Oye Como Va    Santana

Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 15:32:05 -0700



"Oye Como Va"
by Santana
off of Santana's Greatest Hits

as tabbed by Ryan Izzo 
(CD time in parentheses)

Lyrics and translation courtesy of Bruce Ishikawa of 
     www.Timba.com 
your home for Cuban music on the Internet

This cha-cha-cha was written by the great timbalero Tito Puente 
but the most popular version by far is Santana's.  More than 
half of Tito's income came from Santana royalties.

Spanish:  

Oye como va mi ritmo
Bueno pa' gozar mulata

English:  
Listen how my rhythm goes
Good for enjoying the black girl



h = hammer on    p = pull off
b = bend         r = release bend
 = slide        ~ = let ring

Intro:
e|--------7-8-10--7-------|
B|-10--10-----------8h10--|
G|------------------------| Repeat 4X
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-(0:16)-----------------|


Solo 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8---8-7------------------------8---8-7--10----------------|
G|-----9---9------7----5h7-7p5--------9---9------------------------|
D|-7---------------------------7--7--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(0:57)------------------------(1:01)----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8---8-7----------------------8-10--8-7--10   b   13-------|
G|-----9---9------7--5h7-7p5--------9------------(slow bend)-------|
D|-7-------------------------7---10--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(1:05)----------------------(1:08)------------------------------|

e|-8-8-5-5-8-5--8--5----5------------8-8-5-5-8-5---5---------------|
B|--------------------7-------------------------/7-----------------|
G|------------------------5h7-7p5---------------------7b8-5--------|
D|--------------------------------7--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(1:12)--------------------------(1:16)--------------------------|

e|-8-8-5-5-8-5--8--5----5------------8-8-5-5-8-5---5~/12-----------|
B|--------------------7--------------------------7-----------------|
G|------------------------5h7-5------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7p6--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(1:19)--------------------------(1:23)--------------------------|

e|-8-5--8-5--8-5--8-5--8-5--8-5--8-5--8-5--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------5h7---5h7-7p5-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------7---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(1:27)----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5---5-7---------------------5---5-7---------------------|
G|-5-555-5---5-----------------5-555-5---5-------------------------|
D|-(weird)---------4--5--6--7-------------------4--5--6--7---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(1:34)----------------------(1:38)------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5---5-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-555-5---5-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------4--5--6--7-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(1:42)----------------------------------------------------------|

mostly keyboard and other junk here .  I am not good with 
chords so if someone could fill in this blank I would appreciate it.

Solo 2:
e|--5/12---8-8-5-5-8-5--8--5----5-------------8-8-5-5-8-5----------|
B|----------------------------7---------------------------7h10-----|
G|--------------------------------5h7-7p5--------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------7------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(3:20)-------------------------------------(3:26)---------------|

e|-8-8-5-5-8-5--8--5----5------------8-8-5-5-8-5----5~/12----------|
B|--------------------7--------------------------/7----------------|
G|------------------------5h7-7p5----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------7--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(3:29)----------------------------(3:33)------------------------|

e|-17b18r17b18r17-12-/14--17---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------15------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------12b14---12-b14---12-b14---12-b14-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(3:37)------------------------(3:40)----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-b14-12----12-------------12-----------------------12/13------|
D|-----------------12-10----10-12-10----12/13---12/13---12/13------|
A|-----------------------12----------12----------------------------|
E|-(3:43)----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------12-----------------------------------------------|
D|-12/13-10----10-12-10---------10/12-12p10-------10-12-12p10-10-10|
A|----------12----------12--/12-10/12-12p10-12p10-10-12-12p10-10-10|
E|-(3:48)-----------------------(3:51)------12p10------------------|

e|-8-5--8-5--8-5--/12-5--8-5-85--8-5--88-5--8-5--8-5--8-5-8-5-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(3:55)----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8p5-8-8p5-8-5-8-5-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(4:03)----------------------------------------------------------|

I don't see too many Santana tabs so this should help.
I would love to hear any corrections, suggestions, or praises.

Ryan Izzo