Capo required. In this video we look at how to use the chords of C Major to accompany the same Alegrias letra we had accompanied in E Major. By placing the capo at the 4th fret we stay in the same key (E Major), but using different chord shapes. And we see how in flamenco it’s common to accompany a bit differently when using these shapes, rather than just “transposing” exactly what we had done in the key of E.

LETRA
Me olvidaste y te olvide
Ay me quisiste y yo te quise
Me olvidaste y te olvide
Y con el pago que me diste
Con el mismo yo te pagé
Con el pago que me diste
Con el mismo yo te pagé

COLETILLA
Que con las bombas que tiran
los fanfarrones
se hacen las gaditanas
tirabuzones
tirabuzones hermana
tirabuzones
Que con las bombas que tiran Ay!
los fanfarrones