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RE: levante letra confusion (in reply to callemunicion)
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Almaden: taranta Camaraon: taranta de Gabriela
Paco stays in the flamenco mode.
Thanks! That's not the question, in levante (and malaguena) you resolve to D and don't stay on the G chord (you stay on G only at the end of the letra right before the F#) Paco don't resolve to D in this case, listen to other records, he never stays on G. I would like to know if there is any reason for that.
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RE: levante letra confusion (in reply to callemunicion)
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ORIGINAL: callemunicion
quote:
Almaden: taranta Camaraon: taranta de Gabriela
Paco stays in the flamenco mode.
Thanks! That's not the question, in levante (and malaguena) you resolve to D and don't stay on the G chord (you stay on G only at the end of the letra right before the F#) Paco don't resolve to D in this case, listen to other records, he never stays on G. I would like to know if there is any reason for that.
It's a special style where the tradition will dictate this type of move. It's not wrong to do as you describe either, but to prove PDL is not "wrong" for holding the G chord see Cepero here at 3:15:
Another thing is certain cantaores might encounter a "new" or "wrong" tono that they actually prefer and will instruct the guitarist to give them the specific variation before the Record button is pressed. This has happened to me with cantaores many times during rehearsals.
RE: levante letra confusion (in reply to callemunicion)
I would have gone with "thank you for answering my question Ricardo" but whatever...
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RE: levante letra confusion (in reply to callemunicion)
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