Ultaltumbador:It all depends on rhythm your playing, for example son montuno (UPTPUPAA) L=left R=right LLRLLLRR U=PALM P=FINGER TIP T=SLAP A= OPEN TONE
notice son montuno I start with my left hand and on a guaguanco rhythm I start with my right hand. Of course there's many ways of playing these rhythms.
(AUAPUA AUPAPA0) RLRLLR RRLRLRL Let me make it clear , this is how I learned it , and i'm sure there's many congeros more qualified than me to suggest otherwise
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untaltumbador wrote:I thought that one always starts with the left hand but I now have doubts. Can someone set me straight? Gracias ???
Most of the time the usual "tumbao" if you are right handed you start with the left first and viceversa if you are left handed. Whether you use left or right the movement is heel - fingers and the slap with the other hand. But then again you could begin with the two open tones.
Yea, you're right J.C. Some of the master congueros actually state, that you can start with a little flavor, by playing the 1st three notes as (this is if you're right-handed):
R(open); L(palm, to prep for the next note); a R(slap), as opposed to:
stlouieray wrote:Yea, you're right J.C. Some of the master congueros actually state, that you can start with a little flavor, by playing the 1st three notes as (this is if you're right-handed):
R(open); L(palm, to prep for the next note); a R(slap), as opposed to:
L(heel); L(toe); R(slap)
Ray
That is the way I start my tumbaos: with an open tone first. Sounds alot better.