Barbacoa Blues Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays437

Barbacoa Blues by Randy Garibay is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C7, Ab9, G9, F7 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro C7 Ab9 G9 

Verse 
        C7           F7                                  C7 
I went down nagolitos looking for some barbacoa and big red 
        F7                                               C7 
I went down nagolitos looking for some barbacoa and big red 
          G7              F7                          C7      Ab9 G9 
Well I could've had menudo   but I got some cabeza instead 

Verse 
        C7                    F7                     C7 
Give me two pounds of regular, cause I like a little fat 
        C7                    F7                     C7 
Give me two pounds of regular, cause I like a little fat 
    G7                    F7                              C7      Ab9 G9 
You may like la puro carne,   but for me fat's where it's at 

Verse 
       C7              F7                         C7 
Give me four gorditas,    so I can put some meat inside 
        C7             F7                          C7 
Give me four gorditas,    so I can put some meat inside 
   G7                F7                       C7      Ab9 G9 
I love my barbacoa,    with a big red on the side 

Solo 

Verse 
        C7            F7                                   C7 
I went down nagolitos    looking for some barbacoa and big red 
        C7            F7                                   C7 
I went down nagolitos    looking for some barbacoa and big red 

Tag 
   G7 
I could've had menudo,  
F7 
  But I got some tortillas 
F7 
  And I got some carnitas 
F7 
 And I got some gorditas 
F7 
  And I got some chile 
F7 
  I got some chile 
F7 
  And I got some cabeza instead 

Outro 
C7 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante