Question about Manuel Granados book..

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Wannabee

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Joined: Jan. 13 2007

Question about Manuel Granados book..

Hey dudes.

I hope this isn't too simplistic for some of you....but here goes.

I am trying to work my way through the Manuel Granados book 1 and needless to say I am finding it difficult.

I wish he would have recorded slower versions of each passage, but c'est la vie.

Anyway, my question; On page 40 in the Tientos section, there are 2 rasgueado patterns that I can't figure out. Perhaps some of you more experienced players could give me a clue or two.

At the top of the page, example A, first bar, beat 1 - golpe followed by a ras. "c a m i" all down strokes. The "i" comes on beat 2, then there are 2 more downstrokes with the "i" finger.

Is this correct? It seems to me it would be much easier to play an upstroke on the second half of beat 2 followed by a downstroke on 3 with a golpe.

What do you guys think? Should I be trying to do these all as downstrokes or does it matter that much?

Anyway, thanks for your help.

Suerte

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Stu

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From: London (the South of it), England

RE: Question about Manuel Granados b... (in reply to Wannabee)

Which Granados book???
I am looking at page 40 of my Manuel Granados book and it is a Bulerias de Concierto.

Stu

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Fitna A.

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From: The Netherlands

RE: Question about Manuel Granados b... (in reply to Wannabee)

quote:

I am trying to work my way through the Manuel Granados book 1 and needless to say I am finding it difficult.

I wish he would have recorded slower versions of each passage, but c'est la vie.

I recognise this...
Damn, I don't understand why he brings beginner pieces so incredible fast!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 10 2008 8:40:03

Wannabee

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RE: Question about Manuel Granados b... (in reply to Stu)

It's the "manual didactico flamenco guitar N1."

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 11 2008 19:03:33

Ricardo

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RE: Question about Manuel Granados b... (in reply to Wannabee)

quote:

Is this correct? It seems to me it would be much easier to play an upstroke on the second half of beat 2 followed by a downstroke on 3 with a golpe.

What do you guys think? Should I be trying to do these all as downstrokes or does it matter that much?

Anyway, thanks for your help.

That (what was written as you describe) sounds fine to me. The reason for consecutive down strokes is to hit more of the bass strings and get a snap and buzz attack. Verses up strokes which are bright and treble sounding. I really matters HOW exactly you attack with the index strokes. Listen to recordings and copy those details if you can.

The thing you might notice different than you describe, but common, would be instead of cami, you might have amii with i up on the next beat, rather than i down. Then you do your downstrokes, but rather than repeat, alternate m i. But the important thing is the sound. Just alternate i strokes, down and up have a certain sound that down strokes don't. Tientos is slow, but you will even find consecutive downstrokes in bulerias, so get used to em.

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 12 2008 16:37:37