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Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:23 am**

I thought that one always starts with the left hand but I now have doubts. Can someone set me straight?
Gracias ???

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:28 pm**

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

I highly recommend Anga diaz video, one of if not the best when it come to playing and instruction :cool:

TonyTumbador Playing For Jesus

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:54 pm**

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.

Edited By RitmoBoricua on 1091199498

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:56 pm**

That is not entirly true,sometimes the tumbao starts with an open tone,as a down beat...JC JOHNNY CONGA...

Posted: **Sun Aug 01, 2004 9:59 pm**

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 :cool:

Posted: **Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:38 am**

OK, I think I understand now, its really not important which hand goes first.
Thanks y'all

Posted: **Wed Aug 04, 2004 2:31 am**

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.

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