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<H1>Merengue</H1>
<P>This is a very fast dance rhythm native to the Dominican Republic. The demo song for this ``Compadre Pedro Juan''. Note that you'll have to double up on the tempo for this to sound right. Patterns are from ``Latin Rhythms: Mystery Unraveled'' by Victor Lopez.
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<TD Valign=Top> <B> BandoneonOctave </B> </TD>
<TD Valign=Top> The Octave setting for the bandoneon (default=6) </TD>
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<LI><A Href=#Merengue>Merengue</a>
<LI><A Href=#Merengue1>Merengue1</a>
<LI><A Href=#Merengue2>Merengue2</a>
<LI><A Href=#MerengueSus>MerengueSus</a>
<LI><A Href=#Merengue1Sus>Merengue1Sus</a>
<LI><A Href=#Merengue2Sus>Merengue2Sus</a>
<LI><A Href=#MerengueIntro>MerengueIntro</a>
<LI><A Href=#MerengueEnd>MerengueEnd</a>
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<H2> <A Href=merengue_merengue.html> Merengue </a> </H2>
Driving dance rhythm. <B>(2)</B>
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<TR><TD> Bass </TD> <TD> AcousticBass </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-2 </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Claves </TD> <TD> Claves </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Cowbell </TD> <TD> CowBell </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Hhat </TD> <TD> OpenHiHat </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Snare </TD> <TD> SnareDrum2 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Tom </TD> <TD> LowTom2 </TD></TR>
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<H2> <A Href=merengue_merengue1.html> Merengue1 </a> </H2>
Substitute bandoneon for first piano. <B>(2)</B>
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<TR><TD> Bass </TD> <TD> AcousticBass </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord </TD> <TD> Bandoneon </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-2 </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Claves </TD> <TD> Claves </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Cowbell </TD> <TD> CowBell </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Hhat </TD> <TD> OpenHiHat </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Snare </TD> <TD> SnareDrum2 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Tom </TD> <TD> LowTom2 </TD></TR>
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<H2> <A Href=merengue_merengue2.html> Merengue2 </a> </H2>
Add brass hits every 4 bars. <B>(4)</B>
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<TR><TD> Bass </TD> <TD> AcousticBass </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-2 </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-Brass </TD> <TD> BrassSection </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Claves </TD> <TD> Claves </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Cowbell </TD> <TD> CowBell </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Hhat </TD> <TD> OpenHiHat </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Snare </TD> <TD> SnareDrum2 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Tom </TD> <TD> LowTom2 </TD></TR>
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<H2> <A Href=merengue_merenguesus.html> MerengueSus </a> </H2>
Basic version with sustained bandoneon. <B>(2)</B>
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<TR><TD> Bass </TD> <TD> AcousticBass </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-2 </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-Sus </TD> <TD> Bandoneon </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Claves </TD> <TD> Claves </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Cowbell </TD> <TD> CowBell </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Hhat </TD> <TD> OpenHiHat </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Snare </TD> <TD> SnareDrum2 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Tom </TD> <TD> LowTom2 </TD></TR>
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<H2> <A Href=merengue_merengue1sus.html> Merengue1Sus </a> </H2>
Bandoneon rhythm and sustain. <B>(2)</B>
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<TR><TD> Bass </TD> <TD> AcousticBass </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord </TD> <TD> Bandoneon </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-2 </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-Sus </TD> <TD> Bandoneon </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Claves </TD> <TD> Claves </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Cowbell </TD> <TD> CowBell </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Hhat </TD> <TD> OpenHiHat </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Snare </TD> <TD> SnareDrum2 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Tom </TD> <TD> LowTom2 </TD></TR>
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<H2> <A Href=merengue_merengue2sus.html> Merengue2Sus </a> </H2>
Bandoneon rhythm with 4 bar brass hits. <B>(4)</B>
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<TR><TD> Bass </TD> <TD> AcousticBass </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-2 </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-Brass </TD> <TD> BrassSection </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-Sus </TD> <TD> Bandoneon </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Claves </TD> <TD> Claves </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Cowbell </TD> <TD> CowBell </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Hhat </TD> <TD> OpenHiHat </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Snare </TD> <TD> SnareDrum2 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Tom </TD> <TD> LowTom2 </TD></TR>
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<H2> <A Href=merengue_merengueintro.html> MerengueIntro </a> </H2>
8 bar introduction. <B>(8)</B>
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<TR><TD> Bass </TD> <TD> AcousticBass </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-2 </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Claves </TD> <TD> Claves </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Cowbell </TD> <TD> CowBell </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Hhat </TD> <TD> OpenHiHat </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Snare </TD> <TD> SnareDrum2 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Tom </TD> <TD> LowTom2 </TD></TR>
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<H2> <A Href=merengue_merengueend.html> MerengueEnd </a> </H2>
4 bar ending. <B>(4)</B>
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<TR><TD> Bass </TD> <TD> AcousticBass </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Chord-2 </TD> <TD> Piano1 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Claves </TD> <TD> Claves </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Cowbell </TD> <TD> CowBell </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Hhat </TD> <TD> OpenHiHat </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Snare </TD> <TD> SnareDrum2 </TD></TR>
<TR><TD> Drum-Tom </TD> <TD> LowTom2 </TD></TR>
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