Open Invitation Lyrics

As recorded by Carlos Santana
(From the 1978 Album INNER SECRETS)
Words by C. Santana, D. Lambert, B. Potter, G. Walker & D. Margen
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar Rythim'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Moderately Q=92
N.C.(E5)
Gtr III
S S e Q H S S e Q H S S E Q S S E Q S S E S S E S S E Q
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S S E
|-2-2-----5--5----|--0--0-----0h=2---2p0-----|
| Gtr I
| Q Q +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q
| Gtr II
| Q Q +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S E.
|-2-2-----5--5-----|---0--0------0h=2-----2p=0------|
| Q Q +E E Q +E E Q S S S S S E.
| Q Q +E E Q +E E Q S S S S S E.
Verses (1 & 2)
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E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S S E
||o---------------|-2-2------------------|
||o-2-2----5-5----|-0-0----0h2---2p0-----|
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S E.
|---------------|-2-2-----------------o||
|-2-2----5-5----|-0-0----0h2---2p0----o||
Pre-Chorus (1 & 2)
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E
| Gtr I
| H Q S +S S S H Q S +S S S
|-14------14---16b18r(16)-14-14-|-12------12---14b16r(14)-12-12-|
| Gtr II
| H Q S +S S S H Q S +S S S
|--------------16b18r(16)-14-14-|--------------14b16r(14)-12-12-|
To Coda
E Q E E Q E E Q E W
| H Q S +S S S H W
|-14------14---16b18r(16)-14-14-||-12------|-11----||
| H Q S +S S S H W
|--------------16b18r(16)-14-14-||---------|-------||
Chorus (1)
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S S E
||o---------------|-2-2------------------|
||o-2-2----5-5----|-0-0----0h2---2p0-----|
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S E.
|---------------|-2-2-----------------o||
|-2-2----5-5----|-0-0----0h2---2p0----o||
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S S E
|-2-2-----5--5----|--0--0-----0h=2---2p0-----|
| Gtr I
| Q Q +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q
| Gtr II
| Q Q +E E Q +E E Q +E E Q
D.S. al Coda
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S E.
|-2-2-----5--5-----|---0--0------0h=2-----2p=0------|
| Q Q +E E Q +E E Q S S S S S E.
| Q Q +E E Q +E E Q S S S S S E.
Chorus (2)
&
W +H S S S S S E. E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S S E
|-2--------|-(2)----0h2---2p0----||-2-2----5-5----|-0-0----0h2---2p0------|
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S E. E E Q E E Q
E E Q S S S S S S E E E Q E E Q E E E E
Guitar Solo
+H. E E Q Q Q E E H Q E E
| Gtr IV
| H Q E E a Q. S S +S S E S E. Q Q H
|-------------x-(x)s|=x-----x-x-(x)\-x-x\-x-x\---|-x/------------|
|-------------x-(x)s|=x-----x-x-(x)\-x-x\-x-x\---|-x/------------|
|-------------x-(x)s|=x-----x-x-(x)\-x-x\-x-x\---|-x/------------|
|-------------x-(x)s|=x-----x-x-(x)\-x-x\-x-x\---|-x/------------|
Q Q Q E E
| Gtr I
| \1____________________/ |
| a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p==0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h===5p3p0h3p|
H S S S S S E.
| E S S S S S S S S E +S S E
|---0-------0-------3b5====(3)r-3--0--|
E E Q E E Q
| Q E. S +E E E +S S
|-2b4---2b4-2b4-(2)-2b4-2b4r(2)p0-|
E E Q S S S S S S E E E Q E E Q
|-0---------0------------0h=2---2p0------|-2-2--------5-5---------|
| S T +T S S S S S S +S S S S S E. Q H Q
|-2-2b3r(2)p0----------------------------|-----14b16------14b16===|
|-------------2-0-2-2-2-(2)p0------------|------------------------|
E E Q S S S S S E. E E Q E E Q
|--0---0-----------------0h===2-----2p=0--------|-2--2--------------5-------5-----------------|
| E E E E E S S S S E E E E E S E S S S E
|-----------------------------------------------|---------12-12----12-12------12-12-12-15b17==|
E E Q S S S S S S E
|---0--------0-----------------0h=====2------2p=0---------------|
| +S +S S S S E S S +S S S S S +S S
|-(15)r(15)-12-12-12-------12-12----(12)-12---------------------|
|--------------------15b17----15b17r(15)----15-12-14b15r(14)----|
|-------------------------------------------------14b15r(14)-12-|
E E Q E E Q
| S S E S S S S +S S E S E S
E E Q S S S S S E.
