5. Brazilian percussion

▶ Open in Aratu to hear and change the examples

A line named after an instrument reads its strokes, with the same rhythm rules:

Line	Strokes
`pandeiro`	`p` thumb, `d` fingers, `t` slap, `m` muted
`zabumba`	`o` open, `m` muted, `b` bacalhau (the stick)
`triangle` (`triângulo`)	`o` open, `f` closed
`agogo` (`agogô`)	`a` high, `g` low
`surdo`	`o` open, `m` muted
`tamborim`, `alfaia`, `gongue`	`o` open, `m` muted
`shaker` (`ganzá`)	`s`
`cuica` (`cuíca`)	`a` high, `g` low
`cajon` (`cajón`)	`b` bass, `t` slap

Try it▶ Hear it in Aratu

tempo: 120
pandeiro = pd td pd td
zabumba  = | o - -o m | o - b - |
triangle = fo fo fo fo

Upper case accents and (p) is a ghost stroke, as on the drums. For now these sounds are drawn in the browser; recordings will come with Manguebyte's engine.