- published: 09 Mar 2014
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Claves (Anglicized pronunciation: clah-vays, IPA:[ˈklαves]) are a percussion instrument (idiophone), consisting of a pair of short (about 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in), thick dowels. Traditionally they were made of wood, typically rosewood, ebony or grenadilla. Nowadays they are also made of fibreglass or plastics due to the greater durability of these materials. When struck they produce a bright clicking noise. Claves are sometimes hollow and carved in the middle to amplify the sound.
Claves are very important in Afro-Cuban music, such as the son and guaguancó, in Australian Aboriginal music, where they are called clapsticks, and in certain types of German minimal techno. They are often used to play a repeating rhythmic figure throughout a piece, known as clave, a key pattern (or guide-pattern, timeline patter, phrasing referent, bell pattern) that is also found in African music and Brazilian music. Among the better known pop recordings featuring claves are the Beatles' recording "And I Love Her," and "Magic Bus (song) by The Who.
Who the hell are you (who the hell do you think you are)
you're the one who said a girl would never come between
us (Well, she did)
What did I do to deserve this? Why did We let her Come
between us? (Jealous, huh?)
CHORUS
Ungrateful, disgraceful
Best freinds forever (Best Freinds)
Best Freinds Forever
Best Freinds Forever (AHH)
Best Freind Forever (I'M TIRED OF THIS)
What In The hell Did I DO? (Who the hell do you think you
are?)
I fell in love with her
we were so happy together
I left you in the cold
You left me here with this black eye (who the hell do you
think you are?)
Chourus x2
Who the hell are you
(Who the hell do you think you are)
What the hell did I do
Best Freinds Forever
(You said she'd never come between us, well she did...who