# No One to Depend On guitar solo > Carlos Santana, Neal Schon's guitar solo on No One to Depend On by Santana (1971) starts at about 2:13. Watch from the solo, with tab and lesson links. Canonical URL: Santana, 1971. Solo by *Carlos Santana, Neal Schon*. The two guitarists trade leads over a percussion break in the middle of the song. No One to Depend On, from Santana III, features Carlos Santana and Neal Schon trading leads over a percussion-driven break in the middle of the song. The two guitarists contrast nicely: Santana's lines are smooth, sustained and melodic, while Schon's are brighter, faster and more aggressive. The interplay adds excitement to the tight, Latin-rock groove, and the percussion section pushes the energy higher as the solos progress. It shows the band's early twin-guitar dynamic at full strength. Listen for the back-and-forth exchanges, and how each player picks up and responds to the other's ideas, sometimes echoing a phrase before twisting it into something new. No One to Depend On by Santana is featured in our Latin Rock (#13) list. The solo is played by Carlos Santana, Neal Schon and the song was released in 1971. ## In our lists - [The 25 Greatest Latin Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/latin-rock/) — #13 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on No One to Depend On? Carlos Santana, Neal Schon played the solo on Santana's No One to Depend On (1971). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)