Dive into an in-depth 43-minute guitar lesson exploring Carlos Santana's iconic "Black Magic Woman" performance from 1996. Learn to master the Dorian, Aeolian, and Mixolydian modes as you dissect Santana's unique playing style. Analyze the opening section's Dorian mode jam, octave techniques, and the verse solo from the original recording. Explore Santana's influences, including Peter Green and Otis Rush, and understand the nuances of warm and treble tones. Progress through various sections, including the D Mixolydian jam and Hendrix-inspired "Third Stone From the Sun" segment. Gain insights into sustain techniques, chord variations, and solo analysis. Practice "workshopping" Santana's solos to develop your own style, and learn to target transition tones. Enhance your understanding of arpeggios and mode switching while exploring different versions of the song. Conclude with a comprehensive summary and practical applications of the learned techniques.
Carlos Santana Teaches Black Magic Woman - Dorian, Aeolian, Mixolydian Mode - FretLIVE Lesson
Overview
Syllabus
- Carlos Explains Influences for BMW
- Opening Section of BMW Live in 2016 Dorian Mode 1 Chord Jam
- Second Part of BMW Intro with Octaves I-IV-IV-I or I-V-V-I
- Carlos demonstrates Solo over the Verse Section from Original Recording
- Carlos’s thoughts on inspiration for BMWPeter Green, Otis Rush
- Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac performing BMW
- Carlos Explains Warm tones and Treble tones
- Transition to the D Mixolydian Jam - Live in 2016
- Second main riff in the D Mixolydian Jam
- Hendrix’s Third Stone From the Sun Section with Neil Schon 2016
- Intro to the lesson from Gary and about the clips of Santana teaching
- Gary explains what we’re going to go over in the lesson
- Gary tells you how this lesson goes along with his COURSE!
Free .pdfs for everyone and TAB and guitar hangouts for Patrons
- Explanation of Opening Section and Dorian Mode vs. Natural Minor Aeolian
- Demo of how to make the ideas in this section your own by workshopping them
- How Carlos gets so much sustain!
- Lesson on the Octave section of the intro
- Different chord variations Carlos and his band use on this section
- Lesson on the main solo section- as played on original recording and demoed by Carlos
- Explanation of Dorian switching to natural minor, and the chord progression
- Phrase by phrase lesson and analysis of the solo
- Gary using looping to demonstrate “workshopping” Carlos’s solo to make it your own
- Gary explains targeting “transition tones” going from i-iv and i-v
- Thoughts on Santana and Arpeggios Oye Como Va Clip
- Lesson on Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac’s version as played in the intro
- Going deeper on Carlos’s Treble vs. Warm tones
- Lesson on the second to last section in Mixolydian mode!
- Lesson on the closing Hendrix jam of “Third Stone From the Sun”
- Gary’s closing thoughts and summary, and outdo
- SPECIAL THANK YOU TO POW MUSIC PATRONS!!!
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