Bulerias Explained - Level 1 - Alzapua Falseta Traditional - PERFORMANCE
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This Alzapua falseta is relatively simple but has one new feature, which is that rather than start on beat 12 it starts on beat 11. Thinking of beat 11 as a pickup to a downbeat on beat 12 can help make this feel more natural.
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