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Vintage Guitar
Magazine
Presents:
FRETPRINTS
by Wolf Marshall
Subject: The Shaman's
Samba |
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Fig.3.
Our final
lick is in G major and
is played over a
repeated Gmaj7-Am7 vamp
in a brisk samba groove.
This is another of
Carlos' favorite chord
figures and presents the
major side of his
improvisation style. The
opening line in bar 1 is
a typical Santana
rhythmic lead passage.
Note the stepwise scalar
descent and the
syncopated rhythm of the
phrase - a major-mode
variant of the line
found in Lick 1. |
The
patterns in bars 2 and 3
are based on the G major
pentatonic scale,
exploit bluesy string
bends and produce a
thematic riff-like
statement. Notice the
repeated
bend-release-pull off
figures sequenced in
this section - another
clever re-interpretation
of the blues ethic
transplanted in a novel
context. Play this one
with a lightly distorted
tone and the guitar's
neck pickup selected for
a singing throaty sound.
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