A loop of El Turry singing Tientos with no percussion and no guitar. It’s very traditional for Tientos to be sung with no pulse - i.e. no palmas or percussion and an ‘elastic’ sense of time. It’s still in 4/4 time, but the pulse is no longer as regular. In order to accompany a letra like this you have to be familiar enough with the structure and shape of the letra that you recognize where the chords change and where the singer is 'placing' the beats. In real life, this is a sort of dialog between the singer and the guitarist, each responding to the other. In this video Turry cannot respond to you, so you’ll learn to become intimately acquainted with what the singer is telling you about the compás.

LETRA
Estabas cuando te vi
Estabas cuando te vi

Vestida de color de rosa
Estabas cuando te vi
Mira si estarias bonita
Que me enamore de ti
Mira si estarias bonita
Que me enamore de ti