This short Tangos solo features a lot of compás and three falsetas that cover arpeggio, alzapua and picado techniques. You can learn it as played or you can think of it as a template for dropping in new falsetas and compás variations as you learn them.
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Tangos Explained - Intro Arpeggio Fal...
This arpeggio falseta, which works great as an intro or anywhere in your Tangos, is relatively simple but has a few little technical challenges and some syncopation that make a bit less simple than it may seem.
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Tangos Explained - Syncopated Thumb F...
This may be simplest falseta in the course in terms of technique, though the syncopation will be tricky for some. It’s a great hard-driving falseta played on the bass strings that requires solid coordination of the left and right hands and a good feel for the compás.
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Tangos Explained - Arpeggio with Pull...
Another good candidate for an intro falseta, this one introduces a new technique of adding a pull-off in the middle of an arpeggio that is quite common in flamenco.