|--0-----0-----------------0h=2---------2p==0-----------||
| S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-12-14b16r(14)-12-----------||
Pre-Chorus (3)
E Q E E Q E
| H Q S +S S S
|-15------14---15b16r(15)-14---|
| Gtr II
| H Q S +S S S
|-14------14---16b18r(16)-14---|
E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E
| H Q S +S S S H Q S +S S S
|-13------12---14b15r(14)-12---|-15------14---15b16r(15)-14----|
| H Q S +S S S H Q S +S S S
|-12------12---14b16r(14)-12---|-14------14---16b18r(16)-14----|
E Q E W +H S S S S S E.
|--3-3----|--2----------------------------|--(2)----0h2---2p0----||
| H S S S S S S S S H +H H
|-13------|-12h13p12h13p12h13p12h13p12----|-(12)-----------------||
| H S S S S S S S S H +H H
|-12------|-11h12p11h12p11h12p11h12p11----|-(11)-----------------||
Chorus (3)
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S S E
||o---------------|-2-2------------------|
||o-2-2----5-5----|-0-0----0h2---2p0-----|
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S E.
|---------------|-2-2-----------------o||
|-2-2----5-5----|-0-0----0h2---2p0----o||
Outro Riff
N.C.(E5)
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e
Outro Solo (1st Break)
N.C. (E5)
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e
| Gtr I
| W W
|-2tr0-----------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E
| Q +S S E S S E S E S
|-15b17======(15)-15r-15b17====15--15r-15b17====15r-15b17====15r--|
N.C. (E5)
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E
| Q +H S E. +E E +E E E +S +S S S S +S S S
|-12--------(12)---------------12--15b17====|=(15)r---15b17==(15)r---15b17---15b17====(15)-(15)r-15b17==15-15r(15)-12-12-----|
|-15b17r====(15)----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------15b17==|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e
| +S S S S +S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-(15)r-15b17==15-15-(15)r-15-12------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------14b15r(14)-12----12-14--12----12---|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E
| E S S S +S E +Q +E. S
|-14b16====(14)r-14b16==(14)-(14)r-14b16====(14)-----(14)-----(14)r-|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E
| +E +E +S +E +S +E +E +Q +W
Outro Solo (2d Break)
E N.C. (E5)
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S E
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|------12-12-12-12-12-12-14-----14--------------------15b17===|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E
| Q +S E +S +E +S S +S S S S
|-15r====(15)-15b17r==(15)b17==(15)r==(15)-15b17==(15)r15----15b17==|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E
| +Q +S S S S S S S S +S S S S a S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S E
|-(15)-----(15)-15-15-15r-----15-12--------------------|-----------12-12-12-12-12-12-14--14-14-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------14b16r(14)-12------|-----------12-12-12-12-12-12-14--14-14-12-(12)b12.5----12\---|
|-------------------------------------------------14-7-|-(7)s14-14------------------------------------------14-------|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|------12-12-12-12-12-12-14-----14-12-(12)----12-14b16-|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e
| +S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S E S S S S S S S S E S S +Q
|-(14)----14b16-------14b16-------14b16-------14b16-(14)-12----|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7\---4--------------|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E
| H +E S +S S S +S S
|-2b4==============(2)r---2b4-(2)--2--2b4r(2)-2-|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e S S e S S S S +S E S +S S E
| TP
| T T S S T T T E E +H W
|---------------------------------------------|-3S============================|
|---------------------------------------------|-3S============================|
|-4p2p0-2-4p2p0-2---0tr2---(0tr2)-------------|-------------------------------|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e S S e +S S S S +S E S +S S E
| TP
| H. Q S S e +S S S S +S E S +S S E
|-8S====================15\-----|---------------------------------|
|-8S====================15\-----|---------------------------------|
S S e S S S S +S E S +S S e
| S S E +S S S S +S E S +S S E
S S e +S S S S +S E S +S S E S S E +S S S S H
| S S e +S S S S +S E S +S S E S S E S S S S H
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths