Basic Flamenco Techniques

[@richat1691]

cant wait to see the advanced edition............

[@nelsfreeman7465]

richat1 hahaha right!?

[@JRV9113]

LMFAOOO

[@garyflaherty8607]

Awesome ha ha

[@badhabits7452]

richat1 😅 the comments on this video are so good and true, mostly..

[@shinn631]

Wait what....

[@nourghazal296]

When I first watched this video 3 years ago. I was like "no way this is impossible". But today and after alot of practice, I know for a fact that it is impossible.

[@brawnxbt2082]

Bro 😭

[@ydyd4410]

Seems like you didnt practice at all for three years.

[@nourghazal296]

@@ydyd4410 seems like you don't understand jokes

[@ydyd4410]

@@nourghazal296 i understand jokes. Maybe instead of making jokes u should practice.

[@nourghazal296]

@@ydyd4410 Maybe you should shut the fuck up cause it is non of your business

[@saleh3843]

This man very talented he gived me Inspiration to sell my guitar❤️

[@hisoka7489]

Lmao

[@gameku-zm1lg]

damn 😂

[@jejed7789]

Hahahaha

[@mihavodnik1146]

😬

[@chiedozienebeolisa]

😂

[@ethan9476]

I love how he keeps on saying “basically just” and “a little”

[@BenjaminWoods]

Please do not get discouraged, anyone can do this if you practice slowly, are focused and determined. Good luck everybody. -Ben Woods

[@TheHenkka65]

***** Will do. I've been playing the nylon string for a few years now, and added flamenco techiques too. Altogether, I've played about for 35 years, mostly with a pick / combination of pick and fingers, so it was a tremendous effort to start playing only with fingers / nails. But I think I'm over the hard, beginning parts. Finally can consider moving on to making music too, with incorporating flamenco techniques. Thank you again. :-)

[@humanbein9415]

+Ben Woods K. :-)

[@samerallahham2182]

+Ben Woods Thank you very much ben,I've practiced these techniques and got much much better, but can we get the tabs of it? especially the last piece Thanks.

[@MayaAshAnimation]

im discouraged as fuck

[@humanbein9415]

+Maya Ash LMA!! I've bean playing guitar for years but am just starting to learn this style. I keep reminding myself of how hard playing at all was when I first picked it up. It was NOT easy, and took time. Looks like Im starting over. (This shit is crazy though)

[@Burrell19]

* picks up guitar * * watches this video * * puts down guitar *

[@illegallemur4024]

At that last piece with the finger snap. I looked at my guitar. My guitar said “no”.

[@deonal]

Lol...😂

[@simonkariuki1202]

C'mon D-vo B, these are BASIC techniques hahahahah

[@londonashley7422]

im sitting here stunned into silence... yeah uh 😭

[@merajhashemi1330]

basic techniques :)))))))))))))

[@BenjaminWoods]

Ben Woods here, please let me chime in everybody. To all the people that complain that this is not 'basic' or that I'm showing off... I'm not showing off, I'm simply showing - I'm sharing my knowledge. As the title says; "Basic Flamenco Techniques". Not beginning techniques, not easy-beginner techniques. These are the basic building blocks of Flamenco guitar playing... the common techniques involved in Flamenco guitar playing. Before you can play Flamenco, you need to have a mastery of these. Flamenco is a language and these techniques are like words you need to form ideas. Yes they are difficult, Flamenco itself is extremely hard. Practice slowly. And to those of you that say I'm going through it too fast? Rewind and play again as needed, its a video. Also now youtube has the option to slow down this video (hit the gear icon). I hope this helps with your frustration. -Ben Woods

[@ASQUITHZ9]

Hi Ben what make and tension are those strings? Many thanks for your wonderful film.... Jonathan

[@13opacus]

I'd agree with you Ben, these are the basic building blocks of flamenco and after twenty years I still struggle but I try :)

[@juanozamiz1457]

Dude, it was really helpful! Thanks!

[@davidcayden]

thanks Ben. I love your style..

[@Yu2Kal]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing, fuck the haters

[@lukee_v]

Great lesson **cries in corner**

[@nasseryousif1222]

LukeV I feel u

[@blndxp]

lol same here

[@yoyomamad]

hahaha...this made my day.

