Descripción de Guitar Tutorial. Bar Scales by Mike.:

Bar scales by Mike. Mike can play anything. Born in Liverpool Mike went on to study music localy before enbarking on an indepth study of flamenco in sunny Spain. He is currently on tour in europe before moving on to the far east. This was just an impromtu session were I handed him my old dusty accustic. If you are learning the guitar please enjoy. Flamenco is played somewhat differently from the classical guitar, utilizing different strumming patterns and techniques. Flamenco is commonly played using a cejilla (capo) which somewhat causes the guitar to sound more brilliant and percussive. However, the main purpose in using a cejilla is to change the key of the guitar in order to suit the singer's vocal range. In addition to the techniques common to classical guitar, flamenco guitar technique is uniquely characterised by the following: Golpe: Percussive finger tapping on the soundboard at the area above or below the strings. This requires a golpeador (tap-plate) in order to protect the surface of the guitar. Picado: Single-line scale passages performed apoyando but with more attack and articulation. Rasgueado: Strumming done with outward flicks of the right hand fingers, done in a huge variety of ways. A nice rhythmic roll is obtained, supposedly reminicent of the bailaor's (flamenco dancer) feet and the roll of castanets. Alzapua: A thumb technique which has roots in oud plectrum technique. The right hand thumb is used for both single-line notes and strummed across a number of strings. Both are combined in quick succession to give it a unique sound. Tremolo: Done somewhat differently from the conventional classical guitar tremolo, it is very commonly played with the right hand pattern p-i-a-m-i.