Son montuno on guitar
Son montuno on guitar: the strumming pattern “2-3 guajeo”, in 4/4, with audio on its own page. On the acoustic guitar, a chord progression comes to life as full, ringing shapes, with the low string anchoring the bass and the rest filling out the harmony.
Son montuno is a Cuban tradition that laid the groundwork for salsa, with a hypnotic sway guided by the clave — in practice, a short two-bar pattern that organizes the whole rhythm. On this page you'll find the style's strumming patterns, the figures that recreate that Caribbean lilt.
Grooves
Son Montuno Guajeo (2-3)My Chords & Scales: Build the genre's repertoire: saving chords and scales to the Notebook is part of Pro · see it in Chord and Fret