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Guajira

Santana
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Song Title: Guajira

Artist/Band: Santana

Album: Abraxas, The Best of Santana vol. II, The Essential Santana disc 1.

Tab by JC Rea(jcrp_21@hotmail.com)

Symbols:

h=hammer-on

p=pull-off

/=slide-up

\=slide-down

b=bend

r=release bend

[]=bend before picking

~=left hand vibrato

Tuning: Standard

GUITAR CHORDS:

-Am:x02210

-EMaj:022100 or x76454

-GMaj:355433

-FMaj:133211

CHORUS:

Am EMaj

"Vámonos Guajira,

Am EMaj

vamos a bailar,

Am EMaj

vámonos Guajira,

Am GMaj FMaj EMaj

vamos a bai--lar".

VERSE:

Am EMaj

"Qué es lo que quieres Guajira,

Am EMaj

si tú quieres bailar,

Am EMaj

yo te agarro la mano,

Am EMaj

y vamos a gozar".

2nd VERSE and 2nd CHORUS parts are the same.

Then:

<ORGAN SOLO>

<TROMBONE SOLO>

GUITAR SOLO 1:

1st Part:

e|-12-10--13p10--|-10b12-12-12r10--8-7--|
B|---------------|----------------------|
G|---------------|----------------------|
D|---------------|----------------------|
A|---------------|----------------------|
E|---------------|----------------------|
e|------------------7-8--|-10---10-10-10-10-10---10p8-8p7-7--|
B|-8b10-10-10----10------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|-8b10-10-------------------|
G|---------7b9--5-----9p7-9--|
D|----------------7p5--------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|-8b10--10-10-10-10--10p9--9-------|
G|----------------------------10-9--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------5--|
B|---------5-----------------5--|
G|-7b9-9r7---5---------------5--|
D|-------------7-5-----------7--|
A|-----------------7-5-------7--|
E|---------------------7-5---5--|
e|-15-16--17p12h17p12h17p12--17-16-15--15-13-12--|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-12~~~----10-13p10--|-10h12-12p10--8-7--7-5-7---------------|
B|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------------9-7h9p7------|
D|--------------------|----------------------------------9-5--|
A|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|-5----4--|
B|-5----5--|
G|-5----4--|
D|-7----6--|
A|-7----7--|
E|---------|

2nd Part:

e|-10/12-12-12--13p12p10--13p10--|-10/12-12-12--13p12--16b17-16--12\--|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|--->Try to give an
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|    agressive feeling to
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|    this phrase.
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0--12--0-0-0--10--0-0-0--12--0-0-0--10--0-0-0--10--0-0-0--8--0-0-0--10--0-0-0--8-7-5--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5-5h7p5-4---4/12-12-12\--|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

CHORUS:

Am EMaj

"Vámonos Guajira,

Am EMaj

vamos a bailar,

Am EMaj

vámonos Guajira,

Am GMaj FMaj EMaj

vamos a bai--lar".

GUITAR SOLO 2:

e|-------------4h5~~~-10b12-10-8--10p8p7--|
B|-------1-3-5----------------------------|
G|---2-4----------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-12-12-15b17-17-17-17-17-17-17r16r15-14-13-13--12--------|
B|--------------------------------------------------13-12--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10b12--17b19~19~19~19~19~19~19~\--|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10------------|-10-8h10-10-8h10\9---------10p8---10p8-10p8---7h9p7-5---5-7-9p7p5-7-5-7/9--|
G|----9-7-5-7/9--|-------------------9-7h9-9------9-----------9---------5--------------------|
D|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10b12-12~12~12~12~12~12~12~12~12~\--12p10-13p10--|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-10b12-10--8p7--8-10-10b12-10b12-10b12r10p8p7--|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-15b17-17-17-17---17-17---17-17---17-17-17---17-17---17-17-17-17-17---17-17-17-17--
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  -17-17-17-17---17-17---17r16-16-16r15----15-15-14-12-12--|
  ---------------------------------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12p8--------------------------------------------------------------------7\--|
B|------10-----------------------------------------------------------------8\--|
G|---------[8]b9r8---[8]b9r8---[8]b9r8b9r8b9---9~-9~---[7]b9r7--5--7b9-----9\--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------9\--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5-5---4-4------5-5---4-4--|
B|-5-5---5-5------5-5---5-5--|
G|-5-5---4-4------5-5---4-4--|
D|-7-7---6-6------7-7---6-6--|
A|-7-7---7-7------7-7---7-7--|
E|---------------------------|. . . END

The song ends with some timbal beats.

Comments:jcrp_21@hotmail.com

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