Rumba Strumming lessons

- What is rumba?
- It is a type of flamenco, its style derives from the influence of Afro-Cuban Rumba brought back from Cuba to Spain in the 19th century but it is played with guitars and hand clapping.

- How do you call the fingers?

1. Rumba technique lesson No1

The sequence: down (all of your fingers), down (p), up (p), hit. If you do the hit closer to the sounding whole you will get a deeper sound, although if you do the hit closer to the bridge you will get a harsher sound, you can also combine these two so your accompaniment will be richer.

The chords: Amin, Gmaj, Fmaj, Emaj.

E-------5----------3-------------1-----------0---------------- (this is a TAB, click here is you don't know how to read it)
B-------5----------3-------------1-----------0----------------
G-------5----------4-------------2-----------1----------------
D-------7----------5-------------3-----------2----------------
A-------7----------5-------------3-----------2-----------------
E-------5----------3-------------1-----------0-----------------

And my video for this technique: