Shengo / Chango

Shengo Notation

Key
Notes which are on top of the line are played with your dominate hand.
​Notes which are below the line are played with your non-dominate hand.
B = Bass    T = Tone     S = Slap     * = Rest
m = mute
​Sf = Slap Flam (Upper case "S" indicates that this hand is the first to hit the drum when doing the flam.
sf = Slap Flam (Lower case "s" indicates that this hand is the second to hit the drum when doing the flam.)

Djembe Base or Djun/Bell

 (This can be played with djun/bell or djembe. If you are going to play with a djun and a bell, all the basses are djun hits and the slaps are bell hits.)

B    *    B   *   B      B    B   . 
    *    *    *   *     S      S    *

Djembe 1

B    T     B    T    B    T    *    T     .
    *    T     *     T    T    B    B    T

Djembe 2

B    T    S     T   B    T  sf  *   sf  T    .
   *     T m *    T    T    Sf      Sf      T