Intro: Dbm B Dbm B Dbm Last night I dreamt of San Pedro A E B Just like I'd never gone, I knew the song Dbm B Dbm A young girl with eyes like the desert A E B It all seems like yesterday, not far away Chorus: Dbm Abm Tropical the island breeze Gbm E All of nature wild and free B Gbm This is where I long to be Abm Dbm La isla bonita Dbm Abm And when the samba played Gbm E The sun would set so high B Gbm Ring through my ears and sting my eyes Abm Dbm Your Spanish lullaby I fell in love with San Pedro Warm wind carried on the sea, he called to me Te dijo te amo I prayed that the days would last They went so fast Chorus: Dbm Abm Tropical the island breeze Gbm E All of nature wild and free B Gbm This is where I long to be Abm Dbm La isla bonita Dbm Abm And when the samba played Gbm E The sun would set so high B Gbm Ring through my ears and sting my eyes Abm Dbm Your Spanish lullaby Gbm Dbm E B I want to be where the sun warms the sky Gbm Dbm E B When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by Gbm Dbm E B Beautiful faces, no cares in this world Gbm Dbm E Ab Dbm Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
La Isla Bonita chords by Madonna
Suggested strumisland strum
1
d
&
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2
d
&
u
3
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&
u
4
d
&
u
Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play La Isla Bonita on ukulele
On ukulele, La Isla Bonita comes down to the island strum: d – d u – u d u. Expect a medium pace, around 100 bpm. As posted it stays in its original key of Db minor. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the expert level. Prefer easier shapes? Transpose the song down 4 half-steps, then a capo on fret 4 brings you back to the key on this page. Try light offbeat accents to bring out the Latin cha-cha feel.
7 ukulele chords used in "La Isla Bonita" by Madonna: A, B, Dbm, E, Gbm, Ab and Abm
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The second chord of the bridge (‘be where the…’) and 6th (siesta) is D, not Dbm (or D# not Dm if you’re on +1)