All Flamenco chords in Tab

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Ricardo

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All Flamenco chords in Tab 3 votes

I don't know of a real good chord book for "flamenco" chords, and since this question gets asked a lot, I thought maybe some of us could "make" one. So I will start w/ all the "special flamenco A chords" I know, and others can add to it. We can go from A-G# in the future. So here are the "special flamenco A's" that I can think of right now before bed.

E-0--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--0--x--5--5--0--0--x--x--0--0--5---0--12--0--0--
B-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--4--x--x--5--3--5--10-10-10-11--
G-2--3--0--3--2--2--2--3--2--2--6--7--6--6--6--x--3--3--3--9---9--9---9--
D-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--8--8--8--5--7--7--7--3--x--7--11--8--11--
A-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--4--4--7--7--0--0--4--0--0--7--0--0---x---0--0--
E---------------5--6--3--3-----3--5--5---------5--6-----5------9---9----------

good night....

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 26 2005 6:08:22

ToddK

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

EXCELLENT IDEA!!!!

You've got your friggin thinking cap on tonite!

Thanks!!!! Lots of people here are going to get alot of mileage out of that one.:)

TK

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 26 2005 9:28:06

Guest

RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Thanks Ricardo those chords are useful!
There is a reasonably good flamenco chord dictionary in the front of Volume 1 of 'Traite De Guitare Flamenca' by Oscar Herrero and Claude Worms. This section also has combinations of the chords given in the dictionary. There are about 20 E chords, 20 A chords 20 G chords etc.....It basically covers the E and A phrygian chords.

Cheers,

Andy

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 26 2005 10:48:31

Ramón

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

this is GREAT! Thanks for the post, as this relates to 'our' art, where these are not chords generally know/acknowledged in most material one finds.

I printed this out, and as I watch a movie - my neighbor, classical guitarist Randy Pile - taught me this trick (Randy is a great classical performer, and I always threaten to convert him to 'The Dark Side'), we rent DVD's, put the subtitles on, and 'read' a movie while doing all our drills, so these chord changes are great to just work up the scale on while watching..

kooool....Graciás!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 30 2005 17:57:44

duende

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

i have a concrete cap on...to many a drink being knocked down yesterday..

i love you all

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 30 2005 19:13:01

duende

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to duende)

oi!!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 30 2005 21:21:54

Escribano

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to duende)

Drunk in charge of a computer, M'Lud. He's bang to rights. It's a fair cop.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 30 2005 21:23:20

Ricardo

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

No more A chords then? Ok, Bb (also known as "A#").

E-0--0--1--1--0--0--0--0--5--0--0--5--x--x--x--0---0------x-
B-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--3--3--5--3--3--x--6--11-----0-
G-3--2--3--3--3--0--3--1--3--3--3--7--3--3--7--7--10-----3-
D-3--3--3--0--0--3--0--0--3--3--7--8--3--3--0--8---8------3-
A-1--1--x---x--1--1--1--1--0--5--x--5--5--5--8--0---x------1-
E------------x---------1--1---------x--6--6--4--6--x--10-----1-

Of course some of the shapes used for A up on the neck, can be used the same, just a fret up.
Can't think of other "special" ones right now.

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 1 2005 15:13:40

Ramón

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Thanks, Ricardo.....what I have been looking for...

Ramón

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 2 2005 15:10:46

Ricardo

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Ok B chords, or special ones used in flamenco (not some bar shapes we used already though)

E--2--2--0--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--5--2--0--0--0---0---x----0--0--
B--0--0--0--0--0--1--4--0--0--4--4--0--3--2--3--0---0--12----4--4--
G--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--5--5--5--5--2--2--0--5---8--11----6--4--
D--1--1--1--1--1--1--4--4--4--4--4--4--0--0--4--4--10--10----4--4--
A--2--2--2--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--6---9---x-----2--0--
E--x--2--2--2--2--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--2--2--2--7---7---11----------

I am sure there are more...

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 6 2005 19:31:22

Ricardo

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Ok, some of you guys know this but arent' helping me. It is going to take me forever, but here goes.....
Next up is C chords.

