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Here's a falseta I've been working on for the last few days. The first half started as an exercise for granaínas key (B-C) and ended up as a bulerías in A. The tempo is just a little slower than I like, but it's not easy to play it that fast! I'm playing along to Ron's metronome, although you can't really hear it in the file.
RE: Arpeggiated bulería falseta (in reply to NormanKliman)
I really liked it you sound muy flamenco, sounds like something Niño Miguel would play.
I been playing a lot of the stuff from your site lateley the Marote falsetta gives you a nice thumb workout and sounds great thanks for providing such a nice site!
RE: Arpeggiated bulería falseta (in reply to Ron.M)
Thanks guys, glad you like it. Phrygian, the comparison is flattering, but I think Niño Miguel is on another level. Maybe if he was really drunk and with one hand tied behind his back, I could sound a little bit like him! Ron, I did make it up, but there's a classic granaína arpeggio idea there in the first part, so it's not entirely my own. The first part came together in B in just a few minutes. The next day, I noticed that it also worked in A, so I hooked it up to the second part, which is from about a year ago.
RE: Arpeggiated bulería falseta (in reply to mezzo)
Thanks to everyone for commenting.
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...his sound is so dry and strong, just like your recording.
Oh, well thank you Lionel. That would be my cheap and plastic computer microphone. It was pointing straight into the sound hole and very close to the strings.
Adam, there's a falseta of Pedro's that I had in my head, but more as a direction for developing this one. It's also based on A7 arpeggios but he starts with a tremolo mechanism that sounds absolutely glorious, like trumpets and galloping horses or something. I didn't work that one out but I was thinking of using it. There's a video of him playing bulerías that starts with that falseta.
RE: Arpeggiated bulería falseta (in reply to NormanKliman)
I think that was nice. A bit too slow as you say, on normal speed the ending may even sound... modern? just kidding of course, it sounds very classico with that heavy Gmin-A influence, at least thats what i hear. I think you are based in spain? Do you play often with singers/dancers?
oh what i always wanted to ask you. The Marote falseta, is it your playing???
Thanks Deniz. I live in Jerez but don't accompany that often. Parties with friends, that kind of thing. The Marote falsetas are Marote. I wish I could make a guitar sound like he did! On my site, I play the basic soleá falsetas, the last alzapúa falseta, the cantiñas, the fandangos, some of the siguiriya falsetas and all the cierres and remates, the exercises that have audio, and this bulería falseta. I haven't uploaded any new files of my playing for a few years now. This falseta isn't really what I'd call a fully developed idea, but I decided to use it to replace a another bulería falseta that I recorded about 10 years ago, one that I've never really liked too much.
I've added a dot (dotted quarter) that was missing at the end of the third compás, and I've added the fretting-hand fingering for the Bb7 chord in the second compás. Reload the page to see the changes.
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RE: Arpeggiated bulería falseta (in reply to NormanKliman)
That sounds great norman! I really like your feel. You capture a sound and feel that is muy authentico. When i listened to the falseta it felt like the rhythm was going to come in por tanguillos. Nice swing!
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It was pointing straight into the sound hole and very close to the strings. 
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