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
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/misc-traditional/229876.html ]
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 B
D|--------------------|--------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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