"Well All Right" Original Album "Inner Secrets" 1979 Taken from Santana "The Ultimate Collection" Written by N.Petty,B.Holly,J.Allison,J.Maudlin Performed by Carlos Santana Tabbed by Nick Wellings, nickwellings@hotmail.com Tabbed on 11.8.00 Note; I have tabbed what I think Santana has played as accurately as possible for reference. Sometimes its best, I think, not to try to reproduce exactly what you hear or read,it can get way too complex. Anyway, to the song. Tech notes: Start off with a clean sound selector on middle position if its a stratocaster or imitation of one, then during the solos change the selector for emphasis, if directed to, as Carlos often does. h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato more v's=more vib t - right hand tap x - play 'note' with heavy damping Song Structure: (0:00)to(0:16): Play Riff One 4 Times in total, On the 3nd And 4th time, Play riffs One And Two together up to(0:16) Verse One begins at (0:16) Chorus begins at (0:34) Play Fills 1 and 2 at (0:53) Play Riff one and two together Once (1:00 to 1:05) Verse Two begins at (1:05) Chorus begins at (1:23)-(1:40) Fills 1 and 2 at (1:40) Solo at (1:50) Play Riffs one and two together once at (2:05) Play Verse Pattern (2:09) Chorus begins at (2:26) Fills 1 and 2 at (2:45) Solo (2:53) to (4:03) Ending Variation on Riffs One and Two. Chord list: I use power chords for easy use and their high bass quality:
"G"Chord A-----5---------|
E-----3---------|
"A"Chord A-----7---------|
E-----5---------|
"D"Chord D-----7---------|
A-----5---------|
"F"Chord D-----5---------|
A-----3---------|
Riffs And Fills list RIFF ONE(0:00) Repeat 4 times On the 3rd and 4th time, Riff two is overlaid
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------8----8---------------------------------|
G-----/10-----9--10-------------10p9--7-7--------7\--------------|
D----------------------------------------10-7h10-----------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF TWO: 2nd Guitar Part Over Riff One at (0:09) and (0:13)
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B------10vv---8--10h11--11p10p8----------------------------------|
G------------------------------10vvp9--7-7--------7--------------|
D-----------------------------------------10p7h10----------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
FILL 1 Guitar 1 Repeat twice
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B-----------------5-------------------5--------------------------|
G-----------------5------5h7p5--------5-----5h7p5----------------|
D-----------(5)---5----/7-------------5--/7----------------------|
A--------5h7p5---------------------------------------------------|
E-(5)--8---------------------------------------------------------|
FILL2 Guitar2 Repeat twice over guitar 1
e--------------------------------------|
B---7-7---7-------5-5---5-----7-7---7--|
G---7-7---7-------5-5---5-----7-7---7--|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
VERSE 1 Well All Right so I'm being foolish Well All Right let the people know About the dreams and wishes you wished In the night when lights are low. VERSE 2: Repeat Verse pattern shown in verse 1 Well All Right give up instead Well All Right let the people say And the foolish kids can't be ready For the love that comes their way VERSE 3: Repeat Verse pattern shown in verse 1 Well All Right, So I'm going steady Well All Right let people say That the foolish kids can't be ready For the love that shoulda come their way FILL 1 Guitar 1 Repeat twice RIFF 3 (0:53) (0:55) (0:57) (0:58) (0:51) (0:59)
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B-----------------5-------------------5--------------------------|
G-----------------5------5h7p5--------5-----5h7p5----------------|
D-----------(5)---5----/7-------------5--/7----------------------|
A--------5h7p5---------------------------------------------------|
E-(5)--8---------------------------------------------------------|
FILL 1 Guitar 1 Repeat twice over guitar 1
e--------------------------------------|
B---7-7---7-------5-5---5-----7-7---7--|
G---7-7---7-------5-5---5-----7-7---7--|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
(1:01) Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|---7---7h9p7--------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Verse Pattern e.g: Right.. I've.. Foolish Well... Know
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B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------4-----------|
A--5--------------------5-------------------5----7---------------|
E-----------8----------------------5---8-------------------------|
About..wish And the... Low.
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------4---------------------------|
A----------5------------------5---7------7---5-------------------|
E--5---8------8-------5----8-------------------------------------|
Chorus Chords G Chord A Chord D Chord FChord Well All Right! Well All Right! Well I feel in love D D With all my might G A D F Well All Right! Well All Right! I Know I gotta find love D Just to be All Right. FILL 1 (1:41) (1:44) Guitar 1 (1:46) (1:47) (1:40) (1:48)
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B-----------------5-------------------5--------------------------|
G-----------------5------5h7p5--------5-----5h7p5----------------|
D-----------(5)-------/7--------------5--/7----------------------|
A--------5h7p5---------------------------------------------------|
E-(5)--8---------------------------------------------------------|
FILL 2 Guitar 2: Repeat twice over guitar 1
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B---7-7---7-------5-5---5-----7-7---7-----7---7h9p7--------------|
G---7-7---7-------5-5---5-----7-7---7----------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:49) Guitar1
e|--------------------------|
B|---7---7h9p7--------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
SOLO: Minor distortion/overdrive bias towards gain+output +high frequency (1:50) (Harmonic Produced by amp I think. Hardly heard anyway.)
