Santana Guitar Scales * Guitar Licks Lesson


Guitar Legend Carlos Santana is famous for his brilliant 
sound and playing style, much of which is based upon the
"natural or pure minor" scale. This scale is also know an 
the Aeolian mode. This lesson gives examples in the key 
of D.Shown below are 2 common positions for the D minor 
natural or pure scale (D Aeolian Mode) 
   
   Position #1
    D E F G A  A#     C D  E   F  G     A  A#  C  D
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------10----|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-10-11--13-------|
G :-----------------|-5-7--9--10--12--|-----------------|
D :-------5-7--8----|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-5-7-8-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   Position #2
    D  E   F          G  A  A#          C  D  E
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-10-12-14--------|
A :-----------------|-10-12-13--------|-----------------|
E :-10-12-13--------|-----------------|-----------------|


    F  G  A   A#  C    D
e :-----------------|--10-------------|-----------------|
B :-------10--11--13|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-10-12-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


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Note that the beginning measure is based upon D Dorian
mode (D,E,F,G,A,B,C)
           s s          h   p              s  s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-10--7-7-9-7-----|-10-12-10--------|-7-7-9-7---------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

D minor natural or pure (D Aeolian)
            s                s                  s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-10--------------|-----------------|-10--------------|
G :----12-10-9------|-12-10-9-7-------|----12-10-9------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                     D minor arpeggio
e :-----------------|-------------10--|-----------------|
B :-----------------|----------10-----|-----------------|
G :-12-10-9---------|-------10--------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|----12-----------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-12--------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


                      f.rel.p     f.v
e :-10----10--------|-----------------|-10--------------|
B :----13----13-10--|-13-----10--13---|----13-10--------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


    f.rel.p   s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-12----10----9---|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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