I've been watching alot of guitar lesson videos on RUclips, but honestly you are one of the best teachers I've seen so far. Very helpful stuff...thank you so much
I would like to express my gratitude and thank you a lot because I have just started studying Flamenco very seriously and your lessons are helping me a lot in getting the hang of the "mood", the feeling and the correct approach to learning right hand patterns and technique. Thanks a lot really, you are truly a wonderful teacher. ^_^ P.s.: Said by a teacher (but in a different field) who is also a "nerd" like you when it comes to music theory and chords. 😄
Thanks so much Kai for posting these Flamenco tutorials!!! THEY ARE THE BEST!!!! Love your approach!!! The lessons are concise and easy-to-understand!! I play a little classical guitar, and the transition to Flamenco shouldn't be that difficult...since the fingers are kinda used to playing independently. What i have noticed, is that the TIMING is almost more important than the MUSIC!! You must be able to count!! And know where you are at all times! I guess that applies to music across the board... But in flamenco guitar and the techniques involved with playing this type of music, the timing HAS to be tight!!! Not mechanical, just on point!! I LOVE everything about the Flamenco culture! The people, the places, the emotions, and lifestyle! The FLAMENCO DANCERS are BEAUTIFUL!!! And filled with so much FIRE, PASSION, And SENSUALITY!! That in itself is motivation to practice! Once again we deeply appreciate you for helping us to learn something so beautiful as playing Flamenco guitar!!!
I normally don't like or comment on hear cause no one really cares about randoms.. but if you get this you have been the biggest help for me learning these beautiful sounds for 2 weeks now. So I will subscribe. Thank you if you are still active.
Always grateful for your videos, Kai. There are some great flamenco instructors posting on RUclips nowadays, but nobody comes close to breaking things down into core components and relaying them with such clarity.
Hey! came across your site, and I like it! Do you offer lessons? FYI, I'm going on 73... picked an acoustic, 7 months ago, and want to keep at. Regards... Roberto.
At min 10 I think why don't mentioned Paco's "entre dos aguas", is the perfect example of the evolution of rumba, one moment after you done it.I think is impossible to make this better, you are totally in the mood. thanks for share this important knowledge. Gracias Maestro por tu devoción 🙏
@@patrickdunavan9113 Haha - thanks! I grew up speaking Spanish, so there's not much I can do if it comes out with an accent and sounds funny to someone...
Invaluable lessons for us who are guitar aficionados whether metal, blues and all around. I'm an accomplished rock guitarist but with your guidance I feel confident to sit in a circle of guitarreros and help out with rhythm. Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge.
Do you know of any recorded examples of players using the thumb, i finger, golpe, strum technique? It sounds great. I've been working on it over the past day or so. A little difficult but it's coming along
Absolutely! It'll sound better when you have nails, but that's no reason not to start learning the patterns and getting comfortable with them. Cheers, Kai
@@FlamencoExplained thanks! Would you mind recommending a flamenco guitar? My budget is meager, but I was considering the Yamaha gc172sf at about $350. Any help is appreciated!
For the money that Yamaha tends to be a really good choice. If you can go to place that has one and make sure you like how it feels and how it sounds then that's a great option. (If you can't it's still a really good bet, but if you have the option and can choose one that's ideal) Cheer, Kai
For that first pattern/chords at 2:07 why is por meido have a "A major chord and not an A minor chord?" In A phyrgian wouldn't the first be a minor not major?
Armando Roman If it was regular Phrygian it would indeed be a m7 chord, but in flamenco the I chord is a Major triad with a b9. That’s what makes it sound so distinctive - minor (Phrygian) scale over a Major chord. Plus you get to play with both the natural and flatted 3rd scale degree, but always over a Major chord.
@@FlamencoExplained Thank you so much for replying! I thought I was going crazy, so it is altered. Do you have any videos of other adjustments done? So a normal phyrgian is (i-II-III-iv-v°-VI-vii). But a "flamenco phyrgian" is (I-II-III-iv-v°-VI-vii)?
@@armandoroman4049 I don't have videos on that yet, but I may do some more about this stuff. And yeah - normal Phrygian would harmonize like a Major scale starting from the third degree as you have above. 'Flamenco phrygian' is a I Major triad with that added b9, a II that's like a Lydian b7 sort of thing, a III that's Dominant but only functions as a normal Dominant occasionally (there's a moment in the singing when it does resolve down a fifth, but otherwise it functions more like the Dominants do in Blues) and a iv that's a minor 7. Beyond that things don't operate functionally as they do in Western music, so it gets a little weird to analyze... Maybe I do need to do a video on this!
I've been watching alot of guitar lesson videos on RUclips, but honestly you are one of the best teachers I've seen so far. Very helpful stuff...thank you so much
Khash hakhman So glad it’s helpful!
Besides that you're a grrreat player, you are a really good teacher who is able to think with a student's mind, speak his language. Thanx a lot Kai.
