Here is our second installment of soleá. Another fundamental part of the guitarists’ repetoire. The cierre (cadence or closure) is from Manuel Granados – more about this incredible man in later posts. The thumb plays apoyando throughout. Watch that you keep that compás steady. There is a great temptation to accelerate. Practice with a metronome.
If you would like some thumb (pulgar) exercises to help you develop speed and accuracy, why not have a look at the technique pages?
Here is the tablature: 
Why not now start to experiment with the music from soleá one by mixing and matching. The next post will feature some rasgueado. See you in a couple of weeks after our Byram holiday.
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elementary – soleá 2
Here is our second installment of soleá. Another fundamental part of the guitarists’ repetoire. The cierre (cadence or closure) is from Manuel Granados – more about this incredible man in later posts. The thumb plays apoyando throughout. Watch that you keep that compás steady. There is a great temptation to accelerate. Practice with a metronome.
If you would like some thumb (pulgar) exercises to help you develop speed and accuracy, why not have a look at the technique pages?
Here is the tablature:
Why not now start to experiment with the music from soleá one by mixing and matching. The next post will feature some rasgueado. See you in a couple of weeks after our Byram holiday.
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