Chords for Essential Spanish Guitar Chords
Tempo:
142.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
A
G
E
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db] In this video I'm going to show you just how easy it can be to get [C] some really [Fm] authentic Spanish guitar or flamenco sounds coming out of your [N] guitar.
So in the first part we're going to have a look at chords and we'll go to a close-up.
And I'll show you exactly what you need to do with your chords in order to get some really nice flamenco sounds coming out straight away.
[Db] Let's begin by taking some chords we already know into [C] a progression.
So we're going to start off with just an A minor [A] chord.
Going to [G] a G.
Going to [F] an F.
Or [Gb] if you want to hold your F in this easier [F] way, [Gb] that's okay as well.
And [E] then we have an E.
So we already have [A] quite a flamenco [G] sounding progression there with just those basic [F] chords [A] alone.
[G]
[F] [E]
[C] But we can enhance the strength of that flamenco flavor quite a lot just by making some small adjustments to those chords.
[Db] So we're going to keep our A minor as [A] it is for now.
But for G we're going to go [Ab] instead [G] to a G7.
And that's [Ab] where you have your first finger here on the first [G] fret of the first string.
[C] From there we're going to go to this [F] mysterious F.
[C]
All I've done there is I've kept my barre chord shape where you have your barre with E major in front.
But I simply lift up the barre so now my first finger is only holding down the first fret on the sixth string.
And that leaves the second [B] string [Em] and the first string [Dbm] to ring open.
And when [C] those two strings ring open [F] against that F,
[C] you get a really strong [F] flamenco flavor.
[C]
And from there we're going to go to [N] another very strongly flavored flamenco chord which is E flat 9.
So you're going to leave your fourth finger where it is.
And your second finger is going to come up here on the fifth string second fret.
And your first finger goes here on the first fret of the third string.
And that [G] gives us an E flat [E] 9.
You can hear the flat 9 [F] tonality upsetting the consonants [E] of the chord.
[C] So now let's put the progression together [A] again.
A minor.
[G] G7.
[F] [G]
[E]
You see how we instantly get a much [Ab] stronger [Db] Spanish guitar [A] flavor.
[G]
[C] [E]
[Dbm]
For this [Db] next progression we're going to apply an even stronger flamenco flavor to the chords.
So the basic progression would be going from [D] a D minor down to [C] C.
Into a B [Bb]
flat.
Or you could hold your B flat this way.
[A] And then into an A.
[Bbm] So once [Ab] again D [D] minor.
[C]
C.
[Bb] B flat.
[A] And A.
[C] Now in order to really give that a stronger flamenco tonality, we're going to change the chord shapes.
[Ab] And our D minor is now going to be just the open fourth string.
With 3 and 3 on the third string and the second string.
And the first string is just going to be left open.
So [C] we have from the fourth [Gm] string down, [E] that's going to be our D minor shape.
[D] From there, for C you're just going to place your [C] second finger on [Bbm] the [C] third fret of the fifth string.
[Gm] [D]
It's going to be [C] the C.
[Gm] [Db] For B flat, you take away your second finger and put your first finger here on the first fret.
Again on the [Bb] fifth string.
So, so far can you [Db] see how we've kept fingers 3 and [Ab] 4 as an anchor point throughout the [D] progression.
[Gm]
[C] [E] [Bb]
And now finally we go to A flat 9.
[N] So here you're going to leave your third finger as the connector.
And you're going to place your second finger here, sorry your first finger, on the second fret of the fourth string.
And your second finger here on the second fret of the second string.
And so you get a [G] mysterious [A] flat 9, [E] [A]
that tonality coming through.
[Dbm] So [C] in the progression, it sounds like the final [Ab] chord should be a [Gm] place of rest.
[C] [E]
[Bb] [A]
But it's not because the flat [Bb] 9 is upsetting the [A] consonants of the chord.
So you can still hear that there's tension or energy inside that chord that has a desire to be resolved.
[Ab] And this is how a lot of flamenco [Gm] harmony works.