E-0--0--0--3--0--1--0--0--0--3--0--2--0--0--0--
B-1--1--0--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--0--
G-0--0--0--0--3--3--0--3--3--0--0--5--6--7--9--
D-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--2--5--5-10--
A-3--3--3--3--3--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-10--
E-x--3--3--x--x---3--x--x--3--x--x---x--x--x--8--

And the bar shapes we used before, taken from 8th fret or wherever the inversion is.

Now C#, the list gets shorter...

E--1--1--x--4--0--x--7--2---x---x--
B--2--2--2--6--6--x--6--2---x---x--
G--1--1--1--7--7--6--7--4--10--x--
D--3--0--0--6--6--0--0--3---0---0--
A--4--4--x--4--4--4--4--2--11---4--
E--1--x--1--x--x--x---x--4---9---1--

etc

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2005 16:24:19

Guest

RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

quote]Ok, some of you guys know this but arent' helping me. It is going to take me forever, but here goes.....

No, pisha. Its just that you know and most of us don´t. Although incapable of using the information, I appreciate it and feel that I owe you a few tapas in El Faro, should you ever manage to make your way from Sanlúcar to Cádiz.

Suerte

Sean

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2005 21:20:39

Guest

RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

hey ricardo...this looks great...excuse my total stupidity but how do you read the chart??
i dont usually use tab..
thanks

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2005 22:43:08

antonio

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Hi Ricardo,
Thank you very much for your effort , and the offer of the chords chart.
Although I cannot make much of a use today, I konw this will be of great utility in the future.

Gracias amigo

Antonio

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 3 2005 8:47:20

Doitsujin

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Hello Ricardo,

Very interesting topic here.
Here and there are some interesting chords I didnt know.Thank you.
But I have a display problem, that makes it hard to read the chords.
The lines of the chord-summaries do not have the same length.
Which kind of letters (characters?) would make it work?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 3 2005 9:35:20

Graeme

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Hey Doitsujin,
If you start a new text file (xxxx.txt) in Windows Notepad, you can then select/copy & paste Ricardo's TAB sections into it. Then just make sure you set the Notepad font (Format menu) to Courier New (or any other mono-spaced font).

And thanks to Ricardo!
Graeme

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 3 2005 12:14:25

Ricardo

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

The browser indents the lines if your window is too skinny.

MAKE SURE THIS LINE YOU ARE READING GOES STRAIGHT ACROSS AND IS NOT INDENTED

Now assuming you have it wide enough, the way to read tab is as if the guitar is lying down face up, in your lap. The dotted lines--------are the strings, the numbers are the frets. So it is like looking at the neck, with frets indicated by numbers. The strings are in this order:

E(mi)=first string
B(si)=2nd
G(sol)=3rd
D(re)=4th
A(la)=5th
E(mi)=6th

The number "4" indicates the 4th fret. The number "0" is the open string, etc.

E-----------------0-------0-----
B--------------5----------5-----
G----------4--------------4-----
D-------6-----------------6------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------

Reading left to right the notes are G#(4th string 6th fret), B(3rd string 4th fret), E(2nd string 5th fret), and E again (1st string open). When the notes are separated, you play left to right, so this is an arpeggio. When the notes are written vertically, then they are played together as a chord.

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 3 2005 21:28:20

Ricardo

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Guest)

quote:

I appreciate it and feel that I owe you a few tapas in El Faro, should you ever manage to make your way from Sanlúcar to Cádiz.

Sounds good Amigo! I might have a working cel phone when I am there in July. Email me your info Please!

ricardo_marlow@yahoo.com

Thanks Sean!

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 3 2005 21:33:42

Doitsujin

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

yes, it woks! fine,
tank you

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 3 2005 23:11:25

Mark2

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Is it possible to copy text from wordpad into a reply to the forum? I wrote out some alegrias e chords but don't know how to copy in the reply box..........

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 6 2005 3:20:42

Doitsujin

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Just tag it copy it and paste it in the Forum. Hey, at the moment Im looking for Alegrias chords in E! Please try it!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 6 2005 21:55:06

Ricardo

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

How about some D chords first?

