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Kristofer Dahl12th January 2010Love it Rodrigo - I am fascinated by Flamenco rhythms and tonalities!
Emir Hot12th January 2010Very nice. I love this style
Bogdan Radovic12th January 2010I love this style! Great lesson! ![]()
Ivan Milenkovic12th January 2010Just awesome sounding lesson. Flamenco music is just great for anyone to learn it.
Vasilije Vukmirovic12th January 2010Sounds great! I love the harmony beneath all this! ![]()
Gerardo Siere12th January 2010Great lesson Rodrigo!
Rodrigo Gonzalez12th January 2010
Sergio Dorado13th January 2010Excellent bulerÃas, man! Wonderful
Zsolt Galambos13th January 2010Awesome playing man ![]()
ErosDervishi14th January 2010i love this , especially the melody section with the enharmonic e note is really cool
Rodrigo Gonzalez15th January 2010
mrszambesi16th January 2010Hi Rodrigo - great playing, but I can't watch the last Video - there is just white space where the player should be.
Rodrigo Gonzalez18th January 2010
Marcus Siepen27th January 2010awesome, this is something I definitely still want to learn myself
Aleksander Sukovic30th January 2010This is beautiful! I love Flamenco, and I would be happy if I could play it ![]()


Hello GMC and welcome to a new lesson based in another Flamenco rhythm.
Bulería is a fast flamenco rhythm in 12 beats with emphasis in two general forms as follows:
1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10] 11 [12] or 1 2 [3] 4 5 6 [7] [8] 9 [10] 11 [12]
It may also be broken down into a measure of 6/8 followed by a measure of 3/4 counted as such:
[12] - - [3] - - [6] - [8] - [10] - [12] 1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10] 11
The bulería is a Flamenco sub style and it has generally 3 or 4 verses that have the characteristic of having 8 syllables. It is usually used as a chorus in other flamenco styles, like the soleá.
The words bulla (noise) and burla (to mock) both apply to the character of Bulerias, but no one really knows how the name came about. It is believed to have evolved as a faster version of Alegrias in Jerez. Full of fun and frivolity, Bulerias is considered the ultimate expression for the skills of both dancer and guitarist.
Although the measure is unvarying within its 12 beat structure, Bulerias is rhythmically very flexible, and open to sudden bursts of spontaneity and melodic variations. It occupies a central position in any dance or guitar repertoire and is usually reserved as the flashy final number in performances. Alegrias and Solea will often build up in speed and change into a Bulerias to finish off.
A Phrygian Major: