This song "Smooth" by Santana.
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Title : Smooth
Artist : Santana
Album : Supernatural
Transcribed by : Najmul (najmul@homepage.com)
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Comments: Okay, I took six whole weeks just to transcribe this song to perfection
and I hope you would enjoy it. I gave the chords and the tabs for
the WHOLE song. The guitar should be in standard tuning and it is about
116 bpm.
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KEY:
/ - slide
^ - bend full
b - bend half
h - hammer on
p - pull off
Chord Diagrams (low to high)
----- --------
Am X 0 2 2 1 0
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
E7 0 2 0 1 3 0
Dm7 X X 0 2 1 1
Dm7/C X 3 X 2 1 1
Bm7b5 X 2 3 2 3 X
E/G# 4 X 2 1 0 0
G7 3 5 3 4 3 3
F#7sus4 2 4 2 3 2 2
*Intro*
Am F E7
e|--------------|---------|--------------------------------------|
b|---------8----|---------|--9--10---12--12b-(12)---10--12-------|
g|----7h9-----9-|--10~~---|--------------------------------------|
d|--------------|---------|--------------------------------------|
a|--------------|---------|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------|---------|--------------------------------------|
Am F E7 Am F E7
e|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
b|-13-10-10~~--------(10)\--|---------------------8-|-------------|
g|--------------------------|--7^---(7)b--(7)b------|-9\7--5------|
d|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
a|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
e|--------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
Am F E7 Man, it's a
e|-----------------------------|--------------|------------|
b|-----------------------------|--------------|------------|
g|-(5)-4h5p4-------------------|--------------|------------|
d|-----------7--6--7--7/9---7--|--------------|------------|
a|-----------------------------|--------------|------------|
e|-----------------------------|--------------|------------|
Am F E7 Am F E7
hot one. Like seven inches from the midday sun
Dm7 Dm7/C E/G#
Well, I hear your whisper and the words melt everyone. But you stay so
Am F E7 Am F E7
cool My Munequita
e|-------------------7--8--7--|-10--8--7---------------------------|
b|----------------------------|-----------10--9--10--9--10~--(10)~-|
g|-----------5---7^-----------|------------------------------------|
d|----5--7--------------------|------------------------------------|
a|-7--------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
Am F E7
my Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa
e|-----------------------|-------10^---10^---8h10-------|
b|-----------------------|------------------------------|
g|-----------------------|------------------------------|
d|-----------------------|------------------------------|
a|-----------------------|------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|------------------------------|
Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 E/G#
Well, you're my reason for reason, the step in
e|-(10)--10^~~------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
Am F E7
my groove yeah And if you said
e|------------12----15p12-------12--12--|------------12~~--------(12)\----|
b|------15^-----------------15----------|-13----15------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
*Chorus*
Am F E7 Am F E7
this life ain't good enough, I would give my world to
Am F E7
lift you up. I could change my life to better suit your mood
Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 G7
because you're so smooth
e|----------------5--|-7-8h7p5~------------|-------12------12---15p12------12--------|
b|--3---3----5-6-----|---------------------|--15^-----15^--------------15-----15^----|
g|----7---7----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
d|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
a|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Am F E7
Well, and it's just like the ocean
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
b|--15--13--15p13~---15p13~---15p13~---|--14----------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Am F E7
under the moon. Well, its the same as the emotion that I get from you. You
Am F E7
got the kind of lovin' that can be so smooth, yeah
Dm7 E7 Am F E7
Gimme your heart make it real. Or else forget about it
e|-------------------------------|------------------------||----------------------|
b|--6\---------------------------|------------------------||-8h10~----------------|
g|--7\---------------------------|------------------------||----------------------|
d|--7\---------------------------|------------------------||----------------------|
a|--5\---------------------------|------------------------||----------------------|
e|----------------------------0--|------------------------||----------------------|
Well, I'll tell you
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------10^---|-----------------(10)--|
b|-(10)--9--10--12--12b--(12)b---10--12-|-13--10---10~------------------|-----------------------|
g|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
d|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
a|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
*Verse*
Am F E7 Am F E7
one thing, if you would leave it's be a cryin' shame
e|-12\10---8------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
b|------------10~-------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
g|----------------------|--------------------------|------------7^---7~------|
d|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
a|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 E/G#
In every breath and every word, I hear your name callin' me
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------|
g|-(7)-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Am F E7 Am F E7
out. yeah Well out from the barrio
e|-------------5---7---8--7~--|--10--8--7--------------------||---------------|
b|--5--5---8------------------|------------10--9---10--9--10-||--(10)\--------|
g|----------------------------|------------------------------||---------------|
d|----------------------------|------------------------------||---------------|
a|----------------------------|------------------------------||---------------|
e|----------------------------|------------------------------||---------------|
Am F E7
you hear my rhythm on your radio And you feel the turning of the
Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b5 E/G#
world so soft and slow, turnin' you
e|------------------------------5--|---8~----------------|
b|--------5----------------6-------|---------------------|
g|---7-----------------7-----------|---------------------|
d|------------7~-------------------|---------------------|
a|---------------------------------|---------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------|
Am F E7
round. and round. And if you said
e|----------12---15p12-----12-----|----------12~--(12)\--------|
b|-----15^--------------15----15--|-13---15--------------------|
g|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
d|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
a|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
Am F E7 Am F E7
this life ain't good enough, I would give my world to
Am F E7
to lift you up. I could change my life to better suit your mood.
Dm7 Dm7/C Bm7b3 G7 F#7sus4 E7
because you're so smooth
e|--------------5---7--8--|----10--8--7--8--10----|------12-------12--15p12------12--------|
b|-------5--6-------------|-----------------------|--15^-----15^-------------15------15----|
g|---7--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
d|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
a|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
Am F E7
Well, and it's just like the ocean
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
b|--15--13--15p13~---15p13~---15p13~---|--14----------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Am F E7
under the moon. Well, it's the same as the emotion that I get from you. You
e|---------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
b|--12~-------------12--13~--|----------------15--|--15~------------(15)\-----|
g|---------------14----------|--------------------|---------------------------|
d|---------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
a|---------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
Am F E7
got the kind of lovin' that can be so smooth, yeah
e|-------------12h13p12-----------12------|-------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------15---13------13--|-15---13---15---15---13~----(13)\----|
g|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Dm7 E7
Gimme your heart make it real. Or else forget about it
e|-------------------------------|------------------------|
b|--6\---------------------------|------------------------|
g|--7\---------------------------|------------------------|
d|--7\---------------------------|------------------------|
a|--5\---------------------------|------------------------|
e|----------------------------0--|------------------------|
*Guitar Solo*
Am F E7 Am F E7
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
b|--8h10~--------------9--|----------9----12b--(12)--10~--|--------12--10---|
g|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
d|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
a|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/carlos_santana/smooth_tab_ver_2.html ]
Am F E7
e|---------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
b|--9~--------9---12--13--12--10~--|---------12---9~--|------12---13--12h13p12--9--12h13p12--|
g|--------9------------------------|------------------|-------------------------9------------|
d|---------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
Am F E7 Am F E7
e|----------------------------------|--------------|----15^---15^---15^--(15)--12-------|
b|-(12)--10--10~--------------------|--------------|--------------------------------15--|
g|----------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------|
d|----------------12h14---12h14--12-|----14~-------|------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------|
Am F E7
e|--------12--12~--------19b---(19)---17--|--17~--------12h13p12---------12-------------12----|
b|--(15)----------------------------------|------------------------15---------13----15--------|
g|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Am F E7
8va...................................................
e|---------------------17--19-20-19-|-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20---|
b|--15~---(15)\----17---------------|------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Dm7 Dm7/C Dm7b5
8va.................................................................................................
e|--20--20^----(20)^---(20)p17-------17---|--17--17--17----17--17--17--17--17-------------------------|
b|------------------------------20^--20^--|----------20^-----------------------18--17--------17-------|
g|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------19^-------19--|
d|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G7 F#7sus4 E7
And it's
8va............................... loco
e|-----17-----------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
b|--17----20--17----------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
g|---------------19^--(19)17----17-19\---9--|---10---11--12--|--13---14---15---16\14~---|
d|---------------------------19---------///-|--///--///-///--|-///--///--///------------|
a|------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
*Chorus*
Am F E7 Am F E7
just like the ocean under the moon. Well, it's the same as the emotion that I
e|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
b|------------------|-----------------------12--13~-|---------------------15--|
g|-(14)~------------|--12~--------------14----------|-------------------------|
d|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
a|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
e|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Am F E7
get from you. You got the kind of lovin' that can be so smooth, yeah
e|------------------|--------12h13p12----------12-----|-----------------------------|
b|-15~--------(15)\-|------------------15--13------13-|-15--13--15--15--13~--(13)\--|
g|------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
d|------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
a|------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Dm7 E7
Gimme your heart make it real. Or else forget about it
e|-------------------------------|------------------------|
b|--6\---------------------------|------------------------|
g|--7\---------------------------|------------------------|
d|--7\---------------------------|------------------------| NŽ
a|--5\---------------------------|------------------------|
e|----------------------------12-|--(12)\-----------------|
*Outro-Guitar Solo*
Am F E7 Am F E7
Or else forget about it Ah,
e|-----------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------10^---|
b|-8h10~-----------|-9--10--12--12b--(12)b---10--12-|-13--10---10~------------------|
g|-----------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|-----------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|-----------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Am F E7
let forget about it Ah, let's forget about it.
