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Maracatu

Alceu Valença

OtherEasy for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××○
A×○○
G○○○
E○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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D 
 Batida de bombo 
 
estouro de bomba 
 
batuque de ingonos 
 
cantiga de banzo 
                    A 
rangir de ganzás... 
 
                       D                        G 
- Luanda, Luanda, aonde estou? 
                     A                       E 
Luanda, Luanda, aonde estás? 
 
D 
As luas crescentes 
 
de espelhos luzentes, 
 
colares e pentes, 
 
queixares e dentes 
                 A 
de maracajás... 
 
                     D                      G 
- Luanda, Luanda, aonde estou? 
                   A                         E 
Luanda, Luanda, aonde estás? 
 
D 
A balsa do rio 
 
cai no corrupio 
 
faz passo macio, 
 
mas toma desvio 
                       A 
que nunca sonhou... 
 
                       D                        G 
- Luanda, Luanda, aonde estou? 
                    A                       E 
Luanda, Luanda, aonde estás?

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Chord set

D · A · G · E

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.