Sabor A Mi by Los Lobos Album: Del Este De Los Angeles
Transcribed by Francisco Hernandez
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Before you begin the song, strum this chord slowly:
C#7
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|------10~----------|
|-----9-------------|
|----8--------------|
|---9---------------|
Intro:
F#m
|----9-10-10h12-10-9h10p9----9------|
|---10--------------------12--------|
|--11--------------------------11=--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---9----9-------------------------------------------|
|-----12----12-14-15-12-14-15-12-14-10-12-10-12------|
|-----------------------------------------------9=---|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------7-9-7-9-10s12---|
|--(10s)12-12-12--9-10-12-10-12-10-9h10p9-7-9-9-10--10--7-9-10-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m
|----9--12-10-12-10-9h10p9----9-----------------12---------------------|
|---10---------------------12---12-10-9------10----12h14-10------------|
|--11-----------------------------------11-9----------------11-9-7-6---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORDS
C#7 9 8 9 10xx
F#m x9 11 11 10 9
Bm7add4 xx12 11 12 12
Bm7 7x777x
C#m7 9x999x
Cm7 8x888x
Dm7 10x10-10-10x <----First fingering
Amaj7 - 576655
Dm7 x57565 <----Second fingering
Em x79987
Emmaj x79887
Dsus2add4 x5575x
Dsus2add4maj7 x5565x
F#mmaj7 x9 11 10 10 9
Esus2add4 x7797x
Esus2add4maj7 x7787x
C#m7#5 xx11 9 12 12
F#m Bm7add4 Bm7 C#m7 Amaj7 Bm7
Tanto tiempo disfrutamos este amor, nuestras almas se acercaron
|------9-----12-----x----------x---------------------------5------x--|
|------10----12-----7----------9---------------------------5------7--|
|------11----11-----7----------9---------------------------6------7--|
|------11----12-----7----------9---------------------------6------7--|
|------x-----x------x----------x---------------------------7------x--|
|------x-----x------7----------9---------------------------5------7--|
C#m7 Cm7 Bm7 C#m7
tanto asi, que yo guardo tu sabor, como tu llevas tambien
|-------x-----------x----------x----------------------x--------|
|-------9-----------8----------7----------------------9--------|
|-------9-----------8----------7----------------------9--------|
|-------9-----------8----------7----------------------9--------|
|-------x-----------x----------x----------------------x--------|
|-------9-----------8----------7----------------------9--------|
Amaj7 Dm7 C#m7
Sabor a mi
|---------5---x---x-----|
|---------5---10--9-----|
|---------6---10--9-----|
|---------6---10--9-----|
|---------7---x---x-----|
|---------5---10--9-----|
First guitar:
F#m Bm7add4 Bm7 C#m7 Amaj7 Bm7
Si negaras mi presencia en tu vivir, bastaria con abrazarte
|-----9-----12------x------------x---------------------5------x---|
|-----10----12------7------------9---------------------5------7---|
|-----11----11------7------------9---------------------6------7---|
|-----11----12------7------------9---------------------6------7---|
|-----x-----x-------x------------x---------------------7------x---|
|-----x-----x-------7------------9---------------------5------7---|
Second guitar:
|------------------------------------------------------9==----10=--|
|------------------------------------------------------10=----12=--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7 C#m7
Y conversar, tanto vida yo te di, que por fuerzas llevaras
|--------x-----------x---------x---------------------x--------|
|--------9-----------8---------7---------------------9--------|
|--------9-----------8---------7---------------------9--------|
|--------9-----------8---------7---------------------9--------|
|--------x-----------x---------x---------------------x--------|
|--------9-----------8---------7---------------------9--------|
|--------12----------11--------10---|
|--------14----------13--------12---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Amaj7 Dm7 Amaj7
Sabor a mi
|----5--------5---5---|
|----5--------6---5---|
|----6--------5---6---|
|----6--------7---6---|
|----7--------5---7---|
|----5--------x---5---|
Em Emmaj7 Dsus2add4 Dsus2add4maj7
No pretendo ser tu dueno
|-------7----7-------x-----x---|
|-------8----8-------5-----5---|
|-------9----8-------7-----6---|
|-------9----9-------5-----5---|
|-------7----7-------5-----5---|
|-------x----x-------x-----x---|
F#m F#mmaj7 Esus2add4 Esus2add4maj7
No soy nada, yo no tengo vanidad
|--------9-----------9------x------x---|
|--------10----------10-----7------7---|
|--------11----------10-----9------6---|
|--------11----------11-----7------7---|
|--------9-----------9------7------7---|
|--------x-----------x------x------x---|
Em Emmaj7 Dsus2add4 Dsus2add4maj7
De mi vida, doy lo bueno.
