Rumba Guaguanco
Cuba (in 4/4)


Low
Version 1
 
B - - B B - O -
B - - S B - O -
Low
Version 2
 
H T - B H T O -
H T - M H T O -
Middle -
"Segundo"
 
B - B B B - B B
O - B O B - B B
Middle
Folklorico Style
 
- S S B H T B S
O - S O H T B S
Middle
Tres Golpes
 
- S S B - S B S
O - S O - S B S
Middle
Havana Style
 
- M M B - M - M
O - M O - M - M
Middle
Matanzas Style
 
H T H T H T H M
O - - M H T H T
High
Version 1
 
- O O - - - - S
- - - O - - - -
- S S - - O - O
- - - S - - - -
High
Version 2
 
- S - - - - - O
- - - S - - - -
- O O - - S - S
- - - O - O - -
Two Drum
Lo  
B - - B - - O -
- - - - - - O -
Two Drum
Folklorico Style
Lo  
- - - - - - O -
- - - - - - O -
Clave
 
C - - C - - - C
- - C - C - - -
Palitos
 
P - P P - P - P
P - P - P P - P
Guaguanco is a medium to fast tempo music for a playful courtship dance in which the man and woman move together and apart and the man tries to slyly introduce the 'vacunao' or pelvic thrust. The woman coyly resists and finally relents and receives the man's energy.



Symbol Key
B = Bass
O = Open Tone
S = Slap
   H = Heel (palm)
T = Toe (fingers)
M = Muff (muffled tone)
   C = Clave
X = Bell
P = Palitos (stick)
Play underlined notes with your 'strong' hand.


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