Cuban tres guitar books

The tres is an instrument very similar to a guitar but with 3 or 4 pair of strings, its sonority is very organic and the scales and melodies are overwhelming. Mar 16, 2012 by jon griffin the first thing to understand about the cuban tres is that it is a rhythm instrument. I know several montunostumbaos on the cuatro and theyre easy to improvise on guitar, but i think it would be cool to see what the tres actually doesdid. It is used to lay down the montuno which in cuban music, is a repeating melody that is played over two or three chords. Cuban tres tres cubano the 3 string cuban guitar salsa blanca. A comparison between my three converted taylor guitars. How to play the cuban tres acoustic guitar wonderhowto. Cuban tres chords music chords, cuba music, guitar chords.

Here is any errata for the cuban masters series cuban tres book. Method book the cuban tres or tres cubano is a 3course instrument with 6 or more strings used in traditional cuban son. Expert arie pytel shows you how to shop for the instrument, how to tune the tres, how to play g scales and chords as well as c scales and chords. C and d major cuban and puerto rican tunings 1,536 chords fretted friends by tobe a. Its history and how to play it in different styles. Meaning the body and the neck is the same as the guitar.

The cuban tres, symbol of a rich musical tradition havana music. As a budding tresero i found the history and differences in the various genres of cuban music to be informative. C and d major cuban and puerto rican tunings 1,536 chords fretted friends. Hey guys, my name is dom im 14 years old and ive been playing the tres cubano for around 1 year, my dads friend brought me a beautiful tres from cuba and i am in love with it, i also play congas and timbales with many cuban bands in my city, i know all the chords, string guages and tunings, etc etc about the tres off by heart, so if anyone would like to email me about chords or books or. Fernando ortiz a music historian claims the instrument is actually from precolonial spain. Ive had many requests for this video for some time now and i finally got around to doing it. The tres guitar is the national instrument of cuba and it gave birth to some of todays most important musical patterns. Paracho elite guitars are made in the legendary mountain village of parachohigh in.

Worldrenowned tresero tres player nelson gonzalez explains tuning and playing of the cuban tres guitar, offering tips for beginning to. Its sound has become a defining characteristic of the cuban son. This may be the first book of its kind published outside of cuba. In cuban son, montunos are played on guitar or tres. Incorporates a solid rosewood body, ebony fingerboard, cedar neck, rosewood bridge and solid cedar top.

The seventeenth century historian bermudo describes a threecourse bandurria which may have set the pattern for the first tres. The book includes many musical examples from the tres repertoire, and the companion audio, recorded by an authentic tresero, erases any doubts about. Another tuning is like the 3rd, 2nd and 1st strings of the guitar. The puerto rican tres, a variant of the tres cubano, is shaped like a puerto rican. Read fun with cuban tres metodo del tres cubano by joel pena. The 6 strings are arranged in 3 courses that are typically tuned to an open chord, making the lxm tres. Tres cubano strings the tres cubano is shaped like a small guitar and has six strings. Unfollow cuban tres guitar to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.

Welcome to my blog on how to play the cuban tres guitar. Mel bay worldrenowned tresero tres player nelson gonzalez explains tuning and playing of the cuban tres guitar, offering tips for beginning to advanced players. How to play tumbao in a minor on tres cubano as played by. Learn to play power chords with this free guitar power chords chart and discover the 1,4,5 power chord progressions all over the neck. The cuban tres has a great importance in the musical culture of cuba as son cubano music was initially played with this instrument. The paracho elite havana tres style guitar features an elegant soft shoulder cutaway. Known in latin musiccircles as the ambassador of the cuban tres guitar, he has toured or recorded with a virtual whos who of latin stars not to mention his own band, son mudano. The method contains latin folksongs arranged for the beginning tres player plus examples of. The tres cubano is a 3course instrument with 6 or more strings used in cuban popular music. A tres player is called a tresero in cuba and a tresista in puerto rico tuning the tres gg cc ee the uppercase letter represents the wound sting. In this series of videos youll learn the basics of playing the cuban tres. The martin lxm tres is martins take on an extremely popular cuban puerto rican traditional instrument. Fun with cuban tres ebook by joel pena 97815408880.

