From John Gilliat's Debut CD "Freedom"
Music arranged and composed by John Gilliat
Here's a rumba rhythm played by guitarist Jamie Clark
on the song Nachos.
The chords played in the sound clip are shown below:
Sound clip - Rumba.mp3
Here is the rhythm played twice for each of the previous chords:
F T F T
F F T
F G Am F F G Am G
dn up dn up sl up dn up
-1--3--0---1--1--3--0--3---|------1---1---1---1---x---1---1---1--
-1--3--1---1--1--3--1--3---|------1---1---1---1---x---1---1---1--
-2--4--2---2--2--4--2--4---|------2---2---2---2---x---2---2---2--
-3--5--2---3--3--5--2--5---|------3---3---3---3---x---3---3---3--
-3--5--0---3--3--5--0--5---|------3---3---3---3---x---3---3---3--
-1--3------1--1--3-----3---|------1---1---1---1---x---1---1---1--
(dn
= down strum) (up
= up strum)
(sl
= slap the fretboard & strings in front of the sound hole)
T =
thumb F
= fingers (mainly middle and ring together)