Biography:
Manu Chao (? 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a French/Spanish rock, reggae, punk and ska artist; well-known in the Paris alternative music scene before his international success with the band Mano Negra (active 1988-95). Well-known songs are 'Me Gustas Tu', 'Bongo Bong', 'Clandestino', 'Mr Bobby', and 'Je Ne'taime Plus'. Manu is one of the world's largest selling artists, but is less known in the English-speaking world. Much of his lyrics are about global political and social issues, but also about love, world's lifestyles, and music.
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Other songs:
- Bananita Dulca
- Bienvenida A Tijuana
- Bienvenida Tijuana
- Bongo Bong
- Clandestino
- Denia
- Desaparecido
- Día Luna, Día Pena
- El Contragolpe
- El Hoyo
- Je Ne T'aime Plus
- La Vacaloca
- La Vida Tombola
- Libertad
- Malegría
- Marihuana Boogie
- Me Gustas Tu
- Me Gustastu
- Me Llaman Calle
- Mentira
- Minha Galera
- Mr. Bobby
- Por Donde Saldra El Sol?
- Promiscuity
- Rumba De Barcelona
- Zapato Viejo
- ¿porque Te Vas?
- 100000 Remords
- A Cosa
- Amaluca Vida
- Ay Que Dolor
- Bala Perdida
- Bananita Dolca
- Bella Ciao
- Bienvenida A Tijuana
- Carreteiro
- Circo Caliente
- Corazoncito De La Palmera
- Crèv La Vie
- Djanfa
- El Kitapena
- Giramundo
- Je Ne Taime Plus
- La Despedida
- La Marea
- La Primavera
- La Radiolina
- La Trampa
- La Vida Es Una Tombola
- La Vie A Deux
- Machine Gun
- Mala Fama
- Mala Vida
- Mama Call
- Mama Cuchara
- Me Quedo Contigo
- Mi Vida
- Mr Bobby
- No Solo En China Hay Futuro
- Otro Mundo
- Papito
- Pinocchio
- Politik Kills
- Por El Suelo
- Rainin In Paradize
- Raining In Paradize
- Si Me Das A Elegir
- Siberie
- The Bleedin Clown
- Tristeza Maleza
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Manu Chao & Radio Bemba Sound Systems
"Por el suelo"
tabbed by Hannes Jandrens.
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.
Dm C A#
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: Dm C A#
Dm C
por el suelo hay una compadrita
A#
que ya nadie se para a mirar
Dm C
por el suelo hay una mamacita
A#
que se muere de no respetar
Dm C
patchamama te veo tan triste
A#
patchamama me pongo a llorar...
Dm C A#
Por el suelo...
Dm C
esperando la ultima ola
A#
cuidate no te vayas a mojar
Dm C
escuchando la ultima rola
A#
mamacita te invito a bailar...
Dm C A#
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
D D D D' D D D D' D D' D D
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. :)
"Por el suelo"
tabbed by Hannes Jandrens.
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.
Dm C A#
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: Dm C A#
Dm C
por el suelo hay una compadrita
A#
que ya nadie se para a mirar
Dm C
por el suelo hay una mamacita
A#
que se muere de no respetar
Dm C
patchamama te veo tan triste
A#
patchamama me pongo a llorar...
Dm C A#
Por el suelo...
Dm C
esperando la ultima ola
A#
cuidate no te vayas a mojar
Dm C
escuchando la ultima rola
A#
mamacita te invito a bailar...
Dm C A#
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
D D D D' D D D D' D D' D D
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. :)
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