It adds more dimensions to your playing and it makes you grow as a guitarist. Truly mastering flamenco guitar is a lifelong endeavor-I consider it almost an entirely different instrument-but it’s exciting to borrow sounds from very specific styles and apply them to your own music. For one thing, it made me realize I didn’t need to be a traditional flamenco player to borrow some of those colors and techniques. Attending a clinic by Al Di Meola some 15 years ago unlocked a lot of things. For a long time, those harmonies remained a mystery to me, until I heard and studied jazz and rock players who used flamenco-inspired chords in a non-traditional way. The color of the chords used in the traditional style is something I find transporting, otherworldly, and enchanting. The sound of flamenco guitar has always attracted me, maybe because of my Spanish roots. ![]()
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