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- El Cumbanchero
- Words and Music
by Rafael Hernandez - 1943
- English words
by Joe Grayhon and George Williams
| Part
1: |
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Ab |
Cm |
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Ab |
Cm |
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| - Bb |
Ab Eb |
Fm Cm |
Fdim Adim |
| G7 |
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Cm |
- (G7
repeat once) :|| |
| Part
2: |
| C7 |
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| Fm |
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| D7 |
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| G7 |
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- (G7
to Part 1) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
- Play parts as follows:
1121. The song repeats one time.
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- Part 1:
- A cum -ba, cum-ba cum -
ba, cum - ban - che - ro...
- A bon-go, bon-go bon-go,
bon-go - ce- ro...
- Pri-qui-ti que va so - nan-do
elcom -ban- che-ro bon-go se- ro que se va...
- Bon-go-se-ro que se va.
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- Part 2:
- Y sue - na asi el tam -
bor
- Pri-qui-ti bom - bom bam.
- Y vuel - ve a re - pi -
car
- Pri-qui-ti bom - bom bam.
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- English Translation
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- Part 1:
- A cumba, cumba-cumba, drum-player...
A bongo, bongo bongo, bongo-player...
Pri-qui-ti the sound that it's making when the drum-player that
goes by...
Bongo-player that goes by.
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- Part 2:
- And the drum sounds like
this
- Pri-qui-ti bom - bom bam.
And again he repeats
- Pri-qui-ti bom - bom bam.
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- Performer Links:
- (webpage)
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- Watch the WineLand
Banjo Band perform "El Cumbanchero" (youtube)
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- Watch
Joe Litvinchuk and Jack Convery perform "El Cumbanchero"
(youtube, timestamp 5:22)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
may not appear correctly with some browsers. It should
be viewed with a full size window.
- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
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- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com