# The Best Santana Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Santana guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Europa (1976), then Samba Pa Ti and Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen. Every video starts at the solo.

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Carlos Santana's singing sustain and Latin-inflected phrasing make him one of the most instantly recognisable guitar voices in rock. From the Woodstock explosion of 1969 to the chart-topping comeback of Supernatural thirty years later, his solos have favoured melody and feel over flash.

Informed by: [Far Out - Carlos Santana's six best guitar solos](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/carlos-santana-six-best-guitar-solos/), [Gibson - Carlos Santana's Top 10 Guitar Solos](http://espanol.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/carlos-santana-0715-2011.aspx), [Ultimate Classic Rock - Top 10 Santana Songs](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/santana-songs/)

1. [Europa](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-europa/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1976
2. [Samba Pa Ti](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-samba-pa-ti/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
3. [Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-black-magic-woman-gypsy-queen/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
4. [Soul Sacrifice](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-soul-sacrifice/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1969
5. [Oye Como Va](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-oye-como-va/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
6. [Song of the Wind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-song-of-the-wind/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana, Neal Schon · 1972
7. [Smooth](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-feat-rob-thomas-smooth/) — Santana feat. Rob Thomas · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
8. [Flor d'Luna (Moonflower)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-flor-dluna-moonflower/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1977
9. [Incident at Neshabur](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-incident-at-neshabur/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970
10. [Maria Maria](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-feat-the-product-gandb-maria-maria/) — Santana feat. The Product G&B · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
11. [Everybody's Everything](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-everybodys-everything/) — Santana · solo by Neal Schon · 1971
12. [She's Not There](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-shes-not-there/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1977
13. [Blues for Salvador](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carlos-santana-blues-for-salvador/) — Carlos Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1987
14. [Evil Ways](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-evil-ways/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1969
15. [Toussaint L'Overture](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-toussaint-loverture/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana, Neal Schon · 1971
16. [Jingo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-jingo/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1969

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