[C] [Gm] [Bb]
[A]
[D] [C]
[Gm] [A]
So in the first part we're going to have a look at chords and we'll go to a close-up.
And I'll show you exactly what you need to do with your chords in order to get some really nice flamenco sounds coming out straight away.
[Db] Let's begin by taking some chords we already know into [C] a progression.
So we're going to start off with just an A minor [A] chord.
Going to [G] a G.
Going to [F] an F.
Or [Gb] if you want to hold your F in this easier [F] way, [Gb] that's okay as well.
And [E] then we have an E.
So we already have [A] quite a flamenco [G] sounding progression there with just those basic [F] chords [A] alone.
[G]
[F] [E]
[C] But we can enhance the strength of that flamenco flavor quite a lot just by making some small adjustments to those chords.
[Db] So we're going to keep our A minor as [A] it is for now.
But for G we're going to go [Ab] instead [G] to a G7.
And that's [Ab] where you have your first finger here on the first [G] fret of the first string.
[C] From there we're going to go to this [F] mysterious F.
[C]
All I've done there is I've kept my barre chord shape where you have your barre with E major in front.
But I simply lift up the barre so now my first finger is only holding down the first fret on the sixth string.
And that leaves the second [B] string [Em] and the first string [Dbm] to ring open.
And when [C] those two strings ring open [F] against that F,
[C] you get a really strong [F] flamenco flavor.
[C]
And from there we're going to go to [N] another very strongly flavored flamenco chord which is E flat 9.
So you're going to leave your fourth finger where it is.
And your second finger is going to come up here on the fifth string second fret.
And your first finger goes here on the first fret of the third string.
And that [G] gives us an E flat [E] 9.
You can hear the flat 9 [F] tonality upsetting the consonants [E] of the chord.
[C] So now let's put the progression together [A] again.
A minor.
[G] G7.
[F] [G]
[E]
You see how we instantly get a much [Ab] stronger [Db] Spanish guitar [A] flavor.
[G]
[C] [E]
[Dbm]
For this [Db] next progression we're going to apply an even stronger flamenco flavor to the chords.
So the basic progression would be going from [D] a D minor down to [C] C.
Into a B [Bb]
flat.
Or you could hold your B flat this way.
[A] And then into an A.
[Bbm] So once [Ab] again D [D] minor.
[C]
C.
[Bb] B flat.
[A] And A.
[C] Now in order to really give that a stronger flamenco tonality, we're going to change the chord shapes.
[Ab] And our D minor is now going to be just the open fourth string.
With 3 and 3 on the third string and the second string.
And the first string is just going to be left open.
So [C] we have from the fourth [Gm] string down, [E] that's going to be our D minor shape.
[D] From there, for C you're just going to place your [C] second finger on [Bbm] the [C] third fret of the fifth string.
[Gm] [D]
It's going to be [C] the C.
[Gm] [Db] For B flat, you take away your second finger and put your first finger here on the first fret.
Again on the [Bb] fifth string.
So, so far can you [Db] see how we've kept fingers 3 and [Ab] 4 as an anchor point throughout the [D] progression.
[Gm]
[C] [E] [Bb]
And now finally we go to A flat 9.
[N] So here you're going to leave your third finger as the connector.
And you're going to place your second finger here, sorry your first finger, on the second fret of the fourth string.
And your second finger here on the second fret of the second string.
And so you get a [G] mysterious [A] flat 9, [E] [A]
that tonality coming through.
[Dbm] So [C] in the progression, it sounds like the final [Ab] chord should be a [Gm] place of rest.
[C] [E]
[Bb] [A]
But it's not because the flat [Bb] 9 is upsetting the [A] consonants of the chord.
So you can still hear that there's tension or energy inside that chord that has a desire to be resolved.
[Ab] And this is how a lot of flamenco [Gm] harmony works.
