Flamenco Guitar Solo - Farruca

[Amelmiss95]

jamais vu mieux c'est ma 3e année de guitare et je galère à le jouer !! le pire c'est que je dois le jouer en soliste en juin !!!! là j'arrive à le faire mais en 20 fois plus lent que toi !!!bref vous n'aurez pas des conseils moi je joue que ce qui n'est pas accords !!!!!

[Amelmiss95]

c'est magnifique !!!! 

[jacobvermeulen48]

Hi, I'm learning flamenco for a couple of weeks now and i'm at the three sevillanas. I think your last sevillana isn't 100 percent perfect and i think juan plays farruca faster, isn't it? But well done:p

[delboy1978uk]

@jacobvermeulen48 correct on both parts, but thanks!

I can play them both a lot better now! Why not record your efforts? now that youtube have altered our channel layouts, i can finally get my playlists for each lesson! the idea being that the instruction video is in the list, with my attempt, your attempt, everyones attempt at the same piece in the same place! surely we would all learn a few tricks watching them all together? :-)

[rnjerniganyahoocom]

Should be "Sabicas" of course...

[rnjerniganyahoocom]

My third recommendation is to search for Grisha Goryachev Sabica Farruca. There's a video of him playing in front of a brick wall, with a good view of his right hand. The economy of movement, especially in picado, is important.

[rnjerniganyahoocom]

The second video of Gades is from Carlos Saura's movie "Carmen". He dances without accompaniment. You might try fitting some of your piece to his dance.

[rnjerniganyahoocom]

Farruca is a dance form. The guitar solo needs to carry the "aire" of the dance accompaniment, the dynamics and rhythmic nuances. Here is one of the great dancers of the 20th century dancing farruca.

Search for Antonio Gades Farruca

[coloneldaddy]

A bit weak, but otherwise a good farruca solo. I didn't detect an "allamada" in the beginning, and since it is a dance tune, one is needed. your tremolo needs to be a bit faster. Don't stop playing!

[c0olGuY77]

good job! the solo is really nice, the tremolo could use a bit of work but aside from that its excellent :D

[delboy1978uk]

@c0olGuY77 thanks very much! ive got better since recording that :-)

[kolokythes1]

very good man!bravo and oleey!

[delboy1978uk]

@kolokythes1 gracias amigo!

[geelove20]

good job. make sure not to leave out the apagados. They add to the aire of the piece.

[delboy1978uk]

@geelove20 thanks very much! apagado! noted :-P

[withoutajem]

do u have a degree in flamenco or take actual lessons because you have amazing form for just book learning

[delboy1978uk]

thanks very much! no, its all from a book, but all my subscribers and friends keep me on the right track too!

[AgenTerminator]

I'm listening to this over and over. I thought you should know .:D

[delboy1978uk]

cheers Peter! :-D

[lonewolfshogun]

farucca!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[3Victory]

Good job. You really get nice tone out of that thing..

[delboy1978uk]

thanks a lot! :-D

[gitarleif]

Ole! Verry Nice my friend

[delboy1978uk]

gracias amigo!

[velspir]

very nice sound coming from you in your playing. :) i enjoyed it

[delboy1978uk]

thanks velspir!

[rukivierj]

Nice to hear. I;m learning flamenco guitar too, and have the juan martin book and I know how difficult is to learn. So congratulations, you are not spanish but your flamenco sounds nice.

[delboy1978uk]

Thanks!

If you have the book, you should check out my channel! It is dedicated to learning the jaun martin book and sharing what we learn!

Derek :-)

[xrisp]

alright pal, i really want to start learning flamenco when you talk about the lessons is it a book or cd? also how long have you been learning? and how long did u play guitar for before you started? this is just out of interest because i've been playing just under a year now and would like to think i have the capacity to learn some of this stuff. peace

[delboy1978uk]

its a book and cd check the video description, or check my welcome video on my channel :-)

[bwkaris]

ole!

[delboy1978uk]

thanks amigo!

[cncfrosty]

Well done. Any flamenco song after 2mins, in my opinion, is some work to learn. Just started myself with the Graf-Martinez series. Since you have done all the work learning Juan's Guiterra, I might give that book a go to learn.

[delboy1978uk]

thanks! go for it! :-D

[wishbone103]

Nice Job! Is that from El Arte 2?

