Black Magic Woman
by Santana
- Artist
- Santana
- First released
- 1970
About this song
Santana's Latin-rock reworking of Fleetwood Mac's 1968 song, paired on Abraxas with Gábor Szabó's Gypsy Queen; the single reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
Song themes
Versions and relationships
Performance tips
- Cool, sultry vocal over a percussion-heavy groove; don't rush it.
- Leave lots of room for the guitar solos and hype the crowd during them.
- If the track runs into Gypsy Queen, keep dancing through the instrumental.
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