Tumbao: cajon rhythm

Latin · 4/4 · 100 BPM. Press play and follow the highlighted strokes.

Cajon rhythm
Rhythm Latin · 4/4 · 1-bar loop Tumbao
100 BPM
Bar1
Beat1.1
Tempo
Speed

Keys: Space — start and stop, ↑ ↓ — tempo ±1, with Shift — ±10. The strokes light up on the tapa, and you can hit it yourself too.

How to play “Tumbao”

The salsa conga pattern: a slap on beat 2 and two open bass tones on beat 4. The quiet strokes work like the conguero’s heel-toe.

Pattern: g-g-T-g-g-g-B-B- — 4/4, sixteenth-note grid, one bar, original tempo 100 BPM. Strokes: quiet stroke, slap, bass.

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