Manu Chao & Radio Bemba Sound Systems
"Por el suelo"
IMPORTANT: This is the version from the album "Radio Bemba Sound Systems" and NOT the
from the album "Clandestino". Different chords are used in this
version.
I couldn't find a tab for this amazing version of the song, so i decided to work it out
myself.
The sequence of the chords doesn't change throughout the song, but there are variations
which fret the chords are played, i recommend starting with
Dm on the 5th, C on the 3rd and A# on the 1st. That's also how the intro starts. Play a
reggae rythm.
e|--5----------3-----------1------|
B|--6----------5-----------3------|
G|--7----------5-----------3------|
D|--7----------5-----------3------|
A|--5----------3-----------1------|
E|--5----------3-----------1------|
Intro:
por el suelo hay una compadrita
que ya nadie se para a mirar
por el suelo hay una mamacita
que se muere de no respetar
patchamama te veo tan triste
patchamama me pongo a llorar...
Por el suelo...
esperando la ultima ola
cuidate no te vayas a mojar
escuchando la ultima rola
mamacita te invito a bailar...
Por el suelo...
For those of you who enjoy going a little more into detail, these are a few tips to help
get the proper sound...
The difficulty of playing the song in a way to make it sound "right" lies in
the slight strumming variations (try to underemphasize the high e- string most of the
and the differences of how long a chord is damped.
this is to give you a an idea of how the song is played, as mentioned hit the strings
even though you shouldn't hit all the strings, it's still
better to always use barree chords to get the damping right.
d = downstrum shortly sounding
d' = downstrum slightly longer sounding
' ' '
e|----5-----5------3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
B|----6-----6------5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
G|-x--7--x--7---x--5--x--5--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3-----|
D|-x--7--x--7---x--5--x--5--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--3-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
go like this all the way throughout the song, also try to play the C chord on the 8th or
fret or the A# on the 6th fret or the Dm the basic way from time to time... -> gives
variations.
don't follow this description too strictly, try to follow it a few times and you'll get
feeling for the variations yourself.
I hope this helped and you can enjoy this great song as much as i do!!!
Have a good time playing,
Hannes Jandrens. :)