E-|---Song:-La-Llorona-(The-Weeping-Woman)---------|A-|---Composer:-Traditional------------------------|D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------|G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------| B-|---http://www.chrisliang.com--------------------|E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------|
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La Llorona (The Weeping Woman) Traditional
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Grade 3 Intermediate
42 Bars
Time Signature 3/4
Standard Tuning
Moderato
The title of this traditional ballad translates as "The Weeping Woman."
Though popular in Mexico, the origins of the song and its tragic tale of
murder lies in Spain. Due to the freer performance style of folk songs,
you may repeat any of the sections as many times as you like. Play at a
moderate tempo with ample amount of feeling.
Part A
[1] E|-----------------0--||-0--------0-----0--|--0--------0-----0--|B|--------------------||-------1-----1-----|-(2)----1-----1-----|G|--------------------||*------2-----2-----|-(2)----2-----2-----|D|--------------------||*------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----|A|--------------------||-0================-|--------------------|E|--------------------||-------------------|--0================-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a m a m a a m a m a p i i p i i p p p p
L 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
[4]E|--1--------1-----1--|--1--------1-----1--|--0--------0-----0--|B|--------3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----|--------1-----1-----|G|--------2-----2-----|-(2)----2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----|D|--------3-----3-----|-(3)----3-----3-----|--------2-----2-----|A|--0================-|--0================-|--------------------|E|--------------------|--------------------|--0================-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a m a m a a m a m a a m a m a p i i p i i p i i p p p p p p
L 1 4 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 1
2 2 2 2 3 3
3 3 3 3 2 2
[7] * I...........E|--0-----------------|--------------------|--------------0----||B|--------3p-1--3p-1--|--0-----------------|-(0)---------------||G|--------2-----2-----|--------1-----1-----|------------------*||D|--------3-----3-----|--------2-----2-----|------------------*||A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------||E|--1================-|--0================-|--0-----2-----4----|| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a m m a m m p p a p i i p i i p p p
L 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 2 4
2 2 2 2
3 3
Part B
[10] III...............E||-------0--------0--|--------0--------0--|--------------------|B||----1--------1-----|-----1--------1-----|--------3--------3--|G||*2--------2--------|--2--------2--------|-----4--------4-----|D||*------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----|--5--------5--------|A||-0-----------------|--0-----------------|--------5-----5-----|E||-------------------|--------------------|--3-----------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i m a i m a i m a i m a i m a i m a p p p p p p p p p
L 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 1 2 1
2 2 1 3 3
[13].................. I......................................E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|B|--------3--------3--|--------1--------1--|--------1--------1--|G|-----4--------4-----|-----2--------2-----|-----2--------2-----|D|--5--------5--------|--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------|A|--------5-----5-----|--------3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----|E|--3-----------------|--1-----------------|--1-----------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i m a i m a i m a i m a i m a i m a p p p p p p p p p
L 4 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 1
1 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3
[16]E|--------------------|-------------------||B|--------0--------0--|--------0--------0-||G|-----1--------1-----|-----1--------1---*||D|--2--------2--------|--2--------2------*||A|--------2-----2-----|--------2-----2----||E|--0-----------------|--0----------------|| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R i m a i m a i m a i m a p p p p p p
L 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 2 3 1
2 2
Part C
[18]* I.... * I.....E||-0-----1-----0-----|--------------------|--------0-----0-----|B||-1==========-1-----|--3-----1-----0-----|--------1-----1-----|G||*2==========-2-----|--1==========-1-----|--2================-|D||*------------------|--2==========-2-----|--------------------|A||-------------------|--------------------|--0================-|E||-0================-|--0================-|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a a a a a i a a m m m m m p m m i i i i i p
L 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1
2 2 1 2
2
[21]E|--------------0-----|--0-----0-----------|--------0-----------|B|--------------------|--------1-----1-----|-(1)----1-----1-----|G|-(2)----------------|--------2-----2-----|-(2)----2-----2-----|D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|A|--------------------|--0================-|--------------------|E|--0-----2-----4-----|--------------------|--0================-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p p a a a m p a m p p m i m i i i
L 2 4 1 1 1 1
3 3 3 3
[24]E|--3-----1--------1--|--3-----1-----1-----|--0-----0-----------|B|--------3-----3-----|-(3)----3-----3-----|--------1-----1-----|G|--------2-----2-----|-(2)----2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----|D|--0================-|--------------------|--------------------|A|--------------------|--0================-|--------------------|E|--------------------|--------------------|--0================-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a m a a a a a a m p m i p m m p m i i i i i
L 4 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 1
3 2 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
[27]E|--------0-----------|--------------------|--------------0----||B|-(1)----1-----1-----|--3-----0-----------|-(0)---------------||G|-(2)----2-----2-----|--------1-----1-----|-(1)----1-----1---*||D|--------------------|--------2-----2-----|-(2)----2-----2---*||A|--0================-|--2================-|-------------------||E|--------------------|--------------------|--0================|| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R p a m a a m p m a m i m i i m i i i
L 1 1 4 1 1 1 1
3 3 2 3 3 3 3
Part D
[30] V..................................... III...............E||-5-----5-----5-----|-(5)----8-----5-----|--7-----3--------3--|B||-------5-----5-----|-(5)----5-----5-----|--------3-----3-----|G||*------5-----5-----|-(5)----5-----5-----|--------4-----4-----|D||*------------------|--------------------|--------------------|A||-0================-|--------------------|--------------------|E||-------------------|--0================-|--3================-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a a p a a a a m a p m m m m p m i i i i i i
L 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 2
1 1 1 1 2
[33].................. I.................E|--7-----5-----3-----|--1-----1-----1-----|--------5-----5-----|B|-(3)----3-----3-----|--------1-----2-----|--------6-----6-----|G|-(4)----4-----4-----|--------2-----2-----|--------5-----5-----|D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|A|--------------------|--------------------|--3================-|E|--3================-|--1================-|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a a a a a p a a p m m p m m m m i i i i i i
L 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2
[36]E|--4-----0-----------|-(0)----------0----||B|--------0-----0-----|-(0)---------------||G|--------1-----1-----|-(1)----1-----1---*|| Repeat Part BD|--------------------|--------2-----2---*|| A|--------------------|--2===============-||E|--0================-|-------------------|| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |R a a m p m a p m i i m i i
L 4 1 1 2 1 1
3 3
[39]* I..... * I....E|--0-----1-----0-----|--------------------|--------------4-----|B|--1==========-1-----|--3-----1-----0-----|--------------3-----|G|--2==========-2-----|--1==========-1-----|--2==========-4-----|D|--------------------|--2==========-2-----|--------------------|A|--------------------|--------------------|--0==========-------|E|--0==========-------|--0==========-------|--------------0-----| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a a a a a i a m m m m p m p i i i i p p
L 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 3[42]E|--5================-|B|--5================-|G|--5================-|D|--------------------|A|--0================-|E|--------------------| | | | | | | | | R a m i p
L 4
3
2
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Legend
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Right
p = pulgar = thumb
i = indice = index
m = medio = middle
a = anular = ring
Left
p = pull off
h = hammer on
/ = slide
= = suspend/hold Note
II2 = Barre at fret 2 bottom 2 strings
* = hinge barre chord. flatten index
(during a chord position) to form a barre chord
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