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Joined: Dec. 2 2006
From: Budapest, now in Southampton
RE: Tangos the Malaga, chords and st... (in reply to Flamencito)
in the solo compas series it's listed together with garrotín, and i've just listened to Mairena singing it...it's accompanied by only using E and A... Camarón sings it using A minor during the letras, and ending lines often in major A...Perico el del Lunar accompanying Paco el Gasolina seems to accompany with A minor throughout... i have nothing more on my pc to listen to in this palo unfortunately... i have to admit i have about zero experience with this palo, maybe Ricardo can help out...
the compas is a "lazy" tango/tiento mixture, with more emphasis on the first beat than in usual tangos...they play the bass note or golpe on the first beat and finish of the next compas with an amii (or similar) landing on the 3rd beat
RE: Tangos the Malaga, chords and st... (in reply to Flamencito)
When I have played it for a dancer/singer they wanted medium/slow tempo tientos/tangos compas using Am, farruca type chords. In places there was a similar aire to farruca. (I have no real knowledge- I just copied a solo compas cd!) I would guess it's the cante/letra that dicates it being called Tangos de Malaga, maybe it's more of a song than a palo?
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Joined: Apr. 7 2005
From: Adelaide, Australia
RE: Tangos the Malaga, chords and st... (in reply to Flamencito)
Typical verse:
E7 - Am often a 1 compas remate here, especially if done with a dancer A7 - Dm A7 - Dm (or Dm - A7 - Dm) E7 - Am E7 - Am, briefly change to A7 Dm - E7 - Am E7 - Am
This can be done quite slow (like a farruca) or faster, more like a regular tango. Some singers will switch between major and minor - so in the salida you might hear E7 - A - E7 - Am
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Joined: Oct. 31 2012
From: The Netherlands
RE: Tangos the Malaga, chords and st... (in reply to aloysius)
Thanks for all the replies. Especially Doits's is really helpful, lol
Thanks for your detailed explanation for a typical verse Aloysius!
I am just a starter at transcribing, theory and that kind of stuff... but am i right that the Dm chord can easily replaced with an F major flamenco chord (open 1st and 2nd string), so it's gets more a Fandangos de Huelva feel?
RE: Tangos the Malaga, chords and st... (in reply to Flamencito)
Tangos de Màlaga. also known as Tangos de Piyayo. is a palo muy bonito and muy apreciado: it is particularly effective as a change after Tangos de Triana.
I once accompanied José Millán when he began with Tangos de Cádiz, then Triana, then Málaga and a remate por Garrotín! They all work together being 4/4 but with variation of soniquete.
RE: Tangos the Malaga, chords and st... (in reply to Ricardo)
In the cante, there's also a F that pop up from time to time. I have troubles to get that one correct enough.
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but it's still tangos de malaga as per REPOMPA de malaga.
You meant de la PIRULA Nice way to sing it. 1st time I heard it, that way.
I absolutly like this one. From Tomas de Perrate. Altought some people might have difficulty to acknowlegne his version as flamenco, I enjoyed it a lot. Notice @ 2'40 there's some a 'no musical' insert in it
And the sequence shoot his also well done and refreshing...
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Posts: 334
Joined: Oct. 31 2012
From: The Netherlands
RE: Tangos the Malaga, chords and st... (in reply to mezzo)
Thanks for all the nice posts, I am enjoying it :)
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E7 - Am often a 1 compas remate here, especially if done with a dancer A7 - Dm A7 - Dm (or Dm - A7 - Dm) E7 - Am E7 - Am, briefly change to A7 Dm - E7 - Am E7 - Am
This can be done quite slow (like a farruca) or faster, more like a regular tango. Some singers will switch between major and minor - so in the salida you might hear E7 - A - E7 - Am
RE: Tangos the Malaga, chords and st... (in reply to Flamencito)
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ORIGINAL: Flamencito
Thanks for all the nice posts, I am enjoying it :)
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E7 - Am often a 1 compas remate here, especially if done with a dancer A7 - Dm A7 - Dm (or Dm - A7 - Dm) E7 - Am E7 - Am, briefly change to A7 Dm - E7 - Am E7 - Am
This can be done quite slow (like a farruca) or faster, more like a regular tango. Some singers will switch between major and minor - so in the salida you might hear E7 - A - E7 - Am
I love playing this right now :)
You can throw some colour into the verse by adding a flat 2nd to the A7 (making it a Bb diminished 7) before moving to Dm.