Carlos Santana-Scale?

Keith Hilton · From: 248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721

Does anyone know what scale Carlos Santana seems to always play out of. It does not sound like the Blues Scale to me. It is a different sounding scale. Thanks

Joey Ace · From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Hi Keith,
Santana's work is very much Dorian Mode, with a slight bit of standard Pentatonic scale.

I'm thinking of his early work, such as "Evil Ways", not
later music such as "Smooth".

A good description of the Dorian Mode, as applied to standard guitar can be found here.

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