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estebanana

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Gnarliest Alzapua practice techniques? 
What are the most grueling, ass kicking, and most productive alzapua practice studies you have seen?

I'm looking for a challenge.

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RE: Gnarliest Alzapua practice techn... (in reply to estebanana) 
Tomatito's monster alzapua off Pasando el Puente from the Flamenco Vivo album. I transcribed it years ago (that's the easy part) but never nailed it at speed.

alzapua at 1:45

Also, I posted a video in the swap shop (page 81) earlier this year of a Pedro Sierra tangos alzapua which he plays at about 170 but I flail at 130. Scroll down from the video, there is a sound file there of Pedro in all his immensity. I can do a tab if anyone is interested.

Those two should keep you happy for hours

Edit: oops, I over looked the word "productive"

Edit 2: anyone up for an old school Manuel Morao accompanies Terremoto alzapua challenge?

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estebanana

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RE: Gnarliest Alzapua practice techn... (in reply to Dudnote) 
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Tomatito's monster alzapua off Pasando el Puente from the Flamenco Vivo album. I transcribed it years ago (that's the easy part) but never nailed it at speed.


I know the album well. A teacher of mine used to joke that Tomatito has a pneumatic air wrench installed in this arm that he turns on when he wants that. Like a mechanic taking off a car tire with an air driven socket set.

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RE: Gnarliest Alzapua practice techn... (in reply to estebanana) 
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ORIGINAL: estebanana
I know the album well. A teacher of mine used to joke that Tomatito has a pneumatic air wrench installed in this arm that he turns on when he wants that. Like a mechanic taking off a car tire with an air driven socket set.

Here's a rough tab. I don't have a access to a slow downer right now, so there may be one or two errors - for example the rasgueado might start on 8 not 7, but it's more or less as written here. Circled numbers are the beats of the compas - they should all be correct.

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RE: Gnarliest Alzapua practice techn... (in reply to estebanana) 
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anyone up for an old school Manuel Morao accompanies Terremoto alzapua challenge?

If you get it going I'll join.
That Tomtito alzapua is not right, he sold his soul, thats just not human......

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RE: Gnarliest Alzapua practice techn... (in reply to Dudnote) 
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Tomatito's monster alzapua off Pasando el Puente from the Flamenco Vivo album


The first part of that alzapua Paco also plays with Camaron but the second part of that alzapua is ridiculous!....


Here is the first part paco playing it with camaron .... It starts at around 2:20

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RE: Gnarliest Alzapua practice techn... (in reply to estebanana) 
I always thought this one was unique and cool. A horrible playback video here but at least you can see how it's done at :41 and 1:53

http://youtu.be/cKij0KY9TGc

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estebanana

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RE: Gnarliest Alzapua practice techn... (in reply to estebanana) 
I stopped the video at 1:51 to figure out that chord.
He looks so effortless the way the thumb glides. A very different kind of sound than the industrial power tool sound of Tomatito.

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