In this lesson, I want to show you a very popular falseta for the compás of Soleares; it’s a rather basic falseta—that is, “basic” to the extent that its a...
Have you been wondering how to read tablature? Or do you know how to read, but there are some things you see sometimes in TABs that you don't understand? Well, you might not know this, but...
Alzapua is a technique for the flamenco guitar that a lot of players ask about; and rightly so…it’s a pretty cool technique!I mean, when you listen to it for the first time, you’d swear that you’re hearing the work of at least two fingers, but no…alzapua is done with just and upward and downward movement of the thumb!
This is the second installment of our multi-part series on “How to Play Entre Dos Aguas,” I will show you how to play the second rhythm guitar part. If you’ve already watched Lesson #1 for this series, you might notice that the first half of the song—as far as the chords and right-hand strumming patterns are concerned—is quite different than the first rhythm guitar part.
¡Hola! Peteneras is a palo in the flamenco repertoires that is a bit melancholy--to put it mildly; and in this in-depth lesson, you will not only be learning Peteneras, but you will also...
In this lesson I will show you an easy falseta to be incorporated into the rumba for the flamenco guitar! You will be using your thumb (pulgar) for most of the notes in this falseta.
When flamenco guitar students hear about the compás of Bulerías, they are usually told that this is the “hardest” of all the palos, but is this really the case? Is Bulerías the hardest palo in the flamenco repertoire?