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Other uses|Tres (disambiguation)Infobox Instrument|name= Tres Cubano|names= Cuban Tres, Tres Guitar|image= Trescubano.jpg|image_capt= A Tres Cubano.|background=string|classification= String instrument |hornbostel_sachs=|hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite chordophone |developed= Cuba|range=|related= Guitar , Cuatro (instrument)|Cuatro , Laud |articles=The tres is a 3-course, 6-string chordophone which was created in Cuba . A tres player is called a tresero in Cuba and a tresista in Puerto Rico. http://stringedinstrumentdatabase.110mb.com/ The Stringed Instrument Database
Cuban tres
In Cuba, the Son (music)|son was created as a song and a salon music|salon dance genre. Originally, a guitar , tiple or bandola , played rhythm and lead in the son, but ultimately these were replaced by a new native-born instrument which was a fusion of all three called the Cuban Tres.
The Cuban tres has three courses (groups) of two strings each for a total of six strings . From the low pitch to the highest, the principal tuning is in C Major: G, C, E. However, today many treseros are playing a step up A, D, F# or D Major.
Puerto Rican tres
The Puerto Rican Tres was created from the Cuban Tres . Unlike the Cuban variety, which has a guitar-like shape, the Puerto Rican tres is shaped like a Puerto Rican Cuatro (instrument)|Cuatro , with cut outs.
The Puerto Rican tres has 9 strings in 3 courses and is tuned G4 G3 G4, C4 C4 C4, E4 E3 E4.
Players of the Puerto Rican tres are called tresistas.
References
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http://www.cuatro-pr.org/node/78 The Cuatro Project: The Tres in Puerto Rico and Cuba.
http://www.cuatro-pr.org/node/87 The Cuatro Project: The tres in Puerto Rico.
http://stringedinstrumentdatabase.110mb.com/t.htm The stringed instrument database: T.
Further reading
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| title = The Tres Cubano Chord Dictionary: C Major Tuning 648 Chords | first = Tobe A. | last = Richards | publisher = Cabot Books | location = United Kingdom | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-1-906207-03-8 & mdash; A comprehensive chord dictionary instructional guide.
cite book
| title = The Tres Cubano Chord Dictionary: D Major Tuning 648 Chords | first = Tobe A. | last = Richards | publisher = Cabot Books | location = United Kingdom | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-1-906207-04-5 & mdash; A comprehensive chord dictionary instructional guide.
cite book
| title = El Tres Cubano with CD (Audio) (Book & CD) (Paperback) | first = Jon | last = Griffin | publisher = Omnibus Press | location = | year = 2007 | isbn = 978-0-8256-3324-9 & mdash; An instructional guide (in Spanish and English)
See also
Portal|Guitar
Stringed instrument tunings
External links
http://salsablanca.com/ethno/tres Cuban Tres - The 3 String Guitar Instrument from Cuba
http://www.concentric.net/~scushman The Cuban Tres
http://www.cuatro-pr.org/es/node/78 The Tres in Cuba and Puerto Rico
http://www.havanatimes.org/? p=8228 Tres Magic on Havanas Malecon by Irina Echarry, Havana Times , May 7, 2009
http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/? page=editorial& id=1074& catID=23 Havana: The Music of the Cricket by Sheila Burns, The Guardian , May 19, 2009
http://www.cubantres.com/ The Cuban Tres maker
Category:Guitar family instruments Category:Cuban musical instruments
