Course materials for the course can be found and downloaded here: https://flamencoexplained.com/tabs-and-notation/
Seguirillas Explained is our in-depth look at what you need to know to play Seguirillas. It’s an intermediate-advanced course, so while much of the material presented is a bit challenging, there’s also more than enough easier material for a beginner-intermediate player who just can’t wait to learn this Palo!
The hardest part of doing palmas for Seguirillas is really understanding the Seguirillas compás, so here we look at both.
In this video we look at the Llamada por Seguirillas as a way to really understand how to count and feel the compás. Seguirillas is built on the same 12-beat foundation as Soleá, but we feel and count it in a very different way, so this is a great place to start. We also look at one of the most c...
In this video we get into the basic compás of Seguirillas and how to flow from the llamada into the compás and back again. By the end of this video you should have a solid understanding of how Seguirilla feels and how it works.
If you’re feeling good about your Seguirilla compassions it’s time to start learning some compás variations and some new chord voicings so your compás will sound a little more interesting and you’ll have more options.
We look at some more involved compás variations.
If you're only going to learn one falseta por Seguirillas, learn this one. It's very traditional and it's one you just have to know, even if you don't accompany dance.
Tutorial lesson for the one Seguirilla falseta you really have to know!
Seguirillas Escobilla falseta performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.
Performance of three short falsetas by the maestro Sabicas. They can be played together or as individual fasletas.
Tutorial lesson of three short falsetas by the maestro Sabicas. They can be played together or as individual fasletas.
Three Sabicas Falsetas performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.
Performance of Kai's Seguirilla falseta that he wrote for dance, but that also works well for solo guitar or Cante intro.
Tutorial lesson of Kai's Seguirilla falseta that can be played more or less lyrically depending on your mood.
Kai's Seguirillas falseta performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.
This is a great Seguirilla falseta that features a common polyrhythm. It's mostly thumb, with a great thumb/alzapua remate at the end.
Here's the tutorial lesson for the Manolo Franco Seguirilla Falseta - another great falseta that can be played with some drive to it or in a lyrical manner.
The Manolo Franco Seguirilla falseta performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.
This one employs a lot of bouncy thumb technique and can drive pretty hard, though you can also play it more lyrically.
Tutorial lesson for the Quique Paredes falseta - a driving falseta that employs a lot of thumb technique.
The Quique Paredes Seguirilla falseta performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.
This one starts out more on the lyrical side, but ends with a couple of more driving compases.
Tutorial lesson for the Kai Narezo Seguirilla Falseta #2, which starts out more on the lyrical side, but ends with a couple of more driving compases. Features some fun chords and then a bit of challenging arpeggio/picado combination at the end.
Kai's Seguirilla falseta performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.
We look at what you need to know to really play Seguirillas now that you have all of this material! We look at how to start and finish the piece, and how to get comfortable flowing from compás to falseta and back, along with some of the trademark Seguirilla quirks.