[@adrianlara2724]

Luk

[@fizzyfreako9371]

Hahaha

[@fadymedanat]

When is the version for humans coming out?

[@michaelworse6034]

Limao hahaha 😂

[@ppoank2768]

😂😂😂

[@fadymedanat]

@@MegaJacker91lol

[@atajanjorayew7409]

🤣😂🤣

[@jizzyjillespie7886]

hahaha I laughed out so loud, my gf came downstairs to see if I'm all right

[@phoenixgierra6484]

Ok, I will go back to strumming the chord C now.

[@25Pignite]

I'm gonna go back to the e minor chord personally

[@abrarfaisalhabib5402]

I am gonna go pick open strings

[@not_vortx462]

Boxer in the house lmaooooo

[@MainMatK]

Oh yea, back to smoke on the water with one string.

[@shiroumxm2052]

i´m gonna play the first 2 bars of "nothing elses matters"

[@NYCThrax1]

I’m saving this vid for two reasons: 1. To remind me of the complexity of the human brain regarding brain/hand coordination/communication. 2. To have a good lough with the comments posted here by certain “mortal” viewers...

[@ismaelharun2723]

You know flam really is one of the most difficult techniques but it will freaking enhance any other style you might use or learn simply by knowing and being able to do even just the most basic tune. Don't be a pussy, step yourself up. I was push to do this at 13 and I sucked but when I finally got one song sounding half way decent with no mistakes it rocketed my freestyle and chord playing and especially riff playing. Now after 40 years of forgotten lessons, I have returned to learning and the thing I remember most are the flam. Well that and bloody fingertips. Lol.

[@blardosplats]

Well yeah, everyone needs a good lough now and then.

[@perseus31]

@@ismaelharun2723 Thats True. You can be a half god with trying for hours and Just with tutorials and good lessons.

[@Elkelbash]

Saaaame lmao 😂❤️

[@toz_dumann]

having a lough, strake and ploying same time

[@avinash4evr]

By the time I learn all this , my hair gonna grow as long as his.

[@jasonayres]

Well, the back and sides, anyway. And there's gonna be a few grey hairs among them, in my estimates.

[@Cruxycream]

༎ຶ‿༎ຶ

[@deonal]

...back to power chords.

[@doom-driveneap4569]

deonal lmfaoo

[@LeUsernameWTFOMG]

lol

[@coolbuddy9467]

hahaha

[@cdylan]

exactly my thoughts lol

[@paulomendoza7498]

😂😂

[@hmmm6798]

Never laughed so hard in a comment section

[@nicgibson13]

This is the most nourishing comment on KZbin

[@calebsully2588]

Fr lol

[@salahab0047]

BRUH SAAAAME

[@Elkelbash]

Oh my goodness same lmaoooooooo hahahahahhaa 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@crossbrown2987]

I'm really dying here😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@soniameh]

As a classical guitarist I can say what looks impossibly hard can become easier and acchived with correct practice and dedication never give up and start with simpler things .... you cant play at such high level in 3 or 4 years it takes a lot of time

[@peterking1270]

you're a sic puppy.

[@mtmarrowthegamer6079]

Yeah it's hard but you get better with dedication and hardwork

[@beaconing7689]

"dedication and never give up" well.. dude that's the hardest part !

[@northernhemisphere4906]

@@beaconing7689 no ac also

[@mississippijohnfahey7175]

You can get pretty good in four years though, so believe in yourself and stay dedicated. But also be aware that the people you look up to have probably been playing 10+ years

[@apexwindowcleaningservices4457]

Ben is right these are all the techniques needed. All you have to do to get as good as Ben is, practice 18 hours a day for the next 87945 years. It's almost too easy.

[@mujikFreak]

Work while you work; play while you play, Apex Window Cleaning Services :-D

[@AmbeamTM]

I've taught a lot of people. From my experience I'd say all you really need for mastery is one or two hours a week and between 7 and 15 years depending on your mind (eg age, have you learned another instrument etc). The times passing anyway. You might as well. You'll find after the first 2-3 years the practise gets a lot easier. It's much more fun when you can do a little.

