In the early 1980s, when groups like rumbavana and son 14 revitalized older cuban forms, partially as the revolutions answer to u. Tumbao piano merengue en c by digital sheet music for. This term also refers to the piano accompaniment pattern. Clavelike pulse mimics cuban son clave but delays 2nd note in 2. Falcon e 2005 midwest clinic 59th annual conference h ilton c hicago c hicago, illinois december 16, 2005 special thanks to. This is just a sample of this item, buy this item to display the complete music.
Salsa grooves is a book of bass lines with basic latin salsa grooves. Methodology, sources and issues 41 chapter 1 son montuno, the tumbao and the role of the piano 47 1. The underlying base of modern salsa music is the piano. In music of afrocuban origin, tumbao is the basic rhythm played on the bass. Mystery unraveled victor l pez, clinician sponsored by alfred publishing company guest clinicians. Cascara means shell and the patterns are usually played on the shell of the timbales. The basic salsa conga rhythm is called the tumbao demonstrated by nate torres in this video. The primary rhythm is the clave, though the piano also plays a montuno and tumbao. In cuban music and salsa, a tumbao commonly denoted a syncopated bass line. Second, instead of arpeggiating the chords, you can break them in two and play the montuno pattern. Salsa sheet music scores band arrangementstranscriptions.
Celia cruz quimbara sheet music in g major download. Tumbao piano merengue en c m by digital sheet music for. Sometimes referred to as a piano montuno, these grooves usually consist of a repetitive rhythmic figure or theme and generally found in latin or afrocuban. Indeed, as in many musical genres like pop or jazz, some chord progressions occur more often than others in salsa and it is very important to know it. This is where the richness of salsa music shows itself at its best. At points, the melodies change to grind against the piano rhythm giving salsa its characteristic charge, before returning to the flow. In the contemporary form of cuban popular dance music known as timba, piano guajeos are known as tumbaos. Listen to the free complete audio sample at galaxy music notes. It is quite complex, but the loudest notes are the ones to watch for. That said, each bass series book is much longer than its piano counterpart, and quite a bit more.
Salsa with 68 bata drumming intro and or interlude 9. Salsa with other unnamed grooves created within the rhythm section i. The examples below show simple piano and bass tumbao patterns. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major. Included are bass tumbaos for each of the piano tumbaos aka, montunos in beyond salsa piano, vol. The grooves are written in a simple way at the beginning and then progressing rhythmically to intermediate level.
Recalling that the salsa main rhythmic elements include 1. You can also down the pdf of the different montunos with tumbao includes tab and treble clef. For more info on salsa guitar, please check out this lesson as well. Sheet music arranged for piano vocalguitar in g major. Beyond salsa piano is a remarkable and unique series. It shows how to play a tumbao bass line and a montuno at the same time. When salsa music began to gain popularity in cuba, there was an emergence of new cuban bands who incorporated the drum kit into their setup and began playing more pop, rock, and funk influenced salsa music. Use coupon code spring20 at checkout to receive 20% off your order. Salsa on piano was composed in 2015 by mizue murakami from galaxy music notes for piano players who wish to learn the beginning level latin rhythm especially salsa rhythm, coordination, and syncopation. Here are presented two chord progressions among the most popular and the most used in salsa music. Beyond salsa bass is the companion series to beyond salsa piano, launched in 2009 and now spanning 11 volumes. Falcon e 2005 midwest clinic 59th annual conference h ilton c hicago c hicago, illinois december 16. The tumbao is the bass part and just needs to play chord tones especially the root and the 5th using the tumbao rhythm. In cuba, the clave cycle is notated in sixteenth notes, with each clave half.
We spend many hours on each project, always doing our best to include every note and all the musical feel of the. Literature on salsa 38 popular music in cuba, social context and the prerevolutionary period 39 3. Beyond salsa piano is a history and anthology of the role of the piano in the cuban rhythm section from its first appearance to the present. The first bass book in the beyond salsa series of afrocuban musical instruction methods, beyond salsa bass volume 1 for beginners includes bass tumbaos for each of the piano tumbaos aka, montunos in beyond salsa piano, vol. The following 2bar pattern is the most typical montuno rhythm, consisting of a phrase with two strong beats and seven upbeats. Tumbao piano merengue en c by digital sheet music for piano.
If you dont read music and arent interested in the explanations and history, you can choose to buy only the audio andor video products for each volume. Introduction to the beyond salsa piano series the beyond salsa piano series is designed to be used either as a stand. Print and download tumbao piano merengue en c m sheet music. In a broader sense, its a study of the tumbao the art of creating music from layers of repeating rhythmic and melodic phrases. Piano the essential role of the piano is to provide a rhythmic river of notes on which are carried the vocal and instrument melodies. Afrocuban latin jazz explained the jazz piano site. Salsa music incorporates clavea fiveonset rhythmic gesture that exists in afro cuban. Salsa piano lesson typical montuno rhythm the music workshop. Sheet music arranged for singer pro, and pianovocalguitar in d major. I remember always loving those piano moments in latin music in fact, one of my alltime favorite latin piano grooves to this day can be found at the 2.
