8 Rasgueo Mistakes to Fix NOW | Spanish Guitar Technique Lesson

[@antonyhadjion8376]

Very good! With the continuous rasgeado, with the fingers all downstroke, I used to practice it this way: as the index finger comes down, the other three fingers come back into the palm so that they are ready for the next round. Then, as the pinky comes down, the index goes back into the palm. You can practice this in groups of five strokes (four combinations). Sabicas played this beautifully up and down the fingerboard in pieces like his version of Malagueña.

[@sharoncbechtold9608]

Perfect timing on this! I've been stuck on this technique for a while now and getting frustrated. Now I can identify what I'm doing wrong. Will keep practicing. Thank you!

[@williamwhittington7294]

Thank you for that update. I was suffering from 3 of those mistakes.

[@MRRIFF567]

Scott, awesome video as usual!! Thanks again for a great lesson!

[@allguitars]

Another great lesson.

[@AhmedRagab-N]

Thanks for sharing this very important info ... U are a great teacher.. now .. I know what is my mistake & how to solve .. ❤

[@mrbassman7184]

I've played guitar for some 30+ years and teach guitar for beginners as well, but I've never played any classical and Spanish music, which I've just now started to look into. I would love to learn this this technique. However it feels really backwards, i.e. my hand wants to start with the index finger and end with the pinky, but I guess there is a good reason you should do it the other way and that I just need a lot of practice. (Even more than most people need, as I'm a lefty playing right handed). I never realized the Spanish / flamenco playing techniques were so different, but I start to know why most guitar channels never deal with this kind of music. It's a completely different story. Love your channel and the fact you deal with so many different styles of music. That's actually quite rare here on KZbin.

[@TheVersatileGuitarist]

Thanks for your encouragement! When it comes to rasgueos you can really master and perfect these motions without a guitar; in your car, walking down the street, etc. Once you get these techniques down there’s nothing you can’t play on nylon string guitar! And it makes playing with a pick 1000 times easier

[@mrbassman7184]

@@TheVersatileGuitarist Thanks! Yes, I’ve actually done that a little during the day, and it already feels a little less awkward. Interesting if makes playing with a pick easier too.

[@stellarrubio]

brilliant video again!! Really improved fast with these although still struggling with the last wrist rasqueo, any other videos on that technique? I'll have a browse, thanks :)

[@manfredvonoettingen3036]

That is an excellent lesson, thanks for that!

[@TheVersatileGuitarist]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@edwardweeks5047]

Great lesson! Thank you

[@TheGuitEero]

Very Good explanation :)

[@erict1917]

Very nice indeed.

[@chrismuratore4451]

Scott, do you provide in-person lessons? If you are anywhere in New England, depending on where, I'd find a way to travel. These videos are excellent, but i know the value of in person tutelage.

[@TheVersatileGuitarist]

Thanks but I’m on the west coast and these days I’m teaching through my membership with online courses, etc.

[@otis3795]

Do you potentially have the transcripts of Rumba Gitana by Philip John Lee in your collection?

[@ericlitts9917]

I make all 8 of those mistakes haha. Now that I. Know what I'm missing out on, I can practice them more.

[@wethetreeple3661]

Having trouble doing the triplet rasqueo, any more tips for that? My wrist gets tired fast.

[@TheVersatileGuitarist]

How long have you been playing it? I suggest only moving from your fingers first until you’ve fully internalized the motion and then moving from a straight and relaxed wrist. I have 3 progressive lessons on the triplet rasgueo in this course: www.theversatileguitarist.com/the-ultimate-nylon-string-guitar-guide

[@wethetreeple3661]

​@TheVersatileGuitarist thank you. I'll keep that in mind, I'd be happy to repay you for all this excellent free content you upload. Finding your channel has been extremely inspiring and helpful.

[@drparfait3739]

In karate, when performing a kata, if we make a mistake we keep going since the only way to correct it is to go over the place where we erred. This adds or compounds the mistake since the kata steps do not include the extra steps.

[@dresdelparry2346]

Thank you so much for these great tips! Boy! You talk fast! I had to really focus on what you were saying, which matches the rasqueados! 😅 I had to rewind quite a few times to check your finger work. At least, one can do that! 😊

[@TheVersatileGuitarist]

Just slow me down to 75% with the “settings“ icon… I’ve tried to talk slower I just can’t do it

[@michaelk1589]

I've read somewhere that fingers shouldn't end up being straight after performing rasgueado but remain curved. So its like they dont do a full move and once we're getting to striking 3rd and 4th finger, the pinky and 2nd are already getting back into position to strike and then middle and index follow thru with the same idea. So we end up doing a gentle looking wavy motion. I guess that wouldn't apply when we want to make a super hard strike to accent a particular moment in a piece but applies to general playing. Does that make sense?

[@TheVersatileGuitarist]

If you were trying to repeatedly do a 4-stroke rasgueo (eamieamieami etc.), then not fully extending each finger can help you get back to the starting position more quickly so that there isn’t a gap in between every four strokes… However the crispness and volume will suffer and most people would do the triplet rasgueo repeatedly instead. It’s my opinion that if you work on a full extension every time you are training the strength and dexterity in each finger and if you want to do the (mushier sounding) repeated 4-strokes it will be easy.

[@michaelk1589]

@@TheVersatileGuitarist Yeah I agree to practice on full strenght to get your muscles right. But there are instances that the "wavy" rasgueado is more suitable imho. Check out Atrafana - Panaderos. Not mushy at all and he does it in wavy way and it is crispy. Anyhow great tips, thanks, peace.

[@robertgiles9124]

Seems the word Rasgueado is also valid? Why are there many variants?

[@TheVersatileGuitarist]

Yes both words are used! Each rasgueo pattern (there’s many more than these but these are 2 great fundamental ones) has a different vibe to it, and some people like some patterns more than others in terms of what feels good to their fingers.

[@robertgiles9124]

I call my Rasgueados Bad Rascals. Never had any training in Flamenco so I hope your lessons will help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5KadoOPaa-Ul8U@@TheVersatileGuitarist