[@yvanitawielinga6644]

Ha Ha Ha!

[@parityviolation968]

@@AmbeamTM 15 years ?!? .... nobody is that patient, sorry ^^ ... I got my picado going like Ben after quite a few hours of practice over a weekend on a single string, after a couple of weekends across strings and after a couple of months I solidified the muscle memory, so that I didn't need to warm up my fingers for minutes to get the speed... I think that everything is about the appropriate choice of practice... My thumb work is quite poor, because I never made the effort to find the best practice routines for me... But I'm sure, it be doable in less than 7 to 15 years^^, if I truly put my mind to it.

[@AmbeamTM]

@@parityviolation968 yeah! To be clear youll be pretty good after only a couple of years, less if you put the time into practise. But we're talking about mastery rather than competency. People often take this tack for some reason. The idea you need to be patient to wait 10 years is flawed. Just dont stop playing. The time will take care of itself. And after it has I put money on your thumb work being excellent. Im all for distracted practise. Its what adverts are for.

[@sagarsunar]

The comment section on this video is a legendary joke book of the fellow strugglers

[@tonybuschauer5983]

Seriously. Laughing my ass off at each comment

[@hocuspocus3256]

My attempt at any of these basic techniques is also a legendary joke book.

[@MainMatK]

I had to watch video in slo-mo just to hear it!

[@pranilbasumatary]

sahi ho sahi ho 😛

[@philhudson...5017]

@@hocuspocus3256 🤭🤣🤣🤣

[@NitishShiggaon]

Ben woods was a big source of inspiration for me to learn Flamenco. Thank you for your amazing music and all the lessons. He will be missed. Rest in Peace Ben.

[@pj6996]

wait he died

[@nueeardente4240]

What the f...!!!

[@nikolaresanovic8335]

For anyone wondering, Ben passed away in September (i believe), 2022. He was battling with some sort of cancer and sadly lost

[@karelmartel4969]

Oh man, thats sad to hear,, For sure Ben is making heaven a more beautiful place to be now,,, Rest and play in peace Ben.😢❤

[@6079__Smith__W]

Oh mate, hope his family and loved ones are well ☹️

[@dburnmusic]

Wanted to learn flamenco styled playing. After watching this, I think it's safe to say I'll be going back and sticking to my twinkle twinkle little star songs.

[@maxstirner8717]

Hey, Mozart wrote that one... so if you think about it, you already nailed the classical era🤣

[@pappeepow8985]

4:17 the only thing that i can do

[@prateekbhardwaj9943]

lol

[@RodSer08]

PapPeePow me too :D

[@subigyabikramthapa5198]

HAHAHA

[@dante_ele]

Yeah. I can do with both hands 😅

[@partilhamusicosmica]

aaaaaauisahdiuhiaushduiashudihaud :D

[@THCSKPERSONAL]

This is a great video that gives a basic demo of all the flamenco and dare I say acoustic techniques you'll ever need. He goes pretty fast but don't be scared of learning them. Once you know the names of the techniques you can google them and find slower versions to help you learn. The important part is to practice as SLOW AS POSSIBLE EVERY SINGLE DAY. And just when you think you have improved and it's easy instead of increasing the bmps like most ppl will tell you to do, do the opposite, slow it down. Slow it all down. Keep aiming for slower, more controlled, more efficient. Speed will come naturally later. Essentially we are manipulating muscle memory to create a sort of "reflex", once you get it it's not something you consciously think about as you play but something you just feel and go forward with, this is what he talks about near the end of the video when he says "put it all together". Took me 2 years of slow disciplined, 20mins a day practicing to achieve all this. Good luck folks, don't give up! Great vid Cordoba Guitars!

[@Goku17yen]

When you say slow, then slow it all down, could you give that in bpm as for some starting reference, like 60 -> 30 or even

[@ulasonal]

you lost me at 0:00

[@denisbudbud]

Hahhahah

[@robertciaschini7625]

LMFAO!

[@jackyt22]

*Mood*

[@AfRoToAd]

IM DEEAAAADDDDD 😂😂😂

[@fabiandistrkt7353]

Awesome!!!!! I'm crying laughing!!!

