A simple but very effective intro for Tarantas that features a lot of the “connective tissue” ideas at the end, this one is also taken from Paco’s ‘Tarantos Populares,’ but is played as Taranta and not in strict Tarantos time. This is played slow and looped several times.

A longer and somewhat more lyrical Falseta of mine that features a couple of left-hand stretches and little bit of a bunch of other techniques. This is played slow and looped several times.

A picado falseta by Kai Narezo that features some long runs at the beginning and a bit of thumb towards the end. This is played slow and looped several times.

A picado falseta of mine that features some long runs at the beginning and a bit of thumb towards the end.

A longer and somewhat more lyrical Falseta of mine that features a couple of left-hand stretches and little bit of a bunch of other techniques.

A great and challenging falseta, again inspired by Paco de Lucia’s “Tarantos Populares,” this one features some left-hand stretches and quite a bit of Picado.

Inspired by Paco de Lucia’s “Tarantos Populares” recording, this is a simple Tarantos falsetas that uses employs standard thumb technique as well as some thumb/index alternation.

This is one version of a very traditional Escobilla for Tarantos. As I explain in the video, there are many (sometimes weird) ways of playing this falseta for dance, but the essential melody remains the same, and you can use any variation for solo guitar.

A more modern approach to the Tarantos Escobilla, you can think of this chord progression and arpeggio pattern as a jumping-off point for all sorts of Tarantos Escobilla material or play it as-is.

Another traditional Escobilla falseta for Tarantos, more or less as played by Paco de Lucia on his “Tarantos Populares,” this one involves quite a bit of picado and some quick changes from picado to thumb.

While Tarantas is Libre, Tarantos is in compás, so you’ll want to learn your basic patterns before getting started with the rest of the Tarantos course.

In this video we look at many of the most important figures used to connect falsetas Por Tarantas. As we don’t have compás to guide us, we have to learn a new way to connect our material. Here we explore the many little melodic bits traditionally used to do this.

We look at two techniques you’ll want to become familiar with before diving in to Tarantos or Tarantos and we also take a quick look at two ways to play the F# Phrygian scale.

In this video we talk about what Taranta and Taranto are, what’s the difference, and what a Palo Libre is all about.

Inspired by Paco de Lucia’s “Tarantos Populares” recording, this is a simple Tarantos falsetas that uses employs standard thumb technique as well as some thumb/index alternation. This is played at 52bpm and looped several times.

This is one version of a very traditional Escobilla for Tarantos. As I explain in the video, there are many (sometimes weird) ways of playing this falseta for dance, but the essential melody remains the same, and you can use any variation for solo guitar. This is played at 52bpm and looped severa...

A more modern approach to the Tarantos Escobilla, you can think of this chord progression and arpeggio pattern as a jumping-off point for all sorts of Tarantos Escobilla material or play it as-is. This is played at 52bpm and looped several times.

A great and challenging falseta, again inspired by Paco de Lucia’s “Tarantos Populares,” this one features some left-hand stretches and quite a bit of Picado. This is played at 52bpm and looped several times.

Another traditional Escobilla falseta for Tarantos, more or less as played by Paco de Lucia on his “Tarantos Populares,” this one involves quite a bit of picado and some quick changes from picado to thumb. This is played at 52bpm and looped several times.

Farruca Sabicas Scale Falseta performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.

Kai Narezo Intro Arpeggio Falseta played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.

Farruca Lyrical Arpeggio performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.

Farruca Thumb Falseta with Scale played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.

A brief intro to what Farruca is all about, and a look at some of the chords and voicings we will be using in the course.