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Aires Linares alza pua section--I ne...
I've been studying Paco de Lucia's Aires Linares (taranta) with the official Partituras book and the alza pua section, starting at 5:07 in the "video" below, seems to be transcribed wrong in the book when I slow it down. (It could be one of those intentional errors to fight copyright infringement.) Does anyone know how it should really go? Could you show me? Thanks.
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RE: Aires Linares alza pua section--... (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)
Thanks, xirdneH. I've kind of decided that with the addition of the two bass notes, all that's needed is more of a couple of pauses--where it goes to uneven multiplets, not triplets or quadruplets. After I practice it for a few days I'll post a video of me playing it.
Okay, I screwed up. I wrote first fret where I should have said second fret (thinking of the first finger, I guess). And I found more places where the bottom note is missing in the official Partituras. I think I have it now. There are pauses and there seems to be a quadruplet in the Partituras that is not audible on the recording; I don't know if it belongs there but I am cutting it out. I think this is correct:
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7:20 he does it here. I feel slowed down the open E note is coming from the left hand while the right is doing the typical alzapua (no double strike with the thumb)...in other words a slur should be written to indicate the index moved to allow the open E to sound and the F# hammer when the thumb is actually only hitting the 5th and 4th etc. Frankly, it is too damn fast for a double retracted strike anyway:
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RE: Aires Linares alza pua section--... (in reply to Ricardo)
Thanks so much, Ricardo. I was hoping you would get involved. Very good point that it's too fast for the double down strokes with the thumb. The slurs seem promising. I think you nailed it. I'll practice that. Amazing video of Paco, by the way.
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RE: Aires Linares alza pua section--... (in reply to orsonw)
in that one the rhythm is not triplets, it is group of 4 so the hammer pull has its own space. The other thing is trickier because you hear the bass note but are not striking the string so it is counter intuitive.
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