Siembra in G

Siembra in G

Siembra in G: Rubén Blades's minor salsa. Dorian and Harmonic Minor scales give this groove its characteristic dark edge. Chords: G#m9 – Dmaj7#11 – F# – A13sus – F13sus – F13b9 – D#13sus – D#7alt – C#sus – Bsus – G#sus – F#sus – Esus – D#sus – G#7sus – A#7#9#5 – D#9sus – D#7#9#5 – D#7#5 – C#m9 – B – D#m7b5 – D – Dmaj9 – G#7b9 – Fm7b5 – A#13sus – F – C# – B9 – E9 – E13 – G#7b9#5 – D7b9 – F#13sus – Gm7#5 – E13#11 – C#13sus.

Siembra in G

G major is the singer-songwriter's key. The open G, B, and D strings spell out the full G major triad with zero fretting. Add the open high E for a Gadd6 shimmer. Nearly every diatonic chord (Em, Am, C, D) has a comfortable open voicing. G is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open G, B, and D strings form a complete G major triad without fretting a single note, and the open low E adds a rich 6th color. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through G# to D (ascending tritone), D to F# (ascending major third), F# to A (ascending minor third), A to F (descending major third), F to F (ascending unison), F to D# (descending whole step), D# to D# (ascending unison), D# to C# (descending whole step), C# to B (descending whole step), B to G# (descending minor third), G# to F# (descending whole step), F# to E (descending whole step), E to D# (descending half step), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to A# (ascending whole step), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to D# (ascending unison), D# to D# (ascending unison), D# to C# (descending whole step), C# to B (descending whole step), B to D# (ascending major third), D# to D (descending half step), D to D (ascending unison), D to G# (ascending tritone), G# to F (descending minor third), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to F (descending perfect fourth), F to C# (descending major third), C# to B (descending whole step), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to E (ascending unison), E to G# (ascending major third), G# to D (ascending tritone), D to F# (ascending major third), F# to G (ascending half step), G to E (descending minor third), E to C# (descending 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 G# by perfect fourth.

Scales for Improvisation

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