• Song:

    America

  • Artist:

    Carlos Santana

America Tab by Carlos Santana


Artist:	Santana Featuring P.O.D.
Title:	America
Album:	Shaman
Tab By:	MJ (www.mj-6.com)

Key
h 	    = Hammer-On
p	    = Pull-off
~~~         = Hold note
/           = Slide
tr~~ 	    = Trill
b	    = Bend 
-b-b-b-b-b- = Gradual Bend
-r-r-r-r-r- = Gradual Release
/////////// = Tremolo Pick
/r/r/r/r/r/ = Gradual Release While Tremolo Picking


Notes: Carlos Santana's guitar doesn't start right away, there are 3 guitars total
in this song, Guitar 1 is Santana (Lead Guitar Standard Tuning "E A D G B E") and
the other 2 are P.O.D. backup guitars, To distinguish lead from backup, the backup
(P.O.D. Guitars tuned down 1 whole step "D G C F A D") guitars are alot lower in
volume than the lead guitar by carlos, Santana's guitar is alot fuller sounding, 
while P.O.D.'s guitars are more high pitched.

If the text wraps around copy and paste it into Notepad to see it as it is meant to be seen

***************
* LEAD GUITAR *
***************

Intro (0:01):

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9~~~--7/12--12----14p12------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------14p12--14~~------12h14p12p10--|
A|--7--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---14p12p10h12--10--9h12p10p9h10p9--10p9-------------12--14--|
A|--------------------------------------------12-12/14-15---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


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

   
e|-15p12--15--15--15--15b17--15b17---15b17-----15b17--15b17--15--12-15p12----|
B|-tr~~~---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12----12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15----15----15-13~~h15------13-13-13---15--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------14--14--14p12------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------13p12------------12h14-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------15--12--15-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-----12-14-12-10-12-10--------10-------10---------------|
A|-----15-------------------12-10-----12-10------12p10--12/--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12--13p12--------|
G|-12-14--14p12--14-14-14------------12-----|
D|--------------------------------------14--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------12-------------|
B|--------------12---13---12---13--15-b-b-b-b-17--15b17----15b17------13--13--13--|
G|-14--14--14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse (0:36):

           Was it the way that she looked at me		  She had caught my eye
e|-------------------------------------------12~~~~12\--|
B|--15---------------------------------------13~~~~13\--|
G|-----14--14/------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

She had caught my eye				She stole
			e|----------------|
			B|--5-------------|
			G|----7--5---7----|
			D|-----------7--0-|
			A|----------------|
			E|----------------|


      my   heart   she freed my  mind
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------5--5----------------------------|
D|---x--7--------5h7-----7p5---------------|
A|---------------------7-----7p5-----------|
E|--------------------------------8p5~~~~--|

     The way we loved it    was magical
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------12-12b13~~~~~~---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

    Truly wonderful         it was me     and   you   so   beautiful
e|---------------------------------15-------------------12---------------------------|
B|-------------------15b17------------15b16--15-13--15-----15b16--15--13----15-13----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14------12--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     And i know   that you feel    this too
e|---------------------12-------------------|
B|-------------------------15~~~~--13-------|
G|-12h14~~~~~~~--14---------------------14--|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

    Will our dreams come true   I believe in     you
e|15-------------------------------------------12-12-------12-------12-12-12-12-12-12-15b17|
B|-----15b17--15~~--13 15-b-b-b-b-b-17--15b17--------15b17----15b17------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Show me the way to my better days  Whats the price to pay if i follow you
e|-15b17-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Chorus (1:13):

America   		(America)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|-12h14~~~~~~~~-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

   Will you come back to me baby 
e|------12--------------------------|
B|---------13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

   Run away   dont let    me      go       (America)
e|-----------------12--------------------------|
B|--15--13--15--------15--13------15--13-------|
G|----------------------------12----------14---|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

			  (America)
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------12-----|
G|--14~~~~~14p12---------14---------|
D|----------------14p12-------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Can you get back to me baby       Please don't run     away
e|---------------------------12----------12/////----------12--|
B|------12--13~~-------15---------15b17-------------15b17-----|
G|--14--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

      I     need  you  so   
e|-15-b-b-b-b-b-b-16--15b17--15b17--|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


Verse (1:32):

       I trust in    you still you walked away 
e|-15b17~~~~~~~~--15p12-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