E--2--2--2--5--2--0--0--0--0--5--5--4--9--0--0--0--0--5--5--0--10--
B--3--4--3--3--3--3--1--3--5--7--7--7--7--3--3--5--6--3--6--6--10--
G--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--5--8--7--7--7--2--2--5--7--2--7--7--10--
D--0--0--4--4--0--0--0--4--4--7--0--0--0--3--0--3--7--3--0--0---0--
A--x--x---5--x--0--0--3--5--5--5--6--x--x--x--0--5--5--0--x--8---x--
E--x--x---x--x--2--2--2--5--5--x--x---x--x--x--1--x--x--x--x--x---x--

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 7 2005 7:58:35

Ricardo

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

And D#/Eb...muy flamenco....

E--3--0--0--x--0--6--0--0--0--x--0--
B--4--4--4--0--4--8--8--8--8--0--4--
G--3--3--3--3--0--9--9--8--0--3--3--
D--1--1--1--1--5--8--8--8--8--4--5--
A--x---x-(1)-x--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--
E--x---x--3--3--6--x--x--0--x--x--x--

Now, on to the chord the guitar was made for.....the E CHORD!

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 7 2005 8:11:02

Mark2

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Doitsujin)

I put the alegrias E chords in the tabs section the forum. There doesn't seem to be a way to paste text here-at least I can't figure it out! If anyone can move the post here, please do! Hope you guys like some of these chords.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 7 2005 17:25:03

Doitsujin

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Here are Mark2s E-chords.I think its better to get the collections together in 1 thread,right? -nice chords Mark2 (^_-)

E 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 2 4 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 4
B 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 4 5 5 4 0 9 9 9 0 5 7 0 0 0 4
G 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D 2 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 2 6
A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 6 7
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 7 2005 17:53:16

Ricardo

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Doitsujin)

Awesome, here are some more E chords:

E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--6--6--6--0---0---0--0---
B--0--3--5--6--5--5--0--0--9--9--7--0---9---9--5---
G--1--1--4--4--4--4--3--6--9--6--7-10--10-11--4---
D--3--3--3--3--3--6--6--8--6--9--6--9---9---9---2--
A--2--2--2--x--5--6--7--7--7--7--7--7---7---7---2--
E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---4--

oops, and minor...

E--0--0--2--0--0--0--0--
B--0--0--3--7--0--0-10--
G--0--0--0--7--0--4-11--
D--4--4--0--5--2--5--9--
A--2--7--2--7--2--7--7--
E--0--0--0--0--3--0--0--

man there are alot of E chords....

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 17 2005 19:09:34

Francisco

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

This is very helpful, thanks Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 27 2005 2:29:15

Chansey

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Looking at these chords, I find that most of them, even if all the way up the fretboard have open strings being played. That's quite interesting! I wonder why.....

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 27 2005 6:12:52

Ricardo

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RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Ok, F chords

E--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--3--1--0--1--0--5--5--0--0--0--0---0--x--
B--0--0--0--1--1--0--1--1--1--1--1--3--0--4--6--0--6--6--10--0---
G--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--2--5--5--5--2--5--5--12--2--
D--3--3--1--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--3--3--3--3--5--7--7--10--1---
A--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--0--0--0--0--3--0--8---8---2--
E--1--1--1--1--x--x--x---x--x--x--1--1--x--x--x---1--x--x---x---1--

Oh yeah, from "Compadres", Fminor(major7)

E--1--
B--1--
G--1--
D--2--
A--3--
E--1--

Ricardo

Oh, pS, to the guy wondering about open strings. that is what makes these chords "special" or "flamenco" in some cases. cheers.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 30 2005 4:27:15

Guest

RE: All Flamenco chords in Tab (in reply to Ricardo)

Hey thanks a lot for going to all the trouble of writting out this stuff Ricardo its great. I just cut and pasted it all onto a notepad and printed it onto a couple of pages. Now i have all these cords in one handy location.
Thanks
Dominic

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 13 2005 23:51:56