1. How to play Cuban Tres | Cómo tocar Tres Cubano | Tutorial

The Tres Cubano is an extremely cool instrument but, the secret is in the picking hand. In this lesson, I break down the picking-hand technique as well as provide 4 exercises and 3 chords to create our first montuno or tumbao.
For online private lessons, please contact: [e-mail]
Cuban Tres books by Efraín Amador (The Cuban master professor of Tres) HERE: amzn.to/3wgTuIM
My merch at www.cubanisms.org/merch/
www.michaelmcclintockmusic.com/

[@nehamaty]

Michael, My wife surprised me with a Tres she got from Cuba. Shame on me I did not know that this beautiful instrument exists :(
I am a guitarist and did not know what to do, so I found your video while browsing the internet and tell you it is a blessing. Thank you for this nice video. Just subscribed. cheers

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

It's this kind of comment that encourages me to keep making videos! Thanks for taking the time to let me know that I'm helping. Cheers 🍻

[@ayrtonpaul608]

Tremendas tus
clases, muchas gracias !!

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Gracias a usted!

[@valamolamb]

Thank you so much for this lesson! You are awesome! ☺🙏

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Thanks, Valamo!

[@enriquesoto9781]

Great like the Technik!

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Thanks!

[@manolete998]

Very nice!!🙌

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Thank you!

[@beingfrank40]

Nice...just love the Tres Cubano!

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Thanks!

[@Baysideable]

Excellent my friend..very nice tumbao!!

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Thank you!

[@carlosacta8726]

Hello Michael, I'm learning the Tres and appreciate your insights!! KUDOS!

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Hey Carlos, I appreciate the kind words! I'm gonna put out quite a few more videos this year.

[@user-nu2of7fo2w]

Easy to understand. Great tutorial. Thank you!

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Thanks!

[@peteralen2942]

thank you Michael for putting me on the the tracks! I follow! Peter (belgium)

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

My pleasure. Thanks!

[@patreidmusic]

Well done made it simple to understand

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Thanks!

[@enriquesoto9781]

I bought a Tres from Miami Fl I notice that my both E string are the same. Could let me know what are the strings that on your Tres? Thank you for the lesson just starting, you're the only one that teaches in English that have found.

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Hi Enrique, I use an octave for my E and G strings but that's not the most common tuning. What you have at the moment is the most common.

[@BryanDias6]

Thanks, Michael! Just picked up a lovely tres. Had checked out a couple of your vids (this one included) beforehand to see what I was getting myself into! Helped me take the plunge. Have played guitar for a long time. Your lessons are a great touchstone and I look forward to checking out more. I hope you continue to make more with the instrument. I am fan!

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stevesstrings5243]

Thanks for the lesson!

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

My pleasure!

[@matthewkent4313]

Thanks for this mate, top stuff.

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

My pleasure, Matthew!

[@HarryRomangibaro4]

Where can I buy a Tres like yours?

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Hi, it's made by a guy named Amaury.
You can contact him on Facebook.
facebook.com/leyvamaurys3?mibextid=ZbWKwL

[@JP-yp6gd]

where can i buy one in australia

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

I'm not sure in Australia. Sorry.

[@jonlarkster]

kind of like flamenco azupua - lots of rapid down strokes with thumb on mostly individual strings- same kind of wrist action - anyway i`m sold- i need to buy a good tres or convert a small guitar depending on if you can get that same sound - i would imagine a lot might have to do with materials and design construction - i love the tinny sound - i already have 3 octave mandos but they are much mellower and of course they don`t have the big space between courses - i would not want to convert those guys anyways . any advice on purchasing one would be great - i`ll see if you have other videos on the subject - thanks

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Hi, it's almost identical to flamenco thumb technique, good observation. I know a very good tresero that builds great instruments. Send me an email at [e-mail]
and we can chat. I'm glad you like the tres! They're very cool.

[@jonlarkster]

@@MichaelMcClintockMusic o.k. - thanks

[@teddysteen7662]

Hello Michael, very good instructions, thanks! I like the sound of your tres. What mark is it? Did you buy it as a tres or did you convert a guitar? Greetings from Amsterdam.

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Thanks, Teddy! I play an Amaurys. He's a Cuban builder and he's very solid. It's not a conversion but, if you'd like more info feel free to shoot me an email. It should be in the description of the video.

[@jonathanpine1429]

excellent right out of the gate

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Excellent!

[@teodelfuego]

Sounds like you were going to bust into Hotel California 😀

[@MichaelMcClintockMusic]

Close, haha.