Use this Trick to Turn Your Flamenco Guitar into a Cajón!

You’ve done it! You’ve now reached the final part of this lively rumba piece for the flamenco guitar. Bravo! Now we will take our basic rumba strumming pattern using a slap on the three-beat while moving some of the other beats around between the neck and the saddle.

On the one-beat, go ahead and thump your middle finger (m) and your ring finger (a) along the saddle for a kick-drum effect. Next, while strumming the beats in between, move your right hand over frets 15 and 18 for a slap. Increase your speed and dynamic intensity as you approach the picado section. Finally, finish out the piece with an olé!

As always, remember to take it slow, paying close attention to what you are doing, which means you should be listening to what you are playing. Enjoy!

PATREON LINKS:

Lesson guide with TABs + standard notation for this lesson

Audio backing/practice tracks

SoundSlice interactive TABs

*Note: For current Patreon Supporters: To download the lesson material for this lesson, please click the Patreon link(s) (above). Make sure that you are LOGGED INTO your Patreon account before clicking on the links.

*For non-Patron Supporters: To gain access to the TABs, standard notation, backing tracks, GP7 files, and SoundSlice interactive TABs, head on over to Patreon.com/Flamenco4U to become a supporter of my weekly video tutorials and my podcast! Thank you in advance for your support. Every dollar helps!