La Maharena Chords & Tabs
Date Transcribed:June 16 2005
Transcribed from: "Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Original Composer: ???
This is a great music piece of Spanish guitar. Antonio Banderas plays it in the beginning of
'Once Upon A Time In Mexico' when the old Mexican man gives him the guitar that he made
especially for "El Pistolero". The old man asks "El" to play something on the guitar for
him and he plays this song called "La Maharena". I think thats what its called. If you have
a better version or have corrections, email me
at quagland@sbcglobal.net or leave a comment.
A Dm
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/once_upon_a_time_in_mexico/la_maharena_tab.html ]
e]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B]-----------5----------5---------5--------------------6----------6--6h8--6-6\5\3/5----]
G]----6---6--6---6--6---6---6--6--6--7-6-7------7---7--7---7---7--7--------------------]
D]--7---7------7--7-------7---7----------------7---7------7---7------------------------]
A]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
C
e]-----------------------------------------------]
B]-----------8-----------8--8h10---8-8\6\5/6-----]
G]------9--9-9----9---9--9-----------------------]
D]---10--10-----10--10---------------------------]
A]-----------------------------------------------]
E]-----------------------------------------------]
Am
e]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
B]-6--8---10h8h6--8h6h5--6h5----5--------------------------------------------5h6p5---------]
G]--------------------------7----7h5---2h5p2~--------------------------------------7-5-4---]
D]----------------------------------------------2h3p2-(hold note)--------------------------]
A]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
E]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Right after it shows the title of the movie as Antonio Banderas is walking and playing guitar,
he stops and does a little bass riff in the key of E minor natural....I think. Here it is.
D]----------------------------------]
A]--2h3p2p0-2-0---------------------]
E]--------------3-0-----------------]
I think he does one more Spanish riff but I'm not quite sure if I got it right. You can be
the judge just listen to the movie and if my version doesn't sound right, and you know how
it really is, then leave me a comment.
e]---------------------------------------------------------------------------0----]
B]--5-6--8-6h8p6p5-6-5h6p5p3-------------------------------------------------1----]
G]---------------------------9-7h9p7p5-7-5h7p5p4-5-4h5p4---------------------2----]
D]------------------------------------------------------7-7p5----------------2----]
A]-----------------------------------------------------------7h8p7p5--5-6-7--0----]
E]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Then he is distracted by the military truck with Cucuy on it. Hope you like it.It might be a
little bit wrong but it was the best I could do by ear.
"Somsin' my broather toat me... I keeld heem."
