Intro
Many live performances of Peruvian music begin with a guitar cadenza. I used that influence, to play the melody and some light accompaniment rubato (out of tempo). Once through the melody and I moved onto the bass line, beginning slowly.
Cajón
Soon in and I start tapping the bass line with my left hand, while playing the cajón part with my right hand. Here’s the notation for the bass line and the cajón pattern:
![](http://devoremusic.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Toro-Mata-WORK-bass-and-cajon-v2c.png)
Double Tapping
After this intro, I perform the melody. I’m continuing to tap the bass line, while adding the melody in the other hand.
Slap that Bass
Continuing with my goal to use slap with improvising, I slap the entire solo and finish with slapping the bass line. Here’s the end of the slap solo. This lick was fun to play.
![](http://devoremusic.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Toro-Mata-WORK-bass-LICK-v1bb.png)
Cuba
The tune continues with shorter recaps, and then onto the Coda. At the end of the melody , I begin with a 2 – 3 clave for a moment. Then I jump into a two hand tapping electric bass guitar montuno. This was my first montuno, for two hands on bass. Check out the notation below.
![](http://devoremusic.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Toro-Mata-WORK-montuno-v2a.png)