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Coro

The clave

2.3-2 or 2-3

The five hits are not split evenly. One bar has three hits and the other has two. When the bar with three hits comes first, it is called 3-2 clave. When the bar with two hits comes first, it is 2-3 clave.

It is the same pattern, just started in a different place. Listen to both. In 3-2, beat 1 has a hit. In 2-3, beat 1 is silent, so you have to feel it. The ringed dot on the grid is beat 1.

  • A pair of wooden claves

    3-2 son clave

    The one
    1
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    2
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    3
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    4
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    5
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    6
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    7
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    8
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  • A pair of wooden claves

    2-3 son clave

    The one
    1
    &
    2
    &
    3
    &
    4
    &
    5
    &
    6
    &
    7
    &
    8
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