Solo Quiero Caminar help

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a_arnold

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Joined: Jul. 30 2006

Solo Quiero Caminar help

Okay, our cantaor wants to sing this, so I went online.

I found an uncredited tab (Faucher?) that says D tuning. ("6eme en Re").

Ruben Diaz's (I know, I know, don't start) youtube instruction informs us that PdL played it in Am with rondena tuning

Then Diaz proceeds to teach it por arriba.

Can anybody give me some guidance on what is the easiest key to play it in?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2011 21:19:50

xirdneH_imiJ

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From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: Solo Quiero Caminar help (in reply to a_arnold)

i rarely play this one, but i'm not comfortable with the fingerings in Faucher's drop D version, rondena may be true especially as on one of his live albums, Paco goes from a rondena intro straight to this one...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 25 2011 22:41:18

a_arnold

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RE: Solo Quiero Caminar help (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

quote:

i'm not comfortable with the fingerings in Faucher's drop D version

I'm glad to hear someone else say this. I'm not either.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2011 1:28:25

KMMI77

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From: The land down under

RE: Solo Quiero Caminar help (in reply to a_arnold)

When i was in seville Carlos heredia was playing it in standard tuning. You could have a go at working out a standard tuning version. Try....

-----------------------0------------------1------------------------------
-----------------------3------------------1-------------------------2---
-----------------------3------------------1-------------------------2---
--7--8---5--3--------3---3---2--0-----3-------------------------2---
--0----7----------7--7------1-------1--4-4^3 3^1 01310----0---
--6------------5------5------------------1-------------------------3---

Then alzapua in standard position for tangos

-----------------------------------------
-----------------2--2-------------------
-----------------2--2-------etc...------
-----------------0--0-------------------
--------1-^3---------------------------
-----------------------------------------

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2011 10:25:07

a_arnold

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RE: Solo Quiero Caminar help (in reply to KMMI77)

quote:

When i was in seville Carlos heredia was playing it in standard tuning.

Wow. Now a 4th possibility. Which actually is do-able. Thanks, Kris.

Anybody know what key PdL actually plays it in?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2011 12:10:20

lelandv

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RE: Solo Quiero Caminar help (in reply to a_arnold)

On his studio album it was in Dropped-D tuning. When touring with the sextet in the 80's it was in rondena tuning as he would often start with a rondena intro.

I've seen several other variations of it played by other guitarists, including one in dropped C open tuning, but found that to be a little too "weird" ;)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 26 2011 14:56:17