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Ricardo -> RE: The 5-Finger Rasgueado? (Sep. 11 2006 16:16:17)
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Nemo I don't think that's a quintuplet. I played the mp3 it slowly and it sounds like a sixtuplet.
The 5 stroke rasg., necessarily has a 6th note in the group, that being the note played on the next beat. The quintuplet is the group of notes occupying ONE beat. So technically it is 6 notes fast in a row, but if you do 2 groups say, you have 10 notes in the space of 2 beats, but an 11th note will end it on the next beat. eamii-i. or eamii, eamii, i.
One more thing. There are PRO players, MAESTROS who do not ever use this technique. No need to get hung up with your guitar studies by trying to master EVERY type of rasgueado technique. I for one feel doing 5 tuplet type rhythms is very advanced. One should get down ONE type of rasgueado really solid first (like ami, or amii), and just use it until it is natural when playing, like speaking. Adding and subtracting fingers to what you have as a natural movement is much easier then trying to learn all the different kinds of rasg. at the early stages.
Ok having said that, if you want to smooth out the 5 finger rasg., try this in Solea or Alegrias, what ever you are most confident with:
eami, i(up)eam, i. eami, ieam, i. eami, ieam, i. etc.
That is count 1,2 and 3, but notice the rhythm is 4 notes per beat over the first 2 beats. Work on getting this really smooth and in the groove, before trying to squeeze in the odd time 5 tuplets.
Ricardo
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