Zambita

Zambita is pretty little tune by Gustavo Santaolalla from the critically acclaimed film, The Motorcycle Diaries (2004). This instrumental track perfectly encapsulates the spirit of youthful adventure, self-discovery, and the vast, breathtaking landscapes of South America.

Santaolalla, a two-time Academy Award winner for Best Original Score (for Brokeback Mountain and Babel), masterfully blends traditional Latin American folk elements with a contemporary, minimalist approach. “Zambita” specifically draws its name and essence from the “zamba,” a traditional Argentine folk dance and music style known for its graceful rhythm and often melancholic yet hopeful melodies

Like much of Gustavo Santaolalla’s film score work, Zambita is a fun, dynamic, and doable song to play on guitar. I LOVE playing this, I hope you do too.

You might also like to play…
(some more work by Gustavo Santaolalla)

Babel: Tazarine | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

Brokeback Mountain Suite | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

The Motorcycle Diaries: La Muerte De La Poderosa | fingerstyle guitar + TAB

How to play Zambita, by Gustavo Santaolalla 

The guitar tab for this piece is beautifully written across 2 pages. Zambita is immensely fun to play, and a very doable song for intermediate level guitar players. Enjoy, the guitar tab is available below:

My song structure, in accordance with the guitar tab, goes like this:

Verse 2x, Chorus #1 Chorus #2

Verse 1x, Chorus #2.

[guitar tab] **Gustavo Santaolalla: Zambita (The Motorcycle Diaries) | fingerstyle guitar

Zambita is played in standard tuning.