[@thanos5149]

Thank you for this video, now I'm gonna go sell my guitar

[@MetalRiderPlasma]

but you're The Great Thanos...

[@sashatatrotzki9410]

It aint easy playing guitar with 1 functional arm

[@imaluis]

I know its been a year but god damn this one made me laugh

[@veritasastro]

I guess you would sell the half of your guitar. The another half of the instrument would be played by your one functional arm.

[@dougramsey5573]

I just hacked all over my tablet. Classic comment. Thanks

[@dmildrum91]

How many goats do i need to sacrifice is my first question

[@da1315]

I bet China saw this video and they knew goat isn't the apt sacrifice

[@MainMatK]

nope, you gotta go the the crossroads..

[@xMilesxHighxClubx]

😂

[@michaellatanada1173]

Jesus LMAOOOO

[@Rendydany]

my nose is bleeding by imagining the advanced

[@karlabid2016]

These techniques seem to be pretty easy to do, what i'm having trouble is with the F chord.

[@JP-en7cc]

Karl Abid You made my day 😂

[@KristianSlotPedersen]

Funny :-)

[@Risingnewman]

Same here

[@GabrielAlfaroCossio]

did you ever learned to play the F chord? lol

[@jinojikitomo5065]

@@GabrielAlfaroCossiowhere is the F cord?

[@nueeardente4240]

This video is the reason why I started getting interested in flamenco. RIP Ben. Thank you for the present.

[@sporecat7710]

This guy could probably knock someone out by flicking them lol

[@kanebobier8459]

He would use picado

[@HellKarnassus]

Aizen BTFO

[@sunilv148]

One flick man😂😂😂

[@MainMatK]

@@sunilv148 Halt! or I'll Flick!!

[@albertcalderon6378]

Alzapua right in the eyes.

[@1scott921]

If this was a basic scuba diving lesson it would go something like: "All right, you'll learn how to dive no problem, just watch and learn from this submarine."

[@kevinpatrick4670]

INGENIOUS RESPONSE!!!!!😲

[@imod5]

Only thing is this is not a lesson or a tutorial. It is just an illustration of these guitar techniques and how they are done. Nowhere does he say that you will learn how to do them or play the guitar.

[@TheFreekill17]

@@imod5 do you feel better now?

[@mirquo_von_rosenheim]

almost cried laughing 😂

[@romainbianchi5025]

@@imod5 if u read the description : "Ben Woods explains how to do 7 basic flamenco techniques: "

[@yungstallion2201]

Advanced lesson: Alright, what you're gonna want to do is take out your third hand and brush only the bottom side of the strings at a tempo of exactly 355 bpm. This shouldn't be audible and only ads texture to the wood while playing.

[@CJS2203]

Your third hand 🤣

[@sunilv148]

Third hand.... Is it pp?? But not soo long man it will hurt...!!!!

[@yungstallion2201]

@@sunilv148 yes

[@yungstallion2201]

@@sunilv148 very painful

[@sunilv148]

@@yungstallion2201 😂😂😅

[@rooguitar]

Man! this alone is enough to make one wants to buy a nylon guitar and learn this style! Superb job!

[@willstalder4465]

Same here!

[@zanec1438]

Careful don't stop halfway... it's going to take a longgg time

[@soumadip_banerjee]

+rooguitar right

[@Aminos-dz]

yeh man and sell it in about 24hours

[@Yesh77777]

rooguitar i highly recommend the cordoba line. Im not even a spokesperson. very nicely made guitar. It ran about 400 at the time. Built in electronics. Tuner. Eq. Input. With some medium tension nylons. You might not go back to your main instrument for I while I'm not warning you. So much tech to learn. Even an acoustic can pull this stuff off I've seen it. IMOP

[@MAGINX]

Lets start with the basics...lets play mozarts 7th symphony with only your thumb

[@stephanoscharalambous3]

@@soto.guitarraflamenca Baxter, you know I don't speak Spanish

[@soto.guitarraflamenca]

Stephanos Charalambous he has subtitles!!

