Tangos 1 Flamenco Guitar

Tangos is a dance form that developed primarily between Cadiz and Sevilla. It is a 4/4 beat rhythm and has some reminiscence with certain Arabic rhythm and groove patterns. The flamenco Tangos, has nothing to do with the Argentinian Tango. This style of dancing is also much more sensual which includes much more hip movement (due to the Arabic belly dancing style) in comparison with the starker Soleá and Seguiriya.

Tangos, together with Bulerías are the two favorite forms of jamming and partying in all the Juergas (a flamenco party-jam) usually in celebration of a wedding, baptism or any joyous occasion.

In this lesson you will learn the basic compás and rhythmic patterns of Tangos, broken down into great detail. We also cover the characteristic chord voicings of Tangos, and how we use them in playing compás. We’ll be sharing how to play these traditional phrases with the right feel or aire, showing the tricks on how to get that groove, including how to play and understand it with a rhythm track for more context. There will be a gradual evolution of complexity and subtlety throughout this lesson that will give you a good foundation of the basics but also show you some more advanced and syncopated patterns.

Once you’ll get the basics of compás and aire, you’ll be ready for some Falsetas that will start you off nice and easy so as to get confidence in your understanding and execution of these phrases. Again there will be a noticeable growth in complexity in that area as well.

In this lesson Adam del Monte is playing a Blanca flamenco guitar by the master luthier Erez Perelman