# She's Not There guitar solo > The guitar solo on She's Not There by Santana (1977) starts at about 1:17. From the album Moonflower. Watch from the solo, with tab and lesson links. Canonical URL: Santana, 1977, from *Moonflower*. Solo by *Carlos Santana*. The Zombies song recast with a sustained, singing guitar line that became a late-'70s radio staple. Santana's version of The Zombies' She's Not There recasts the '60s pop song with a sustained, singing guitar line that became a late-'70s radio staple. Carlos Santana's tone is warm and smooth, with long sustain, and his phrasing mixes blues bends with Latin rhythms. The guitar lines weave between vocal sections and take centre stage in the solo, which builds steadily in intensity. It shows his gift for giving familiar melodies a new, personal voice. Listen for how he stretches certain notes far beyond their original length, letting them hang over the groove, and how he uses subtle vibrato to give each phrase an emotional charge. She's Not There by Santana is featured in our Latin Rock (#14) list. The solo is played by Carlos Santana and the song was released in 1977. ## In our lists - [The 25 Greatest Latin Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/latin-rock/) — #14 - [The Best Santana Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/santana-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on She's Not There? Carlos Santana played the solo on Santana's She's Not There (1977). --- 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/)