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Santana: Bella

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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 19:51:37 -0400
From: jordan L 
Subject: s/santana/bella.tab

Author/Artist: Santana
Title: bella
Album: Best of Santana
Transcribed by: jordanlockert@yahoo.com

Tablature Explanation:
h=hammer-on
p=pull-off
/=slide up
\=slide down
b=bend half
^=bend full
br, ^r=bend & release
///////= tremolo pick

the numers at the bottom of each measure are the CD times.

This song is just another example of how fresh sounding, and original
santana can make the Major scale seem.

|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|-----8---------------|--------------------------|
|-------------7h9----7-|--7-----10--9--7^-7^-|--------------7/9----10-7-|
|-10-9-7-9-10----------|---------------------|--10-9-7-9-10-------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-02-----------------|--0-09---------------|-0-16---------------------|
                                                                              

|---------------------------|----------------------8-------10------|
|----8----------------------|---------8----8h10--------------------|
|-7-----10--9--7/9~~~7------|--7/9---------------------------------|
|----------------------10-7-|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-0-22----------------------|-0-28---------------------------------|
                                                                              

|-10-8-7-8|------------------------|-------------|-----8-10-----8p5----|
|---------|------------------------|-------------|-/10----------------5|
|---------|-------------7/9----10-7|-5h7----5p4h5|---------------------|
|---------|-10-9-7-9-10------------|-------------|---------------------|
|---------|------------------------|-------------|---------------------|
|-0-35----|-0-42-------------------|-0-47--------|-0-58----------------|
                                                                              

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------8--10-8h10-10-------------------------------------------|
|-7h9-------9-----------------7--7--7/9--9--9--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------10--10--10h12-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------10h12--|
|-1-03-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

|-55---8---5---8---------|-8-p-7-----5---------8-p-7-----5-----------10^-|
|-55---5---5---5---------|--------8-------------------8------------------|
|------------------7---9-|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-1-13-------------------|-1-19------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

|-15-13-12-13-12-13-12h13p12---12------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------15----15-15-13-15-13-13-12-15-12-12----12------12----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------14----14------14-14-14-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-29---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

|------------8-12-8-|-8h10--------8^--8-5----------------|
|-10---10-12--------|---------------------8-5------------|
|----9--------------|-------------------------7-5----7^--|
|-------------------|-----------------------------7------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-1-36--------------|-1-41-------------------------------|
                                                                              

|--8^----------8--7--8--7-5---5-----8-5h8p5---5----------------------------
|---------------------------8---8-5---------8---8-5-8-8p5--8p5---5---------
|--------------------------------------------------------------7---7p5-----
|----------------------------------------------------------------------7---
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-1-46---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

--------------------------------5------8-10-|--10^------10p8--|
--------------------------------5--/10------|-----------------|
-7p5-----------------------5----------------|-----------------|
-----7p5---------------5-7------------------|-----------------|
---------7p6p5-------7----------------------|-----------------|
---------------8p5--------------------------|-1-55------------|
                                                                              

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9p7-77--9p7-77--9p7-77--9p7-7-7--9p7-77--5h7-5h7-5h7--7p5---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------7p5-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------7p5---5---|
|-1-58--------------------------------------------------------------8---8-|


|----------------------------------------------8h10-8-7-8----------|
|-------------------------------13-13^--------------------10-10-10-|
|---------------5---------12-14------------------------------------|
|-5----5h7---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-25---------------------2-29------------------------------------|
                                                                              

|-----------8-12-8-|-8p7---5-------8p7---5-------10^----------10^~~~~r8--|
|-9----9-12--------|-----8-------------8-------------------------------10|
|---10-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2-36-------------|-2-41------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

|-15^r-12----15^r-12----17-19-20-19-17----17-19-20-19-17-19-20-20^-20^/////-
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-2-57------------------------------------3-03------------------------------
                                                                              

-20^-20^-20^-20^--20p17--------------------------|
-----------------------20p17---------------------|
----------------------------19^r17---19^19p17-19-|
----------------------------------19-------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
------------------3-07---------------------------|
                                                                              

|----12//----12///---12///---12---12---12---12-15-15p12--12-------------|
|-15^-----15^-----15^-----15^--15^--15^--15^-----------15--15^r-13--15--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-11------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----8--10-8h10-8h10------------------------------------------|
|-9-------------------7--7--7--9--7h9p7--7--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------10--10--10--------|
|------------------------------------------------------(12)---|
|-3-16--------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

|-55-----7-----5---------------------------10-9-
|-55----5-----5---------------------------------
|-------------------7----/9////////////-8--7--6-
|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
|-3-23------------------------------------------
                                                                              

--8---5-----5---8---5--------5---8---5-----8---8---5---------5-|
----------8------------5---8-------------5-------------5---8---|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
-3-33----------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              

|-10p8--10p8-8-8-10p8-8-8-8--------------------|
|--------------------------------------8//////-|
|-----------------------------7/9//////--------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-3-41-----------------------------------------|
                                                                              

|-4-14---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---------------------5----7h9---|
|-----------5----7---------------|
|-5----7-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|