Lágrimas Negras in E

Lágrimas Negras in E

Lágrimas Negras in E: Miguel Matamoros's bolero in minor. Dorian and Harmonic Minor scales capture the emotion of these heartfelt changes. Chords: Am – Em – G – F#7b9 – B7 – D7 – GMaj7 – F#m7b5 – F#7 – Am6 – B7#5 – Am7 – CMaj7.

Lágrimas Negras in E

E major is arguably guitar's most powerful key. The open low E and high E strings ring sympathetically as the root, while the open B provides the fifth. This triple reinforcement gives E-based riffs and chords unmatched depth and volume. E is a beginner-level key on guitar because both the low E and high E strings ring as the root, and the open B is the fifth — three open strings reinforce the tonic chord. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through A to E (descending perfect fourth), E to G (ascending minor third), G to F# (descending half step), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to D (ascending minor third), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to F# (descending half step), F# to F# (ascending unison), F# to A (ascending minor third), A to B (ascending whole step), B to A (descending whole step), A to C (ascending minor third). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. 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 A by minor third.

Scales for Improvisation

E 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, E Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.