Oye Como Va

Words & Music:

Tito Puente

Arr: Carlos Santana

Tabbed by: JC Rea & an unknown tabber

 

INTRO [also basic verse vamp]:

  Am(add2)   D(add2)  [etc.]

e|-5--5---5--5---5--5-|-5-5--5-5--5-5-|

B|-5--5---5--5---5--5-|-5-5--5-5--5-5-|

G|-5--5---5--5---5--5-|-5-5--5-5--5-5-|

D|-5--5---5--4---4--4-|-5-5--5-4--4-4-|

A|--------------------|---------------|

E|--------------------|---------------|

 

OPENING GUITAR SOLO:

e|--------7-8-10-7----------------------7-8-10-7--------------|

B|-10--10----------8h10----------10--10----------8h10---------|

G|-----------------------5-7p5------------------------7b9b7-5-|  2x

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---5--5---5-5-5-5---5--5--|

B|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---7--5---5-5-5-5---7--5--|

G|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---7--5---5-5-5-5---7--5--|

D|-7--7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7--|

A|-7--7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---5--7---7-7-7-7---5--7--|

E|------------------------------------------------|

 

 

VERSE:  [over basic verse vamp]

Am(add2)   D(add2)      Am(add2)        D(add2)

Oye como va, mi ritmo.  Bueno pa' gozar, mulata.  [2x]

 

TRANSITION:

   Am                      D  Am           D   Am

e|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---5--5---5-5-5-5---5--5--|

B|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---7--5---5-5-5-5---7--5--|

G|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---7--5---5-5-5-5---7--5--|

D|-7--7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7--|

A|-7--7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---5--7---7-7-7-7---5--7--|

E|------------------------------------------------|

 

 

SOLO 1:  [over verse vamp]

e|--------------------------|-------------5--------|

B|-----5-8-5-7--------------|-----5-8-5-7---5---5--|

G|---5---------7---5h7p5----|---5---------------5--|

D|-7---------------------7--|-7-----------------5--|

A|--------------------------|----------------------|

E|--------------------------|----------------------|

 

e|------------------------------|---------8------5/8--|

B|-----5-8-5-7------------------|-----5-8---8-7-------|

G|---5---------7-----5-7-7p5----|---5-----------------|

D|-7---------------7---------7--|-7-------------------|

A|------------------------------|---------------------|

E|------------------------------|---------------------|

 

e|-8-8-5-5-8-5--8p5-----5------------------|-8-8p5-5-8p5----5------|

B|------------------7h8--------------------|-------------/7---5----|

G|----------------------------5h7-7-7p5----|--------------------5--|

D|----------------------------5---------7--|-----------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|

 

e|-8-8-5-5-8p5-8p5---5----------|8-8-5-5-8p5-----5/12--|

B|-----------------8------------|------------/7--------|

G|----------------------5h7--5--|----------------------|

D|----------------------5-------|----------------------|

A|------------------------------|----------------------|

E|------------------------------|----------------------|

 

e|-8p5--8p5--8p5--8p5--8p5---5h8-8p5---8p5--8p5-----------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------5h(7)--5h7p5--|

D|--------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

 

e|--------------------------------|          e|-5-5--5--5--5-5--|

B|--------------5---5-7-----------|          B|-5-5--5--7--7-7--|

G|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5---------------|  [3x]    G|-5-5--5--7--7-7--|  [2x]

D|-----------------------4-5-6-7--|          D|-7-7--7--7--7-7--|

A|--------------------------------|          A|-7-7--7--5--5-5--|

E|--------------------------------|          E|-----------------|

 

e|-----------------------------|             e|---------------------------------|

B|-----7------5------5------5--|             B|---------------------------------|

G|---5------5------5------5----|  [3x]       G|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|

D|-7------6------5------4------|             D|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|

A|-----------------------------|             A|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|

E|-----------------------------|             E|---------------------------------|

 

e|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---5--5---5-5-5-5---5--5--|

B|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---7--5---5-5-5-5---7--5--|

G|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---7--5---5-5-5-5---7--5--|

D|-7--7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7--|

A|-7--7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---5--7---7-7-7-7---5--7--|

E|------------------------------------------------|

 

 

VERSE:  [over basic verse vamp]

Am(add2)   D(add2)      Am(add2)        D(add2)

Oye como va, mi ritmo.  Bueno pa' gozar, mulata.  [2x]

 

 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-15-|

G|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-14-|

D|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-12-|

A|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

SOLO 2:

e|-5/12~~--8-8p5-5--8p5-8p5---5------------|-8-8-5-5-8p5---7-------------|

B|--------------------------8--------------|-------------7---------------|

G|------------------------------5h7-7-7p5--|-----------------5/7--5h7p5--|

D|------------------------------5----------|----------------------5------|

A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

 

 

e|-8-8-5-5-8p5--8p5---5------------|-8-8-5-5-8p5------|

B|------------------8--------------|-------------5/7--|

G|----------------------5h7-7-7p5--|------------------|

D|----------------------5----------|------------------|

A|---------------------------------|------------------|

E|---------------------------------|------------------|

 

 

e|-[15]b17r15b17---12-12h14-17---------|

B|------------------------------12h13--|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

 

 

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-6b8-8--6b8-8--6b8-8--6b8-8-6-8-------------5---------------|

G|--------------------------------7-9-7-5---5-7-5----7-7/9-9--|

D|----------------------------------------7--------7----------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

 

e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|----------------5-7--7--5-5-5--|

G|-5-5-5-----5-5-------------------|-5\--7--5-5-----5-7--7--5-5-5--|

D|-5-5-5--7--5-5--5/7-5------------|-5\--7--5-5--7--5-7--7--5-5-5--|

A|----------------------7-5---5----|-------------7-----------------|

E|--------------------------8---8--|-------------------------------|

 

 

e|-8p5-8p5-8p5--12\-8p5-10p5-8p5-5h8-8p5--8p5-8p5--8p5-98p5--8-8--8p5-8p5-8p5--|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

 

                                                 "...Hunh!..."

e|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---5--5---5-5-5-5---5--5--------------5\--|

B|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---7--5---5-5-5-5---7--5--------------5\--|

G|-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---7--5---5-5-5-5---7--5--------------5\--|

D|-7--7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---7--7---7-7-7-7---7--7--------------7\--|

A|-7--7-7---7-7-7--7-7-7---5--7---7-7-7-7---5--7--------------7\--|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 

 




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