[C] [Gm] [Bb]
[A]
[D] [C]
[Gm] [A]
Key:
C
A
G
E
F
C
A
G
[Db] _ _ _ _ In this video I'm going to show you just how easy it can be to get [C] some really [Fm] authentic Spanish guitar or flamenco sounds coming out of your [N] guitar.
So in the first part we're going to have a look at chords and we'll go to a close-up.
And I'll show you exactly what you need to do with your chords in order to get some really nice flamenco sounds coming out straight away.
_ _ [Db] Let's begin by taking some chords we already know into [C] a progression.
So we're going to start off with just an A minor [A] chord. _ _
Going to [G] a G.
_ _ _ Going to [F] an F.
_ Or [Gb] if you want to hold your F in this easier [F] way, _ [Gb] that's okay as well.
And [E] then we have an E.
_ _ _ So we already have [A] quite a flamenco [G] sounding progression there with just those basic [F] chords [A] alone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C] But we can enhance the strength of that flamenco flavor quite a lot just by making some small adjustments to those chords.
[Db] So we're going to keep our A minor as [A] it is for now.
_ But for G we're going to go [Ab] instead [G] to a G7.
_ _ And that's [Ab] where you have your first finger here on the first [G] fret of the first string. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] From there we're going to go to this [F] mysterious F.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ All I've done there is I've kept my barre chord shape where you have your barre with E major in front.
But I simply lift up the barre so now my first finger is only holding down the first fret on the sixth string.
And that leaves the second [B] string [Em] and the first string [Dbm] to ring open.
And when [C] those two strings ring open [F] against that F, _
[C] _ _ you get a really strong [F] flamenco flavor.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
And from there we're going to go to [N] another very strongly flavored flamenco chord which is E flat 9.
So you're going to leave your fourth finger where it is.
And your second finger is going to come up here on the fifth string second fret.
And your first finger goes here on the first fret of the third string.
And that [G] gives us an E flat [E] 9.
_ _ _ _ You can hear the flat 9 [F] tonality upsetting the consonants [E] of the chord. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] So now let's put the progression together [A] again.
A minor. _ _ _
[G] G7.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
You see how we instantly get a much [Ab] stronger [Db] Spanish guitar [A] flavor.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm]
For this [Db] next progression we're going to apply an even stronger flamenco flavor to the chords.
So the basic progression would be going from [D] a D minor _ down to [C] C.
_ _ _ Into a B [Bb]
flat.
_ Or you could hold your B flat this way. _
_ [A] And then into an A. _ _ _
[Bbm] So once [Ab] again D [D] minor.
_ _ _ [C]
C.
_ _ [Bb] B flat. _ _
_ [A] And A. _ _ _ _ _
[C] Now in order to really give that _ a stronger flamenco tonality, we're going to change the chord shapes.
[Ab] And our D minor is now going to be just the open fourth string.
With 3 and 3 on the third string and the second string.
And the first string is just going to be left open.
So [C] we have from the fourth [Gm] string down, _ [E] _ that's going to be our D minor shape.
_ [D] _ _ From there, for C you're just going to place your [C] second finger on [Bbm] the [C] third fret of the fifth string.
[Gm] _ _ _ [D]
It's going to be [C] the C.
[Gm] _ _ [Db] For B flat, you take away your second finger and put your first finger here on the first fret.
Again on the [Bb] fifth string. _ _
So, so far can you [Db] see how we've kept fingers 3 and [Ab] 4 as an anchor point throughout the [D] progression.
[Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ And now finally we go to A flat 9.
[N] So here you're going to leave your third finger as the connector.
And you're going to place your second finger here, sorry your first finger, on the second fret of the fourth string.
And your second finger here on the second fret of the second string.
And so you get a [G] mysterious [A] flat 9, [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
that tonality coming through.
_ [Dbm] _ _ So [C] in the progression, it sounds like the final [Ab] chord should be a [Gm] place of rest.
_ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
But it's not because the flat [Bb] 9 _ is upsetting the [A] consonants of the chord.
_ So you can still hear that there's tension or energy inside that chord that has a desire to be resolved.
