Lima
Lima is one of my favorite tracks from Gustavo Santaolalla’s The Motorcycle Diaries soundtrack. Rather than his usual minimalist approach, Lima really displays Santaolalla’s guitar prowess.
I had an opportunity to see Gustavo Santaolalla play live in Pittsburgh with his band Bajofondo. Rather than a conventional guitar soloist, his virtuosity is in playing complex chord patterns, often at lightning speed. He seems to have a deep, innate understanding of chord structures. Amazing for someone who doesn’t read music, or have a background in music theory.
You might also like to play…
(some other pieces from The Motorcycle Diaries)
La Muerte De La Poderosa | fingerstyle guitar + TAB
Chichina | fingerstyle guitar + TAB
How to play Lima | fingerstyle guitar
Lima is a challenge to play. None of the chord shapes are difficult, but you will have to be very agile — as everything needs to move quickly and gracefully. I recommend Lima for intermediate guitar players and up.
The guitar tab for Lima is 3 pages long, and beautifully written. My order of play (in accordance with the guitar tab) looks like this: Page one, Page two — Page one [refrain] — Page three [End].
Enjoy, the guitar tab is available below:
**Gustavo Santaolalla: Lima (The Motorcycle Diaries)
Lima is played in standard tuning.