			  You   just ran   away 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8---5------------------------------------|
G|---------------7b9---7--5-----7p5----------------|
D|---------------------------7-------7p5---6p5-----|
A|-0--------------------------------------------8--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

I thought our   love    would never      change    The way you move 
e|----------------------------5-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------5--5-----8--5-------------------------------|
G|--------7b9r7p5--7b9-----------------8--7----5/14~~~~~~~----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

had me hypnotized 			Now i realize 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----14b17--------14--12----------------------------|
D|--------------------------13p12-----------14--------|
A|---------------------------------15--12-------15/---|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

I fell again             the  same    old      lies
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15----------------------------------------------|
G|-----14b16----14--12--14~~--14--12--14--12-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------13p12----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------15--12--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


Plans you've changed the present rearranged 
If we dpnt know the past the future we cant attain
So i maintain Dealt my hand so i deal with it
Know what is truth myself i stay real with it
					(America)

Chorus (1:59):

		  (America)	    Will you come back to me baby
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------12~~~~~~~-----------12---13~~~~----15---13--15--13--|
G|-12h14~~~~--12--14--------------------14-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Please don't run away     don't let me go
				       (America)
e|------------------------------15----------------------------------|
B|-----15b17-----15---13--15--------15b17---13p12-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------12---14~~~~~~~~--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

	  	(America)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------12~~~~----|
G|-14p12-------14--------------|
D|--------14-------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Can you get    back     to  me  baby please dont run away i need you so
e|---------------12-----------12h15--------------15-b-b-b-b-b-17----15-12-----------------|
B|--------12--13-----13~---15-tr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------15b17-15-13-----|
G|---14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------14--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Interlude (2:17):
e|-----------------|
B|-15-13-----------|
G|-------14~~~~~---|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9~~~~~~~~~-----9--7~~~~~~~~--5/4--4--5--4-----------------|
D|-----7--------------7------------------------------7~~~~~~~~--7/--|
A|--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------10-10/4-|
B|----------------------------------10-10-10-12-12-12-13-13---------|
G|----------------------7-7-7-9-9-9---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Tremolo Pick While Gradually Sliding Up The Neck
e|-4/7/16--17---|
B|-4/7/16--17---|
G|-4/7/16--17---|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|


Guitar Solo (2:39):

e|---------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-------17-17-17-20-19-19~~--|
B|-20b22------20b22----20b22----20b22----20b22----20b22----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-17-19-17--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------20-17-19----------------------17--------------17-------17-------17-|
G|-------------------19b20-19p17----17-19----17b17.25--19----17-19----17-19----|
D|-------------------------------19--------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------17-18-17----------------------------------------------|
G|-19p17-19----------19-17-19-17----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------19-17----------------17-19-19/6--|
A|-------------------------------------19-17--15/19---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------17--17--17--17--17--19--19~~~~--20--20--20~~~~--|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-18-20-22--22b24--22b24/r/r/r/r/r/r/r/22-b-b-b-b-24--20/--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------17---19--------------------|
B|-0---20b22~~~-------------17----17--------|
G|------------------0----19----19----19b21--|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------17--------------------------------------13-----------------|
G|-19~~~----19p17-19---19-17----17---------12-14----12-14 12 14 12--|
D|---------------------------19----19-17/---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------13p12---------------------------------------x\x////x////x\-|
B|-12-12----------13p12------------------------------x\x////x////x\-|
G|-12----------12-----------------12-12----12-12-12--x\x////x////x\-|
D|----------------------12-12--12-------12--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------17-------17-------17-17-------17-------17--17--17~~~~~~---|
B|-----------20b22----20b22-------20b22----20b22--------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---0------------------------------------------------------------|

							    |Rake--|
e|-17-19-19-19~~-19-19-17-19-19~~~~-------20p17-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------18-17-------------17-18p17--|
