SE A CABO (Bassline) As recorded by Santana (From the 1970 Album ABRAXAS) Words and Music by Jose Areas Arranged by Santana Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'David Brown - Bass' Q=138 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 H Q E E |------------|-------------| |------------|-------------| |------------|-----------6-| |------------|-------------| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-8-----------8-6-----------6-| |-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-8-----------8-6-----------6-|-8-----------8-6-----------6-| |-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----|-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-8-----------8-6-----------6-|-8-----------8-6-----------6-| |-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----|-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-8-----------8-6-----------6-|| |-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----|| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-8-----------8-6-----------6-| |-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-8-----------8-6-----------6-|-8-----------8-6-----------6-| |-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----|-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-8-----------8-6-----------6-| |-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-6-----------8-6-----------6-|-6-----------8-6-----------6-| |-----6-(6)---------6-(6)-----|-----6-(6)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-6-----------8-6-----------6-| |-----6-(6)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-6-----------8-6-----------6-|-8-----------8-6-----------6-| |-----6-(6)---------6-(6)-----|-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-8-----------8-6-----------6-| |-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-8-----------8-6-----------6-|-8-----------8-6-----------8-| |-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----|-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-6-----------8-6-----------8-| |-----6-(6)---------6-(6)-----| E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-6-----------8-6-----------8-|-6-----------8-6-----------8-| |-----6-(6)---------6-(6)-----|-----6-(6)---------6-(6)-----| 3/4 |-3-| e e S E S +E E Q E E E Q +E E E E E S S +S E S +E S S |--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------6--(6)---6-8-|-10-8-6-(6)---8-(8)-6----| |-----4-4------------|-8---8--------8-----|------------8---------6--| |-6-6-----6-(6)------|--------------------|-------------------------| 4/4 |--3---| +H. 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|-8-----------8-6-----------6-|-8----6----8-8-|------| |-----8-(8)---------6-(6)-----|---------------|------| Q E E Q E E W q E E E E E E q E E E E E E |---------------|----------||----------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------||----------------|-----------------| |-8----6----8-8-|----------||-8----8---6-----|-8----8---6------| |---------------|----------||----8-------8-8-|----8-------8-8--| q E E E E E E q E E E E E E q E E E E E E q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-8----8---6-----|-8----8---6-----|-8----8---6-----|-8----8---6------| |----8-------8-8-|----8-------8-8-|----8-------8-8-|----8-------8-8--| q E E E E E E q E E E E E E q E E E E E E q E E E E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-8----8---6-----|-8----8---6-----|-8----8---6-----|-8----8---6------| |----8-------8-8-|----8-------8-8-|----8-------8-8-|----8-------8-8--| q E E E E E E q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E |----------------|----------------||----------------| |----------------|----------------||----6-----------| |-8----8---6-----|-8----8---6-----||-8------6-10--8-| |----8-------8-8-|----8-------8-8-||----------------| +E E E E +E Q E Q E E E Q E +E E E E +E Q E |--------------------|----------------|--------------------| |-----6--------------|----6-----------|-----6--------------| |-(8)-----------6--7-|-8------6-10--8-|-(8)-----------6--7-| |---------8-(8)------|----------------|---------8-(8)------| Q E E E Q E +E E E E +E Q E Q E E E Q E +E E E E +E Q E |----------------|--------------------|----------------|---------------------| |----6-----------|-----6--------------|----6-----------|-----6---------------| |-8------6-10--8-|-(8)-----------6--7-|-8------6-10--8-|-(8)-----------6--7--| |----------------|---------8-(8)------|----------------|---------8-(8)-------| Q E E Q E E W Q E E Q E E W |---------------|----------|---------------|------| |---------------|----------|---------------|------| |-8----6----8-8-|----------|-8----6----8-8-|------| |---------------|----------|---------------|------| Q E E Q E E W H Q Q |---------------|----------|------------*| |---------------|----------|------------*| |-8----6----8-8-|----------|---------8--*| |---------------|----------|------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths