Thumb Falsetas
A playlist of falsetas from various Palos that will all work your Thumb technique.
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Friday Falseta - Bulerias Thumb Falseta/Tag by Kai Narezo - SLOW/LOOP
A fun falseta that can also be used a tag for something else, this one starts just before beat 12 and features quite a bit of thumb technique as well as some precise left-hand movement.
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Moraito Bits - 1962 Miguel Rodriguez
Guitar: 1962 Miguel Rodriguez (https://tinyurl.com/y73wkuad)
Here's Kai Narezo with a Flamenco Explained lesson on some great Bulerias material by Moraito that helps understand how bits of compás flow into one another. Kai plays a stunning 1962 Miguel Rodriguez flamenco blanca.Huge thanks t...
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Friday Falseta - Tangos Traditional Line Cliche by Kai Narezo - PERFORMANCE
A line cliche is when one note within a chord moves by half-steps. The second half of this falseta features a line cliche on the D minor chord where the bass note moves down from the note D on the fifth string. This is a traditional figure that you’ll probably recognize more once you learn to pla...
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Friday Falseta - Tangos Traditional Line Cliche by Kai Narezo - TUTORIAL
A line cliche is when one note within a chord moves by half-steps. The second half of this falseta features a line cliche on the D minor chord where the bass note moves down from the note D on the fifth string. This is a traditional figure that you’ll probably recognize more once you learn to pla...
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Friday Falseta - Tangos Traditional Line Cliche by Kai Narezo - SLOW/LOOP
A line cliche is when one note within a chord moves by half-steps. The second half of this falseta features a line cliche on the D minor chord where the bass note moves down from the note D on the fifth string. This is a traditional figure that you’ll probably recognize more once you learn to pla...
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Tangos Explained - Syncopated Thumb Falseta - Performance
This may be simplest falseta in the course in terms of technique, though the syncopation will be tricky for some. It’s a great hard-driving falseta played on the bass strings that requires solid coordination of the left and right hands and a good feel for the compás.
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Tangos Explained - Syncopated Thumb Falseta - Tutorial
This may be simplest falseta in the course in terms of technique, though the syncopation will be tricky for some. It’s a great hard-driving falseta played on the bass strings that requires solid coordination of the left and right hands and a good feel for the compás.
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Tangos Explained - Thumb Tomatito Falseta - Tutorial
One of my favorite Tomatito falsetas por Tangos, this one features thumb and alzapua techniques, along with some big left hand stretches. Most of it is ‘simple’ but not easy, especially to get it to sound as powerful as Tomatito does when he plays it. And the little alzapua bit at the end is neit...
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Tangos Explained - Thumb Tomatito Falseta - Performance
One of my favorite Tomatito falsetas por Tangos, this one features thumb and alzapua techniques, along with some big left hand stretches. Most of it is ‘simple’ but not easy, especially to get it to sound as powerful as Tomatito does when he plays it. And the little alzapua bit at the end is neit...
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Friday Falseta - Seguirilla Faster Escobilla Falseta by Kai Narezo - PERFORMANCE
This Seguirilla falseta works best at faster speeds, making it useful for Escobillas or any other time you need a fast-tempo falseta. You’ll want to watch out for the compás, and also for the left hand, which needs to leave space for adjacent open strings to ring. As always, simple doesn’t mean e...
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Friday Falseta - Seguirilla Faster Escobilla Falseta by Kai Narezo - TUTORIAL
This Seguirilla falseta works best at faster speeds, making it useful for Escobillas or any other time you need a fast-tempo falseta. You’ll want to watch out for the compás, and also for the left hand, which needs to leave space for adjacent open strings to ring. As always, simple doesn’t mean e...
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Friday Falseta - Seguirilla Faster Escobilla Falseta by Kai Narezo - SLOW/LOOP
This Seguirilla falseta works best at faster speeds, making it useful for Escobillas or any other time you need a fast-tempo falseta. You’ll want to watch out for the compás, and also for the left hand, which needs to leave space for adjacent open strings to ring. As always, simple doesn’t mean e...
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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.
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Seguirillas Explained - Quique Paredes Falseta - TUTORIAL
Tutorial lesson for the Quique Paredes falseta - a driving falseta that employs a lot of thumb technique.
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Seguirillas Explained - Quique Paredes Falseta - SLOW/LOOPED
The Quique Paredes Seguirilla falseta performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.
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Seguirillas Explained - Three Sabicas Falsetas - PERFORMANCE
Performance of three short falsetas by the maestro Sabicas. They can be played together or as individual fasletas.
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Seguirillas Explained - Three Sabicas Falsetas - TUTORIAL
Tutorial lesson of three short falsetas by the maestro Sabicas. They can be played together or as individual fasletas.
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Seguirillas Explained - Three Sabicas Falsetas - SLOW/LOOPED
Three Sabicas Falsetas performance played slower and looped 10X times for easy play-along practice.