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Fernando La Montaña is a well-known songwriter from The Island of Enchantment, Puerto Rico. His compositions are a fusion of the Puerto Rican music with the popular music in a very special and interesting way.

Below, I have some examples of the bass lines of one of his excellent compositions.

Artist: Fernando La Montaña  

Song: “Que Viva La Vida”

Bass Player: Sammy Roca

Album: “Pa’ La Gente” (2016)

Spotify: Fernando La Montaña

Youtube channel:

Fig. 1 – Basic Groove:

Fig. 2 – Verse:

Fig. 3 – Pre-Chorus:

Fig. 4 – Chorus:

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