Author: TuCuatro

El único sitio web para aprender a tocar el Cuatro en línea. Cursos gratuitos, lecciones y acceso a profesores y músicos profesionales. Visita TuCuatro para conocer más.

Learn to play the song “Sin Rencor”. A Venezuelan Gaita

Sin rencor is one of the most famous songs from the venezuelan folklore. It is a genre very typical from Maracaibo, Venezuela named “Gaita”. And originally it´s played with a Venezuelan Cuatro, a Venezuelan “tambora” and other minor percussion.

Learn how to play cuatro songs with tabs

Tabs are fundamental for learning new songs in almost every instrument. Musically speaking, tabs are a nice and clean way of learning a solo or an introduction without the hardness of pentagrams.

Cuatro over ukulele - beautiful Cuatro instrument image
Instrument

Dont use a cheap musical instrument, buy a nicer one

If you really like the sound of a particular exotic instrument you should start thinking about buying a new one for yourself. Most of the people starts playing these instruments with an old one that was sitting around the house for a while.

Venezuelan Cuatro

The Venezuelan Cuatro is a particular instrument that has been used in this country and some other countries for decades.  It’s so popular that there’s practically no genre inside the country that has not been played with a Cuatro.  Even the modern popular songs are using the cuatro (mostly as a reference to the culture) inside their songs

Latin American Instrument Adopts a Japanese Soul
General

Latin American Instrument Adopts a Japanese Soul

ラテンアメリカの楽器が、日本の魂を採用 For many years the Venezuelan Cuatro or Colombian Cuatro as it is also referred to have been confined to the northern areas of Latin

Some examples of Joropo Pajarillo
Play

Some examples of Joropo Pajarillo

Joropo Pajarillo is a popular Venezuelan music style that originated in the Central Andes region. It combines traditional South American rhythms with lively melodies played