Carlos Santana - Let the children play

LET THE CHILDREN PLAY As recorded by Santana (From the 1977 Album FESTIVAL) Words and Music by Carlos Santana & Leon Patillo Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Carlos Santana - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=137 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ W +Q E E +E E Q Q. E +E E Q |---------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |---------------|-----------12-(12)-13----|------------------------| |-14b16=========|=(14)r--14---------------|-14b16--------------14--| |---------------|-------------------------|---------17-(17)-14-----| |---------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |---------------|-------------------------|------------------------| ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ +H H Q E E Q E E +Q. S S H |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------|-15-----------------|-------------------| |-(14)---------|-------17-16--17-14-|-(14)--------------| |--------------|--------------------|--------17p14------| |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| |--------------|--------------------|-------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ E E +E E +E E E E +Q Q H |--------------------------------|---------------| |--------------------------------|---------------| |---17pb19r(17)-16-(16)-17-14-14-|-(14)----------| |--------------------------------|---------------| |--------------------------------|---------------| |--------------------------------|---------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +Q E E +E E Q |---------------|-------------------------| |---------------|-----------12-(12)-13----| |-14b16=========|=(14)r--14---------------| |---------------|-------------------------| |---------------|-------------------------| |---------------|-------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~ Q. E +E E Q +H H |------------------------|--------------| |------------------------|--------------| |-14b16--------------14--|-(14)---------| |---------17-(17)-14-----|--------------| |------------------------|--------------| |------------------------|--------------| ~~~~~~~~~ Q E E Q E E +Q. E H |-----------------------|---------------| |-----------------------|---------------| |-17b19----17-16--17-14-|-(14)----------| |-----------------------|---------------| |-----------------------|---------------| |-----------------------|---------------| E E +E E +E E E E |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |---17pb19r(17)-16-(16)-17-14-14-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| 1st Verse W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| 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|---------------|----------|---------------------| ~~~~ |-3-| Q E E E E Q H Q E E Q Q Q Q Q W |---------------|-------------|-------------|---------| |----5----------|-------------|-------------|---------| |-7----5-7-7----|-------------|-------------|---------| |---------------|-----------7-|-5-----------|-5b7=====| |---------------|-------------|-------5-----|---------| |---------------|-------------|---8-8-------|---------| ~~~~ +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q W E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------|----------|-------5-(5)-5-------| |---------------5---|----5----------|----------|-----5---------------| |-----------5-7---5-|-7----5-7-7----|----------|---7-----------7b9-5-| |-(5)r----7---------|---------------|----------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------|----------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------|----------|---------------------| Q e E E E Q W H E E E E q Q H |---------------|----------|--------------|------------|| |----5----------|----------|--------------|------------|| |-7----5-7-7----|----------|--------------|------------|| |---------------|----------|--------------|-7----------|| |---------------|----------|------------7-|------------|| |---------------|----------|--------5-8---|------------|| 2nd Verse W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| Interlude F E7 Am7 |-3-| |-3-| |3| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 8x |-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0--0--0--||------------------|------------------|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3--3--3--||o-5-5---5---5---5-|---5---5-5-5---5-o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1--1--1--||--5-5---5---5---5-|---5---5-5-5---5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0--0--0--||--5-5---5---5---5-|---5---5-5-5---5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2--2--2--||o-----------------|-----------------o|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0--0--0--||--5-5---5---5---5-|---5---5-5-5---5--|| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +E S s E E E E E E Q E E E e Q W |-------------|----------------------|---------------|------|| |-------------|------------------5---|----5----------|------|| |-------------|--------------5-7---5-|-7----5-7-7----|------|| |-5b7=========|=(5)r-5-----7---------|---------------|------|| |-------------|--------7-------------|---------------|------|| |-------------|----------------------|---------------|------|| 3rd Verse ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +E S S E E E E E E Q E E E E Q W |-------------|----------------------|---------------|------| |-------------|------------------5---|----5----------|------| |-------------|--------------5-7---5-|-7----5-7-7----|------| |-5b7=========|=(5)r-5-----7---------|---------------|------| |-------------|--------7-------------|---------------|------| |-------------|----------------------|---------------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| Outro W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths