Carlos Santana - Moonflower - Guitar Tab

About Moonflower

E minor at 120 BPM in standard tuning gives "Moonflower" a deceptively open, flowing feel, and the challenge is sustaining that fluidity rather than letting it feel mechanical. Carlos Santana builds the lead work here around long, singing phrases that rely heavily on controlled vibrato and smooth legato pull-offs. Getting those sustained notes to genuinely sing means your pick attack and finger pressure need to be consistent, and that is easier to hear when you slow the track down using the Practice Toolbar. The Latin Rock feel underneath the lead lines also demands attention: the rhythm guitar part locks tightly with the percussion, so strumming with a relaxed but precise sense of pocket is just as important as nailing the solos. Use the A/B loop feature to isolate any phrase that feels slippery at full tempo, work it slowly until the fingering is clean, and only then bring the speed back up.

• The lead guitar work centres on smooth legato phrasing and wide vibrato, both of which require a light but firm fretting-hand touch to execute cleanly.
• E Standard tuning and the key of E minor keep the song guitar-friendly, with the minor pentatonic and Dorian scale shapes sitting naturally under the fingers.
• At 120 BPM the rhythm guitar part must lock precisely with the Latin percussion groove, so practising with a metronome or looping it slowed down will expose any timing drift.