Tons of Venezuelan Cuatro classes and lessons by TuCuatro! Students of all levels will benefit of this list of topics made available by Venezuelan musicians and composers associated with TuCuatro.
Most of the lessons touch subjects like, how to handle and position the cuatro, basic chords that all cuatro players should know, rhythms, genres and teaching of melodies. Even more, there are a few lessons also touching on soloist playing and improvisation!
How much are the lessons
All lessons and topics made available at TuCuatro are free of charge. Our teachers are kind enough to upload lessons, videos and resources to help the cuatro reach new frontiers.
Just choose a lesson, be sure you have your instrument correctly tuned and start enjoying it!
How to register to the lessons
Just navigate to the lesson you want to learn and read the material. Registering an account is not needed unless you want to save your progress. Nevertheless, If you register a free account, then you’ll have the chance of completing each lesson and keep track of your progress.
Full list of Venezuelan Cuatro lessons
Here’s the full list, just choose the one you like the most and start learning right away!
“My dog has fleas” or “Cam Bur Pin Ton”?
2nd Position in D Major
2nd Test: Parang Progressions
3rd Position D Major
A Minor Scale
A Minor: 1st Position
A Minor: Tonic, Subdominant and Dominant
A New Kind of Sound – The Electric Cuatro
Accompaniment & Soloist
Acoustic & Electric Cuatro Comparisons
Advanced Periquera Chords
Advanced Scale Exercise
Aguinaldo
Alegría Alegría – Daisy Voisin
Alternaitve Tuning
Amparito – Gaita
Anita – Scrunter
Apoyando Technique
Applying D Major – Seis Por Derecho
Apure En Un Viaje – Soloist
Ascending “Frenado”
Ascending Frenado on a Cuatro- Up Close
Assignment 1 – Sight Reading
Avoid Using A Capo
B Major Positioning
B Minor Scale
B Minor: 1st Position
B Minor: Tonic, Subdominant, and Dominant
Bending
Bonus Progression: II – V – I
Burrito Sabanero – Accompaniment
C Major Scale
C Major: 1st Position
C Major: Tonic, Subdominant & Dominant
Caballo Viejo Version Solista
Can I play Ukulele interpretations with the Cuatro?
Cant Help Falling in Love with You Chords for Cuatro
Carretera – Soloist
Chipola Progression
Chord Strumming Approach
Comparing Rhythms: Golpe de Arpa y Estribillo
Complicated Calypso
Compositions for the Cuatro
Creole Waltz or Vals Criollo
Cryin’ – Aerosmith
Cuatro and Ukulele Comparision
Cuban Son – Finger Picking
Cuban Son with a Cuatro – 2nd Position
Cuban Trova
D major Scale in a Cuatro
Where to buy a Cuatro
If you don’t have a cuatro, kindly visit our TuCuatro Store where we offer a variety of exotic and folkloric instruments from different luthiers around the world.
The Cuatro is a four-string instrument, similar to the Ukulele, popular in Venezuela, Colombia and some other Caribbean countries.
