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Flamenco and Latin American rhythms

Flamenco compás

  1. Seville and Cádiz, Andalusia · 12 countsSoleá1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  2. Cádiz, Andalusia · 12 countsAlegrías12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  3. Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia · 12 countsBulerías12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  4. Cádiz, Jerez and Seville, Andalusia · 12 countsSeguiriya1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  5. Cádiz and Seville, Andalusia · 8 countsTangos1 2 3 4 | 5 6 7 8
  6. Seville, Andalusia · 6 countsSevillanas1 2 3 4 5 6

Latin American rhythms

  1. Cuba, from West African roots · 2/4Tresillo and habanera1 e & a 2 e & a
  2. Cuba · 4/4Son clave1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
  3. Cuba · 4/4Rumba clave1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
  4. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) · 2/4Bossa nova clave1 e & a 2 e & a
  5. Cuba (salsa, from rumba) · 4/4Cáscara1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
  6. West Africa and Cuba · 12/86/8 bell pattern1 la li 2 la li 3 la li 4 la li
  7. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) · 2/4Partido alto1 e & a 2 e & a
    1 e & a 2 e & a
  8. Argentina (Santiago del Estero) · 6/8Chacarera1 2 3 4 5 6

How to practise these rhythms

Each page starts with the count, then gives you a few short exercises, from the accents alone to a full pattern. Press Listen to hear it with the click, then Clap: on the space bar, on the card, into the microphone, or on a MIDI pad or electronic drum kit. Accented counts click higher, so you can hear where the cycle leans.

  • Say the count out loud while you clap. Switch Count to Numbers to see it under the notes.
  • Start well below the suggested tempo. A steady slow compás is worth more than a fast one that drifts.
  • Clapping with a cajón, a conga or palmas? Turn on the microphone and wear headphones, so the click stays out of it.

Want to write down a rhythm you hear in a recording? Tap it into the main tool and Claptoscore writes it out, then send it to someone as a link.