Thanks for the kind words!
2:17 1st pattern
4:38 2nd pattern (variation, 5:45)
7:12 arpeggiate
7:37 closing the phrase (variation, 8:24)
9:17 GK type patterns (#1, 9:31; #2, 11:11)
13:00 popular groove
13:44 Review
Thanks for this!
Cheers,
Kai
@@FlamencoExplained you can add timings in your videos too with new youtube option)
I would like to express my gratitude and thank you a lot because I have just started studying Flamenco very seriously and your lessons are helping me a lot in getting the hang of the "mood", the feeling and the correct approach to learning right hand patterns and technique. Thanks a lot really, you are truly a wonderful teacher. ^_^
P.s.: Said by a teacher (but in a different field) who is also a "nerd" like you when it comes to music theory and chords. 😄
Thanks Andrea - I really appreciate this!
I find this teacher to be amazing and great :) The content, pacing, knowledge and "vibe" is, well, perfect from my perspective. Thank you!! So good.
Thank you!
Glad I found your lessons as they are perfect.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thanks so much Kai for posting these Flamenco tutorials!!! THEY ARE THE BEST!!!! Love your approach!!! The lessons are concise and easy-to-understand!!
I play a little classical guitar, and the transition to Flamenco shouldn't be that difficult...since the fingers are kinda used to playing independently. What i have noticed, is that the TIMING is almost more important than the MUSIC!! You must be able to count!! And know where you are at all times! I guess that applies to music across the board... But in flamenco guitar and the techniques involved with playing this type of music, the timing HAS to be tight!!! Not mechanical, just on point!! I LOVE everything about the Flamenco culture! The people, the places, the emotions, and lifestyle! The FLAMENCO DANCERS are BEAUTIFUL!!! And filled with so much FIRE, PASSION, And SENSUALITY!! That in itself is motivation to practice! Once again we deeply appreciate you for helping us to learn something so beautiful as playing Flamenco guitar!!!
Yep - good time (compás) is definitely the most important thing in flamenco!
Great stuff
I normally don't like or comment on hear cause no one really cares about randoms.. but if you get this you have been the biggest help for me learning these beautiful sounds for 2 weeks now. So I will subscribe. Thank you if you are still active.
Aw - thanks for the nice words! We'll be back with more soon! And you can always check out FlamencoExplained.com in the meantime
Difficult to follow. I've also reduced the speed for playing, but the right hand movement is not clear enough.
Thank you VERY much for this tutorial. This is a clear rumba instruction - very open and non-confining. Well done.
Always grateful for your videos, Kai. There are some great flamenco instructors posting on RUclips nowadays, but nobody comes close to breaking things down into core components and relaying them with such clarity.
Thanks - very much appreciate the kind words!
Great player and teacher. Thank you.
Can you make some videos of gipsy kings songs using these patterns?
Bruh fix your camera angle, Cant see your pinky finger and ring finger.
Finaly somebody who explains it right from the start and not just showing a couple of movements and patterns. Great Job, thx.....
You're very welcome - so glad it helped!
Plz teach gypsy rumba and double gope
Hey! came across your site, and I like it! Do you offer lessons? FYI, I'm going on 73... picked an acoustic, 7 months ago, and want to keep at. Regards... Roberto.
Thanks Roberto! I do indeed offer lessons. Email me at kai@flamencoexplained.com and we can discuss.
U r great coach.🙏
Thanks a lot sir for making the lesson...👌😊
Our pleasure - glad you like it!
Superb instructional video. My hat goes off to you sir!
Please slowly teaching for mi
Thanks, you are good man💥
Thank you!
Nice video ... perfect and clean lessons
Thx
Amazing lesson i love you guys!
You make everything look so simple that it becomes simple, you are a thru teacher, we learn so much in so little time. thanks a million.
Aww - thank you!
I wish you lived at my house
How many strings does the index strum in technique 1
Can be one or two or even more if that feels (and sounds) good. No hard rule, but I usually just hit one with the index.
Cheers,
Kai
The best lesson I've ever watched on RUclips on Rumba. I will suggest it!
Thanks!!
Excellent. Thank you.
You're welcome!
This is an awesome channel. Thanks for the lessons bro.
Thanks for the nice words Brian!
-Kai
Wow really so nice
Great.. I cant hear you because the sound is more guitar than you explanation.
great stuff , tks
At min 10 I think why don't mentioned Paco's "entre dos aguas", is the perfect example of the evolution of rumba, one moment after you done it.I think is impossible to make this better, you are totally in the mood. thanks for share this important knowledge. Gracias Maestro por tu devoción 🙏
Why do you put on a Spanish accent when you say Rumba or Tango lol sounds ridiculous
No, it doesn't.
@@patrickdunavan9113 Haha - thanks! I grew up speaking Spanish, so there's not much I can do if it comes out with an accent and sounds funny to someone...
Really nice
Thank you!
