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Ideas • Demonstrate solo playing on 5th and 8th fret on 1st string • One side of the group plays chords while others experiment with soloing • Assign students pairs and have one play chords and one solo along with listening • A pentatonic ACD EG add eEb and B and F# later

Oye Como Va • How many chords are there in the song? • Describe how Santana is playing the guitar • Do you think he knew exactly what he was going to play before going on stage? Explain • Name 2 percussion instruments used in the song • What language is the song in? • Name at least 2 other instruments used in this performance of the song

• Salsa legend Tito Puente wrote this song and recorded it in the early '50s. While Puente was very popular in the Latin community, Santana's cover became a hit and helped introduce Puente to a wider audience.

"Oye como va mi ritmo", meaning "Listen to how my rhythm goes."

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Learn to play the two chords from the song

Add the 7th note to chords to create more colour

G

C

Style Number 130 or 131 Set Tempo around 120bpm Improvise in the rests Use the record function

To be able to play the Blues scale To begin to improvise using the Blues Scale

You can apply the blues scale to pretty much any solo, in any song

The Root note in this song is A

G

C

Style Number 130 or 131 Set Tempo around 120bpm

Styles of Improvisation • • • • • • • • • •

Steps Skips Jumps Motifs Short Long Crowded Spacious Upwards Downwards

Improvise completion of a given rhythmic or melodic phrase, giving attention to similarities of question and answer in length of phrase, meter, mood, etc.

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