Ah Sweet Dancer
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Santana - Ah Sweet Dancer
Standard Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
[Main Theme 1]
play freely (timing varies throughout)
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------12-------10--------|------10--------------------|
G|-----9--------------12-11-9-|----------------------------|
D|-9--------------------------|-12-------------------7--9--|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------7-|
G|-----9-------------------9--|------------------------9---|
D|-10-----9---------7--7h9----|----------------------9-----|
A|----------------------------|-7--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-8p7h8~-h7---10-10/12-10-10h12p10\8---|---10-----------------------|
G|----------h9------------------------9-|-7--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------7--9--10|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------12---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------------------|-------12h14-12----12---------------------|
D|----9------7h9-9\7p5-----|----------------14----14-12----14-12------|
A|---------------------7-5-|-5h7------------------------14------14-12-|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------0U--------------------|
B|---------------------------------0---------------------|
G|---------------------------------0---------------------|
D|---12-14-12----------------------5---------------------|
A|-14--------14-13-12--------------7---------------------|
E|-------------------12-15-12~-----0---------------------|
[Piano Solo]
No Guitar, but main chord progression is Em D Am Em
[Main Theme 1]
at 1:39
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------12---12~~~----10--------|----10----------------------|
G|-----9-------------------12-11-9-|----------------------------|
D|-9-------------------------------|-12-------------------7--9--|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------7-|
G|-----9-------------------9--|------------------------9---|
D|-10-----7h9~------7--7h9----|----------------------9-----|
A|----------------------------|-7~-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-8p7h8~-h7---10-10/12-10-10h12p10\8---|--------------------------|
G|----------h9------------------------9-|-7------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------7--9--|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
e|--------------------------|-------12-12-/15-15-17-17-15-15-|
B|--------------------------|-------12-12-/15-15-17-17-15-15-|
G|-----9----------------9---|--------------------------------|
D|-10-----7h9-----7--9------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-7------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-12-12-15-15-12----12-15-12-12----------------|
B|-12-12-15-15-12-12----------12-15-12-15-12-12-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h13p12------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------14p12-14TP-12-14p12-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------14-12-------/14--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------12--------14p12-14p12------0--------|
E|-----------------------------------15-12--------------15p12---0------|
[Piano Outro]
No guitar
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| TP Tremolo Picking
| U Slow Upstroke chord for emphasis
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How to play Ah Sweet Dancer
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.