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Dirty Dancin

Santana
Tab

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Song

Song Title: Dirty Dancin'

Artist/Band: Carlos Santana & The Product G & B.

Tab by JC Rea(jcrp_21@hotmail.com)

Symbols:

h=hammer-on

p=pull-off

/=slide-up

b=bend

r=release bend

[]=bend before picking

~=left hand vibrato

()=Let ring

Tuning:Standard

"Ladies and gents,

back by popular demand,

it's the G & B with Carlos Santana".

INTRO AND MAIN RIFF:

e|-10b(12)r10---10-8-10----------15-13-12--|-------8-12-10-8-10-----------------|
B|-------------------------12h15-----------|----12-----------------13-12--------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-12--------------------------14~~~--|
D|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

1ST CHORUS---|

|-->No guitar during this parts

1ST VERSE---|

2ND CHORUS:

"It's not a game, it's a party, thing..."---------REPEAT INTRO FROM HERE

3RD VERSE--->No guitar

PRECHORUS:

"Just close your eyes,

and take 2 steps back,

girl hold me tight..."

e|-------10--12-12-12-12--13-12-10-------|-------------------12----10-10-12--10/12-10/12-10/12-|
B|-10-13---------------------------13-10-|----10-12-10-12-13----13-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|-12--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

DURING 3RD CHORUS:

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8/10~-12---------------13-12-10----10-13-10--10/12-----|
G|----------10/12------12----------12-----------------12--|
D|------------------12------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

4TH CHORUS---REPEAT INTRO

AFTER THAT:

"Just come and dance with me,

I wanna dance with you,

you're comin' home with me,

the way you move it hmm,hmmm..."

e|--------10-7----------------------------------------------|
B|-8/10~-------8-10---------13-12-10----10-13-10--10/12-----|
G|-----------------------12----------12-----------------12--|
D|--------------------12------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

<slow bend>

e|-10b12r10--10-8-10-12-10-------15-13-12--|-------8-12-10-8-10---10-10-10b12-12-12--|
B|-------------------------12h15-----------|----12-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-12--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
e|-10b12--10-8--10p8h10-------15-13-12--|-------8-12--10-8-10--|
B|----------------------12-15-----------|----12----------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-12-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------------|
e|-17--15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17r15p12-
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------    |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------    |

|

e|-15-15p12--12----12-15-12-------12------------------------           |
B|--------------15----------13-15----13-13------------------           |
G|-----------------------------------------14p12-14--12-14--           |
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------->PLAY THIS 3
A|----------------------------------------------------------           |        PHRASES VERY
E|----------------------------------------------------------           |        RAPIDLY

|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|            |
B|-------------------------12h13p12-10-8------------------|            |
G|-12--14-14--12-14--12h14---------------9-7--5--9-7-7p5--|------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10~-10/12------------------13-12-10----10-13-10--10/12------|
G|---------------10/12~--------12----------12-----------------12--|
D|--------------------------12------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12----10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10--|
B|--x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--x-----x--x--x--x--|
G|--9--9--9--9--9-----9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|. . . END

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