Slow it down man! You're going wayyyyyy too fast!!!!!
Invaluable lessons for us who are guitar aficionados whether metal, blues and all around. I'm an accomplished rock guitarist but with your guidance I feel confident to sit in a circle of guitarreros and help out with rhythm. Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge.
I have never felt so giddy with a lesson before. Thank you!
Lovely explanation. thanks!
Do you know of any recorded examples of players using the thumb, i finger, golpe, strum technique? It sounds great. I've been working on it over the past day or so. A little difficult but it's coming along
Thanks Amir!
-Kai
Could you please adjust the audio sync, it’s lagging a bit and makes it confusing watching your hands while listening. Thanks! Great lesson!
I checked again and all seems good in syncland - often when the connection is bad you'll get out of sync vids.
This is now my all time favorite video to watch!
Wow. Good job! Thank you for teaching me👍
Gracias! Loving these lessons! Question though. As a newbie, is it possible to practice these right hand patterns without having long nails?
Absolutely! It'll sound better when you have nails, but that's no reason not to start learning the patterns and getting comfortable with them.
Cheers,
Kai
@@FlamencoExplained thanks! Would you mind recommending a flamenco guitar? My budget is meager, but I was considering the Yamaha gc172sf at about $350. Any help is appreciated!
For the money that Yamaha tends to be a really good choice. If you can go to place that has one and make sure you like how it feels and how it sounds then that's a great option. (If you can't it's still a really good bet, but if you have the option and can choose one that's ideal)
Cheer,
Kai
The best teacher EVER!!
Aww - thanks!
Thankyou for this lesson. So helpful.
Merci.
Very good lessons ! thank master !
Hvala Kai. Pozdrav iz Beograda.
Awesome... Is this a classical guitar
It's a flamenco guitar - very similar to a classical but a bit different in a few aspects.
Cheers,
Kai
@@FlamencoExplained thanks guitar model please
@@byanjack6277 It's a 1986 Manuel Reyes cedar-top flamenco. It would be almost impossible to find another like this one...
Absolutely Awesome! ❤
Tu parles beaucoup trop pour ce que tu fais
Awesome video, well explained. Thanks!
Thank you - so glad it helped!
Отличный урок, спасибо вам большое!
Незачто - Очень рад что понравилось!
Brilliant lesson sir
Does this song required any special guitar for it or normal guitar will be ok,
You can use any guitar. But typically you will see nylon string guitars.
You will fuck your shit up with an acoustic guitar. Flamenco guitars are the best for this style but a classical will work
For that first pattern/chords at 2:07 why is por meido have a "A major chord and not an A minor chord?" In A phyrgian wouldn't the first be a minor not major?
Armando Roman If it was regular Phrygian it would indeed be a m7 chord, but in flamenco the I chord is a Major triad with a b9. That’s what makes it sound so distinctive - minor (Phrygian) scale over a Major chord. Plus you get to play with both the natural and flatted 3rd scale degree, but always over a Major chord.
@@FlamencoExplained Thank you so much for replying! I thought I was going crazy, so it is altered. Do you have any videos of other adjustments done? So a normal phyrgian is (i-II-III-iv-v°-VI-vii).
But a "flamenco phyrgian" is (I-II-III-iv-v°-VI-vii)?
@@armandoroman4049 I don't have videos on that yet, but I may do some more about this stuff. And yeah - normal Phrygian would harmonize like a Major scale starting from the third degree as you have above. 'Flamenco phrygian' is a I Major triad with that added b9, a II that's like a Lydian b7 sort of thing, a III that's Dominant but only functions as a normal Dominant occasionally (there's a moment in the singing when it does resolve down a fifth, but otherwise it functions more like the Dominants do in Blues) and a iv that's a minor 7. Beyond that things don't operate functionally as they do in Western music, so it gets a little weird to analyze... Maybe I do need to do a video on this!
The nail
thanks
Great man!
Than you
You are great!
Thanks a lot i love your tutorials
Thank you!
Gracias!!!!
Excellent lesson, thanks man!
Hi Sir. Can i play rumba in acoustic guitar?
prabhat paswan Well technically yes. Some of the right hand patterns might be a bit painful on steel strings, but there’s always a way!
Flamenco Explained ❤️❤️❤️❤️Thanx Sir
You are awesome ,,, thank you
Aww - thanks!
Muchas gracias maestro por otro buen video
Gracias por decirlo!
@@FlamencoExplained que tal si un dia grava un video de ritmo tipo gipsy kings, seria muy agradecido
you are the best teacher
Thank you!!
I'm starting to realize that this does not work very well on a classical guitar
I'm Kai too :)
Hi Kai - good to meet you!
Eine sehr gute technik 👌🏽 leider viel zu schnell 🙄
It would be great to see clearly what strings he's hitting with the right hand.
He put the chord boxes on the screen, so we can tell
Another clearly explained palo by Kai Narezo, with left hand chord patterns and names included - so helpful.