by jorge » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:40 pm
Mike and Burke,
The split hand rumba that Sabu Caldwell showed me, as I remember it, is:
4/4 Time 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Tumbador (Right) B T B O B T B O
Tres Dos (L) O O S S S
Clave (3/2) X X X X X
This proportional font really makes lining up music notation difficult. All 4 columns should line up vertically on the first beat, and everything falls either on a numbered beat or a + (upbeat). The tres dos falls exactly on the rumba clave for all 5 hits, and the right hand is just a straight 1234 with the open tone on 4. I hope it is clear on your screens, it took me a lot of tries to get it to look (almost) right on my screen.
Johhny Conga, please let me know if you remember it differently, it has been a few years since I have actually practiced this!
Edited By jorge on 1204045987