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...
Introduction to the Llamada in Alegrias.
A really quick introduction to the basic flamenco forms, including Soleá, Soleá por Buleria, Buleria, Tientos, Tangos, Rumba, Alegrias, Seguirilla, Guajiras, Farruca, Colombiana, Taranto, Taranta and Fandango de Huelva. Not all of the Palos, but a good intro to some of the more common ones.
Alegrias Basic Compas, page 55 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Alegrias Basic Compas, pages 56 & 57 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Alegrias Llamadas, pages 58 & 59 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Alegrias Falsetas, pages 60 & 61 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Alegrias Falseta: Escobilla Phrase, page 62 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Alegrias Falseta: A New Golpe pages 63 & 64 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Alegrias More Advanced Falseta, pages 65 & 66 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Alegrias Falseta: Silencio pages 67 & 68 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Alegrias: Baile in, Transition to Bulerias page 103 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Alegrias: Escobilla pages 101 & 102 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
