This Santana secret really blows my mind..

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Like BB said; It only takes one note to capture a woman's heart but it has to be the right note. 😎

Carlos Santana plays with feeling and soul. I call it getting into the zone.

That’s a lot of words. I guess I was lucky. My Dad sat me down and said “Listen to this album. It’s Abraxis and the group is Santana. Carlos Santana is the guitar player.” This was back in ‘84 and I was 15. Half way through the album I thought they were phenomenal. After the umpteenth listen Carlos was one of my favorite guitarists. Still is. 🍻

Certain things cannot be thought Carlos Santana's music comes from the heart, has soul God's given Much love from Africa my guitar King 🎸🎵🙏❤❤❤

I love his playing, it's soulful, he's not scared of playing melodies. He draws you in as he paints pictures with his notes. Music isn't a race or a competition, although it's very important to keep learning, for expressing yourself with clarity of feeling.

Shredders only connect with those who want to watch someone play. Santana connects with everyone else who wants to hear someone play. His note choice is very important, always asking the question "how can I say what I need to say with the least number of words necessary?" That's the lesson.

One name stands out when you talk about this is Gary Moore and he was the master of having an experience with the guitar.

Great to see Tufnell getting the respect he deserves

I discovered Santana in the early '70s and he and his band blew my mind. When I started playing guitar in 1975 I started learning his licks and style and incorporating them into my playing. In 2005 I started a Santana tribute band here in Brisbane, Australia and was able to finally act out the part, so to speak. It was a highlight of my musical life which I will always treasure. I've seen Santana three times and each was an amazing experience. We are so blessed to have this amazing person on our planet; he has inspired generations of players.

Best...guitar...player. Ever. You feel what he speaks with his instrument.

Santana made Mesa Boogie pop. His greatest popularity spiked with "Evil Ways" and "Black Magic Woman". All before fusion and neo-classical, speed picking and sweeping, tapping etc. existed. He was huge in the consumer market when he emerged. The song quality and how he fit that context was where he excelled.

I am SO glad you put this into words. I have FELT Santana from day 1. Wow! Thank you !!!

The combination of emotion squeezed from within and the beautiful tones that leak from the equipment are SO MUCH MORE than tge sum of their parts....

I love to play Carlos Santana’s music because it has deep feeling to the solos and it’s easy to get swept away within the song itself.

I am latino so I've grown up around latin music of all sorts. However, I never really connected with it. I've always loved rock and metal from a young age so when I picked up guitar, I naturally gravitated towards those genres. My thirst for guitar knowledge continued and I eventually got into blues and other areas of music that I had never considered. That's when I found Carlos Santana. It was the first time that I saw someone play the instrument as the main voice of the music, not just the rhythm or solos here and there. At the same time, he combined these genres that I was exploring with latin music that I was already quite familiar with. I was amazed at how beautiful and expressive the music could be without a singer. It was an absolutely mind blowing thing for me at the time and it totally changed my trajectory as a guitar player and as a music lover. It opened up my mind to so much music and it gave me a bridge to get from guitar to the latin music that I had trouble connecting with before. I had the privilege to see him live and it's one of my fondest memories. He still is one of my biggest influences.

It always comes down to how does it affect you. Who cares what notes, how fast or how varied. If you smile it is great.

Carlos Santana changed my guitar playing! Never a shredder and relying on pentatonic Santana showed that, sometimes, less is more, throw in a Dorian note at the right time and boom, you sound like you are playing music! You don´t need to play fast, you dont need to play every note, leave space and "see and feel" what you are playing!

A la fin des 70’s, Santana et Gilmour m’ont donné envie de faire de la guitare… électrique !

You're absolutely right. I figured this out years ago. I noticed that all the guitarists that sounded really good. Not good technically, but every note sounds MUSICAL and sweet, are the guys that you can tell they're putting everything they have into every performance. So I started approaching guitar In the same way. Being self taught and playing strictly by ear, this was not a hard transition. My playing improved quickly after that, I didn't need to look at my hands as much, and I just sounded better. Pretty insane. Thank you for sharing this. It will help many people, no doubt.