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45.34Level 12 — add the clave mentally

Now you have three layers:

Internal

clave.

LH

bass/tumbao-like pattern.

RH

montuno cell.

Only two layers may be physically obvious at any moment.

But you should still know where the clave is.

This is where the exercise becomes serious.