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Soleá
Also known as Soleares, this palo or form is considered a foundation of flamenco. One of the oldest, most somber and revered forms.
Never to be taken lightly, always treat with respect. Its rhythm or compás consists of 12 beats with accents at 3, 6, 8, 10 and 12, but
notated in four measures of 3/4 time.

Soleá Falseta 1: Diego del Gastor

This falseta is one I'm pretty sure I got from "Flamenco

Chuck" Keyser's website. It's one of my favorites to play,
because it has so much "aire" and a tricky compás in parts.
The shifting techniques add to the overall impact. Capo II.

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Soleá Falseta 2: Ramón Amador

This is another favorite of mine from the amazing Ramón

Amador. He is such a strong player, I don't really do him
justice, but I like playing this falseta anyway. And my
breathing wasn't too loud this time LOL (stupid cold). Capo V.

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Soleá Falseta 3: Flamenco Chuck

I got this falseta from "Flamenco Chuck" Keyser's site a
number of years back. It has a lot of legato (or ligado)
technique (hammer-ons and pull-offs) and is a bit tricky for
that reason. Unfortunately my fingers weren't really
cooperating too well so I might re-record this one, but the
playing is still good enough to get the idea across, so here it
is for now. Capo II.

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Soleá Falseta 4: Traditional

I got this falseta from a TablEdit file years ago. It was listed
as traditional. The last compás is a nice alzapúa passage that
I modified slightly to improve the melodic continuity. Capo II.

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Soleá Falseta 5: Mario Escudero

This falseta (with lots of hammer-ons) is attributed to maestro

Escudero, though my only source at the time was a grainy
photocopy that contained only 2 compáses. I added the 3rd
compás with a little variation to make the falseta last a bit
longer. It is played first slow, then fast. Capo II.

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Soleá Falseta 6: Paco Peña

This is my favorite falseta from Paco Peña's "Soleá de

Córdoba" from the mid-70s. It's a bit of a stretch for the left
hand, so I placed the capo at fret III (where I believe Paco
placed it as well). The last compás takes a bit of getting used
to, but the syncopation becomes very infectious after you
master it.

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 Soleá Falseta 7: Paco de Lucía

This is a very strong falseta with lots of aire, but rather tricky.
I have fond memories of this one, because I first learned it
when in Seville studying with the great Juan del Gastor
(nephew of Diego!). After learning Juan's version of this
falseta, I had purchased Paco's first solo CD La Fabulosa
Guitarra de Paco de Lucía and was pleasantly surprised to
hear Paco play the same falseta, except with his "updates". I
quickly picked it up for use in performance. It's been many
years since I played it, but I'm glad I remembered it to include
in my video collection. Capo I.

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Soleá Falseta 8: Arpeggios

This arpeggio-based falseta is based on (I believe) one of Paco Peña's, but with
my own variations. Watch out for the changing tuplets! There are quintuplets,
sextuplets and septuplets. Not for the rhythmically challenged. Capo V.

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