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A minimum mariachi group has 2 violins, 2 trumpets, 1 guitarrón, 1 guitar, and 1 vihuela. Complete mariachi groups have a minimum of 12 members with the standard 6 violins, 3 trumpets, 1 guitarrón, 1 guitar and 1 vihuela. A 13th member is often a harp, an extra violin, or an extra guitar.
Theorbo. The theorbo is a plucked string instrument of the lute family, with an extended neck that houses the second pegbox. Like a lute, a theorbo has a curved-back sound box with a flat top, typically with one or three sound holes decorated with rosettes. As with the lute, the player plucks or strums the strings with the right hand while ...
Vihuela. The vihuela ( Spanish pronunciation: [biˈwela]) is a 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish string instrument, shaped like a guitar (figure-of-eight form offering strength and portability) but tuned like a lute. It was used in 15th- and 16th-century Spain as the equivalent of the lute in Italy and has a large resultant repertory.
Slack-key guitar (from Hawaiian kī hōʻalu, which means "loosen the [tuning] key") is a fingerstyle genre of guitar music that originated in Hawaii. This style of guitar playing involves altering the standard tuning on a guitar from E-A-D-G-B-E, which has been used for centuries, so that strumming across the open strings will then sound a ...
Tito Puente. " Oye Cómo Va " is a 1962 cha-cha-chá song by Tito Puente, originally released on El Rey Bravo ( Tico Records ). The song achieved worldwide popularity in 1970, when it was recorded by American rock group Santana for their album Abraxas. This version was released as a single in 1971, reaching number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 ...
Guitarrón (chileno) Guitarrón (mexicano) Guitarrón (uruguayo) Gut-stringed guitars; Lap steel guitars. Dobro; National Steel; Multi-neck guitar. Double-neck guitar; Triple-neck guitar; Quadruple-neck guitar; Five-neck guitar; Six-neck guitar; Seven-neck guitar; Eight-neck guitar Rock Ock; Twelve-neck guitar; Octave guitar; Parlor guitar ...
Bajo quinto. The Bajo quinto ( Spanish: "fifth bass") is a Mexican string instrument from the guitar family with 10 strings in five double courses. [1] It is played in a similar manner to the guitar, with the left hand changing the pitch with the frets on a fingerboard while the right hand plucks or strums the strings with or without a pick. [1]
