Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the waltz Flor de Lino chords on guitar.
Flor de Lino with chords
The two parts are played in the same way.
We will therefore only look at part 1.
The first two verses of Part 1 are played the same way, only the ending changes. The refrain is played differently.
First verses of the song
The first two verses are played in the same way. Only the last two chords change in the second verse. Nothing else.
Here are the chords you need to know to play the first two verses :
These chords are the ones you will use for the first two verses of part 1 and part 2
When you master those chords, you can follow the next framework to play two first verses.
Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases
Chorus of the music
The chorus is not played in the same way.
Here are only the new (and last) chords you need to know to play this chorus :
This ones are quite a lot. So I advise you to practice them for a while before going on with the tablature.
Once you are good with those, you can play the tab :
End of Flor de Lino
As I said, the song Flor de Lino is composed of two parts that are played the same. Now that you know how to play the first part, you can continue playing the second part like the first part by following the lyrics.
Flor de Lino video with tab
If you like this kind of music, you can watch for other tango tab or try to play the famous Nostalgias.
Flor de Lino lyrics
Flor de Lino are composed of two parts. It is quite simple to understand the structure and important to play.
Each part is composed of two verses and a refrain. The structure of the lyrics is like that :
Part 1 – Part 2
Part 1
Deshojaba noches esperando en vano que le diera un beso
pero yo soñaba con el beso grande de la tierra en celo,
flor de lino, qué raro destino,
truncaba un camino de linos en flor
Deshojaba noches cuando me esperaba por aquel sendero
llena de vergüenza como los muchachos con un traje nuevo,
¡cuántas cosas que se fueron,
y hoy regresan siempre, por la siempre noche de mi soledad
Yo la vi florecer como el lino
de un campo argentino maduro de sol,
¡si la hubiera llegado a entender
ya tendría en mi rancho el amor!
Yo la vi florecer pero un día
¡mandinga la huella que me la llevó!
Flor de lino se fue
y hoy que el campo está en flor
¡Ah mal haya! me falta su amor !
Part 2
Hay una tranquera por donde el recuerdo vuelve a la querencia,
que el remordimiento de no haberla amado siempre deja abierta,
flor de lino, te veo en la estrella,
que alumbra la huella de mi soledad…
Deshojaba noches cuando me esperaba como yo la espero
llena de esperanzas, como un gaucho pobre cuando llega al pueblo,
flor de ausencia, tu recuerdo…
me persigue siempre por la siempre noche de mi soledad.
Yo la vi florecer como el lino
de un campo argentino maduro de sol,
¡si la hubiera llegado a entender
ya tendría en mi rancho el amor!
Yo la vi florecer pero un día
¡mandinga la huella que me la llevó!
Flor de lino se fue
y hoy que el campo está en flor
¡Ah mal haya! me falta su amor!
Flor de Lino history
The song Flor de Lino is a very famous Argentine waltz composed in 1946 by the poet Homero Expósito and the musician Héctor Stamponi.
This waltz (in 3 beats) tells us the story of a lost love or, better said, the story of the lost love that everyone has in himself.
A man, it seems, tells how many nights he waited for the sound of a linen flower, personification of a woman with whom he was and still is in love.
If, apparently, the lyrics of Flor de Lino are a bit sad, Homero Expósito teaches us something happier and deeper: “lost love” does not lead to perdition. That first image, engraved, that everyone has of love and that imaginary that a lost linen flower allows, leaves something more important burning forever, even in loneliness: hope.
To learn more about Tango, you can read our article : History of Tango
Easy score for beginners
The following score is a “home-made” easy score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.
Summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the waltz Flor de Lino on guitar.