G|----------------------------------------------------19-17----17-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------19--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-19-17----17----------------17---------------------------------------------19b24r19-|
D|-------19----19p17----17------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------19----19----17-19-20-19-17----17-19-20-19-17----17-19------------|
E|----------------------------------------------20----------------20------------------|

e|-------12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-15----13------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------14-12-----------------------------14-12--------------------------|
D|-------------------14-13-12p10----10-12--12h14-------13p12/10-12-10-12-10-----|
A|-------------------------------12-----------------------------------------10\-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------22b24r22-22b24r22-22b24-22b24--24b26-24b27r24/-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7-9\----14////16////17////---------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-9--9-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-13-12-13-12h13-----12--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------tr~~~--------15-13-12-13-12-13p12-----------------------------|
G|--------------------14-------------------------12----------------14-14~~~~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------14-12/10-12/14-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------0------12~~~~~~~------12----------------------------------|
B|-12--12--13--13----------------------------15~~~~--13--12-13p12------------|
G|--------------------14-------------14---------------------------14b16r14---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------12------------------|
B|-------------------------------12-13-12-15-13-12-------13~~~------------|
G|-14--14--14~~~~----14----12-14-------------------14-------------12--14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

				 (America)
e|-12~~~~~------15--12~~~~~-12\--|
B|----------15-------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Outro Chorus (3:48):

			    (America)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------13-13-13-13-------------------|
G|-------12-12-12-12-14--12h14~~~~-12--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---0---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

		Will      you  come back     to me baby
e|--12-12-12-12------------------------------------------|
B|--13-13-13-13-15------------------13b13.25------15b17--|
G|-------------------14~~~~~~~-14------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

      Please don't run    away     Don't let   me    go
						     (America)	
e|-12---15---12----15b16--15---13--15----12-------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------13-13-13-15-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------14~~~~~~~--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

			 (America)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-13-13-13-13-15------------13----|
G|-12-12-12-12----14~~~~-14--------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

	       Can  you      get   back      to me      baby
e|-12-12-12-12---------------------------------------12-------12-------12-------|
B|-13-13-13-13-15-----------------13b13.25-----15b17----15b17----15b17----15b17-|
G|-----------------14~~~~~--14--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Please don't run away     i  need  you   so
					 (America)
e|-12------------------------12-------12-----------------------|
B|----15b17r15---15---13--15----13-15----13-------13-----------|
G|------------------------------------------14-12-----14~~~~~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

			    (America)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-17p0-15p0-15p0-17p0-15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0-17p15p0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Will    you   come  back to me baby please dont run away don't   let  me     go
										(America)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------12---12h13p12------13p12------------------------|
G|-------------12--14--14~~~~~~~~-14----------------------------14~~-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------13p12p10--12/14--|
A|-17p15p0--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

			 (America)				Can       you  get  back
e|--------------------------------5b7---(7--b-9--r-7-)----(8--b-10-r-8-)--10b12----12b14-|
B|--------------------------------8b10--(10-b-12-r-10)----(11-b-13-r-11)--13b15----15b17-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10--12------10--------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------10------12\-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      to    me     baby                please don't  run   away   
e|------17---------17--------17-------17------17-17--17-19-19-19--|
B|-/17------15b17-----15b17-----15b17-----17----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

	  i   need        you          so
				       (America)
e|-19-20--17-----17---------------------------|
B|------------20----20p17---------------------|
G|------------------------17----17----19b21~~~|
D|---------------------------19----19---------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|19b21-r-19-r-19-r-19-r-19-r-19-r-19-r-19--19-19-19p17-19--19p17----19-17-------------------17b17.25---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------19-------19-17-------17-19----------19|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------16/19------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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