Alegria Accompaniment

• Traditional
• intermediate

• rasgueado
• arpeggio

Alegria accompaniment combines well defined structure with plenty of opportunity for creativity and expression. Get started with alegria accompaniment here.

Jerezana Buleria Falseta

• Paco de Lucia
• intermediate

• alzapua
• ligado

Tab, demonstration, and practice notes for a classic buleria falseta in the style of early Paco de Lucia.

Guajira Arrangement

• Manolo Sanlucar
• intermediate

• picado
• rasgueado
• tirando
• apoyando

Tab, demonstration, and practice notes for a full length arrangement of a traditional flamenco Guajira in the style of Manolo Sanlucar.

Sevillana in A Major

• traditional
• beginner

• rasgueado
• picado

Guitar tab and video demonstration for a simple flamenco sevillana in A major. Play this to accompany dancers or as a solo instrumental piece.

A Minor Sevillana

• traditional
• intermediate

• picado

Guitar tab and video for a minor key flamenco sevillana with extended eighth note picado passages. Great for accompanying dancers or as a solo piece.

A Phrygian Sevillana

• traditional
• intermediate

• picado
• alzapua

This traditional phrygian key sevillana creates the exotic, eastern music feel that is typically associated with more "serious" flamenco palos. Find tab and video here.

C Major Alzapua Sevillana

• traditional
• intermediate

• alzapua

Guitar tab and video for a major key flamenco sevillana with extended alzapua (thumb stroke) passages and embellished rasgueado passages.

C Major Ligado Sevillana

• traditional
• intermediate

• alzapua
• ligado

Guitar tab and video for a major key flamenco sevillana with ligado alzapua (thumb stroke) tercio passages and an unique chord resolution cadence.

E Minor Pedal Point Sevillana

• Pedro Soler
• intermediate

Guitar tab and video for a dramatic and energetic minor key flamenco sevillana based on the playing of Pedro Soler. Great for accompanying dancers or as a solo piece.

E Minor Somber Sevillana

• Pedro Soler
• beginner

A minor key flamenco sevillana based on the playing of Pedro Soler. This soulful piece highlights the somber side of what is usually a very light-hearted song form.

E Phrygian Sevillana

• traditional
• beginner

A dramatic phrygian mode sevillana with the melody voiced on the bass strings, offering a great illustration of problem solving for challenging left hand fingerings.

Sevillana Accompaniment

• traditional
• beginner

• rasgueado
• picado

Sevillana is a form many dancers begin with and is a great place to start learning to accompany. Learn the structure and parts of Sevillana accompaniment here.

Solea Accompaniment

• traditional
• intermediate

• rasgueado
• arpeggio
• tremolo

Solea is one of the core forms of flamenco song, dance, and guitar playing. Learn how to play solo and dance accompaniment solea here.

Los Pinares Tango Falseta

• Paco de Lucia
• intermediate

• alzapua
• apoyando

Here's a classic tango falseta in the style of Paco de Lucia. This falseta is very thumb intensive and is great practice for apoyando and alzapua.

Rompeserones Tango Falseta

• Moraîto
• intermediate

• tirando

This tango falseta in the style of Moraîto offers an exploration of the "less-is-more" style of playing—easy to learn, but challenging to get right.