klaswestholm
Verified buyer
03/01/25
Intense and emotional
I love Santanas guitar style and I find this course very interesting.
Style of Santana (JamPlay)
Learn How to Play Guitar Like Carlos Santana
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About this course
Experience the soulful and electrifying guitar techniques of Carlos Santana with the "Style of Santana with Nick Kellie" course, brought to you by JamPlay and available exclusively on TrueFire. This course offers a deep dive into the expressive playing style and musical innovation that have made Santana a legend in rock and Latin music.
Explore the core elements that define Santana’s style, including his melodic phrasing, smooth bends, and the fusion of rock and Latin rhythms. With detailed instruction from Nick Kellie and practical demonstrations, you'll learn how to emulate the unique sound that has captivated audiences worldwide. Each lesson is designed to make complex techniques accessible, ensuring that guitarists of all levels can benefit from Santana's approach.
Follow along with precise tabs and notation to master Santana's signature licks, riffs, and compositions. The course also features custom jam tracks that allow you to practice and apply what you've learned in a musical context, capturing the vibrant and emotive feel of Santana’s playing. Additionally, you'll gain insights into his gear and tone, helping you to recreate the distinctive sound of his recordings.
Join the "Style of Santana with Nick Kellie" course today and elevate your guitar playing with the techniques of a true musical icon. Embrace the artistry and passion of Santana and bring his timeless style to your own music, exclusively with TrueFire and JamPlay.
Explore the core elements that define Santana’s style, including his melodic phrasing, smooth bends, and the fusion of rock and Latin rhythms. With detailed instruction from Nick Kellie and practical demonstrations, you'll learn how to emulate the unique sound that has captivated audiences worldwide. Each lesson is designed to make complex techniques accessible, ensuring that guitarists of all levels can benefit from Santana's approach.
Follow along with precise tabs and notation to master Santana's signature licks, riffs, and compositions. The course also features custom jam tracks that allow you to practice and apply what you've learned in a musical context, capturing the vibrant and emotive feel of Santana’s playing. Additionally, you'll gain insights into his gear and tone, helping you to recreate the distinctive sound of his recordings.
Join the "Style of Santana with Nick Kellie" course today and elevate your guitar playing with the techniques of a true musical icon. Embrace the artistry and passion of Santana and bring his timeless style to your own music, exclusively with TrueFire and JamPlay.
What you'll learn
- Execute tremolo picking technique while moving up the scale
- Navigate a minor key chord progression with extended chords (Dm7b5, G7b9, AbM7)
- Use harmonization strategically to add interest without overusing it
- Understand the scales Santana uses in different periods of his career
- Understand how to arrange repeated melodies with variation
Release date: 05/10/2011 • 0h 47m runtime
Sample lessons
Introduction to Santana
Introduction
Introduction to Santana
Santana's Scales
Introduction to Santana
Embellishments
Minor Pentatonic and Harmonic Minor Scales
Pentatonic and Harmonic Minor Scales
What's included
10 lessons • 3 charts • 5 Jam Tracks
Introduction to Santana
This lesson series covers the dynamic playing style of iconic guitarist Carlos Santana. Nick lays out the groundwork for the series and gets you started with some scale and embellishment ideas.
Introduction to Santana
This lesson series covers the dynamic playing style of iconic guitarist Carlos Santana. Nick lays out the groundwork for the series and gets you started with some scale and embellishment ideas.
Introduction to Santana
This lesson series covers the dynamic playing style of iconic guitarist Carlos Santana. Nick lays out the groundwork for the series and gets you started with some scale and embellishment ideas.
Introduction to Santana
This lesson series covers the dynamic playing style of iconic guitarist Carlos Santana. Nick lays out the groundwork for the series and gets you started with some scale and embellishment ideas.
Minor Pentatonic and Harmonic Minor Scales
Nick Kellie discusses how Santana uses the minor pentatonic and harmonic minor scales over progressions in minor keys.
Style of Santana Chords
Nick discusses the chord progression to the "Style of Santana" track that is featured throughout this lesson series.
Chord Progressions and Solos
Nick Kellie discusses the common ii V vamp that appears in Santana songs such as "Oye Como Va" and "Evil Ways." He explains how to play this progression and how to improvise over it.
+ 3 more lessons
Reviews
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kbeaumont1959
Verified buyer
09/15/24
A very nice overview of Santana’s style and the scales and licks he uses. The backing track is excellent and really gives you a good foundation to solo over. I also really like the multiple simultaneous camera angles .
jerry54
Verified buyer
09/05/24
Love this; have wanted this info for a while.
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