John Griffin
The distinctive sound of the Cuban tres underpins many Cuban styles of music. Here is a complete guide to understanding this evocative instrument as well as an introduction to son and other Cuban styles including nengon, changui, danzon, guaguanco and mamba.
The book looks briefly at the history of this instrument and then goes on to explain the various playing styles with the help of more than 60 exercises for you to master. The book gives both notation and tab for all these exercises, and the text is written in both English and Spanish.
The accompanying CD features all the leading tres styles.