Carlos Santana - America guitar tab
Artist: Santana Featuring P.O.D.
Title: America
Album: Shaman
Tab By: MJ (www.mj-6.com)
Key
h = Hammer-On
p = Pull-off
~~~ = Hold note
/ = Slide
tr~~ = Trill
b = Bend
-b-b-b-b-b- = Gradual Bend
-r-r-r-r-r- = Gradual Release
/////////// = Tremolo Pick
/r/r/r/r/r/ = Gradual Release While Tremolo Picking
Notes: Carlos Santana's guitar doesn't start right away, there are 3 guitars total
in this song, Guitar 1 is Santana (Lead Guitar Standard Tuning "E A D G B E") and
the other 2 are P.O.D. backup guitars, To distinguish lead from backup, the backup
(P.O.D. Guitars tuned down 1 whole step "D G C F A D") guitars are alot lower in
volume than the lead guitar by carlos, Santana's guitar is alot fuller sounding,
while P.O.D.'s guitars are more high pitched.
If the text wraps around copy and paste it into Notepad to see it as it is meant to be seen
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* LEAD GUITAR *
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Intro (0:01):
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9~~~--7/12--12----14p12------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------14p12--14~~------12h14p12p10--|
A|--7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---14p12p10h12--10--9h12p10p9h10p9--10p9-------------12--14--|
A|--------------------------------------------12-12/14-15---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12---15p12--|
B|----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17-------------|
G|-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15p12--15--15--15--15b17--15b17---15b17-----15b17--15b17--15--12-15p12----|
B|-tr~~~---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12----12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15----15----15-13~~h15------13-13-13---15--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------14--14--14p12------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------13p12------------12h14-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------15--12--15-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-----12-14-12-10-12-10--------10-------10---------------|
A|-----15-------------------12-10-----12-10------12p10--12/--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12--13p12--------|
G|-12-14--14p12--14-14-14------------12-----|
D|--------------------------------------14--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------12-------------|
B|--------------12---13---12---13--15-b-b-b-b-17--15b17----15b17------13--13--13--|
G|-14--14--14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (0:36):
Was it the way that she looked at me She had caught my eye
e|-------------------------------------------12~~~~12\--|
B|--15---------------------------------------13~~~~13\--|
G|-----14--14/------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
She had caught my eye She stole
e|----------------|
B|--5-------------|
G|----7--5---7----|
D|-----------7--0-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
my heart she freed my mind
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------5--5----------------------------|
D|---x--7--------5h7-----7p5---------------|
A|---------------------7-----7p5-----------|
E|--------------------------------8p5~~~~--|
The way we loved it was magical
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------12-12b13~~~~~~---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Truly wonderful it was me and you so beautiful
e|---------------------------------15-------------------12---------------------------|
B|-------------------15b17------------15b16--15-13--15-----15b16--15--13----15-13----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14------12--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And i know that you feel this too
e|---------------------12-------------------|
B|-------------------------15~~~~--13-------|
G|-12h14~~~~~~~--14---------------------14--|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Will our dreams come true I believe in you
e|15-------------------------------------------12-12-------12-------12-12-12-12-12-12-15b17|
B|-----15b17--15~~--13 15-b-b-b-b-b-17--15b17--------15b17----15b17------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Show me the way to my better days Whats the price to pay if i follow you
e|-15b17-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Chorus (1:13):
America (America)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|-12h14~~~~~~~~-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Will you come back to me baby
e|------12--------------------------|
B|---------13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Run away dont let me go (America)
e|-----------------12--------------------------|
B|--15--13--15--------15--13------15--13-------|
G|----------------------------12----------14---|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
(America)
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12-----|
G|--14~~~~~14p12---------14---------|
D|----------------14p12-------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Can you get back to me baby Please don't run away
e|---------------------------12----------12/////----------12--|
B|------12--13~~-------15---------15b17-------------15b17-----|
G|--14--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
I need you so
e|-15-b-b-b-b-b-b-16--15b17--15b17--|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Verse (1:32):
I trust in you still you walked away
e|-15b17~~~~~~~~--15p12-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
You just ran away
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8---5------------------------------------|
G|---------------7b9---7--5-----7p5----------------|
D|---------------------------7-------7p5---6p5-----|
A|-0--------------------------------------------8--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
I thought our love would never change The way you move
e|----------------------------5-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------5--5-----8--5-------------------------------|
G|--------7b9r7p5--7b9-----------------8--7----5/14~~~~~~~----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
had me hypnotized Now i realize
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----14b17--------14--12----------------------------|
D|--------------------------13p12-----------14--------|
A|---------------------------------15--12-------15/---|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
I fell again the same old lies
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15----------------------------------------------|
G|-----14b16----14--12--14~~--14--12--14--12-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------13p12----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------15--12--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Plans you've changed the present rearranged
If we dpnt know the past the future we cant attain
So i maintain Dealt my hand so i deal with it
Know what is truth myself i stay real with it
(America)
Chorus (1:59):
(America) Will you come back to me baby
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------12~~~~~~~-----------12---13~~~~----15---13--15--13--|
G|-12h14~~~~--12--14--------------------14-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Please don't run away don't let me go
(America)
e|------------------------------15----------------------------------|
B|-----15b17-----15---13--15--------15b17---13p12-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------12---14~~~~~~~~--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(America)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------12~~~~----|
G|-14p12-------14--------------|
D|--------14-------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Can you get back to me baby please dont run away i need you so
e|---------------12-----------12h15--------------15-b-b-b-b-b-17----15-12-----------------|
B|--------12--13-----13~---15-tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------15b17-15-13-----|
G|---14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------14--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude (2:17):
e|-----------------|
B|-15-13-----------|
