What Does It Take Tab by Carlos Santana

What Does It Take tab by Carlos Santana

Guitar Tab

Song Title: What does it take?(To win your love)
Artist/Band: Santana
Album: Shang?, 1982

Symbols:

h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
/=slide-up
=slide-down
b=bend
r=release bend

INTRO:
e|-12---------------------|
B|----1210-10---8-10/12--|
G|-------------9----------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
  0:07

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e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-7-10-7------------|------------------|
G|--------7-7h9p7----|-----7-9-9p7---7--|
D|----------------9--|-7h9---------9----|
A|-------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|
  0:12

e|-12-12---------------------|
B|-------12p10-10---8-10/12--|
G|----------------9----------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
  0:15

e|--------------------------|
B|-7-10-7-------------------|
G|---------7-7---9--7-7-7--|
D|-------------9------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
  0:20

VERSE:

Chords:
Am 577555
GMaj 345533

       Am
"What does it take
              GMaj
 to win your love for me?
       Am
 How can I make
                 GMaj
 this dream come true for me?
         Am
 Whoa I just got to know
                    GMaj
 ooo, baby cause I love you so".

     Am
"I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried,
           GMaj
 in every way I could,
             Am
 to make you see how much I love you.
                    GMaj
 Ooo, I thought you understood.
         Am
 So you gotta make me see,
                          GMaj
 what does it take to win your love for me?"

SOLO:
e|-12---------------------|
B|----1210-10---8-10/12--|
G|-------------9----------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
  1:12

e|--------------------|------------------|
B|-7-10-7-------------|------------------|
G|--------7--7h9p7----|-----7-9-9p7---7--|
D|-----------------9--|-7h9---------9----|
A|--------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------|
  1:16

e|-12-12---------------------|
B|-------12p10-10---8-10/12--|
G|----------------9----------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
  1:20

e|---------------------------|
B|-7h10-7--------------------|
G|--------7-7---7h9-7h9p7----|
D|------------9-----------9--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
  1:24

e|----------10----------10-12-15p14-12--|
B|-10-12-13----10-12-13-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
  1:30

e|-10/12-15-12-10-12--10-12--10/12--|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
  1:34

e|-12---------------------------|
B|----15-12--15p12--------------|
G|-----------------14-12-14-12--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
  1:36

FINAL SOLO:
e|-12---------------------|
B|----1210-10---8-10/12--|
G|-------------9----------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
  2:25

e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-7-10-7------------|------------------|
G|--------7-7h9p7----|-----7-9-9p7---7--|
D|----------------9--|-7h9---------9----|
A|-------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|
  2:30

e|-12-12---------------------|
B|-------12p10-10---8-10/12--|
G|----------------9----------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
  2:34

e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-7-10--------------|------------------|
G|------7------------|------------------|
D|--------7-7h9p7----|-----7-9-9p7---7--|
A|----------------9--|-7h9---------9----|
E|-------------------|------------------|
  2:38

e|----------10--|----------10-12-15p14-12--|
B|-10-12-13-----|-10-12-13-----------------|
G|--------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------|--------------------------|
  2:41

e|-15b17-17-17-17r15-12-10-12-10/12-12-12--|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
  2:45

e|-17b19-19r17--17-15-15h17--|-14h15p14p12----14h15p14p12-----|
B|---------------------------|-------------15-------------15--|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
  2:51

e|-14h15p14h15p14p12----12-10/12--12-10-12--10-12-10-12--10-12--|
B|-------------------15-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
  2:54

e|-10/12-10-------------------------------|
B|----------12-10-8-------8/10--10-10-10--|
G|------------------9-7-9-----------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
  2:58

e|-------10-12-10----------------------------|
B|-10/12----------12-10-8-----8-10--8-8------|
G|------------------------9-7-----------9----|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8/10-8--|
B|-------------------9----|----------------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|
  3:06

e|----10-10-----10-12-10/12-12-12--|
B|-12--------12--------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
  3:10

e|-10h12-12--10h12-12--10h12-12--10h12-12--10h12--|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|-1210-10---8--8/12--|
G|----------9----------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|-10p8--7-------------|-------------------|
G|---------7--7h9p7----|-----7--9-9p7---7--|
D|------------------9--|-7h9----------9----|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|

e|-12--12--|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|. . . END
  3:22

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