Phrygian Dominant modern metal riffing concepts.

Phrygian dominant solo based on a metal approach spiced up with a flamenco

Bulería is a fast flamenco rhythm in 12 beats.

Alegrías is characterized for a variety of rhythms, and a great sense of movement and sensual phrasing. In Spanish, "alegrias" means happiness, so you must perform it with grace and optimism.

A Rumba lesson using different popular chord changes that you will hear on many records. The chords are not that difficult, but to change with the rhythm is.

Taranta is a song of the Miners from the south of Spain, very serious sounding and a good left hand exercise. It is also a typical Flamenco Repertoire introduction. Its such a cool technique (the hammer ons and pull offs combined) that I just had to learn it and I'm sure when you hear it for the first time, you will want to play it as well.

The Granainas comes from the region of Granada in the south of Spain. It is a free form and has no strickt tempo and you can play each part as you want, with your own feeling. Al Christie shows how!

Al Christie gives an introduction to a Traditional Solea which is a basic form of Flamenco. Includes a few Falsetas(melodic parts), Rasgueados(brushing fingers across the strings) and special thumb and picking techniques.

Al Christie shows you typical chords and techniques such as fingerpicking, rasqueados, rasqueados followed by thumb (etc.) in this first Flamenco lesson at guitarmasterclass!