Playing Tapado / Palo Seco Technique - TUTORIAL
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If you’ve listened to some flamenco you’ve probably heard Tapado - when the guitarist becomes a percussionist for a moment and plays fun rhythms on the muted strings of the guitar. In this lesson we look at how to do that and how to choose right-hand patterns to make it interesting. We also look at Nudillos - a percussion technique that every flamenco should know!
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