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- Flamenco First Pieces: SoleaLEVEL 2If you've decided finally to learn flamenco guitar this piece must be your first step. Learn some variations of the toque of Solea and introduce you in concepts such as thumb, golpe, cierre, etc.
- Falseta de SoleaLEVEL 7Increase your soleas repertoire. This falseta (term that indicates a brief composition in flamenco) has a little introduction and a main theme.
- The Origin of SoleaLEVEL 5It is one of the pillars of flamenco. The majesty, melodic richness and depth of implementation make it one of the most performed flamenco styles.
- Flamenco Rhythms: BuleriaLEVEL 7Bulería is a fast flamenco rhythm in 12 beats.
- Flamenco Metal SoloLEVEL 4Phrygian dominant solo based on a metal approach spiced up with a flamenco
- Flamenco Metal RiffingLEVEL 4Phrygian Dominant modern metal riffing concepts.
- Flamenco First Pieces: FarrucaLEVEL 2Farruca is a melodic style in minor tonality, usually played in A minor key. Learn the fist steps in techniques such arpeggio and rasgueo in a musical context.
- Flamenco First PiecesLEVEL 3Seguiriya is an important and serious style. It has cycles of 5 beats in alternating Time Signature 3/4 an 6/8).
- Flamenco First PiecesLEVEL 3Tangos is a rythmical style, and is a good way to learn a flamenco groove. Play this "falseta" with a hand clapping backing track, like in a real flamenco party.
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Aleksander Sukovic30th January 2010One of the most beautiful Flamenco pieces I have ever heard! Great lesson!
al christie11th April 2008Hi thanks for your comments, I want to do some more, but unfortunately at the moment I have so many students, I have no time to do video editing.
I will try as soon as I can to do some more.
Carlos Carrillo18th March 2008fantastic lesson Al!!!
great job!!!
thanks
nsskid2nd January 2008DUDE!!! that was cool!! keep it up!! cuz' after i learned some very well!!! neoclassic stuff i'll turn my hands into a acustic one =)
- al christie19th October 2007
You have to stop chewing your nails.
Apparently jelly is good for growing your nails. - al christie19th October 2007
I have been playing Flamenco for 8 years.
mmered829918th October 2007I need to quit chewing my nails.....
- quantumew11th October 2007
How long have you been playing flamenco style music?
- al christie9th October 2007
Rumba is coming very soon.
- al christie26th September 2007
The Granaina is up and running, check under misc
- al christie24th September 2007
Check out the Granaina which should be up in a day or so.
- al christie22nd September 2007
You should buy a classical guitar,finger picking is a great style to learn.
shredmandan21st September 2007Wow your very talented!Great lesson,im actually considering buying a classical style guitar now just to learn stuff like this and i play metal lol
- al christie20th September 2007
A good way to exercise for the rasgueados is to flick each finger back and forward to loosen them up one at a time, before attempting to play them.
Iluha20th September 2007Gah it just doesn't sound the same without a capo
but my Racruado or however it is named is improving
Juan M. Valero20th September 2007Awesome lesson !!!!! Really good Playing
- al christie20th September 2007
Keep those questions coming, You can never remember everything when you do videos, so if there are some things unclear, just ask.
- al christie20th September 2007Those are some really intersting licks in there!
May I ask what "Llamada" meant? Thanks!
Hi kris,
Llamada is a passage that lets the singer or dancer know that I'm finished my falseta or little melodic interlude and they can rejoin me.This is really important for playing with others. I am preparing some other lessons on techniques, all will be revealed.Excellent!
Thank you.Just great, will probably take me ages to learn this though
It does take time but its worth the work and friends are always impressed, not to mention my Mum.Amazing, those tricky right and stuff looks hard for me, but i need to practice it because i suck at fingerpicking nice lesson
Finger picking is such a rewarding technique, for all styles of music it makes you a complete guitarist, not a lazy one.nice one, love it
Check out the Solea
I am preparing a Taranta, Alegrias, Granaina, Rumba and another on Flamenco techniques, but the tabs are what takes the time, be patient I'm getting there. 
Layzer20th September 2007this is such a great new style to attempt
Robin19th September 2007Excellent!
Muris Varajic19th September 2007WONDERFUL!!
The Uncreator20th September 2007Excellent!!
Gabriel Leopardi20th September 2007Great job Al! Very interesting lesson.
Kristofer Dahl19th September 2007Those are some really intersting licks in there!
May I ask what "Llamada" meant? Thanks!- Iluha19th September 2007
Just great, will probably take me ages to learn this though
Vinod Saranga19th September 2007fantastic.great sound Al.Keep flamenco coming.
timono19th September 2007nice one, love it
Gen19th September 2007Amazing, those tricky right and stuff looks hard for me, but i need to practice it because i suck at fingerpicking
nice lesson
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This is an introduction to a Traditional Solea (which means solitude in Spanish)which is a basic form of Flamenco, of which a lot of other forms derive there structure.
The Rhythm Compas is counted 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 with accents on the 3,6,8,10 and 12.
Which means you have to tap these beats or they can be part of a Rasgueados (brushing your fingers across the strings)
But if you think of it in 3/4 time to begin with, later when we get more complex I will explain in more detail the theory.
The first thing is just to try to play it.
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