Chords for How to play a Salsa montuno (tumbao) on the piano - tutorial #2
Tempo:
118.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
F#
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Hello, I'm Vanessa Rodriguez, and this is the second part in my series of tutorial videos about salsa montunos.
So the last time we looked at the basic tumbao rhythm for the 2-3 clave,
[C] which goes like this.
[A]
[C]
[C] [C#]
So now we're going to talk about how to build on that and make the rhythms a little bit more complex,
but still making sure that everything fits with the clave.
That's the most important thing.
Everything has [F#] to work with the phrasing.
The 2-side is generally [G] more straight, and the 3-side rolls a bit more.
The phrasing [C#] anticipates the 3.
So on the 2-side you have, so it's pretty straight.
But then on the 3-side you have, kind of runs away.
Well, not quite.
You don't want it to rush.
But that anticipated phrasing on the 3-bar is [D] really, really [G#] important.
This part, done?
So it's really [F#] important to keep that anticipated rather than on the beat.
And you'll see what I mean.
So we're going to start [C#] with the same rhythm that I showed you before,
using a basic chord progression in C major.
It's going to be G to C, so 5 to 1.
Two bars of G, two bars of C. Like this.
[F] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [G]
[F] [C] [Dm] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [G]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [N] So that was the basic rhythm that we started out with.
So now I'm going to show you a variation where we're just adding one eighth note to the 2-side.
And you'll see it decorates it a little bit.
And you'll also see that you can do different things with the melody,
but keeping the rhythm exactly the same.
So here's the second [G] example.
[D#m]
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
[F] [Em] So now I'm going to keep the 2-side of the clave the same and then add more to the 3-side.
[Dm] [G]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [B] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [D#m] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [D#m] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [G] Now I will add another eighth note to the 2-side and then simplify the 3-side a little bit.
So here's another variation.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
So now I'll keep the 2-side the same and embellish the 3-side a little bit more.
[C]
[F] [G]
[C]
[F] [F] [F#]
Okay, now I'm going to play a [D#] variation that's all eighth notes
except for that one tied note in between the two [F#] measures.
So the rhythm's going to be
So [B]
keeping that tied anticipated note leading up to the 3-side of the clave.
Okay, everything else is eighth notes.
[G]
[C]
[D]
[G] [C]
[F]
[G] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [G]
So now I'll speed it up a little bit and try to put all of those ideas together
to show you how you can really put a lot of variation into a timbau
and still stay within 2-3 clave, even with the same basic melody.
There's a lot of variation you can do just with the rhythm.
[F] [G] [F]
[C] [B]
[F] [C] [F]
[G] [B]
[C] [F] [B] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [Dm] [Em] [C]
[G] [Em]
[F] [C] [F#] [B]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G]
[Em] So [F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] now I'm going to play a variation that's all eighth notes.
[F]
So the last time we looked at the basic tumbao rhythm for the 2-3 clave,
[C] which goes like this.
[A]
[C]
[C] [C#]
So now we're going to talk about how to build on that and make the rhythms a little bit more complex,
but still making sure that everything fits with the clave.
That's the most important thing.
Everything has [F#] to work with the phrasing.
The 2-side is generally [G] more straight, and the 3-side rolls a bit more.
The phrasing [C#] anticipates the 3.
So on the 2-side you have, so it's pretty straight.
But then on the 3-side you have, kind of runs away.
Well, not quite.
You don't want it to rush.
But that anticipated phrasing on the 3-bar is [D] really, really [G#] important.
This part, done?
So it's really [F#] important to keep that anticipated rather than on the beat.
And you'll see what I mean.
So we're going to start [C#] with the same rhythm that I showed you before,
using a basic chord progression in C major.
It's going to be G to C, so 5 to 1.
Two bars of G, two bars of C. Like this.
[F] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [G]
[F] [C] [Dm] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [G]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [N] So that was the basic rhythm that we started out with.
So now I'm going to show you a variation where we're just adding one eighth note to the 2-side.
And you'll see it decorates it a little bit.
And you'll also see that you can do different things with the melody,
but keeping the rhythm exactly the same.
So here's the second [G] example.
[D#m]
[G] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
[F] [Em] So now I'm going to keep the 2-side of the clave the same and then add more to the 3-side.
[Dm] [G]
[F] [C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [B] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [D#m] [G]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [G] [D#m] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [G] Now I will add another eighth note to the 2-side and then simplify the 3-side a little bit.
So here's another variation.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
So now I'll keep the 2-side the same and embellish the 3-side a little bit more.
[C]
[F] [G]
[C]
[F] [F] [F#]
Okay, now I'm going to play a [D#] variation that's all eighth notes
except for that one tied note in between the two [F#] measures.
So the rhythm's going to be
So [B]
keeping that tied anticipated note leading up to the 3-side of the clave.
Okay, everything else is eighth notes.
