Table of Contents
Introduction to Flamenco.......................................................................................................................................3
I. The Guitar and its Parts.....................................................................................................................................3
II. Terminology........................................................................................................................................................4
Basic Flamenco Forms.........................................................................................................................................4
Basic Guitar and Flamenco Terms:......................................................................................................................4
Finger Names.......................................................................................................................................................5
III. Notation.............................................................................................................................................................5
Reading Notes......................................................................................................................................................5
Reading Tablature................................................................................................................................................6
Fret Board Diagram.............................................................................................................................................6
Note Values..........................................................................................................................................................6
IV. Rasgueado..........................................................................................................................................................7
Types of Rasgueado Patterns................................................................................................................................7
V. Lessons.................................................................................................................................................................8
Soleares................................................................................................................................................................8
Lesson 1: Compás...........................................................................................................................................8
Lesson 2: Multiple Finger Patterns.................................................................................................................9
Multiple Finger Down-stroke....................................................................................................................9
Multiple Finger Down and up-stroke.........................................................................................................9
Down and up-stroke continuously...........................................................................................................10
Lesson 3: Rasgueados in Context.................................................................................................................10
Lesson 4: Falsetas.........................................................................................................................................11
Falseta 1...................................................................................................................................................11
Falseta 2...................................................................................................................................................11
Falseta 3...................................................................................................................................................12
Lesson 5: Complete Soleares........................................................................................................................12
Picado.................................................................................................................................................................15
Lesson 6........................................................................................................................................................15
Even Repetition........................................................................................................................................16
Odd Repetition.........................................................................................................................................16
Lesson 7: Picado in Context.........................................................................................................................17
Tremolo..............................................................................................................................................................17
Lesson 8........................................................................................................................................................17
Malagueña..........................................................................................................................................................19
Lesson 9........................................................................................................................................................19
Triplet Rasgueado....................................................................................................................................19
Lesson 10......................................................................................................................................................19
Extra: Compás for Various Forms......................................................................................................................21
Soleares.........................................................................................................................................................21
Alegrías.........................................................................................................................................................21
Bulerías.........................................................................................................................................................21
Fandangos.....................................................................................................................................................22
Farrucas.........................................................................................................................................................22
Seguiriya.......................................................................................................................................................22
Sevillanas......................................................................................................................................................22