In this lesson we break down the compás for Alegrias - a 12-beat compás that's faster than a Soleá but not as fast as a Buleria. All of the right-hand patterns here also apply perfectly to Soleá por Buleria.
You can start Alegrias compás on either 12 or 1, and learning how to go back and forth easily is an important part of playing compas. This tutorial shows you how to get comfortable switching between the two, and the how to vary your compás.
A few 7-8-9-10 phrases for Alegras and how to incorporate them into your compás. Learn to vary your Alegrias compás!
Taken from the Alegrias Compás tutorial video, we've put together 1:20 minutes of compás and looped them 10X times so for easy play-along practice.
The phrasing of the Escobilla (footwork section) is different from 'normal' compás, so it can be confusing at first. This video addresses understanding this phrasing and how to use it in your compás.
Survival Guide - Alegrías
Music notation and TAB for this video found here: https://flamencoexplained.com/tabs-and-notation/
You may or may to know that you can play Alegrias in keys other than E. But do you know how to get started? In this video we look at what you need to know to get started playing in these keys. We t...
This is a great traditional Silencio - the slow lyrical section of the danced Alegrias. If you don't have a Silencio yet this is a great one to have, and it's a nice picado study, too.
This is a great traditional Silencio - the slow lyrical section of the danced Alegrias. If you don't have a Silencio yet this is a great one to have, and it's a nice picado study, too.
Here’s a nice variation on the traditional SIlencio section of the Alegrias. The Silencio is a slower section in the danced Alegrias that is played in the parallel minor key. It is traditionally six compases long and is phrased similarly to the Escobilla (but slow and in minor). This particular S...
If you've been playing for a little while you may already have lots of material that you can 'recycle' by transposing to other keys. This tutorial shows you how to think about this so you can use your material in different keys and even different modes (i.e. Por Medio to Por Arriba or even from P...
Get your triplets going with this Alegrías Escobilla Falseta - traditional-ish with a lot of emphasis on the left hand.
Get your triplets going with this Alegrías Escobilla Falseta - traditional-ish with a lot of emphasis on the left hand.
Get your triplets going with this Alegrías Escobilla Falseta - traditional-ish with a lot of emphasis on the left hand.
Friday Falseta - Alegrías - Kai Narezo Falseta Performance
Friday Falseta - Alegrías - Kai Narezo Falseta Tutorial
Friday Falseta - Alegrías - Kai Narezo Falseta LOOPED
Friday Falseta Kai Narezo Alegrías Falseta #2 - Performance
Friday Falseta Kai Narezo Alegrías Falseta #2 - Tutorial
Friday Falseta Kai Narezo Alegrías Falseta #2 - LOOP
Friday Falseta - Alegrías Falseta Minera Chords - Performance
Friday Falseta - Alegrías Falseta Minera Chords - Tutorial
Friday Falseta - Alegrías Falseta Minera Chords - Looped
The first lesson looks at starting an Alegrias. As a guitarist, the only part of this where you need to play what I play is during the Cante, and then only if the singer is singing traditional letras. The falseta can be anything at all. You can even start Libre, or you can start with compás if yo...
