamba, [F] _ _ [G] _ _ La [C] _
_ [F] Bamba,
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ to dance La [F] Bamba, _ [G] _ to dance [C] La _ [F] _ _ [G] Bamba,
[Bm] a [C] little [F] grace, _ [G] _ a [C] little [F] grace with [G] empathy, up [C] and up,
up and up,
_ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] up and up,
[F] _ _ [G] to [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ dance La Bamba, _ [C] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] to [G] dance La Bamba,
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] a little grace, [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
a little _ [C] grace [F] _ [G] with empathy, _ [C] up and [F] up,
_ [G] _
up [C] and up,
[F] a little [G]
grace, _ [C] a little grace [F] _ [G] with _ _ [C] empathy,
La [F] _ [G] Bamba, _ _ [C] La _ [F] Bamba, La Bamba,
[G] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Ritchie Valens.

You may also like to play