Santana

Santana - Oye Como Va Best guitar tab

Artist: Santana

Song: Oye Como Va

Album: Best of Santana

Transcribed by jordanlockert@yahoo.com

Lyrics and translation courtesy of Bruce Ishikawa of

www.Timba.com

your home for Cuban music on the Internet

This cha-cha-cha was written by the great timbalero Tito Puente

but the most popular version by far is Santana's. More than

half of Tito's income came from Santana royalties.

Spanish:

Oye como va mi ritmo

Bueno pa' gozar mulata

English:

Listen how my rhythm goes

Good for enjoying the black girl

Tablature Explanation:

h=hammer-on

p=pull-off

/=slide up

\=slide down

b=bend slight

^=bend full

9r7=pre bend from fret 7 to 9, pick and release

|--------7-8-10--7----------------------7-8-10--7----------------|

|-10--10------------8h10---------10--10------------8-10----------|

|-------------------------------------------------------9r7------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------10---|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-(0:15)---------------------------------------------------------|

|--------7-8-10--7----------------------7-8-10--7---------------|

|-10--10------------8h10---------10--10------------8-10---------|

|-------------------------------------------------------9r7-----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------10--|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5-----------------5---5---5-5-----------------5-|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7---5---5---5---5-5---7-----5-------5-|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7---5---5---5---5-5---7-----5-------5-|

|---------------------------7-----------------------7-----------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|-(0:30)--------------------------------------------------------|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5-----------------|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7---5---|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7---5---|

|---------------------------7-----|

|---------------------------------|

|-(0:53)--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------5---5------|

|-----5-8-5-8-5h7-----------------------5-8-5-8-5h7-------5-----|

|------------------7----5h7-7p5-------5-------------------5-----|

|-7----------------------------7p5h7----------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|-(0:56)--------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------5----------5--/6/7--|

|------5-8-5-8-5h7----------------------5-8---5-8-5h7-----------|

|----5--------------7----5h7-7p5------5-------------------------|

|-7-----------------------------7p5h7---------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|-8-8-5-5-8-5---8---5----5---------------8-8---------8------------------|

|---------------------/7---------------------8h10-10---10-------10------|

|-----------------------------5h7-7p5-----------------------/11----9----|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------10-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-(1:11)----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-8-8-5-5-8-5---8---5----5---------------8-8---------8-------------------|

|---------------------/7---------------------8h10-10---10--------10--/17-|

|-----------------------------5h7-7p5-----------------------/11----------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-8-5---8-5---8-5---8-5---8-5---88-5---8-5---8-5------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------5h7^---5--7p5----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-(1:26)----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|

|----------5---5-7-----------------------|

|-5555-5-5---5---------------------(3x)--|

|--------------------4-5---6---7---------|

|----------------------------------------|

|-(1:34)---------------------------------|

|-5---5-----5---5------|

|-5---5-----5---5------|

|-5---5-----5---5------|

|----------------------|

|----------------------|

|-(1:45)-fill----------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------

|-------5-----5-------5-----5------------5-----5-------5-----5-

|-----5-----5-------5-------5----------5-----5---------5-----5-

|-5-7-----6-----5-------4------4-/-7-------6-----5---4---4-----

|--------------------------------------------------------------

|-(1:52)-(quiet pat)-------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------|

--------5-----5-------5-----5-----------5-----5-------5-----5----|

------5-----5-------5-------5---------5-----5-------5-------5----|

--7-------6-----5-------4-----4-/-7-------6-----5-------4--------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------|

------------------------------(....this part hard to hear....)---|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5----------------|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7---5--|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7---5--|

|---------------------------7----|

|--------------------------------|

|-(2:55)-------------------------|

|---5/12--|

|---------|

|---------|

|-pre-solo|

|---------|

|-(3:19)--|

solo:

|-8---5-5-8-5---8---5----5-------------8-8-5-5-8-5----5---------------|

|---------------------/7---------------------------/7-----------5-----|

|----------------------------5h7-7p5--------------------5h7^---5-5----|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-(3:21)--------------------------------------------------------------|

|-8-8-5-5-8-5---8---5----5-------------8-8---------8------------------|

|---------------------/7-------------------8h10-10---10-------10-/17--|

|----------------------------5h7-7p5---------------------/11----------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-15^-15^-15^r--12-12h14--17-----------------5------5------5------5---5-

|----------------------------13\--------8^-----8^-----8^-----8^-----8^--

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

|-(3:36)----------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

----5---------5-----------------5------5-5-----5-5-----------------------|

-7^---7-5---5-5-5---8p7b--7^----5-7^-----5-5---5-5-----------------------|

----------7-------7--------------------------7-----7--/7--5h7p5----------|

----------------------------------------------------------------7p5---5--|

--------------------------------------------------------------------8---8|

|---------5------------------------|

|-5-------5-5---5-7---7-5---5-5----|

|-5-----5---5---5-7---7-5---5-5----|

|-----7-------7--------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|-(3:51)---------------------------|

|-8-5---8-5---8-5---12\5---8-5---10\5---8-5---88-5---8-5---8-5---8-5-5-8-5---

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------

|-(3:55)---------------------------------------------------------------------

-8-5-8-8---8-5---8-5----|

------------------------|

------------------------|

------------------------|

------------------------|

------------------------|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5-----------------5---5---5-5-----------------5\-|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7---5---5---5---5-5---7-----5-------5\-|

|-5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-7---5---5---5---5-5---7-----5--huh!-5\-|

|---------------------------7-----------------------7------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-(4:04)---------------------------------------------------------|

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