If you don't already know this, you need to know this! Here's Part 1 of a three-part series looking at the scales you need to know to play flamenco. We start with E Phrygian, known in flamenco as Por Arriba. It's about as flamenco as you can get on a guitar, and a key that brings out the best in ...

A look at the open position Por Medio scale - the one you’ll want to know when learning or playing many Palos, including Tangos, Tientos, Bulerias, Soleá Por Bulerías, Seguirillas and more.

Moveable scale patterns are one of the keys to learning your way around the fretboard without having to memorize every single note or understand a lot of theory. Here’s our introduction to the concept, focusing on moving the Phrygian scale around.

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Ever wonder why so many different chords in flamenco have the same name, or why we use so many versions of the same chord when accompanying Cante? In this video Kai breaks down the difference between a chord and a voicing and then shows you a ton of great voicings (chords) to use when playing Por...

Learn the phrygian scale for flamenco guitar inside and out with several useful methods on how to install it into your brain and fingers - With some theory for fun thrown in (but not too much).

Common Chord Progressions Por Medio - D-, C, Bb, A.

Though these chord voicings may analyze in various ways, they all function as A when playing Por Medio.

Though these chord voicings may analyze in various ways, they all function as Bb when playing Por Medio.

Though these chord voicings may analyze in various ways, they all function as C when playing Por Medio.

Though these chord voicings may analyze in various ways, they all function as D minor when playing Por Medio.

Common Chord Progressions Por Arriba - A-, G, F, E.

Though these chord voicings may analyze in various ways, they all function as E when playing Por Arriba.

Though these chord voicings may analyze in various ways, they all function as F when playing Por Arriba

Though these chord voicings may analyze in various ways, they all function as G when playing Por Arriba.

Though these chord voicings may analyze in various ways, they all function as A minor when playing Por Arriba.

Key Names, Chord Shapes & Capos! In Part 1 of this video Kai demonstrates how to talk about keys and transpose for Flamenco Accompaniment - a simple but confusing concept. This includes what to name things once you start using a capo. We use capos all the time in flamenco, especially when accompa...

Key Names, Chord Shapes and Capos - How to Talk About Keys and Transpose For Flamenco Accompaniment - In Part 2 of this video we look at how we can use the capo in flamenco to stay in the same key (in absolute terms), while changing the sound of the guitar by playing with different chord shapes. ...