Man of La Mancha? Help!!

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Adam

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Joined: Dec. 6 2006
From: Hamilton, ON

Man of La Mancha? Help!!

So I met a guy last night who's putting on a production of Man of la Mancha, and since I'm apparently the only flamenco guitarist on campus they asked me to play in it

So this is pretty exciting, I've never really performed for a big audience before, but I don't know much about it except for a song or two. They say it's scored for flamenco guitar but is it really meant for flamenco players, or more for classically trained players? Will I need to learn to read sheet music better, or is there good tab out there for the music?

Anyone who's got experience with this play, I'd appreciate some heads up!!

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edguerin

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From: Siegburg, Alemania

RE: Man of La Mancha? Help!! (in reply to Adam)

I saw Man of La Mancha years ago.
It has nothing to do with flamenco.

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Gummy

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Joined: Nov. 27 2005
From: North Carolina, USA

RE: Man of La Mancha? Help!! (in reply to Adam)

Edgar884 (Gabriel Edgar) did this a couple years back. I'm sure he has some insight.

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Chiste de Gales

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Joined: Jan. 13 2009

RE: Man of La Mancha? Help!! (in reply to Adam)

Here's a decent version of one of the songs where you can hear the guitar.
You may want to write out a sheet of chord changes if you're worried about
sight reading. Its not flamenco (as said before) but theres plenty opportunity
for rasgeos.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2010 19:33:54

aloysius

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From: Adelaide, Australia

RE: Man of La Mancha? Help!! (in reply to Adam)

I played in a production of this about 4 years ago. The guitar music in the score basically just indicated chords to play, with suggested rhythms that you can play with whatever rasgueo you feel is appropriate. None of the music follows any flamenco palo, it's more in line with what you would expect from a musical, just with rasgueos from a guitarist to give it a different flavour. If you know chords and their names (eg have read jazz charts or similar) it will be pretty easy to follow.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 31 2010 19:41:09

Adam

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From: Hamilton, ON

RE: Man of La Mancha? Help!! (in reply to Adam)

Thanks everyone! I've got the sheet music (really just chords with some suggesting strumming patterns) but I'm having a bit of trouble just reading some of the chords. Where can I find a useful chord chart? For example, there are chords marked maj7(9) which I can't find on any of the chord sites I've checked......

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HemeolaMan

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From: Chicago

RE: Man of La Mancha? Help!! (in reply to Adam)

play the 9 or don't. up to you. substitute if more flamenco. Go with balls over extended tonality

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