Thumb Falsetas
A playlist of falsetas from various Palos that will all work your Thumb technique.
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Friday Falseta - Tangos Traditional “Easy” Thumb Falseta - PERFORMANCE
A great, groovy Tangos falseta that’s not too hard to play, this is a modification of a falseta that’s usually played in triplets, but here we’ve made it 8th notes so you can play it at just about any speed. Also great for working your thumb technique!
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Friday Falseta - Tangos Traditional “Easy” Thumb Falseta - TUTORIAL
A great, groovy Tangos falseta that’s not too hard to play, this is a modification of a falseta that’s usually played in triplets, but here we’ve made it 8th notes so you can play it at just about any speed. Also great for working your thumb technique!
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Friday Falseta - Tangos Traditional “Easy” Thumb Falseta - SLOW/LOOPED
A great, groovy Tangos falseta that’s not too hard to play, this is a modification of a falseta that’s usually played in triplets, but here we’ve made it 8th notes so you can play it at just about any speed. Also great for working your thumb technique!
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Friday Falseta - Bulerias Tomatito Falseta #2 (Thumb) - PERFORMANCE
A great Bulerias falseta by Tomatito, this one’s not too hard to play. And it’s a fantastic workout for your thumb, too.
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Friday Falseta - Bulerias Tomatito Falseta #2 (Thumb) - TUTORIAL
A great Bulerias falseta by Tomatito, this one’s not too hard to play. And it’s a fantastic workout for your thumb, too.
The 2-Feel video I mention can be found here: https://learn.flamencoexplained.com/videos/bule-2-count -
Friday Falseta - Bulerias Tomatito Falseta #2 (Thumb) - SLOW/LOOPED
A great Bulerias falseta by Tomatito, this one’s not too hard to play. And it’s a fantastic workout for your thumb, too.
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Friday Falseta - Soleá Thumb Falseta Inspired by Paco - PERFORMANCE
A relatively simple and great-sounding Soleá falseta inspired by a bit of a falseta by Paco de Lucia.
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Friday Falseta - Soleá Thumb Falseta Inspired by Paco - TUTORIAL
A relatively simple and great-sounding Soleá falseta inspired by a bit of a falseta by Paco de Lucia.
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Friday Falseta - Soleá Thumb Falseta Inspired by Paco - SLOW/LOOPED
A relatively simple and great-sounding Soleá falseta inspired by a bit of a falseta by Paco de Lucia.
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Friday Falseta - Alegrías Traditional Thumb Falseta - PERFORMANCE
A traditional Alegrías falseta that’s a great one to know as you learn Alegrías but also serves as a fantastic thumb exercise.
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Friday Falseta - Alegrías Traditional Thumb Falseta - TUTORIAL
A traditional Alegrías falseta that’s a great one to know as you learn Alegrías but also serves as a fantastic thumb exercise.
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Friday Falseta - Alegrías Traditional Thumb Falseta - SLOW/LOOPED
A traditional Alegrías falseta that’s a great one to know as you learn Alegrías but also serves as a fantastic thumb exercise.
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Friday Falseta - Bulerias Traditional “Easy” Alzapua Workout Falseta-PERFORMANCE
A great traditional Alzapua falseta Por Bulerias that’s quite playable but also an excellent workout for your technique.
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Friday Falseta - Bulerias Traditional “Easy” Alzapua Workout Falseta - TUTORIAL
A great traditional Alzapua falseta Por Bulerias that’s quite playable but also an excellent workout for your technique.
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Friday Falseta - Bulerias Traditional “Easy” Alzapua Workout Falseta-SLOW/LOOPED
A great traditional Alzapua falseta Por Bulerias that’s quite playable but also an excellent workout for your technique.
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Tarantos Explained - Thumb Falseta - Performance & Tutorial
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.
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Tarantos Explained - Thumb Falseta - Played Slow & Looped
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.
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Seguirillas Explained - Escobilla Falseta - PERFORMANCE
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.
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Seguirillas Explained - Escobilla Falseta - TUTORIAL
Tutorial lesson for the one Seguirilla falseta you really have to know!
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Seguirillas Explained - Escobilla Falseta- SLOW/LOOPED
Seguirillas Escobilla falseta performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.
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Seguirillas Explained - Manolo Franco Falseta - PERFORMANCE
This is a great Seguirilla falseta that features a common polyrhythm. It's mostly thumb, with a great thumb/alzapua remate at the end.
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Seguirillas Explained - Manolo Franco Falseta - TUTORIAL
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.
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Seguirillas Explained - Manolo Franco Falseta - SLOW/LOOPED
The Manolo Franco Seguirilla falseta performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.
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Seguirillas Explained - Quique Paredes Falseta - PERFORMANCE
This one employs a lot of bouncy thumb technique and can drive pretty hard, though you can also play it more lyrically.