So you have an interest in learning how to play Spanish Guitar?  You are going to be very excited that you found this post then!  On this page are 16 Spanish Guitar Lessons that were carefully chosen for beginners.  Some of these video lessons will take some time for you to learn, but they are all well within reach if you are just starting out.

Learning how to play Spanish Guitar is really going to open up your mind and introduce you to certain techniques that you may not be familiar with, in particular, working with right hand techniques. These techniques are what ultimately scares beginners away from Spanish Guitar.  Don’t let that be you!

Some of the lessons and techniques in the following Spanish guitar videos may seem intimidating, but remember these folks were at one point in time a beginner just like you. You can do this, just remember to play slowly until you are able to play without error, then  you can start to pick up the pace.  Most important this is to practice!

Spanish Guitar Lesson 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AMB4L9PUFI

Spanish Guitar Lesson 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w058kb7H5sI

Spanish Guitar Lesson 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwPe3-Tn_Qw

Spanish Guitar Lesson 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPBhcP1xd2c

Spanish Guitar Lesson 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBO73s_-z4U

Spanish Guitar Lesson 6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p25eAqjllbI

Spanish Guitar Lesson 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6TBgmnrH1o

Spanish Guitar Lesson 8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOSC4Xz2_SU

Spanish Guitar Lesson 9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRHS2Q7ie5M

Spanish Guitar Lesson 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfgr64ami5Y

Spanish Guitar Lesson 11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3sgYDPdO58

Spanish Guitar Lesson 12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyAavneFpOE

Spanish Guitar Lesson 13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iABIfT3ZKWY

Spanish Guitar Lesson 14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm3cWwvSdoY

Spanish Guitar Lesson 15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26sqmYrqcz0

Spanish Guitar Lesson 16

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vcf9K5BTNk

By Ricky Sharples

Are flamenco guitar lessons worth taking for somebody not raised in Andalucia? Many years ago you had to be a black American to have any credibility as a blues singer or guitar player. And if you were not Spanish you never got anywhere as a Flamenco artist no matter how good you were. But these days, like many musical traditions, Flamenco is now embracing young people from non-Spanish origins. Twenty or thirty years ago Flamenco guitar playing, at least as perceived by people outside of Spain was dominated by a couple of third-rate guitar players who were good at promoting themselves. Now you can see many fantastic guitar players, professional and amateur, Spanish and non-Spanish giving wonderful Flamenco guitar performances on YouTube. Here is a rundown on the guitar techniques you will be introduced to if you decide to take Flamenco guitar lessons.

So onto some basic Flamenco guitar techniques. The most distinctive technique used in Flamenco is the tapping on the body of the guitar. This technique is called the golpe and is performed just below the sound hole. Flamenco guitars are made with a tapping plate to minimize damage to the guitar from constant hitting of the body. The golpe is often used in conjunction with downward strokes of the thumb and with continuous up and down strokes of the index finger used by guitarists playing the Flamenco musical form called Bulerias.

The rapid picking exhibited by Flamenco guitarists is called picado. This is also used in classical guitar but to nowhere near the same degree. It is a “rest” stroke which is played by striking a string with an upward stroke of the first or second finger which comes to rest on the string behind it. So if you play a rest stroke on the second string the finger comes into contact with the third string after it has struck the note. Flamenco scale passages are played as picado using rapid alternating strokes of the first and second fingers.

Another Flamenco guitar technique is the use of rapid arpeggios. Arpeggios are played by placing the first, second and third fingers in position on the first, second and third strings as if you are going to pluck a chord. Instead of plucking all three strings you lift your whole hand slightly so that the fingers play the strings in rapid succession. The thumb and fingers of a guitarist who has practiced this technique can play some very fast arpeggio passages. The effect is similar to sweep picking used in rock guitar.

The thumb is uses almost exclusively in downstrokes. This is another rest stroke where the thumb plays, for example, the sixth string and comes to rest on the fifth string before starting the next stroke. It may seem strange to anybody who has not tried it to make the thumb and fingers “rest” between strokes, but this technique can produce some very fast thumb and picado playing.

Another technique used in Flamenco guitar is the tremolo. This is a technique for producing a long line of melody notes accompanied by the thumb playing bass notes. This technique was borrowed from classical guitar and differs in that Flamenco tremolo is played with four notes between each bass note whereas classical guitarists only play three melody notes between bass notes. In most guitar notation systems the thumb is shown as “p” (for the Spanish “pulgar”), the index finger is shown as “i” , the middle finger is designated “m” and the ring finger is “a” (for annular which is latin for ring).

To play a continuous E on the open first string of the guitar, use the fingers and thumb in this order:
Play a bass note on the open sixth string with your thumb using rest stroke.

On the open first string:

Play a free stroke with i
Play a free stroke with a
Play a free stroke with m
Play a free stroke with i

You have just played one bass note followed by four melody notes. To continue playing, make an E chord with your left hand and alternate the bass notes between the sixth, fifth and fourth strings.

As you can see these techniques are hard to explain in words. They are easier to understand if you use my written descriptions in conjunction with watching Flamenco guitarists on video. It will take some hard work to actually use these techniques, and I strongly suggest you take lessons from a guitar player who knows how to play Flamenco.

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