Isosi ihlale inemethrikhi ye 4/4 , i.e., 4 amabhithi ngebha. Umculo ubekwe ngamaqembu ezilinganiso ezimbili., i.e. 8 isikhathi, isibonelo, basebenzisa amaphethini anesigqi kanye nesiqalo semisho embhalweni wengoma nezinsimbi. Ngokuvamile, amaphethini anesigqi adlalwa ezinsimbini ezishaywayo ayinkimbinkimbi, ngokuvamile namaphethini ahlukene adlala kanyekanye. Ngokuvamile isoso has mayelana 180 ama-pulses ngomzuzu, nakuba kungaba kokubili kancane futhi ngokushesha.
Isici esinesigqi esakha isisekelo se-salsa yi-
isigqi esibalulekile, ngokuvamile kudlalwa okhiye.
Isigqi esivame kakhulu se-salsa clave yigama elifanele elithi clave de son.
2-3:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8. (ibhili)
..*.*…*..*..*. (* = ama-clef hits)
..*.*…*..*..*. (* = ama-clef hits)
I-clave ayihlali idlalwa ngokuqondile kodwa yenza isisekelo sokuthi ezinye izinsimbi zomculo ezishaywayo eziningi kanye nengoma nokuhambisana nazo zisetshenziswa njengesigqi esivamile semisho yazo..
Ngokwesibonelo, lesi yisigqi esivamile sensimbi.
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8. (ibhili)
+.*.+.**+.**+.** (+/* = ukushaya kwensimbi okuphansi/okuphezulu)
+.*.+.**+.**+.** (+/* = ukushaya kwensimbi okuphansi/okuphezulu)