Gavilán is a llanera standard by Ignacio Figueredo (El Indio). The title is the hawk. In the cuatro part, the plucked figures are meant to sound like the bird: a short “pio-pio” in the middle of the groove, not a decoration glued on at the end.
Listen to the piece
Hear the hawk in the texture before you hunt for tabs. This is the recording the older TuCuatro lesson pointed at.
The TuCuatro lesson version
The lesson arrangement we teach is in D major. Other recordings sit in other keys. If you are playing along with a specific album, match that recording. If you are learning the piece on this site, stay in D.
Have the I-IV-V families ready before you chase the melody. G major and B minor on this same /plus/ set cover the two neighbourhoods most students need first.
Practice tracks
These are the isolated parts from the TuCuatro lesson: cuatro, melody, and both, with and without a metronome. Use them as play-alongs, not as a substitute for the recording above.
Cuatro and melody (metronome)
Cuatro and melody
Cuatro only (metronome)
Cuatro only
Melody (metronome)
Melody
What to do next
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