Merengue Dominican Republic (in 4/4)

Conga Traditionally played with 1 stick on a bomba drum.	O - B S - S O - B - S - O O O O
Conga Variation	O - - B S - O - B - S - O O O O
Quinto	B - S - O O O O O - B S - B O - O - B S - B O - B - S - O O O O
Maracas	P - P P P - P P P - P P P - P P
Clave	C - - C - - C - - - C - C - - -
Merenge is a social dance from the Dominican Republic. Originally a guitar style, since the 1940's it has been played in an ensemble consisting of an accordion, a metal scratcher, and a tambora, a two headed drum held horizontally and played with stick and hand. Merengue is a partner dance sung in Spanish and played at a fast tempo. The tambora rhythm has been adapted to the congas and is often played with one stick.

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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