The Colombian tiple gives Andean music its shine. With your teacher you learn to strum it and to accompany bambucos, pasillos, guabinas and torbellinos, step by step and from home.
An instrument with a long history and an unmistakable sound
Its 12 metal strings are grouped in threes and fretted as if they were four. So, with simple positions, you get a bright, full sound that accompanies the music of Colombia.
12 strings, 4 courses
Each group of three strings is fretted with one finger. Your first chord takes just one.
Andean rhythm patterns
Waltz, guabina, torbellino, pasillo, danza and bambuco, step by step and with a metronome.
In C or B♭
You learn in your tiple’s tuning: your fingers do the same in both.
Colombian heritage
Law 997 of 2005 declared it part of the nation’s cultural and artistic heritage.
Your tiple journey
From your first strum to your first bambuco
A personal, live program: your teacher builds it around your experience and the music you love.
01
Get to know your tiple
Parts, posture, tuning in C or B♭ and strumming with a C-shaped hand.
02
First chords
G, E minor, C and D7, your first songs and number notation.
03
The sound of the tiple
Aplatillado, muted strokes and minor chords, to sound like a real tiple player.
04
Andean music
Rhythm patterns of guabina, torbellino, pasillo, danza and bambuco.
05
Melody and group playing
Picking, tab and reading, and how to accompany a singer or play in a trio.
Getting started is easy
Your first lesson in three steps
Message us
On WhatsApp or by email. We reply quickly, with no commitment.
Tell us about you
Your instrument, your level, the music you love and the times that work for you.
Start playing!
You join on Google Meet from home, with your MAVI MUSIC teacher.
Real students
What our students say
The patience and generosity of my teacher, together with the support of the academic coordinator, allowed someone my age to enjoy the satisfaction of playing that beautiful instrument.
Eduardo Jaimes OchoaTiple student
My experience at MAVI MUSIC has been a real challenge: new experiences and very attentive, well-prepared teachers.
Daniel OseguedaStudent · El Salvador
I will never hesitate to recommend these teachers, so friendly and so passionate about what they do. They become dear people and an example to follow.
Sharic Torres JácomeMAVI MUSIC student
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Live tiple lessons
The tiple is taught with the personal plan: live lessons with your teacher, at your own pace.
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Live tiple lessons on Google Meet
A program made for you: your level, your goals, your music
A **12-string tiple** in good condition. If you do not have one yet, message us and we will guide you before you buy one.
Do I tune it in C or B♭?
You can learn in either one: **the finger positions are the same** and only the chord names change. Your teacher helps you find out which one yours is in.
How do I tune it?
With the **free MAVI MUSIC tuner** in chromatic mode, string by string. We teach you how in your first lessons.
Do I need to know music?
No. We start from scratch, and if you already play guitar, your teacher **builds on what you know**.
Are the lessons live?
Yes, all tiple lessons are live on Google Meet, personalized to your level and taste.
Eduardo Jaimes OchoaTiple student
Daniel OseguedaStudent · El Salvador
Sharic Torres JácomeMAVI MUSIC student