It plays a key role in the cuban son musical style and in many afro cuban inspired bands. The cuban tres guitar resembles a guitar, but instead of having the normal 6 strings, it has 3 pairs of strings each tuned to the same pitch. Its widely accepted that the tres cubano, a small cuban guitar, originated in baracoa, cuba in 1892. Nelson gonzalez is singularly qualified to write this book. The tres started out as a 10 string guitar, called the bandola, in spain. The tres spanish for three is a threecourse chordophone of cuban origin. Eliades ochoa plays another variant he calls the guitarra tres, which is a spanish guitar with two extra strings tuned like a tres. Chords are seldom strummed, and in many styles the cuban tres strengthens the melody line a 3rd or a 6th above with rhythmic fills in between. The tres p cubano is a cuban tres made with solid woods and cutaway body. This instrument has a solid cedar top, cedar back and sides, features a beautiful rosette, rosewood fingerboard, roseweood bridge and a clear gloss finish.

This bilingual bookaudio method addresses everything from appropriate string gauges to creating authentic latin tumbaos or groove patterns. C and d major cuban and puerto rican tunings 1,536 chords fretted friends 9781906207533. The layout is uncomplicated and follows a logical musical progression from standard major chords up to the more esoteric thirteenths used by many jazz players. Joel pena, a professional musician with many years of experience, has created the definitive method book for those interested in taking up the unique instrument known as the cuban tres or threecourse guitar. Acoustic guitars free delivery possible on eligible purchases. I make and sell tres cubano conversion kits for baby taylor guitars. The tres cubano chord bible, with its 1,536 chords offers a complete solution for both beginner and experienced professional musician alike.

The cuban tres, symbol of a rich musical tradition. The first thing to understand about the cuban tres is that it is a rhythm instrument. Tres cubano,cuban tres, cuban guitar, method book, ebook. How to play a guajira on the tres cuban guitar tres by. How to play a guajira on the tres cuban guitar tres. It plays a key role in the cuban son musical style and in many afro cuban. Tres guitar method ebook mel bay publications, inc. Cuban guitar has roots in spain, but has evolved differently. Paracho elite guitars havana cuban 6 string tres natural. The original cuban tres is made with a different body more like a pear or round back. As far as we know, it is originally from cuba and has six strings. Even though it looks like a guitar, the actual playing of it is rhythmic with melodic lines. Wherever the first tres was created it, certainly plays a prominent role in afro cuban rhythms and solos.

Cuban trova singer, songwriter and guitarist compay segundo invented a variant of the tres and the spanish guitar known as armonico. Salsa emerged from the first chords of tres cubano, as did other more primitive genres such as changui, kiriva and nengon. Dayron ortega gets deep into technique and history of the cuban guitar. As someone who has gone through various other tres method books, i found this book to be more of a historical exploration and less of a book of study. The tres is fundamental to the sound of cuban son and other caribbean music styles. But i would still like to play salsa or if you prefer, salsalike music rhythmically speaking, and i was thinking. The cuban tres guitar is native to the eastern part of the island. But the trip from spain to cuba would take a long time back in the day, and strings would break en route and in cuba. Cuban tres cubano guitars for sale compare the latest. The book includes many musical examples from the tres repertoire, and the audio. However, the scholar fernando ortiz states that the tres is not an exclusive invention of cuba, given that in spain, there was already a similar instrument during the middle ages. Rudy furlan copyright 2004 this ebook will explain how to tune your c cuban tres guitar and show you.

The distinctive sound of the cuban tres underpins many cuban styles of music. The prudencio saez tres p cubano is a cuban tres made in the cuban tradition with the expertise and great craftsmanship of the spanish luthiers. The kit can be installed in under 30 minutes with no luthier experience required. The cuban tres itself began as a rustic native adaptation of the spanish family of wirestrung instruments that were popular in spain during colonial times.