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Hi, this is great! Do you have any good slow lesson on your right hand technique there? I'm a very advanced guitar player, but I've never touched flamenco until now. I've started practicing picado, but this is another level I want to know how to approach.
@@DiegoAlonsoMusic Thank you! I don't have a flamenco guitar yet, but is it possible to practice these flamenco techniques on an acoustic guitar? Just until I get a hold on a Spanish guitar later?
@@kimmossige263 You definitely can but please make sure to practice extremely lightly with your right hand so that you don’t hurt your fingers or break your fingernails. If you find that your left hand begins to bother you, I would recommend playing extremely lightly with your left hand as well even if that means that your notes buzz or arm muted. It will be much easier when you get a nylon string guitar.
When doing hammers I do keep my fingers curled and use only the finger tips to strike the string, however, for pull-offs I find it necessary to allow the tip joints to collapse once they come into contact with the string, as it seems to allow the fingers to be more relaxed, especially the ring and the pinky which share a tendon. Not sure if this is technically correct, but if I play pull-offs with perfectly curled fingers and keep the tip joints tensed so they don’t collapse, my hand feels stiff and I end up ‘hooking’ th string, which kills the legato., especially those which involve ring and pinky… any ideas?
Instead of changing the tip joint flexion, think about keeping the finger tip just as flexed as it would be for the hammer-on and pivot your fingertip on the string downward. You're basically letting your left arm hang a tiny bit and pulling your arm back about a centimeter (or less) so that your finger tip flexion is the same but your finger tip points just a tiny bit upward. Your finger tip should be between 70º-90º to the string for hammer-ons and between 60º-80º for pull-offs. Hope this helps!
You definitely don't want to collapse your finger tips. You can try 2 things: 1) Keep your finger tips slightly curled and angle a bit (4:27) and pull your forearm back a bit to help change your finger tip angle. Then try pressing a little less on the fretted note before you pull off. 2) Hooking the note is totally fine so long as you're not pressing too hard. If you press too hard you'll get a pop or harsh -- non-legato -- sound. Sometimes you need to hook a tiny bit so that you start off a little on top of the string rather than squarely on it so that you don't hit the string below the one you're playing. Try hooking a tiny but and pressing as lightly as possible before you pull off. Hope this helps!
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That's some beautiful playing, my friend!
This video was very helpful. I shall post my progress here
Thanks Moises! :)
Hi everyone! I will start posting more videos very soon and will dedicate my channel to technique, practice strategies and performance. Please let me know what kind of videos you'd like to see on my channel and I'll do my very best to accommodate as many requests as I can. Thanks!
Thanks Diego
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Hi, this is great! Do you have any good slow lesson on your right hand technique there? I'm a very advanced guitar player, but I've never touched flamenco until now. I've started practicing picado, but this is another level I want to know how to approach.
Hi Kim! I’m glad that you enjoyed the video lesson. I am actually working on new videos to post soon. Please stay tuned!
@@DiegoAlonsoMusic Thank you! I don't have a flamenco guitar yet, but is it possible to practice these flamenco techniques on an acoustic guitar? Just until I get a hold on a Spanish guitar later?
@@kimmossige263 You definitely can but please make sure to practice extremely lightly with your right hand so that you don’t hurt your fingers or break your fingernails. If you find that your left hand begins to bother you, I would recommend playing extremely lightly with your left hand as well even if that means that your notes buzz or arm muted. It will be much easier when you get a nylon string guitar.
I always forget to grow out the nail on my thumb. I think it makes your bass notes sound a lot crisper. Is the difference in playing worth it?
Hi Mark. Definitely. You don’t need a lot of nail but just enough to nick the string will give you their crisp sound you’re talking about.
Thank you Diego for your reply and for the video. Sometimes my ego clouds simplicity, so this video really helped. B e z friend!
You’re very welcome Mark! Glad this helped. Please be on the lookout for more tutorial videos soon.
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When doing hammers I do keep my fingers curled and use only the finger tips to strike the string, however, for pull-offs I find it necessary to allow the tip joints to collapse once they come into contact with the string, as it seems to allow the fingers to be more relaxed, especially the ring and the pinky which share a tendon. Not sure if this is technically correct, but if I play pull-offs with perfectly curled fingers and keep the tip joints tensed so they don’t collapse, my hand feels stiff and I end up ‘hooking’ th string, which kills the legato., especially those which involve ring and pinky… any ideas?
Instead of changing the tip joint flexion, think about keeping the finger tip just as flexed as it would be for the hammer-on and pivot your fingertip on the string downward. You're basically letting your left arm hang a tiny bit and pulling your arm back about a centimeter (or less) so that your finger tip flexion is the same but your finger tip points just a tiny bit upward. Your finger tip should be between 70º-90º to the string for hammer-ons and between 60º-80º for pull-offs. Hope this helps!
You definitely don't want to collapse your finger tips. You can try 2 things: 1) Keep your finger tips slightly curled and angle a bit (4:27) and pull your forearm back a bit to help change your finger tip angle. Then try pressing a little less on the fretted note before you pull off. 2) Hooking the note is totally fine so long as you're not pressing too hard. If you press too hard you'll get a pop or harsh -- non-legato -- sound. Sometimes you need to hook a tiny bit so that you start off a little on top of the string rather than squarely on it so that you don't hit the string below the one you're playing. Try hooking a tiny but and pressing as lightly as possible before you pull off. Hope this helps!
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Glad you liked the video Shinelsle! I will start posting more videos soon!