Santana Style Bossa Nova Lesson

Santana Style Bossa Nova

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  • Hi GMC-ers! Welcome to my first Santana style lesson. Carlos Santana is a well known and highly respected guitarist with a distinct Latin style.

    This bossa-nova style lesson is in D minor with a simple modulation at the middle to C minor then back to D minor. In the first part I'll play a D minor scale at the tenth fret, next a C minor at the eight, and then a D harmonic minor back to the Dm.

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    Chord Progression:
    Bm7- A- E- E- Bm7- A- E- E- Bm7- A- E- E- Bm7- A- E- E- Bm7- A- E- E- G- A- B- B

    Techniques:
    * Bends
    * Vibratos
    * Hammer ons
    * Pull offs
    * Slides

    Scales:
    * C minor
    * D minor

    Have fun!/ Laszlo

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