Carlos Santana Oye Como Va Lesson - improvising tip
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Guitar Lesson Overview
This lesson shows you how to take the A minor arpeggio and chord tones - just as Carlos Santana did on Oye Como Va, and turn it into a cool phrase. This approach to improvising and creating melodic ideas is how I play. This WILL work for you too! This is a great way to approach playing lead guitar - take a break from that scale approach for a little while. Then COMBINE arpeggios, triads, chord tones WITH the scale knowledge you probably already have. This will OPEN up your playing, I promise. Hope you enjoy this lesson! This is inspired by the song Oye Como Va.
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Comments on this video lesson:
Very nice lesson- thanks Robert!
Comment added on January 15, 2012Very cool chops Robert.Thanks for the reminder about Carlos.this a must see. Thanks
Comment added on January 13, 2012Why don't you add a comment to this video?
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