"Revelations" 
                        Original album: "Festival" 1977
                 Taken from "Santana The Ultimate Collection"
                       Written by T.Coster, D.C Santana
                         Performed by Carlos Santana
                       


Tabbed by Nick Wellings,  nickwellings@hotmail.com 

10.8.00

CD times in parenthesis

Notes: A warm clean tone to start off quiet then build to
great creschendo.Start with volume low then increase when
you want *but* gradually and logically.
Use small amount of reverb. This is basically a transcription 
of what Carlos has played, feel free to simplify or change it. 
Sometimes I find it better not to completely stick to a more
complex tab like at the end and I just try to make something 
easier up.

       h - hammer on
       p - pull off
       b - bend string up
       r - release bend
       / - slide up
       \ - slide down
       v - vibrato more v's=more vib
       t - right hand tap
       x - play 'note' with heavy damping

 
(0:01)
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12h13r12--------12h13p12------12h13p12------------------5-6----|
G----------9---------------9--------------7/9 9p7-----7----------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                (0:22)
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--8h10 ---8h10p8-----------------12h13r12--------12h13r12-------|
G-----------------7/9--7/9vv---------------9---------------9-----|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

                "gb" means very quick bend up to note indicated
e-----------------------------------------------5----------------|
B--12h13r12/17p15--13gb15--13--10--------------------------------|
G----------------------------------7br5---5--7b----7---5---------|
D--------------------------------------(7)---------------7---5h7v|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

  (0:42)
e---5--7--8--7h8-------7h8p7--7---5--7---------------------------|
B--------------------------------5-------10-8h10v--------7bp5----|
G-------------------------------------------------7/9-9------7---|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|


e----5-----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------10h12h13-12h13--13h15v--|
G-7b8--(7bp5)---7p5h7p5------------------------------------------|
D-----------(7)--------7--5-----------9 10-----------------------|
A---------------------------7--5---8-----------------------------|
E----------------------------------8b----------------------------|
             
            (1:13) hard
e------15-12bvvv-*//(0)*------------------------5-----------|
B---15-------------------13b15-10---------------------------|Repeat 
G-12-------------------------------7b8-5---5-7b8--7--5------|From  
D----------------------------------------7-------------7---5|Start
A-----------------------------------------------------------|Once
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

(1:57) Tempo Increases Rhythm Change

(2:05)
e--------------------10(10)--15--10b12r10b12r10------------------|
B-10h12-13-13-15---10---------------------------10h12-13---------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|



e----10h12p10----10--15---10h12---------| 
B-------------10------------------------| Repeat section
G --------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

(2:29)
e---------------------------------------|
B--------10h12-13-13--------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

(2:31)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-13-10-----------------------------------------------------------|
G------12---------------------------------------------------------|
D--------12b13-12b13r10---10--------------------------------------|
A----------------------12--(12)-(12)--(10/12)-(10/12)-------------|
E----------------------------------------------------(12)--(7)-(5)|


(2:37)
e-12-12-12--15-12-12-----------------12-|
B----------------------15-15-1512-15----|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
  

e-12-------1212--12-----1212-------------------------------|
B-- ---15b-----15b-----15-----12h15-----(15)---------------|
G-------------------------- --------14b15---14-12----------|
D------------------------------------------------14-12h14--|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|


*Carlos descends like this twice but the 2nd time it is very 
quiet, you don't have to play it again.

(2:43)
e--12-12-12h13p12 --12-12--10--12--------------------------|
B------------------------10--------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

e--------15b17-17p15--17b--15-12---------------------------|
B-------------------------------15p12----------------------|
G------------------------------------14*-------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

(2:48)
 **2nd guitar part goes over this   
e**12-12-1212h13-----10--10-10--10---12-------------|
B-----------------------------10--------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

e---21b22-21b22-21b22-21b22--21b22-22p19-------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------19b21----------|
D--------------------------------------------------1919----|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

                                                      
e----------------------|
B-17-17h18p15-15h17p12-|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
 

                                                      
e--------------------------------------------|
B12h13p12------------------------------------|
G--------14---12h14p12---1414----------------|
D----------------------14-----12-------------|
A-------------------------------14b15r14--12-|
E--------------------------------------------|           

(2:58)   *Wah Wah pedal
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B--------*13b15--15p13--------------------------------|
G---------------------14------12----------------------|
D------------------------14b15--14-12-----------------|
A-----------------------------------14b15r14---12-----|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


                                                  
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G----12------------12-----------12-----14p12---14p12---14p12|
D-14---14p12----14---14p12---14----14-------14------14------|
A-----------12------------14--------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
 


e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--------------------(12)----|
D|14-12b14r12b14r12b14----14--|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|  

  (3:06)   
e-----19b20vvr17---------|                                            
B------------------------| 
G------------------------|
D------------------------| 
A------------------------| 
E------------------------| 


    2nd Guitar Parts               (2:54)
e|--17-17-17-19p17-17----15-15-15--12h15h17----11b12------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


   (3:00)    3:05                                                      
e-----------------------------------------|  |------------------|    
B--12--12h13p12-10---12b13r10-------------|  |----17/19p17------|
G------------------------------10h13p10---|  |------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|  |------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|  |------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|  |------------------|


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