[@leodesigns2798]

@@soto.guitarraflamenca he is not the best not even close .. im 20yo from algeria and i can do better

[@Hanzfox]

@@leodesigns2798 good for you

[@nathanielnicholi2985]

@@leodesigns2798 that's ben woods. He does a metallica song version in flamenco. Can you really do better😒. Seems DUBIOUS

[@laughingachilles]

I am an experienced guitarist. I started as a kid with simple acoustic stuff and then moved on in my teens to the typical rock and metal. I went on to classical guitar because I loved the style and music. I mention all of this to demonstrate I have a good background in the instrument. So when I say this is without a doubt the best video I have ever seen in regards to the basics of the flamenco style I want it to be taken in the context of my past experience. Don't get me wrong I am not a professional musician, but honestly this is one of the best videos I have seen on flamenco technique and I don't understand why so many people find it confusing. Maybe they are new or they are unwilling to practice as this instruction is simple to follow. I have really gotten into flamenco during the lockdown and this video has helped me to understand the technique in a way that few other videos have managed. Thank you to the man in the video.

[@FerMarzz]

1. 5 Stroke Tremolo (0:22) 2. Picado (0:43) 3. Arpeggio (1:03) 4. Golpe (1:15) 5. Alzapúa (1:50) 6. Legato (2:22) 7. Rasgueado (2:44)

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

Thanks, not like it’s in the description or anything

[@Targon999]

as if anyone under mega pro level is gonna need this

[@vibefrequencyable]

yes but can he do smoke on the water?

[@OscarEcheverriaGimenez]

Just if you are between two waters

[@xmarine76]

@@OscarEcheverriaGimenez I see what you did there ... clever lol

[@pp4559]

he can probably do smoke on water on 2 diferent guitars at the same time while on an unicycle

[@Dale_V]

I doubt if he can play the beginning to Purple Haze...kinda tough😁

[@PauloDuarteAnadia]

@@pp4559 hahahaha true

[@diment0857]

RIP Ben Woods, your artistry will not be forgotten

[@fleetwoodsoup7443]

Bro whaaat? He passed away for real? :(

[@Stonefalconetti]

​@@fleetwoodsoup7443 Colon cancer.... I remember like around 2021-2022 he posted a video on his channel (which he took down soon after) where he was asking people to pray for him because he was in a lot of pain..... I understood he didnt have long to go...

[@NoahArk-xy2nb]

​@@StonefalconettiHe has a video posted from a month ago? Is this real? Or are you all trolling?

[@prodbymesa]

@@NoahArk-xy2nb Nah he died, his recent videos were posted by his best friend. RIP

[@codefrite]

I have literally seen hundreds of videos and bought more than 10 methods to learn flamenco and I can tell you that in this very short video you manage to summarize and capture the essence of flamenco techniques ... This is for me the best introduction video to flamenco guitar on KZbin ... Thanks man for the inspiration. Cheers from Belgium :)

[@dewinmoonl]

help! i started following your instructions by playing alongside this video now my guitar is on fire que hago?

[@vidiexNM]

That que hago gets me all the time

[@RobertSeviour1]

Kay Hago, I used to go out with her sister.

[@edwarvallejose.9510]

jajaja !!

[@silviavandenbosch8376]

jjaja q maestro

[@hanchockelias5123]

Uyyyy calmala maje. Pija de loco Vos escribiendo en ingles y español. Como te digo "señor bilingüe" o que pedos

[@noodledude1190]

4:12 That click at the end just rubbing salt in the wound 😂

[@raulcab.672]

No one has explored the potential of the guitar as flamenco players through history

[@dngrouscrgo]

Except jazz players

[@robertadragone7418]

And classical...

[@roboslug7582]

And Dragonforce....

[@DeathSensei]

@@roboslug7582 and The math rock and people like Yvette young

[@markpozsar5785]

@@dngrouscrgo lol not even close

[@Meyour67120]

To all beginners who are really motived to learn : download the video, then cut it part by part and slow it down. The watch the finger's mouvement. It's what i'll do

[@ronaldmunoz2411]

How's it working for you?

[@asii97]

@@ronaldmunoz2411 some say he slowed it down enough that he got teleported to the shadow realm

[@leonss2356]

@@asii97 rofl

[@nemchtawmn7561]

@@asii97 I think this guy nailed flamenca so hard he converted into a guitar and as u might know guitars can't use keyboards ,therefore he didnt reply . But it's just a theory , a GAME THEORY.

