Although Santana has three sustains in the piece, the second one just floored me. I yelled out very loudly "DUUUUUUUUDE!" on that second sustain and my wife thought I had lost my mind.
Oh, well.
Jesus Christ: You can’t impeach Him and He ain’t gonna resign.
There’s a pretty awesome, long-held sustained guitar in “Don’t Fear The Reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult, too...
At the end of the guitar solo, he holds the note forever, then just as the “came a last night of sadness, and it was clear that she couldn’t go on” part starts, he BENDS the sustained note up two or three steps.
It’s just ... amazing. Still. One of the coolest guitar songs ever written, simplicity and chilling all in one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClQcUyhoxTg
Starts the feedback at the 03:20 mark..continues till 3:49, where he bends it up...
Santana is not a very complex player at all. He takes that pentatonic scale and proves that 5 notes and “good tone” can make you famous...: )