e|-(10)------------(10)-|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
b|----------------------|-8h10~--------------|----9--10-12--12^--(12)----10--12------|
g|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
d|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
a|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
Am F E7 Am F E7
Ah let's all forget about it yeah
(Gimme your heart make it real. Or else forget about it, Ah
e|------12--------------------------------|--------------------------|--13--13--13--13--13--13-----|
b|--13------13--13p12p10------10--10~-----|--------------------------|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|
g|------------------------12------------9-|-9~-9~-9~-9~-9~-9~-9~-9~--|-----------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Let's all forget about it Yeah, ah no. Oh, let's all forget about it
let's all forget about it)
e|----------------------|---12--12--12--12--12--12------|---12~-------------|
b|--(12)--15~-----------|---13--13--13--13--13--13--12--|-------------------|
g|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
d|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
a|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
e|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
Am F E7
Oh, no no Oh, let's all forget about it.
8va..............
e|--12--12--------12----15--12h15p12-----12--------------|-------------------17------17--|
b|----------15^-----------------------15-----15^--(15)^--|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------19^-----19^-----|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Am F E7
Hey, ah oh, let's all forget about it
8va...............................................................................................
e|-------17----------17----17----17----17----17---|--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19b--(19)---17--17-|
b|----------------------17----17----17----17------|------------------------------------------------|
g|19^----------19^--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Am F E7
8va.................................................................................................
e|--17--------17--17------17--17-------17--17--17----17--17--17-|-17--19---20--20^-(20)^---20---17~-|
b|------20^----------20^----------20^---------------------------|----///----------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Am F E7
8va............................................................................... loco
e|-17---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------8p5--5~-|
b|-----20--17--17---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
g|-----------------19--19^--19--17------17--19^--19--17-|-19--17--19--17-19--17--19\----------|
d|----------------------------------19------------------|----------------------------7--------|
a|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Am F E7
e|-5~------------|------5--7--7h8--7---10---5h7-|
b|--------5------|---5--------------------------|
g|------------7--|------------------------------|
d|---------------|------------------------------|
a|---------------|------------------------------|
e|---------------|------------------------------|
Am F E7
e|-(7)--5~------------------|------------------|
b|--------------6-------5~--|---------5--------|
g|--------------------------|----7h5-----------|
d|--------------------------|---------------7--|
a|--------------------------|------------------|
e|--------------------------|------------------|
*Begin Fade*
Am F E7 8va................................................
e|----------------------------7h8h10-12-12-|-----17-19-20-19-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17--20p19p17--|
b|-------5--6-8-10---6-8-10----------------|-/17---------------------------------------------------|
g|--5--7-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
Am F E7
8va....................................................................................................
e|-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-20p19p17-21-|-22p20p19-22p20p19-22p20p19-22^-22-|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------///-|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Am F E7 Am F E7
8va................................................................................
e|-(22)------(22)-|--22--20--22------|----------------------------------------------|
b|-///-------///--|-------------22~--|---20-22-22--20-22-22--20-22-20-19------------|
g|----------------|------------------|------------------------------------22p21p19--|
d|----------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
a|----------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Am F E7 *Fade Out*
8va................................................................................
e|------------------------20h22--20-|-17~--------------|-----17--19-19h20--19--20--|
b|----------------------------------|----------17------|-17------------------------|
g|--21p19/p17-----------------------|--------------19--|---------------------------|
d|------------19~--(19)\------------|------------------|---------------------------|
a|----------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
