BESAME MUCHO in D

Consuelo Velázquez / Sunny Skylar(1940)latin
Do Re MiC D E
A
EmMaj7add9

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BESAME MUCHO in D

Key of D

D major is one of guitar's most resonant keys. The open D string acts as a droning root, and the open A string provides the fifth. This gives D-based strumming a wide, ringing quality that flatpicks and fingerpicks love. D is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open D and A strings provide a powerful bass foundation, and the open high E is the 2nd scale degree adding brightness. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to E (ascending unison), E to F# (ascending whole step), F# to C# (descending perfect fourth), C# to B (descending whole step), B to C# (ascending whole step), C# to E (ascending minor third), E to G (ascending minor third), G to C# (ascending tritone). The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from C# to B by whole step.

Scales for Improvisation

D major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, D Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

latin2/2 · 24 bars · Form: A

Chords: Bm, Em, EmMaj7add9, F♯7, C♯m7♭5, B7, C♯7♭9, Em6, G7, C♯7.

Scales for Improvisation D bebop, D bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of D