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El Choclo sheet music
Sheet music for El Choclo (Ángel Villoldo premiered it in Buenos Aires in 1903. It is one of the oldest tangos still played, and the title means "the ear of corn"). Every arrangement below is a free PDF with its MIDI file.
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El Choclo piano sheet music
The beginner setting is a short three-page arrangement in D major at a steady two-beat tempo. The melody stays in a comfortable range with a few accented notes, and the left hand alternates bass notes with light chords in the classic tango pattern. It is a good first tango: the rhythm is clear and the hand positions barely move.