|-------7----7-------x-----x---|
|-------8----8-------5-----5---|
|-------9----8-------7-----6---|
|-------9----9-------5-----5---|
|-------7----7-------5-----5---|
|-------x----x-------x-----x---|
Bm7 Dm7 C#m7
Soy tan pobre, que otra cosa puedo dar
|----------x---------------x----------x----|
|----------7---------------10---------9----|
|----------7---------------10---------9----|
|----------7---------------10---------9----|
|----------x---------------x----------x----|
|----------7---------------10---------9----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/los_lobos/sabor_a_mi_tab.html ]
F#m Bm7add4 Bm7 C#m7 Amaj7 Bm7
Pasaran mas de mil anos, muchos mas, yo no se si tenga amor
|---9---12----------x------------x------------------5---------x--|
|---10--12----------7------------9------------------5---------7--|
|---11--11----------7------------9------------------6---------7--|
|---11--12----------7------------9------------------6---------7--|
|---x---x-----------x------------x------------------7---------x--|
|---x---x-----------7------------9------------------5---------7--|
C#m7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7 C#m7
La eternidad, pero alla tal como aqui, en la boca llevaras
|------x--------------x---------x-------------------x---------|
|------9--------------8---------7-------------------9---------|
|------9--------------8---------7-------------------9---------|
|------9--------------8---------7-------------------9---------|
|------x--------------x---------x-------------------x---------|
|------9--------------8---------7-------------------9---------|
Amaj7 Dm7 Amaj7
Sabor a mi
|----5--------5---5---|
|----5--------6---5---|
|----6--------5---6---|
|----6--------7---6---|
|----7--------5---7---|
|----5--------x---5---|
Solo 1
|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-9-10---|
|------------4-6-7-4-6-7s9----------|
|--------6-7------------------------|
|----5-7----------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------|
|-------7-9-10-12-1212121212-10-9-------------------|
|--9-10---------------------------10---------9-10---|
|------------------------------------11-9-11--------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---12-10-9----------------------10-9-------------------------------------|
|-----------12-10-9---------9-12------12-10-9-----------------------------|
|-------------------11-9-10-------------------11-9-7-6-----6-7h9-6--------|
|------------------------------------------------------7-9---------9-7-9--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------7-9-10-12-10-9----9------|
|----10-----------------7-10----------------12---10---|
|--7----9-6h7-----5s6-9-------------------------------|
|-------------7-9-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--12-10-9-9h10p9----9-10-12-12---|
|-----------------11--------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Solo 2
|---------------------------7-9-10-7h9---------------|
|--------------------7-9-10------------10-7-10-(7)---|
|------------4-6-7-9---------------------------------|
|--7p6-4-6-7-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---7h9-------------------------------------------------|
|-------10-7-7h9-7--------------7---7-9-10h12-10-9-7----|
|------------------9-----6-7--9---9------------------9--|
|--------------------6h7--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------7-9-10-12s14-12-10s9-10----10-------9-10-12-14--|
|----7-10-7-9-10-------------------------12----10-12-------------|
|--9-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----12-17~-----12-14-17-14h16-12-----14-10-------10-----------|
|------------12--------------------14-------12-10----12-10-9---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---12h13-12-------------|
|------------15-14-------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
Solo 3
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7-9-10-(12)--9h10p9---------------9-10-9--|
|---------------------4-6-7-9---------------------9-11-9-7-9-11---------|
|---6h7-6-4-6---4-6-7---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------7---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------910--9-------9---------------------------|
|--9h10p9-----------9-10-12--------12-10---10-12-9-12-11-9----9------|
|---------11-9-9-11----------------------------------------11---9-9--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------7-9-10-12-10-12-14-12-10-9-12-10-9----10-9-----------|
|------------7-9-10------------------------------------12------12-10-9---|
|--7h9p7-6-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--10h12-10-9-10-7-9---7------------------------------|
|--------------------9---9-7-6-6-7-4-6---4------------|
|--------------------------------------7---6-7-4-6-7--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Note: For the very last note of the solo, I would recommend that you play it on
the 5 of the low E rather than the 7 as indicated. The 7 is played on the record,
but when playing alone you can go straight into Amaj7 to finish the solo and back
into the chords and verse.
The verses following the solo are played exactly as indicated previous to the solo.
There is a difference in the end, where 'Sabor a mi' repeats, and I have indicated below.
No soy nada yo no tengo vanidad
De mi vida doy lo bueno
Yo tan pobre que otra cosa puedo dar
Pasaran mas de mil anos muchos mas
Yo no se si tenga amor la eternida
Pero alla tal como aqui
En la boca llevaras
Amaj7
sabor a mi
Dm7 Amaj7
Sabor a mi
Dm7 Amaj7
Sabor a mi
Dm7 Amaj7
Sabor a mi...
The song ends with this chord strummed once.
C#m7#5
|--12-----|
|--12-----|
|--9------|
|--11-----|
|---------|
|---------|
Notes:
1. Behind the solos are just the verse chords....not the variation from verse two with the
different ending, but the progression from verse one that ends with C#m7.
This goes for both the intro solo and the middle solos.
2. The two-note, two-finger chords that accompany the main progression in verse 1 are struck
repeatedly. You can hear it on the song recording.