e---------------<22>---------------------------------------------|
B---13--13b15vvv-------13b15r13-13p10--13b15r13-13p10------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Tremelo arm down 1 step to make it sound like 12p10h12p10
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10__h13p 10h13p10h13ptr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr10h13-10h13p10h13----|
G--------------------\-------------------/-----------------------|
D----------------------\---------------/-------------------------|
A----------------------- \-----------/---------------------------|
E--------------------------\--(1)--/-----------------------------|
(1:58)
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10/18b20r--18b20r19b20pick20---19------------------------------|
G------------------------------------19p17h19-----19 17b18r17h19-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:59)
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------13--------13--------|
G-19p17------------------------------12b13r12--12b13r12----------|
D------19--17b19r17--15p14p12--(14)------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:01)
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------13-----------13--(14)(14)------------------15p13------|
G--12b13r12-----12b13r12-----14--14--14vp12-(12)h14-14----14p12b-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------15|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:05)
e--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G----------12b14-----------|
D--15p12h15------12--------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
FILL1 (2:46) (2:45) (2:49) (2:51)
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------5-----------------------|
G-----------------5------5h7p5------------|
D-----------(5)---5----/7-----------------|
A--------5h7p5----------------------------|
E-(5)--8----------------------------------|
FILL2 Guitar2 Repeat twice over guitar 1
e--------------------------------------|
B---7-7---7-------5-5---5-----7-7---7--|
G---7-7---7-------5-5---5-----7-7---7--|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
(2:53) SOLO 2
e-13b15-15-15-15p13p10-------------------------------------------|
B------------------------13b15-15p13p10--------------------------|
G---------------------------------------12p10b12r10--------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:01)
e--13h15--14h15p-14h15p14h15p14h15p14h15p14h15------- 12--13h14\-|
B---------------------------------------------15p12-15-----------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:01) (3:04) (3:06)
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--7-------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7------------8------------10--let ring------------------------|
D--5------------8------------10--let ring------------------------|
A---------------6-------------8--let ring------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:08) Solo 3
e--------10-10---------10-10-----------10-10-----------10-10-----|
B--13b15----------13b15---------113b15-----------13b15-----------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Wah Wah Pedal
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----10----10-------------10----10------------10----10-----------|
G-12----12----12--10---12----12----12--10--12----12----12--10----|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:14)
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----10----10-------------10----10---------------------13---10---|
G-12----12----12--10--12----12----12--10--12----12br12b--12b-----|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pedal retracted / No pressure on it (3:18)
e------------------------------10--------------------------------|
B-----10-----10-----10------10----13p10--------------------------|
G-12b----12b----12b-----12b-------------12b--10b-----------------|
D------------------------------------------------12--------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
ub=Unison bend (bend 12 up to tone of 10)
e-------------------------------------------15br13-15br13--------|
B--10u-10u-----13u--13u\----13b15r13--15/18----------------------|
G--12b-12b-----15b--15b\-----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Depress pedal to make it more "squeeky"around 5th 13b15 . (3:28) 6 more times then
e---15-15p13------------------10------10----10-------------------|
B------------15p13h15---13b15----13b15---------13p10-------------|
G---------------------------------------------------(12p)10------|
D----------------------------------------------------------12p10-|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:33) Guitar2
e--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-10h12p10-----------------------|-------------------------------|
D----------12p10-----------------|-----12h14h15p14-15p14--12vv---|
A----------------12p10-----------|-------------------------------|
E---------------------10vv-------|-------------------------------|
(3:35) (3:37) (3:40)
e--15b17r15p12--10----15bh17p15p13--13h15-----15b17r15b17r15b17--|
B---------------------------------15-----------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:44)
e-----------------10----10---10---10-----------------------------|
B-15---15h17---13b---13b--13b--13b--10---------------------------|
G--------------------------------------12p10---------------------|
D--------------------------------------------12------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:47)
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7h10p7----7h10p7------7h10p7----7h10p7----7h10p710p7-----------|
D--------10---------10---------10--------10-----------(10)-------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Each "tr" represents the preceeding note combination repeated (1) means depress vibrato bar so the the10h13p10 sounds like 9h12p9 (3:50)
e------(8)-------------------------------------------------------|
B---(10)--10h13p10-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-tr-----------|
G--------------------------\---------------------/---------------|
D----------------------------\-----------------/-----------------|
A------------------------------\-------------/-------------------|
E--------------------------------\---(1)---/---------------------|
2nd guitar I think
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----5h7h8-7--5-------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:52) quietly in time with "Well Alrights"
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B--(10h12p10)---10h11p10vv let ring------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------8-------------10-------|
E-----------------------------------------6--------------8-------|
Play Riff One and Two together once (3:59) (4:03)Variation on riff one
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-10--9--10--12-12p10p9------7-----5----7------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:03)Guitar Two: Variation on Riff two
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10--8--10h11--------------------------------------------------|
G------------------9--7--7/--------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
End. (Phew!) Sorry its so long :)
Source: http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/santana/inner_secrets/well_all_right.txt