First of all, understand that everyone has a distinctive playing style, and definitely Carlos Santana has a personal sound that's immediately identifiable. While you may never end up being Carlos, you are able to incorporate some of his approach to your personal playing.Time, time, timeThere is a saying in real estate: the 3 most significant things are "location, location, location." An identical evaluation can be made regarding Santana's acoustic guitar fashion: the 3 most significant aspects are time, time, and time.The majority of players lay their notes in to foreseeable grooves: quarter, eighth, and 32nd note triplets, and so on. However Santana may both "anticipate" (perform early) and hold off (perform late) his notes, setting up phrasing that's both surprising and persuasive.To be able to seize the feeling he provides normally, you might want to "force it" in the beginning. However before long, some of that off-time feeling may begin to slip to your personal solos.That magic sustainOh, everyone knows the notes that never end. Here is a "secret," though: with no particular technique, it is virtually not possible to make notes last permanently, as Santana does.
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