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Smooth Guitar Lessson - Introduction
Introduction:
Smooth By Santana is a mix of rock, blues, and it combines some melodies of Latin rhythms as well. So if you are someone who is interested in learning the ways of Santana this should be a great starting point for your musical journey.
Fun Fact: In the beginning the song was called Room 17 and the idea of the song came to the mind of Itaal Shur, but then lyrics were all take out from the song and it was given to Rob Thomas, who completely re-wrote the song and changed its original melody, that’s how Smooth came into existence by Santana.
Chords Used in Song Guitar Lesson
Arpeggios Verse & Chorus Chords: The arpeggios for this song are as follows:
e|------1-------------|
B|----3---3----------|
G|--2-------2--------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Strumming Pattern
There are two strumming patterns for this song, the first one is pretty basic and you can play it like this: DD UU DU.
- D = Down Strum
- U = Up Strum
Or you can play this version which adds more groove to the song: DD X UDU.
- D = Down Strum
- U = Up Strum
- X = Muted Strum
Song Structure
Introduction: In this introduction, Mike is going to show you how to tune up your guitar for this song.
Song Arrangement: Here, you will learn about the different guitar rhythms that you will be following as you play the song. Mike starts explaining every rhythm starting with the intro section.
Song Demo: Over here, Mike is going to show you how to play the guitar parts of the song with the backing track.
Solo 1: From this part, you will start learning how to play different solos which come in the song. This is the first solo performed by Santana in the first part of the song.
Overdub Licks: This particular section shows how to play a particular lick which is being played at the 32 second of the track.
Solo 2: This is the second solo from the song.
Solo 3: Solo which comes after the verses.
Outro Solo: This one is the last solo which Santana played and it was used as an outro for the song.
Why Learn Smooth By Santana?
Carlos Santana is known throughout the world for his amazing phrasing and his ability to sustain heavy tones on the guitar. As you learn this song, you will get to know about techniques like Vibrato, sustain, melodic soloing and smooth transition between the lead and the rhythm of the song.
FAQs-This Song Guitar Lesson
Q1. Who originally sang “Smooth?”
Ans. Smooth was performed by Santana & Rob Thomas who were part of a band called Matchbox Twenty. This song was released as a lead single from the 1999s studio album, Supernatural.
Q2. What made Santana so famous in the music industry?
Ans. Santana became much more popular after their incredible set which they performed live at Woodstock in 1969. In that same year, the band also released their self-entitled LP as well.
Q3. Is Santana considered to be a good guitarist of his time?
Ans. Santana is known to be the man who invented the Latin rock guitar genre, making it stand as one of the best of his generation.
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