Evil Ways
by Santana
💃 Latin & Bossa Nova
Difficulty
★★☆☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Santana's breakout hit from 1969. The main groove alternates between Gm7 and C9 with a tight Latin-rock rhythm. The organ riff translates perfectly to guitar.
Gm7 C9
e|---3---x-3---3---x-3----------3---x-3---3---x-3--|
B|---3---x-3---3---x-3----------3---x-3---3---x-3--|
G|---3---x-3---3---x-3----------3---x-3---3---x-3--|
D|---3---x-3---3---x-3----------2---x-2---2---x-2--|
A|---x---x-x---x---x-x----------3---x-3---3---x-3--|
E|---3---x-3---3---x-3----------------------------|
Melody riff
e|---3--6--3---6--3-----------3--6--3---6--3-------|
B|-------------------6--3--6--------------------6--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|