This is the third video in my ‘Tres Cubano Beginner Series’. In this one I discuss the difference between a Traditional and a Modern setup for the Cuban Tres. I get at least ten questions every single day about this so I thought a video would be useful.

I should note that my points in the video are general statements and there are many exceptions. There’s modern players that use a Traditional setup like César Hechavarria Mustelier, and there are Traditional players that use a Modern setup like Gabriel Garcia of the group Changüí Majadero.

The one thing I neglected to mention in the video is: in Cuba a Traditional Setup is called ‘Tres Macho’ and a Modern is called ‘Tres Hembra’. For us gringos that’s essentially male and female.

It’s my first time doing a voice over on a video. I don’t have the greatest gear for this so it’s not perfect but I think it gets the job done. Please tell me what you think.

In the video I play two songs:

‘Chan Chan’ written by Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles (Compay Segundo).

The chords I’m playing are:

Dm / F / Gm / A / Dbdim
Dm / F / Gm / A / A7

The second example I play a small portion of the tune 'La Sitiera' written by Guillermo Portabales.

The chords I’m playing are:

Am / Bbmaj7#11 / Am / Abmaj7#11

I realize these are not beginner chords, however I wanted to demonstrate where a Traditional setup wouldn’t work.

I buy all of my strings as singles at my local music store. These are the string gauges that I use:

Traditional:

E course: .011 & .026
C course: .016 & .016
G course: .024 & .009

Modern:

E course: .011 & .011
C course: .016 & .016
G course: .024 & .009

Hopefully I’ve answered all of your questions, if you have more please leave them in the comments section or email me personally: canadiantresero@gmail.com

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The song at the end of the video is the classic tune ‘El Reloj De Pastora’ played by the incredible ‘Septeto Trio Los Dos’ who have graciously given me permission to use.

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