Illesa (Iyesa, Yesa, Yeza) Nigeria (in 4/4)

Low	S - - O - O O - S - - O O O O -
Middle	O H O S H T S H T O H S H T S H
Middle   Variation 1	O H O S H T S H T O H S S S S H
Middle   Variation 2	O H O S H T S H T O O O O S S -
High	S T H T H T O H S T H T O H O H
2-3 Clave	- - C - C - - - C - - C - - C -
Bell	X - X X - X X - X - X X - X X -
Illesa is a sacred music and dance form found in Cuba and originating with people from the Illesha region of Northern Nigeria.

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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