The rasgeuado technique is without a doubt the most impressive and characteristic element of the flamenco guitar. Author Ioannis Anastassakis has studied and researched the rasgueado technique of every significant flamenco guitarist in the world, and has compiled his work in this book in an easy and understandable notation form, with excellent explanations of each rasgueado technique. From this book, every flamenco and non-flamenco guitarist, from aficionado to professional, can learn everything about the rasgueado technique and its interpretation. Rumba rhythms and the golpe technique are also discussed. Notation and tablature.

THE ART OF RASGUEADO
Symbols used in this book

PREPARATORY RASGUEADOS

TRADITIONAL RASGUEADOS
Ornamental rasgueados
The eami rasgueado
16th-note traditional rasgueados
The ieami rasgueado
The amii rasgueado
Triplet & Sextuplet traditional rasgueados
The pai rasgueado
The pei rasgueado
The pmi rasgueado
The pmp rasgueado
Quintuplet traditional rasgueados
The eamii rasgueado
The peami rasgueado

CONTEMPORARY RASGUEADOS
Triplet rasgueados
The iai rasgueado
The iia rasgueado
The imi rasgueado
The iei rasqueado
The mmi rasgueado
The amamami rasgueado
The amamamamami rasgueado
The amamamamamamamami rasgueado
16th-note rasgueados
The pami rasgueado
The paip rasgueado

SPECIFIC PURPOSE RASGUEADOS
Triplet and sextuplet rasgueados
The pm rasgueado
The ieamie amieam i rasgueado
The iamiami rasgueado
Miscellaneous other rasgueados
The ami rasgueado
The amiami rasgueado
The amiamiami rasgueado
The imae rasgueado
The imaei rasgueado
The peamip rasgueado
The eami ieam i rasgueado
The ieamii rasgueado
The amiamiami rasgueado
The amiimami rasgueado
Final rasgueado exercise

ON PRACTICING THE RASGUEADO TECHNIQUE
Rasgueado Practice Outline

GOLPE TECHNIQUE
Golpes with the ring finger
Golpes with the Thumb

RUMBA PATTERNS
Introduction to the Rumba Flamenca
Basic Rumba patterns
Pattern no. 1
Pattern no. 2
Variations on the Rumba patterns
Variation no. 1
Variation no. 2
Variation no. 3
Variation no. 4

CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR