4 Weeks, still n00b

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okay, 4 weeks ago to the day, I decided to start learning flamenco guitar, I posted a vid so I could gauge my progress, the original is here:

www.flickr.com/photos/charp/2508678138/

4 weeks on, I'm still really enjoying it, and as you can see still quite horrible at it, but eh, what I lost in accuracy I gained in beard... i mean speed. Not sure if I will bother with another vid, if I do, it won't be this tune though. Hope yall have enjoyed my adventure :)

Note the frustration at the end - "the faster I play, the sooner it's over"

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simone.vanhattem says:

Maybe still n00b, butt there are varying degrees of n00bness, and you are *much* less n00b than 4 weeks ago. And that's very cool.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Kegzillaski says:

Pretty damn good :P
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Lachlan Hardy says:

Heh! It's good. You're getting there. Makes me want to pull mine out and see if I can remember any (not flamenco) guitar.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

charp says:

hehe thanks all

@lachlanhardy Do it man! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to learn something by Web Directions.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

NathanaelB says:

Makes me want to pull out my acoustic bass and play along :-)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Retro Abstrak [deleted] says:

very cool

try to put your hand in a more disciplined position near the base of the strings....and rather than your wrist being straight and your fingers pointing in the general direction of the strings,
try
to put a cock in your wrist
keep the arm like it is and let the hand drop into a fingers at right angle to the strings almost, 80 degrees or so, and then LOCK your wrist in that angle

then your thumb will be in perfect postion for the base strings
and you willl find tremelo comes from your fingers automatically with practice
as the wrist being fixed gives force to the hand and fingers,
the thumb is solidly pointed into the strings often

and you will find your zambra mora and tarantas swell out of this posture of the hand....

i like the way you look with your guitar and you'll do great
i'm
reviving my flamenco
by popular demand of my family
i was good when i was 20
but stan, my techer and i split up, and i
got sad and a bad job or two
and poof

now, after 40 years, by popular demand, I return to the Flamenco stage...

SABICAS
no

MANITAS DE PLATA?

NOOOO

Juan Seranno?

Chez Guevera?

Hiraldo Guevera?

Jerry Lewis....

Thank god I"m too old to get that drunk and dance on the bar at La Casa De La Flamencos....

The ladies thought I was sooo cute....haw haw haw....I was bit prissy.

Oh you got perfect Cat Stevens ambience dude.

I MEAN ALL THIS AS PRAISE FOR WHAT YOU"RE DOING!

seriously, much praise
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

charp says:

wow thanks so much!

I will try that now, I've been noticing I was having trouble but that should help a loot.

Good luck with reviving your playing :)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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