[Ab] And this is how a lot of flamenco [Gm] harmony works. _ _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So in the first part we're going to have a look at chords and we'll go to a close-up.
And I'll show you exactly what you need to do with your chords in order to get some really nice flamenco sounds coming out straight away.
_ _ [Db] Let's begin by taking some chords we already know into [C] a progression.
So we're going to start off with just an A minor [A] chord. _ _
Going to [G] a G.
_ _ _ Going to [F] an F.
_ Or [Gb] if you want to hold your F in this easier [F] way, _ [Gb] that's okay as well.
And [E] then we have an E.
_ _ _ So we already have [A] quite a flamenco [G] sounding progression there with just those basic [F] chords [A] alone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [C] But we can enhance the strength of that flamenco flavor quite a lot just by making some small adjustments to those chords.
[Db] So we're going to keep our A minor as [A] it is for now.
_ But for G we're going to go [Ab] instead [G] to a G7.
_ _ And that's [Ab] where you have your first finger here on the first [G] fret of the first string. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] From there we're going to go to this [F] mysterious F.
_ [C] _ _ _
_ All I've done there is I've kept my barre chord shape where you have your barre with E major in front.
But I simply lift up the barre so now my first finger is only holding down the first fret on the sixth string.
And that leaves the second [B] string [Em] and the first string [Dbm] to ring open.
And when [C] those two strings ring open [F] against that F, _
[C] _ _ you get a really strong [F] flamenco flavor.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
And from there we're going to go to [N] another very strongly flavored flamenco chord which is E flat 9.
So you're going to leave your fourth finger where it is.
And your second finger is going to come up here on the fifth string second fret.
And your first finger goes here on the first fret of the third string.
And that [G] gives us an E flat [E] 9.
_ _ _ _ You can hear the flat 9 [F] tonality upsetting the consonants [E] of the chord. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] So now let's put the progression together [A] again.
A minor. _ _ _
[G] G7.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
You see how we instantly get a much [Ab] stronger [Db] Spanish guitar [A] flavor.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm]
For this [Db] next progression we're going to apply an even stronger flamenco flavor to the chords.
So the basic progression would be going from [D] a D minor _ down to [C] C.
_ _ _ Into a B [Bb]
flat.
_ Or you could hold your B flat this way. _
_ [A] And then into an A. _ _ _
[Bbm] So once [Ab] again D [D] minor.
_ _ _ [C]
C.
_ _ [Bb] B flat. _ _
_ [A] And A. _ _ _ _ _
[C] Now in order to really give that _ a stronger flamenco tonality, we're going to change the chord shapes.
[Ab] And our D minor is now going to be just the open fourth string.
With 3 and 3 on the third string and the second string.
And the first string is just going to be left open.
So [C] we have from the fourth [Gm] string down, _ [E] _ that's going to be our D minor shape.
_ [D] _ _ From there, for C you're just going to place your [C] second finger on [Bbm] the [C] third fret of the fifth string.
[Gm] _ _ _ [D]
It's going to be [C] the C.
[Gm] _ _ [Db] For B flat, you take away your second finger and put your first finger here on the first fret.
Again on the [Bb] fifth string. _ _
So, so far can you [Db] see how we've kept fingers 3 and [Ab] 4 as an anchor point throughout the [D] progression.
[Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ And now finally we go to A flat 9.
[N] So here you're going to leave your third finger as the connector.
And you're going to place your second finger here, sorry your first finger, on the second fret of the fourth string.
And your second finger here on the second fret of the second string.
And so you get a [G] mysterious [A] flat 9, [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
that tonality coming through.
_ [Dbm] _ _ So [C] in the progression, it sounds like the final [Ab] chord should be a [Gm] place of rest.
_ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
But it's not because the flat [Bb] 9 _ is upsetting the [A] consonants of the chord.
_ So you can still hear that there's tension or energy inside that chord that has a desire to be resolved.
[Ab] And this is how a lot of flamenco [Gm] harmony works. _ _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _