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Eddie Palmieri · Son montuno / salsa

Vámonos Pa'l Monte

Key of Em · Driving son montuno

Eddie Palmieri's 1971 classic — the piano montuno is iconic, but the same i – V7 pull translates straight onto the tres. Verse cycles Em – Am – B7 – Em; the montuno tightens to a two-chord Em – B7 vamp where the tres improvises.

Progression

Verse: Em – Am – B7 – Em · Montuno: ‖: Em | B7 :‖

Chord shapes

Em
9GCE8va
E · G · B
Am
2GCE8va
A · C · E
B7
45GCE8va
B · D# · A