G|-------14~~~~~---|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9~~~~~~~~~-----9--7~~~~~~~~--5/4--4--5--4-----------------|
D|-----7--------------7------------------------------7~~~~~~~~--7/--|
A|--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------10-10/4-|
B|----------------------------------10-10-10-12-12-12-13-13---------|
G|----------------------7-7-7-9-9-9---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tremolo Pick While Gradually Sliding Up The Neck
e|-4/7/16--17---|
B|-4/7/16--17---|
G|-4/7/16--17---|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Guitar Solo (2:39):
e|---------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-17-17-20-19-19~~--|
B|-20b22------20b22----20b22----20b22----20b22----20b22----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-19-17--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------20-17-19----------------------17--------------17-------17-------17-|
G|-------------------19b20-19p17----17-19----17b17.25--19----17-19----17-19----|
D|-------------------------------19--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------17-18-17----------------------------------------------|
G|-19p17-19----------19-17-19-17----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------19-17----------------17-19-19/6--|
A|-------------------------------------19-17--15/19---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------17--17--17--17--17--19--19~~~~--20--20--20~~~~--|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-18-20-22--22b24--22b24/r/r/r/r/r/r/r/22-b-b-b-b-24--20/--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------17---19--------------------|
B|-0---20b22~~~-------------17----17--------|
G|------------------0----19----19----19b21--|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------17--------------------------------------13-----------------|
G|-19~~~----19p17-19---19-17----17---------12-14----12-14 12 14 12--|
D|---------------------------19----19-17/---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------13p12---------------------------------------x\x////x////x\-|
B|-12-12----------13p12------------------------------x\x////x////x\-|
G|-12----------12-----------------12-12----12-12-12--x\x////x////x\-|
D|----------------------12-12--12-------12--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------17-------17-------17-17-------17-------17--17--17~~~~~~---|
B|-----------20b22----20b22-------20b22----20b22--------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0------------------------------------------------------------|
|Rake--|
e|-17-19-19-19~~-19-19-17-19-19~~~~-------20p17-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------18-17-------------17-18p17--|
G|----------------------------------------------------19-17----17-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------19--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-19-17----17----------------17---------------------------------------------19b24r19-|
D|-------19----19p17----17------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------19----19----17-19-20-19-17----17-19-20-19-17----17-19------------|
E|----------------------------------------------20----------------20------------------|
e|-------12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-15----13------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------14-12-----------------------------14-12--------------------------|
D|-------------------14-13-12p10----10-12--12h14-------13p12/10-12-10-12-10-----|
A|-------------------------------12-----------------------------------------10\-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------22b24r22-22b24r22-22b24-22b24--24b26-24b27r24/-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7-9\----14////16////17////---------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-9--9-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-13-12-13-12h13-----12--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------tr~~~--------15-13-12-13-12-13p12-----------------------------|
G|--------------------14-------------------------12----------------14-14~~~~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------14-12/10-12/14-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------0------12~~~~~~~------12----------------------------------|
B|-12--12--13--13----------------------------15~~~~--13--12-13p12------------|
G|--------------------14-------------14---------------------------14b16r14---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------12------------------|
B|-------------------------------12-13-12-15-13-12-------13~~~------------|
G|-14--14--14~~~~----14----12-14-------------------14-------------12--14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(America)
e|-12~~~~~------15--12~~~~~-12\--|
B|----------15-------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Outro Chorus (3:48):
(America)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------13-13-13-13-------------------|
G|-------12-12-12-12-14--12h14~~~~-12--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---0---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Will you come back to me baby
e|--12-12-12-12------------------------------------------|
B|--13-13-13-13-15------------------13b13.25------15b17--|
G|-------------------14~~~~~~~-14------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Please don't run away Don't let me go
(America)
e|-12---15---12----15b16--15---13--15----12-------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------13-13-13-15-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------14~~~~~~~--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(America)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-13-13-13-13-15------------13----|
G|-12-12-12-12----14~~~~-14--------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Can you get back to me baby
e|-12-12-12-12---------------------------------------12-------12-------12-------|
B|-13-13-13-13-15-----------------13b13.25-----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17-|
G|-----------------14~~~~~--14--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Please don't run away i need you so
(America)
e|-12------------------------12-------12-----------------------|
B|----15b17r15---15---13--15----13-15----13-------13-----------|
G|------------------------------------------14-12-----14~~~~~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(America)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-17p0-15p0-15p0-17p0-15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Will you come back to me baby please dont run away don't let me go
(America)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------12---12h13p12------13p12------------------------|
G|-------------12--14--14~~~~~~~~-14----------------------------14~~-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------13p12p10--12/14--|
A|-17p15p0--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(America) Can you get back
e|--------------------------------5b7---(7--b-9--r-7-)----(8--b-10-r-8-)--10b12----12b14-|
B|--------------------------------8b10--(10-b-12-r-10)----(11-b-13-r-11)--13b15----15b17-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10--12------10--------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------10------12\-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
to me baby please don't run away
e|------17---------17--------17-------17------17-17--17-19-19-19--|
B|-/17------15b17-----15b17-----15b17-----17----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
i need you so
(America)
e|-19-20--17-----17---------------------------|
B|------------20----20p17---------------------|
G|------------------------17----17----19b21~~~|
D|---------------------------19----19---------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|19b21-r-19-r-19-r-19-r-19-r-19-r-19-r-19--19-19-19p17-19--19p17----19-17-------------------17b17.25---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------19-------19-17-------17-19----------19|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------16/19------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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