Favorite Licks

[midgard]

What are your favorite licks on the hand drums?

For me I would have to say it is the Bo-Diddly beat (aka clave). This is one of those pieces that I have been working on for speed and endurance as well - being a "dense" rhythm, it can wear you out.
(S - Slap, O - Open Tone, B - Bass)

Son Clave (3-2)

1e+a|2e+a|3e+a|4e+a
SOOS|OOSO|OOSO|SOOO

It is also fun to switch back and forth between son clave and rumba clave:

Rumba Clave

1e+a|2e+a|3e+a|4e+a
SOOS|OOOS|OOSO|SOOO

Also, it is fun to replace the Slaps with Basses to get a lower base drum feel.

So, share your favorite licks!

PS...you can get the chars to line up and have it honor your spaces if you highlight it and click on the CODE option - it makes it proportional font.

[BongoCajon]

I couldn't type it out evenly...sorry.

Timba 2-drums:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5be0Wq5F-A&feature=channe"]YouTube - Timba on Congas - For Beginners[/ame]

[midgard]

Very cool find BongoCanjon - It definitely gives a spicier version of Tumbao.

If I got the transcription right, I believe Timba is as follows. The one note I was not sure of was where I have the Touch. I wasn't sure if that was a Touch or muff, but it sounded and looked most like a touch. Did I get it right Bongo?

(B Bass, O Open, T Touch)

High |BSST|BSOO|BSS | SOO
    --------------------
Low  |    |    |   O|O

[BongoCajon]

Very cool find BongoCanjon - It definitely gives a spicier version of Tumbao.

If I got the transcription right, I believe Timba is as follows. The one note I was not sure of was where I have the Touch. I wasn't sure if that was a Touch or muff, but it sounded and looked most like a touch. Did I get it right Bongo?

(B Bass, O Open, T Touch)

High |BSST|BSOO|BSS | SOO
    --------------------
Low  |    |    |   O|O

Let's see...this is what I transcribed midgard.

BSSS / BSMM / BSS(OO<Low)SMM
LLRL / LLRL / LLR RR LRL


M Muffled

[kay-gee]

For me...basic thumpa thumpa thumpa!

all te best...

[bongobro]

The clave beat is the definitive Latin feel for most congueros and bongoseros, but the cha-cha and salsa beats are among my personal favorites. And, strange as it sounds, the much maligned "disco" beat (think of "Rock the Boat" from The Hues Corporation or "If I Can't Have You" from Yvonne Elliman in the soundtrack of "Saturday Night Fever") can be fun to jam out on the congas...

BTW, middy, which "bongo" were you asking--BC or BB? To me, your notation looks good...

[midgard]

Too many bongoXXX's! lol. I was directing the question to BongoCajon to see if they way I transcribed it matched what he thought. That is one of my biggest faults at this point. It is extremely difficult for me to learn by "hearing" -- I am more of a visual learner and it is much easier to do so if I have some sort of drum tab or sheet music.

[BongoCajon]

Too many bongoXXX's! lol. I was directing the question to BongoCajon to see if they way I transcribed it matched what he thought. That is one of my biggest faults at this point. It is extremely difficult for me to learn by "hearing" -- I am more of a visual learner and it is much easier to do so if I have some sort of drum tab or sheet music.

Trust me on this midgard. Maybe we both got it completely wrong, 50% right, 33% right, 97% right...? I focused a lot on his hands positions than on the sounds in order to transcribe.

[BongoCajon]

Here is a great combo to incorporate into your standard tumbao.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSQ66KJmgwQ&feature=related"]YouTube - Panga - Combination with Macha[/ame]

[BongoCajon]

Here is one I like lately...


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq1qclIHkJ8&feature=related"]YouTube - Mozambique[/ame]