'Why Dont You And I' by Santana Carlos - Guitar Tutorial

Song lyrics:

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            Artist: Carlos Santana feat. Chad Kroeger
Song: Why Don't You and I
Album: Shaman
Transcribed by: Dean Parke

h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
 - slide down
~ - vibrato
/// - tremelo pick
(#) - optional note or pull off 

Sorry that i didn't do the verse lead guitar but i figured
i dont play that part when im playin', i just play the intro
and solos so yeh, enjoy..  

Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5h7--5---3h5--3---3-2----2-5-3-2-3-2-------------3-----10/12-12--12-12--|
D|---------------------------------------5------3-5--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------13----13---15--h16p15----15--13--15--18--16--15--13--11----|
G|--14-14--15-15----15-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--13--13b15r13b15----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse (clean)

A# e|-(1)-|  F e|--1--|  G e|--3--|  D# e|-(6)-|
   B|--3--|    B|--1--|    B|--3--|     B|--8--|
   G|--3--|    G|--2--|    G|--0--|     G|--8--|
   D|--3--|    D|--3--|    D|--0--|     D|--8--|
   A|--1--|    A|--3--|    A|--2--|     A|--6--|
   E|--x--|    E|-(0)-|    E|--3--|     E|--x--|


 A#          F     
Since the moment i spotted you
 G                               D#
Like walkin around with little wings on my shoes
 A#              F                       G
My stomach's filled with the butterflies, 
     D#
Ooh, and it's all right, 
 A#         F
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud, 
 G                           D#      
I got the feeling like I'm never gonna come down, 
 A#                         F                  G      D#
If I said I didn't like it then you'd know I lied,

Everytime I try to talk to you, 
I get tongue-tied, 
It turns out that everything I say to you, 
Comes out wrong and never comes out right. 


Chorus (Dist)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3-3--------------------------3-3----------------------------------------|
D|---3-3----3-3---5-5-5-5--5-3----3-3----3-3---5-5-3-3--3--------------------|
A|---1-1----3-3---5-5-5-5--5-3----1-3----3-3---5-5-3-3--3--------------------|
E|----------1-1---3-3-3-3--3-1-----------1-1---3-3-1-1--1--------------------|

So I'll say why don't you and I, 
Get together and take on the world and be together forever, 
Heads we will, Tails we'll try again, 
So I'll say why don't you and I, 
Hold each other and fly to the moon and straight on to heaven, 
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in. 


Interlude
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5h7--5---3h5--3---3-2----2-5-3-2-3-2----/12-12--15--12---12--15--------|
D|---------------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------15-15-17-17-18-18-20-18-20-20b-20b-20b--20-18-20-18---|
B|---13b15r13--15---/15-----------------------------------------------------20|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse

When's this fever going to break? 
I think I've handled more than any man can take, 
I'm like a love-sick puppy chasing you around, 

Ooh, and it's all right, 
Bouncing round from cloud to cloud, 
I got the feeling like I'm never gonna come down,
If I'd said I didn't like it then you'd know I lied.


Chorus

So I'll say why don't you and I, 
Get together and take on the world and be together forever, 
Heads we will, Tails we'll try again, 
So I'll say why don't you and I, 
Hold each other and fly to the moon and straight on to heaven, 
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in. 



Bridge (clean)

Slowly I begin to realize, 
This is never going to end 
Right about the same time you walk by, 
And I say 'Oh here we go again',
Oh!


Solo! (Dist)
e|--------15--15--15--15--15---15-17-18-17-15-15---------15-15-----15----|
B|--------18b----18b------18b----------------------15-18--------18-------|
G|---3/------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3/------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---1/------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---15-----18b--18--15-15---18--20p18-20p18-20p18-20p18-20p18-20p18-20p18---|
B|------18-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---20b---20b-20b-20b-20b--18-18--20-18---------18----|
B|----------------------------------------20--20-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------18---17-18-17-15(p)13-15---18p17-15-15-15----|
B|---15-15----18--15----------------------------------------------|
G|---------15-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---15----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------18-15-----------------15--15--15--15---------------------------------|
G|------------17b-17--15-15---17b-17b-17b-17b---15--17b21-17b21-17b21r17p15--|
D|----------------------------|______________|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
                            hold and continue plucking

e|---10-10---10-10---10-10---10----------------------------------------------|
B|---11-11---11-11---11-11---11----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------12-10--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge 2 (clean)

Everytime I try to talk to you, 
I get tongue-tied, 
It turns out that everything I say to you, 
Comes out wrong and never comes out right. 


Chorus

So I'll say why don't you and I, 
Get together and take on the world and be together forever, 
Heads we will, Tails we'll try again, 
So I'll say why don't you and I, 
Hold each other and fly to the moon and straight on to heaven, 
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in.


Outro thingy (clean)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10b11r10----10b11r10-8----10b11r10--------8-11-8-----|
G|---------------------------------------7-10-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10b11r10----10b11r10-8---8-11-13-13b-13b-13b-13b15r13--11----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10b11r10----10b11r10-8----10b11r10--------8-11-8-----|
G|---------------------------------------7-10-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|---17b--17-----17b18r17-15------------------------------|
B|---------------------------15~~~~-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

So I'll say why don't you and I, 
Get together and take on the world and be together forever, 
Heads we will, Tails we'll try again, 
So I'll say why don't you and I, 
Hold each other and fly to the moon and straight on to heaven, 
Cause without you they're never gonna let me in.


Well, theres my tab of the best song by santana
It sounds accurate to me and thats all that matters...
and if it sounds off... tune your guitar 

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Tags: blues rock, classic rock, mexican classic rock
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12.21.2024, 02:56
I just wanted to say a huge thanks for sharing this transcription! As a beginner guitar player, I really appreciate having resources like this to help me learn. Carlos Santana’s style is so inspiring, and I love how the intro captures the feel of the song. I’ve been working on my hammer-ons and pull-offs, and this is perfect practice material. I’m definitely going to give this a shot, and I can’t wait to get it down. Keep up the great work with the transcriptions! They make learning so much more fun!
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