Need help with Triana (tangos) chords

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James Ashley Mayer

Posts: 115
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Portland, Oregon

Need help with Triana (tangos) chords

I found a local teacher who sings, plays guitar and dances. I hope I've finally found the person who can teach me accompaniment.

We started simple. I'm learning the chords to Triana, which I'm sure most of you have heard. I shot a video of her playing it so I could get the chord changes down before the next practice. There's one spot that is giving me trouble as the timing seems off.

(C)Cuando ponen al (F7)puente la (Bb)banderita (A)gitana

Cuando (C9)ponen al (F7)puente la (Bb)banderita (A)gitana

Up until that switch from A to C9, everything seemed to fall on a predictable beat in the compas. Also, in the video, she seems to have an "oh sh!t" moment right at that spot, so I can't tell if it's played properly or not. Can someone who is familier with this verse tell me how to count this in compas?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2011 17:31:33

Doitsujin

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RE: Need help with Triana (tangos) c... (in reply to James Ashley Mayer)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2011 17:40:54

James Ashley Mayer

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Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Portland, Oregon

RE: Need help with Triana (tangos) c... (in reply to Doitsujin)

Yeah, I can't really follow that. It's really fast, isn't played por medio and it sounds like a different version of the song.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2011 17:51:58

koenie17

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Joined: Feb. 25 2011
From: España

RE: Need help with Triana (tangos) c... (in reply to James Ashley Mayer)

quote:

Cuando (C9)ponen al (F7)puente la (Bb)banderita (A)gitana

In the video he plays it por arriba so it will just confuse you....
Normally(or the way i´ve learned it)

Estribillo:

A7 Dm
Que bonita esta Triana

G7 C
Que bonita esta Triana

C9* F
Quando le ponen a su puente

Bb A
La banderita gitana

C9*(312311) barre 1st fret

The counting is just straight forward 1234,1234,1234,1234
if you´ve got any questions let me know.

saludos

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2011 18:56:37

koenie17

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From: España

RE: Need help with Triana (tangos) c... (in reply to koenie17)

the post messed up where I placed the chords...

Dm should be above triana
(1,2,3,4) (1,2,3,4)
Que bonita esta Triana

with the other letras exactly the same with the 2th chord

Sorry for the mess

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 2 2011 19:02:58

at_leo_87

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From: Boston, MA, U.S.A

RE: Need help with Triana (tangos) c... (in reply to James Ashley Mayer)

just one way of playing it

A . . . A . . . . ........Bb . . ...... A . . .
triana, triana, que bonita esta triana
-respiro (sp?) insert remate here
A . . ................ ...Dm . . .
que bonita esta triana
G7. . . .................C . . . .
que bonita esta triana
C . . . .......................C-F
cuando le ponen al puente
Bb . . ..........A . . .
la banderita gitana
C . . . .....................F
cuando le ponen al puente
Bb . . ...........A . . .
La banderita gitana

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=135941&appid=&p=&mpage=1&key=tangos%2Cletra&tmode=&smode=&s=#135941

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 3 2011 4:11:27

James Ashley Mayer

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Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Portland, Oregon

RE: Need help with Triana (tangos) c... (in reply to at_leo_87)

at_leo_87, that's pretty much how she plays it with one major difference, she emphasizes that last "ponen" going from A to C9, and that's the part that feel rushed and awkward.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 3 2011 4:30:19

mezzo

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Joined: Feb. 18 2010
From: .fr

RE: Need help with Triana (tangos) c... (in reply to James Ashley Mayer)

If she taught you the strumming pattern (not only the chords change), you should practice this strumming with a metronome or a compas loop.
Forget about the letra, just MECHANIZE the strumming pattern first.
Your compas feeling must be strong...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 3 2011 8:09:50