Los Peces en el Rio Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play Los peces en el rio sung by Lhasa on guitar.

Los peces en el rio with chords

The three parts are played in the same way.

We will therefore only look at part 1.

Part 1 of the song

Here are the two chords you will be using to play part 1 and whole song :

chords los peces en el rio

Verse

When you master those chords, you can follow the next tab to play the verse :

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.

lyrics los peces en el rio
Tab text
Am6 E7
La Virgen se está peinando
Am6
Entre cortina y cortina
E7
Sus cabellos son de oro
Am6
Y el peine de plata fina

Chorus

To play the chorus, you don’t need to know any new chords.

You can continue by following this tab :

guitar chords
Tab text
Am6
Pero mira cómo beben
E7
los peces en el río
Pero mira cómo beben
Am6
por ver al Dios nacido
Beben y beben
E7
y vuelven a beber
Los peces en el río
Am6
por ver a Dios nacer

Los peces en el rio video with tab

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Los peces en el rio lyrics

The song Los peces en el rio by Lhasa is composed of three parts. Each part is composed of one verse and a chorus.

The structure of the lyrics is simple:

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3.

Part 1

Verse 1

La Virgen se está peinando
Entre cortina y cortina
Sus cabellos son de oro
Y el peine de plata fina

Chorus

Pero mira cómo beben los peces en el río
Pero mira cómo beben por ver al Dios nacido
Beben y beben y vuelven a beber
Los peces en el río por ver a Dios nacer

Part 2

Verse 2

La Virgen está lavando
Y tendiendo en el romero
Los angelitos cantando
Y el romero florecido

Chorus

Part 3

Verse 3

La Virgen se está lavando
Con un poquito de jabón
Se le picaron las manos
Manos de mi corazón

Chorus

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Los peces en el rio history

The song Los peces en el rio is a Christmas song very popular in Spain and South America.

If the origin of this song is unknown, we know that it started to be so famous during the 20th century.

The interpretations of this cante are various but some are very appreciated such as the version of Manolo Escobar, of Lhasa, or in rumba by the Gipsy Kings.

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.

This score summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play Los peces en el rio by Lhasa on guitar.