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AUTEUR : BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (Compay Segundo) TITRE :

Chan Chan (Version 4)

Version imprimable (.pdf) : CLIQUEZ-ICI ========================================================================================= Transcription : [email protected] ========================================================================================= Accordage / Tuning : E-A-D-G-B-e Accords / Chords : A C7 Dm F Gm

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========================================================================================= REMARQUES / COMMENTS : Well this song is impossible to tab out correctly, it's all improvisation, on TWO guitars, but I thought I'd give you a few things to start with. The basic pattern of the song is a Dm / F / C7 / Gm / A layout. Don't strum the chords, you get the best sound when you pluch three or four strings together.

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Dm F C7 Gm A e[--1----1------3---3---0--] B[--3----1------5---3---2--] G[--2----2------3---3---2--] D[--0----3------5---5---2--] A[-------3------3---5---0--] E[-------------------------]

_ \ |---> B,G and D plucked give the best sound. _/

I've tabbed out a couple of the fills used throughout the song. Applied on the basic pattern, you get this (quite accurate) version: Dm F C7Gm A Dm etc... e[--1-------------1-----------------------1---] B[--3--3----1-------1---1-5-3--2----------3---] G[--2-------2---------2---3-3--2--2-0-----2---] D[--0-0-----3---3---------5-5--2------3-2-0---] A[------------3-------------------------------] E[--------------------------------------------] \_________/ \_______/ 'up fill' 'down fill' Vary by using the high e string a bit more, skipping a few notes in the fill or plucking a chord a few times instead. Which could look like this: Dm F C7Gm A Dm etc... e[--1-------1-----1----------------------1----] B[--3-------1---------1---5-3--2-2--2-2--3----] G[--2-------2-------------3-3--2-2--2-2--2----] D[------0--------3--------5-5--2-2--2-2-------] A[------------3-------------------0-----------] E[--------------------------------------------] You get the point :) Now besides at the top of the neck there are some other places you can play around with the basic pattern. The e and B strings around the 10th fret are very suitable: Dm F C7 A e[------10-10-10/12-10-8~~-(8)--10-8-----------------12-10-----------] B[-(10)-10-10-10-------10~-(10)-----(10)-11--11--11-------(11)-10~~--] G[--------------------------------------(10)(10)(10)-----------------] D[-------------------------------------------------------------------] To get back up the neck use this: (the same as the 'down fill') Dm F C7 Gm A e[-------------------0-------] B[-10-8-6-5-3~--1~-----3-----] G[-----------------------2---] D[---------------------------] You can do the same on the G and D strings around the 7th fret. Start with G[-7-7-7/9-] and you'll work the rest out easily... D[-7-7-7---] Get back up the neck with

D[--7-5-3-2-0~----2-0----] A[-------------3~-----3--]

After a while a trumpet enters to complete the Cuban atmosphere. You can keep doing the basic pattern, but here's a small part of the trumpet solo to get you going on that one too.

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BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB - Chan Chan

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e[--5~-------5~------6~-----------] B[-----6-5-3----6-5-3---6-5-3-----] G[----------------------------3~--] D[--------------------------------] And then the most difficult part: the solo. Kevin Futhey tabbed this one out already and I think it's very accurate. e[-10--10~--8-10--8~---10-8---------------------------------8~-] B[-10--10~--------10~-------11---------10~----------10-11-12---] G[-----------------------------9-10-12------9-10-12------------] D[-------------------------------------------------------------] e[----------------------10-10-10-10-10/12-10-8--8~--10-8--------8------] B[-6p5---8-8--[Outline-]10-10-10-10----------10-10~------11-8-11-11-10-] G[-----7------[---A----]-----------------------------------------------] D[------------[-Chord--]-----------------------------------------------] e[--------------6-7-8/10-8\6----------------------------] B[--------6-8/10-------------10-8-6----8----------------] G[-7-7-7-9-------------------------9-7--10-9-7----------] D[---------------------------------------------10-8-7~--] Now back to the Dm / F / C7 / Gm / A scheme, and end on Dm.

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