Nostalgias Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the song of tango Nostalgias chords on guitar.

Nostalgias with chords

The two parts of this tango are played in the same way.

We will therefore only look at part 1 and the chorus.

Part 1 of the song

The first part has several chords but they are almost all the ones you will find in the song. So a first effort and you are almost done.

Here are the chords you will be using in part 1 :

chords nostalgias

When you master those, you can follow the next framework to play part 1 :

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 nostalgias
Tab text
Dm DmM6 Dm7
Quiero emborrachar mi corazón
DmM6 Gm
Para olvidar un loco amor
A(b9) Dm C#m7
Que más que amor es un sufrir…
Gm
Aquí vengo para eso
A(b9)
A borrar antiguos besos
Dm C#m7
En los besos de otras bocas…
Gm
Si mi amor fue “flor de un día”
C9
¿Porqué causa es siempre mía
F7M A(b9)
Esta cruel preocupación?
Dm DmM6 Dm7
Quiero por los dos mi copa alzar
DmM6 Gm
Para olvidar mi obstinación
A(b9) Dm C#m7 Dm B7
Y más la vuelvo a recordar.

Chorus of the tango

For the chorus, only 3 chords are added. I put only the new chords that you will have to know for this chorus (the ones you already know have to be ready) :

guitar chords

When you master those positions and the previous, you can follow the next framework to play the chorus :

tango chords
Tab text
Dm
Nostalgia
DmM6 Dm7
De escuchar su risa loca
DmM6
Y sentir junto a mi boca
D7 Gm
Como un fuego su respiración.
A(b9) Bb13 A(b9)
Angustia
Gm
De sentirme abandonado
A(b9)
Sentir que otro a tu lado
Dm C#m7 Dm
Pronto le hablará de amor…
Cm D7
¡Hermano!
Cm
Yo no puedo relajarme,
D7
Ni pedirle, ni llorarle ni decirle
Gm
Que no puedo más vivir…
Dm Bb13
Desde mi triste soledad veré caer
A(b9) Bb13 A(b9) Dm
Las rosas muertas de mi juventud.

Nostalgias video with tab

You can play other latin songs like the bolero Piel Canela or the famous music of Coco La Llorona.

Nostalgias lyrics

Nostalgias is composed of two parts and a chorus.

The structure of the lyrics is simple:

Part 1 – Chorus – Part 2 – Chorus.

Part 1

Quiero emborrachar mi corazón
Para olvidar un loco amor
Que más que amor es un sufrir…

Aquí vengo para eso,
A borrar antiguos besos
En los besos de otras bocas…

Si mi amor fue “flor de un día”
¿Porqué causa es siempre mía
Esta cruel preocupación?

Quiero por los dos mi copa alzar
Para olvidar mi obstinación
Y más la vuelvo a recordar.

Chorus

Nostalgia
De escuchar su risa loca
Y sentir junto a mi boca
Como un fuego su respiración.

Angustia
De sentirme abandonado
Sentir que otro a tu lado
Pronto le hablará de amor…

¡Hermano!
Yo no puedo relajarme,
Ni pedirle, ni llorarle,
Ni decirle que no puedo más vivir…

Desde mi triste soledad veré caer
Las rosas muertas de mi juventud.

Part 2

Gime, bandoneón, tu tango gris,
Quizá a ti te hiera igual
Algún amor sentimental…

Llora mi alma de fantoche
Sola y triste en esta noche,
Noche negra y sin estrellas…

Si las copas traen consuelo
Aquí estoy con mi desvelo
Para ahogarlos de una vez…

Quiero emborrachar mi corazón
Para después poder brindar
“Por los fracasos del amor”

Chorus

Nostalgias history

Nostalgias is a tango written in 1935. History says that this tango was written in Paraguay, very close to the famous land of tango : Argentina. It is therefore of Argentine heritage : we owe the music to the composer Juan Carlos Cobián while the lyrics were written by the poet Enrique Cadícamo (who wrote other tango masterpieces such as Los Mareados or Niebla del Riachuelo).

A man speaks directly to us : the lyrics of the tango Nostalgias are in the first person singular. It evokes a lost love, the impossibility of finding it again, the loneliness and the anguish that eats away at him. So he will drink, he will drink again, he will kiss other mouths to try to calm this pain, in vain. In vain because the song ends with these words: “desde mi triste soledad veré caer las rosas muertas de mi juventud” (“from my sad loneliness I will see the dead roses of my youth fall”).

This famous tango that is Nostalgias has been interpreted in many different versions : in flamenco by Diego el Cigala and Buika or in Latin jazz by Andrès Calamaro, among others. It was also played in tango style on bandoneon by the great Astor Piazzola.

To learn more about tango, you can read our article : History of Tango

Tango score for guitar

The following score is a “home-made” score 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 the song of Nostalgias on guitar.