Samba Pa Ti

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Samba Pa Ti

Music by Carlos Santana from the album "Abraxas"

Legend of symbols used in this tab:

5/7 Slide up from fret 5 to 7

7\5 Slide down from fret 7 to 5

/5 Slide up "from nowhere"

5\ Slide down "to nowhere"

5b7 Pick fret 5, then bend two frets

[5]b7 Bend two frets before picking

5b7r5 Pick, bend two frets, release bend

5h7 Pick fret 5, hammer on fret 7

7p5 Pick fret 7, pull of to fret 5

(7) The note is still ringing from a previous hit

~~~ Left hand vibrato

X Fret string loosely to mute the sound

G Bm Em

Am7 G Bm Em

Am7 D Am7

D [hold] Am Bm

Am D (D) G

Bm Em Am7 G

Bm Em ~~~~ Am7

D ~~~~~~ Am7 D [hold] Am

Bm Am D (D)

(w/Fill 1 these 2 measures.........)

G Bm Bbm Am D

Fill 1:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(w/Fill 2 these three measures...............)

G Bm Bbm Am

Fill 2: (....doubles 1st gtr....)

Gtr. Solo: double time

G Am G Am ~~~~~~~~~~~~

e|-----------3-5-|-(5)/7--------|--------------3-5--|------------------------|
B|---3-3-3h5-----|--------------|------3-3-3h5------|--3h5p3----------(3)h5--|
G|---------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|

G Am G Am

e|-----------3-5-|-(5)/7--(7)\3-|--------------3-5--|--------------------|
B|---3-3-3h5-----|--------------|------3-3-3h5------|--3h5p3-----------3-|
G|---------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D|---------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A|---------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|

G Am

~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~

e|-8h10----10----10----10----10----10-|-(10)-8-7-7p5---------5--7-----|
B|------------------------------------|--------------8-7--8-----------|
G|------------------------------------|----------------------------7--|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

G Am G

~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

e|-3--------------------|-------0------------7/10-|-10--10--10--7-10-7-10--10-|
B|---3/5\3-5-3b5r3p0----|------0-3p0--------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------2b4-|-(2b4)-----2b4r2p0-------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------2------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|

Am G Am

~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~

e|-(10)-8-7-7p5------5-7-|-3--------12-----|---------------------------------|
B|-------------8-7-8-----|---3/5\3-----15b17r15---15---15---15---15---15-----|
G|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|

G Am

~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~

e|------------------------------|----------------------|
B|(15)-15-15-15p12--------------|----------15--(15)p12-|
G|----------------14b16r14p12---|-12-14b16-------------|
D|---------------------------14-|----------------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------------|----------------------|

G Am

e|-------------------12-------------|-------------------------------|
B|-15-15b17r15p12-15----15b17r15p12-|-15-15-15----------------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------14b16-14b16r14p12----|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------14-|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|

G Am

~~~~~~ ~~~~~~

e|-----------------------|--------------------12----------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------12--15p12-----------15b17-|
G|-12----14b16----14b16.....r14--14p12-14b16---------14b16r14p12------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|

G Am

~~~

e|-(15b17)r15p12--------------------------|-12-14-14--15-15--17-17--15-15--14-|
B|--------------15b17r15p12---------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------14b16r14p12----|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------14--|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

G Am

e|-14--12-12\10-12\---------|--------------------------|
B|------------------12h13p12\10h12p10\8-10p8\7-5-----5-|
G|--------------------------|--------------------7b9---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

G Am ~~~

e|------5---------------12---|------------12----------------------------|
B|----5-----------15b17------|--12--15b17----14b16r14p12--14b16r14p12---|
G|-7b9---7b9r7p5/----------14b16-------------------------------------14-|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|

G ~~~ Am

e|-------------17b19-|-[17]b19r17p15-17-17------12h14-|
B|-------------------|---------------------17\--------|
G|-12-14b16----------|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------------------|

G Am

e|-15p14p12-14p12\10-12p10-8-7-5-3-5-|-5-------5h7p5-------------5--/11/12---|
B|---------------------------------5-|---5-7/8-------8-8\7p5---5-------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------7b9--------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

G Am ~~~ G

e|-12\10-10\8-8\7-7\5-5\3-3\2-2p0--------------|---3-5-7-/10\6/7-5-7-|
B|-------------------------|-----3p1-1p0-0-----|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------2---|-0-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

Am ~~ G

e|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5\3-3h5p3-|-5p3-0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-|
G|-7b9r7-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|

Am G

e|---------------------------------/12-|-22--22-21--21-20--20--19--19\-----|
B|-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-----|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|-17-17-15-14-12-----------------|
B|---------------15b17r15p12------|
G|--------------------------14b16-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|---12------------12-------------------------12----------------15b17-|
B|-12--15p12-----12--15p12-----12-15p12-----12--15p12-----------------|
G|----------14b16---------14b16--------14b16---------14b16r14p12------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am G Am ~~~~

e|-(15b17)r15p12----------------15-|-14-12----------12-|---------------------|
B|--------------12-15--------------|------15p12-15\3---|------------------10-|
G|-------------------14b16r14-12---|-------------------|-14b16r14-12--12\1---|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------|------------14-------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

G Am G Am

~~~~ ~~~

e|-7h8----7------7------|-5---0---------0-|-12-10----|-12--12h14-12h14p12----|
B|--h8-10---8-10---8-10-|---5---5-5b7r5---|----------|-----------------------|
G|----------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|----------|-----------------------|

G Am G

~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~

e|-----------------------|---------12h14-12h14p12-|-------------------|
B|-15--12-15-15b16r15b17-|-(15b17)----------------|-15--12-15p12------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------14b16-|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(14b16)r14p12-14b16r14p12-14-[14]b16r14p12-14-[14]b16r14p12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G (Begin to fade)

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|------12-----12-----12-----12-----12-15b17-|
G|-14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16---------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-12-------12----------------------12-12\---------------------|
B|--------12--15p12---------------12---12\---------------------|
G|---14b16---------14b16r14p12--12-----12\-X\-------/X-X\------|
D|----------------------------14-------------\X\---/-----\-----|
A|----------------------------------------------\X/------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G Am G

e|-3p2-0-------------|--------------|---3-5---5-3---2/-|
B|-------3-0---------|--------------|-------5-----3----|
G|-----------0-------|--------------|------------------|
D|-------------4-0-2-|--------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|-0-2--2p0-----|------------------|
E|-------------------|----------3-0-|-3----------------|

Am G Am

e|-12-----------------------12\10-10\7-7\5-5\3-3h5p3---------------------0--X/|
B|----------------------------|-----------------|---5-3b5r3p0---------0-0-0-X/|
G|--14b16r14p12-14b16r14p12---|-----------------|------------2b4r2p0-0-2------|
D|-------------------------14-|-----------------|-------------------2---------|
A|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|

G Am

e|-12------------------------12--------12---X\-12-15b17-17b19-19b22\-22b23-|
B|---15-12-----------------12--15p12-X---15-X\------|----------------------|
G|--------14b16r14p12-14b16-------------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------|

e|-7p5-3p2----------------|
B|---------5-3/5b7r5p3--3-|
G|------------------------|       Fade to black.........Whew!!!!!!!!!
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

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