How to play a basic latin bass line on electric bass guitar. Check out playing tumbao and a montuno, salsa guitar lesson. Cascara means shell and the patterns are usually played on the shell of the timbales you could also play them with a bell. Montuno patterns on c7 for piano 23 clave rhythm youtube. Afrocuban latin jazz is jazz that uses latinamerican rhythms. There are few different patterns that are traditionally played with the bell. Feb 15, 2015 salsa and afro cuban montunos for piano 1. A bass tumbao line is obtained by anticipating fondamental notes of a chords and by alternating them with the fifth. Salsa le le piano solo intermediate to difficult 1 pdf 1 mp3 9 added the 10062008. The 23 clave 2 notes in bar 1 and 3 notes in bar 2 is just the reverse of the 32 clave.
The contribution of the piano to a salsa band consists of sophisticated harmonies and syncopated rhythms. In north america, the basic conga drum pattern used in popular music is also called tumbao. Licensed to virtual sheet music by alfred publishing company. It shows how to play a tumbao bass line and a montuno at the same time cascaracampanabell patterns. Salsa on the piano piano sheet music notes intermediate. Montuno and tumbao replacing clave as groove pattern. The art of the tumbao is to include enough rhythmic and harmonic variation to be interesting to the ear and brain but leave enough hardcore visceral groove to keep the body happy. Notice how the sevenths are in octaves, emphasising the voice leading between chords. Salsa le le piano solo intermediate to difficult 1 pdf 1 mp3 9. Now, just to bring this back around to the piano tumbao, the ultimate goal is. Print and download tumbao piano merengue en c sheet music. The examples go with mp3 audio files in which youll.
Note for note transcriptions by kevin moore photography by tom ehrlich. Clave over pulse clave over montuno and tumbao rhythms. Piano salsatumbao piano lessons, piano, blues music. There are two brief sections where the bass hints at timba gears dropping out to introduce a coro, and later playing a pedal tone. Learning to play a tumbao and a montuno, salsa guitar lesson. In keeping with the title, the chord progression is the old flamenco standby i bvii bvi v, but formell finds ways to make the bass part interesting. Hope this information is helpful for those of you who were. Carlos campos salsa, afro cuban montunos for piano. Identifying piano notes on sheet music and the piano keyboard.
Salsa sheet music, salsa scores, salsa arrangements, salsa transcriptions, salsa band arrangements, salsa charts we are professional musicians who, for over 25 years, have been doing salsa sheet music for orchestras and bands. Salsa and afro cuban montunos for piano linkedin slideshare. Unlike in traditional jazz, the pianos role is often to play a repetitive rhythmic pattern known as the montuno or tumbao. Not only are harmonic elements dealt with in great detail, his attention to the rhythmic elements is unprecedented.
Sheet music arranged for singer pro, and piano vocalguitar in d major. Now, just to bring this back around to the piano tumbao, the ultimate goal is to make the piano part a hook. Although there are other books available on the market that deal with salsa piano, kevin moores series digs deeper and goes further than anything previously seen. Download my free jazz piano sheet music ebooks here. Guitar tres the guitar and the cuban tres interpret a rhythmic vamp repeated sequence of chords called the guajeo. The son clave is probably ihe most prominent clave in todays salsa. A lot of wanttobe pianists struggle to learn the basics of piano playing. Jun 22, 2015 ln the following examples you will hear both of these styles extensively. The right hand plays half notes in a similar way to the bongo bell in salsa music while the bass drum outlines a tumbao.
Whats the difference between a tumbao, a guajeo and a montuno 59. Jan 29, 2016 here are presented two chord progressions among the most popular and the most used in salsa music. I played for 5 years in a salsa outfit, heres my best tips. Salsa piano lesson typical montuno rhythm the music. Print and download quimbara sheet music by celia cruz.
This rhythm is directly derived from a typical tres pattern the c chord is formed from three of the keys in the c 5finger position. The idea is to get you familiarized with the style, clave 23, 32 and progress to the next level with more complex rhythms. Cubaneo in latin piano scholarlycommons university of. The guajeo sometimes also confusingly referred to as montuno forms the rhythmic backbone or stream of notes upon which the lyrics and melodies float. One major problem that they have is that they cant play the piano by ear. Practicing montuno in minor iivi all 12 keys charts.
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