[G]
[C]
[D]
[G] [C]
[F]
[G] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [G]
[F] [G] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F] [G]
So now I'll speed it up a little bit and try to put all of those ideas together
to show you how you can really put a lot of variation into a timbau
and still stay within 2-3 clave, even with the same basic melody.
There's a lot of variation you can do just with the rhythm.
[F] [G] [F]
[C] [B]
[F] [C] [F]
[G] [B]
[C] [F] [B] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [Dm] [Em] [C]
[G] [Em]
[F] [C] [F#] [B]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G]
[Em] So [F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] now I'm going to play a variation that's all eighth notes.
[F]
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F
C
G
F#
B
F
C
G
Hello, I'm Vanessa Rodriguez, and this is the second part in my series of tutorial videos about salsa montunos.
So the last time we looked at the basic tumbao rhythm for the 2-3 clave,
[C] which goes like this.
_ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
So now we're going to talk about how to build on that and make the rhythms a little bit more complex,
but still making sure that everything fits with the clave.
That's the most important thing.
Everything has [F#] to work with the phrasing.
The 2-side is generally _ _ [G] more straight, and the 3-side rolls a bit more.
The phrasing _ [C#] anticipates the 3. _
So on the 2-side you have, _ so it's pretty straight.
But then on the 3-side you have, kind of runs away.
Well, not quite.
You don't want it to rush.
But _ that anticipated _ phrasing on the 3-bar is [D] really, really [G#] important.
This part, done? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So it's really [F#] important to keep that _ anticipated rather than on the beat.
And you'll see what I mean.
_ So we're going to start [C#] with the same rhythm that I showed you before,
using a basic chord progression in C major.
It's going to be G to C, so 5 to 1.
Two bars of G, two bars of C. Like this.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [N] So that was the basic rhythm that we started out with.
So now I'm going to show you a variation where we're just adding one eighth note to the 2-side.
And you'll see it decorates it a little bit.
And you'll also see that you can do different things with the melody,
but keeping the rhythm exactly the same.
So here's the second [G] example.
_ _ _ [D#m] _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ So now I'm going to keep the 2-side of the clave the same and then add more to the 3-side.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [D#m] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [D#m] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Now I will add another eighth note to the 2-side and then simplify the 3-side a little bit.
So here's another variation. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
So now I'll keep the 2-side the same _ and _ embellish the 3-side a little bit more. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _
Okay, now I'm going to play a [D#] variation that's all eighth notes
except for that one tied note in between the two [F#] measures.
So the rhythm's going to be_
So _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
keeping that tied anticipated note leading up to the 3-side of the clave.
Okay, everything else is eighth notes.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ So now I'll speed it up a little bit and try to put all of those ideas together
to show you how you can really _ _ put a lot of variation into a timbau
and still stay within 2-3 clave, even with the same basic melody.
There's a lot of variation you can do just with the rhythm.
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] So [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] now I'm going to play a variation that's all eighth notes.
[F] _
So the last time we looked at the basic tumbao rhythm for the 2-3 clave,
[C] which goes like this.
_ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
So now we're going to talk about how to build on that and make the rhythms a little bit more complex,
but still making sure that everything fits with the clave.
That's the most important thing.
Everything has [F#] to work with the phrasing.
The 2-side is generally _ _ [G] more straight, and the 3-side rolls a bit more.
The phrasing _ [C#] anticipates the 3. _
So on the 2-side you have, _ so it's pretty straight.
But then on the 3-side you have, kind of runs away.
Well, not quite.
You don't want it to rush.
But _ that anticipated _ phrasing on the 3-bar is [D] really, really [G#] important.
This part, done? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So it's really [F#] important to keep that _ anticipated rather than on the beat.
And you'll see what I mean.
_ So we're going to start [C#] with the same rhythm that I showed you before,
using a basic chord progression in C major.
It's going to be G to C, so 5 to 1.
Two bars of G, two bars of C. Like this.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [N] So that was the basic rhythm that we started out with.
So now I'm going to show you a variation where we're just adding one eighth note to the 2-side.
And you'll see it decorates it a little bit.
And you'll also see that you can do different things with the melody,
but keeping the rhythm exactly the same.
So here's the second [G] example.
_ _ _ [D#m] _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ So now I'm going to keep the 2-side of the clave the same and then add more to the 3-side.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [D#m] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [D#m] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Now I will add another eighth note to the 2-side and then simplify the 3-side a little bit.
So here's another variation. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
So now I'll keep the 2-side the same _ and _ embellish the 3-side a little bit more. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [F#] _
Okay, now I'm going to play a [D#] variation that's all eighth notes
except for that one tied note in between the two [F#] measures.
So the rhythm's going to be_
So _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
keeping that tied anticipated note leading up to the 3-side of the clave.
Okay, everything else is eighth notes.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ So now I'll speed it up a little bit and try to put all of those ideas together
to show you how you can really _ _ put a lot of variation into a timbau
and still stay within 2-3 clave, even with the same basic melody.
There's a lot of variation you can do just with the rhythm.
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] So [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] now I'm going to play a variation that's all eighth notes.
[F] _