Thanks Richard, I have been enjoying this Flamenco gig so much that my time going to this has taken away from the Blues stuff a bit. So hard to do it all.

I am always experimenting with how I present these videos and you have given me a hint that I should continue doing more popups so I will continue to do so.

Hi Ken, I have come to the conclusion that all guitar styles are difficult to do. The guitar is just difficult period 🙂

I think the difficultly with Flamenco is all the techniques one has to master. I can tell already that I am going to struggle with tremolo and learning how to tap and strum at the same time.

Actually it’s true Helen, you do deserve some credit for encouraging me to do this and I always appreciate your kind comments. I will say, though, that the Spanish tradition of the guitar has always captivated me and it’s the reason I have played classical for as long as I have.

Thanks as always for listening David. I don’t think i am even close to mastering tremolo, it will be a few years of consistent practice before I am anywhere near the speed and fluidity needed to play them really well.

ThanksJoe. It may seem like I have done a lot but I already have quite a lot of technique from my classical. As I was saying to Mark, I am now starting to hit a wall. Thats guitar playing for you 😉

Thanks Mark. I put a lot of work in but progress is slow. I cannot do the speed and I am now starting to hit a wall with this book I got on the topic. That said, it’s always fun trying 😉

Hope you have a great Christmas and New Year too.

Thanks Garry. It has similarities and stark differences. The speed required for Flamenco is ridiculous and I cannot do tapping and strumming at the same time. Rest strokes also hard for me 😪

It’s true Guido. I actually do know this in my head so I can respond to a ‘play something’ request- providing I have a gut string guitar of course 😎

Thanks Tao. It helps that I have played classical guitar for a long time. There is a lot of overlap with the techniques I find.

Well, you piqued my interest with that question Liam. I think Flamenco is Spanish Folk Music – it was the street music played by the ‘rough people’ like the gypsies and other nomads. (Unlike classical which was played by the ‘higher classes’ in the Kings courts). From what I can see of Flamenco is the chords progressions are not particularly complicated – this one is in the Key of C Minor and lot of it is based on the ‘Cowboy Chords’ in that key – like the intro is a variation on Eminor, Aminor and Dminor as far as I can tell. Tuning is completely standard.

The main difference I can see with Flamenco compared to folk/rock etc. is in the rhythms (Often requiring Fan strumming techniques), the prolific use of tremolo and I guess the scale pattern is often based on the Phrygian mode (Minor key – sounds darker than the relative minor). That is just my rudimentary understanding. It’s different but I have not found it too much of a stretch adapting my classical technique to this music. Obviously, I have a long way to go with it though 🙂

Thanks so much Manfred. So glad you enjoyed this. I don’t know about any destiny and I have a long way to go. This is just a style of music I happen to really enjoy playing and, maybe, it offers something a little different on this forum.