[delboy1978uk]

el arte 2? :-s

didnt even realise there was a second!

just the first i think! you can see which one on the main video of my channel :-)

[PaulSaywood]

Mavellous Derek,

Some very difficult rhythms to negotiate here, very impressive stuff.

Paul

[delboy1978uk]

thanks Paul! :-)

[fukyou1000]

Hey Del OOOOKKKKKK - McGitano!! - I have been trying this lesson for ages and haven't cracked it yet.

[delboy1978uk]

dont worry keep practicing! i'm stuck on the next lesson, more bulerias! my picado is too slow! :-P

[neolardo]

Your hand technique is okay, but it'd improve alot if you fixed your position. a nice performance overall.

[LanangYogya]

Hola Derek, nice work friend! Love this Farruca, the rhythm at 1:49 is enjoyable! Good progress Derek, we're so happy! :)

[delboy1978uk]

thanks very much! glad you like it :-)

[AnchoriteProductions]

Excellent! By the way, does Juan Martins' "El Arte Flamenco De La Guitarra" come with a CD or DVD? -Derek

[delboy1978uk]

hi derek! and thanks!

you can buy it with or without! its a cd it comes with!

derek :-)

[donPabloArturo]

Good Afternoon Derek. Good to see You progressing in the guitar art. You play it from memory and have good guitar techniqe after short time training. Wish You much better playing and be guitar master in the future.

Artur

[delboy1978uk]

thank you so much artur!

derek :-)

[iAlp34]

damm i must go to work. i want hear this again and again

[delboy1978uk]

hehe! do you mean go to work on your flamenco? or go to work work? :-(

thanks for your comment, glad you enjoy it! the lesson for this solo will be posted soon :-)

Derek :-)

[ruyjosegago]

very nice derek!

[delboy1978uk]

thank you very much!

[refpo]

Derek,

I can see you've put a lot of time and practice into your playing with good results.

I'd suggest you try to keep your thumb anchored on the 6th string and only take it away when the string is being played. This will stop your hand lifting all the time and generally smooth things out. Watch your video and see what I mean.

Well done. Ole!

Jim.

[delboy1978uk]

thanks Jim your opinion means a lot to me!

and yes, i have been told about my thumb by two other people, so i will be even more vigilant to make sure it stays put! thanks very much!

Derek :-)

[LanangYogya]

Yes Derek, Jim suggest is right about keep the thumb anchored on 6th string.. It's not too late to fix your position and I can't wait for your other works Derek, congratulation my friend!

[zachpillion]

this is really great!

[delboy1978uk]

thanks! and its not too hard to learn, its a straight count to 4 affair, no 12 beat compas to worry about! :-P

[jayhoc718]

Farrucas is one of my favorite palos. Check out Paco Pena's "En las Cuevas". It's great one to go to after this one. Well done.

[delboy1978uk]

cool i'll check it out in a minute after this amazing carlos montoya granadina :-)

[adilzahrani]

grate ....

[delboy1978uk]

thanks adil :-)

[mohflamenco]

wow i like your farruca ^^ 5***** good interpretation ^^

[delboy1978uk]

thanks very much!

[delboy1978uk]

thanks! i think i'll try and head over to edinburgh for the next scottish concert he does, and try to meet him again! he said i had good compas last time, i played him his soleares from the book!

[mrchilli]

Excellent!

[delboy1978uk]

thanks very much!

[charlito30]

Ole delboy1978uk! It's great the progress you've done in so little time...great dedication!

Cheers

[delboy1978uk]

thanks! i've been doing pretty much nothing but practicing since christmas! :-P

[hopeforsalvation]

Yes, very nice! It's so interesting to see how you improve your skills more and more.

Sorry for my ignorance, but I'd like to know: From what region is your dialect? I like it a lot, sounds a bit Irish to me, but I not always understand it.

Best regards

[hopeforsalvation]

Ok, that was a stupid question. Somehow always overread about Glasgow.

:)

[delboy1978uk]

thanks! yes i'm from glasgow but believe me if i spoke like the majority of glaswegians, no one would understand! people ask me where i'm from, and i say ive lived here all my life!!??

[yarods]

exellent, thanks for sharing the technique, friendly, patrick

[delboy1978uk]

thanks patrick! :-D

[RyanPlaysTheGuitar]

Very nice! You make it look easy. 5stars!

[delboy1978uk]

thanks ryan! and cheers for subscribing! good luck with your flamenco!