Escribano -> RE: Right hand fingerings (Nov. 14 2004 20:45:18)
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Don't you perceive sometimes the bass is merely an arpeggio accompaniment The other way around. IMHO the thumb is never merely. Especially in tremelo. The thumb is the anchor, the essence. If one is learning flamenco, one must start with the thumb. At the moment, I am listening to Camerón and Tomatito. All p, i, rasgueos, and golpe. Few arpeggios or picado. That is accompanying of course, but that is flamenco. Let's face it, flamenco guitar is rhythm guitar, not lead guitar. For me, the thumb is the flamenco melody within that rhythm. Arpeggios are not the tune (the canteor sets the tune), perhaps I could be emplored to make an exception for picado in the case of solo guitar, but solo guitar is not flamenco entera. For me, the guitar is musical percussion for the canteor. At worst it can be a distraction, like letting a sax player into your band[:D] I am open to being convinced otherwise.
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