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This time we are going to be taking about the Bolero Ranchero,
specifically on this part of the video we are going to be talking about our right hand
and later on we'll talk about the other parts.
Now, Keep in mind that we are doing this project trying to get our kids to study more about the mariachi music at schools
the ukulele is a very portable instrument.
so it would be very nice for them to learn it.
And this arrangements are for the teachers so they can have different parts (level of difficulty)
is available through Kala and our web page, just contact us.
Our information is on the video "Necesito olvidarla" by Manuel Eduardo Castro
and popularized by Alejandro Fernandez, not long ago...
in the rhythm of "bolero ranchero."
The bolero ranchero was a fusion made by Rubén Fuentes.
Maestro Rubén Fuentes is one of the strong columns of Mexican music
He was working with Mariachi Vargas
and also there with Mr Alberto Cervantez
they developed this Bolero Ranchero.
The bolero coming from Cuba, there is another one coming from Spain,
but this one more of the Caribbean fusion. very tropical, gets to México,
stays there, but it fusions for the Mariachi because in the mariachi we play a lot of rancheras.
Ranchera is the term that we have for the Music of the people outside of the cities.
Bolero Ranchero is the result of this fusion.
We have four beats for it, four beats,
and a very, very simple way of teaching the kids is starting just stroking down...
one two three four one two three four...
and that's the rhythm! it's that simple!
but is sounds beautiful on the arrangement and it's very basic
then it gets a little more elaborated, we'll get to that in a little bit
but again, I'm just using C Major as a chord. not moving it
and I'm using my pinky so you can see it, but obviously you can use any finger.
So I'm just staying on C major for now,
very simile the sound.
one two three four one two three four...
Ok, now, later on, on "Necesito Olvidarla" we are going to need our Dm7,
and in case you don't know the chords all the chords, they are available in another video that i made,
check it out,
for the chords so Dm7 and G7...
Also the song has some G, B flat, A7 over there, I believe so...
and we are playing it on the key of C.
So, the arrangement is made for Voice, for a singer
or ukulele playing the voice,
another ukulele doing the counterpoint
which it would be the trumpets and the violin parts,
and also another ukulele doing the rhythm. it could be actually 2 :
one for a master ukulele player, which is written
it is very, very nice, a little difficult,
not that much... but yeah, its accessible.
And also we are using the guitarrón, The guitarrón is a huge instrument
but in this case we are going to be playing it through the U-Bass
and it sounds just beautiful in this case.
So we have four beats on the bolero ranchero and we have this:
one two three four... there is one part of the song that is going to be syncopated
so the Basic bolero on the Bass:
Count: one, two, three, four... you have :
one -- three four
one -- three four
And the bass is playing the root and the Dominant.
And like I said, one part of the song is going to be syncopated...
Ok, we'll get back to this instrument very, very nice.
I hope you can hear it, because if you are listening in your iPhone, or something like that
the speakers are very tiny
so the bass sometimes gets lost.
But, Going back to the ukulele
we have our rhythm going down on the right hand.
Now, the first variation would be counting on one
and doing the abanico.
So, what I'm doing is opening using this finger, then this one, this one, this one...
just one beat, opening...
okay?
Obviously I'm exaggerating so you can see it
but when you play it, it doesn't has to be that opened.
Nonetheless for show business it's always good to kind of exaggerate sometimes.
Ok, now with our Dm7,
and our G7...
And the bolero ranchero is always going to be around 110 on the metronome,
the quarter notes... metronome = 120,
around those beats.
And you count: one two three four...
one two three four... one two three four...
one two three four...
one two three four...