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. E e E S S +E E E E S S +S S E
|--------------||--------------------------------|
|--------------||--------------------------------|
|-(6)------6-7-||-8---------10-10-8-----------10-|
|--------------||-----8-(8)-----------8-(8)------|
|--3---|
E S S +E E E E S S +S S E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-8---------10-10-8-----------10--|
|-----8-(8)-----------8-(8)-------|
3/4 4/4
|--3---| |--3---|
E S S +E E E E S S +S S E E S S +E E E E S S +H. E E
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------||
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------||
|-8---------10-10-8-----------10-|-8---------10-10-8---6-|-(6)------6-7--||
|-----8-(8)-----------8-(8)------|-----8-(8)-------------|---------------||
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------6-8-|-----------------------|-------------------6-8--|
|-8---8-8---8-8---8-----|-8---8-8---8-8---8-6-7-|-8---8-8---8-8---8------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------6-8-|------------------------|
|-8---8-8---8-8---8-6-7-|-8---8-8---8-8---8-----|-8---8-8---8-8---8-6-7--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------6-8-|-----------------------|-------------------6-8--||
|-8---8-8---8-8---8-----|-8---8-8---8-8---8-6-7-|-8---8-8---8-8---8------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------||
E S S E S S S E S E E E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S S E S E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------6-8-|------------------------|
|-8---8-8---8-8-6---6-7-|-8---8-8---8-8---8-----|-8---8-8---8-8-6---6-7--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S S E S E E W W
|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|------||
|-------------------6-8-|-----------------------|----------|------||
|-8---8-8---8-8---8-----|-8---8-8---8-8-6---6-7-|----------|------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------|------||
Timbale Solo
Q Q H H Q E E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E
|------------|-------------|------------------------------|
|------------|-------------|------------------------------|
|-8----------|-----------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
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-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
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-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
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-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 Q E E Q E E W
|-----------------------------|---------------|------|
|-----------------------------|---------------|------|
|-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
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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
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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
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| - 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
