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Topic Tag: Cuatro

Topics for learning to play the Venezuelan Cuatro and musical techniques related to the instrument.

Minor Scales

The minor scale on the Venezuelan Cuatro is similar to the major one. The main difference for the natural minor scale is the third, which

Major Scales

When playing music, we do need to keep in mind certain fundamentals. At TuCuatro, we will touch upon this briefly so that you can have

B Minor: 1st Position

Among the easiest chords to play with the Cuatro as you only need to mark one fret with one finger! Great stuff! The execution is

Natural Notes with the Cuatro

How to determine the distances between 2 notes? The first string must always be tuned properly which can be done with another instrument. All other

Major, Minor, and 7th Chords

Some of the basics when referring to playing any string instrument is to get to know how to play chords. This is fundamental as it

Major Chords for Cuatro

Chords are important for playing any string instrument. It is the foundation of playing music and interpreting notes, therefore a very brief explanation as to

D Major: 1st Position

The D Major chord is among the easiest chords to play with the Cuatro. This is because you only need to mark one string! The