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
E · G · B
Am
A · C · E
B7
B · D# · A