[@altergrass9411]

already did yesterday before finding this comment😀

[@thehansoloco6733]

me: looks at guitar guitar: looks back at me(breathing intensifies)

[@HapticGamerHD]

I was feeling hopeless after watching this, until I read the comments 😂

[@Leo-pd8ww]

When Ben Woods says something is "hard" or "takes lots of practice", keep in mind those both translate to "impossible for mere mortals".

[@tarashil9708]

feels like you had a friend at school who was good at something and you wanted to get taught, and he said "oh it's so easy, just do it like this"

[@inghell]

This guy is trolling us right?

[@mmeneses2359]

Yep, He surely was talking in front of a mirror and left the camera turned on by mistake. He just cut the part when he's laughing of us.

[@metalheadblues]

He's just demonstrating technique

[@serweed]

I have a feeling this video just isn't for you lol

[@BGbakeful]

Simply just be a god at guitar

[@suryaaldiputra5712]

Anjim

[@Ukulele_Ad]

Beautiful playing! After 17 years playing guitar I've just started to learn classical & flamenco. its almost like starting afresh!

[@TheHenkka65]

Adam Lewis I KNow! I've played for about 25 years, and then picked up flamenco and nylon string. And believe me, I felt really lame at first, but was determined to go on and progress. Now I'm already enjoying it too. :-)

[@TommyLourdesMusic]

+Adam Lewis hey guys! I like you guys after 25 years of writing songs using the basic first position chords, the occasional drop D, and power chords with distortion I simply got tired of myself - even playing live was becoming a bore, and I just wasn't feeling it. Bands simply cannot be relied upon, so I came here to YT to find new ways of expression. Flamenco seems very advanced with the right hand stuff but I feel like I am learning a brand new instrument with percussive techniques, and flamenco.. glad to see I am not the only one! Oh, and I don't know how I ever got on without a loop pedal before - that thing is life changing!

[@YouSuckDeep]

That's what I had with playing with plectrum lelz

[@shane3261]

Thank you to all commentators. I haven't had such a good laugh in a long time. Just humorous reality checkers here Ben. You're a great player. Thank you for this great tutorial.

[@lesleycrystal1205]

I found this lesson incredibly helpful. It was one of the best ones i found on youtube. I also watched some others to get a more rounded view and hear other opinions. I've been practicing 2 of the Rasgueados in this lesson for about 5 minutes every day for the last 2 months and i'm really getting good at them. It's sounding great. The key with learning new techniques and advancing as a guitarist is practicing Every Day. You can do it. But be honest with yourself. If you're not ready for these techniques, build up your skills some more so that you are ready. It's a life long journey. Don't be in a rush (:

[@albertkofie8435]

😊I'll just stick to cleaning my guitar

[@uviniilangasinghe2559]

Albert Kofie good one

[@romeshbhat8362]

Hahahaaaaaaaaaa

[@betolevrone]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA IM PEEING

[@lushkordz6643]

wooow finally after 20 yrs i found a Flamenco teacher (i play Jazz Fusion/Funk/RnB) (no need to go to live in Spain in Andalusia 4 a couple of yrs) 🏯🏯🏯 it's amazing what flamenco playas are able to do with just a guitar 💪🔥💪

[@randomperson-nl8op]

me and you have different meanings of basic techniques

[@margotcosmedy103]

KRAXXI sHORTY m

[@Klazyo]

xd agree

[@Guillermo-jp6db]

ha ha hasta ha hasta xD

[@Shoto519]

He nailed the basic, dont expect to be that fast, just work on it slowly. he just displayed how it sound when mastered the basic. Many "basic" can sound advance behind a master guitarist :)

[@anishpallathukalayil8921]

I think it's just that you can't differentiate from 'basic' and 'beginner'.

[@jimbow56]

You just crushed my hopes of ever playing this style! I'll just sit over here and watch.

[@Crimson_626]

RIP Ben Woods......"I miss you brother, your music will live on forever" I miss you....Never forget about you!! God Bless you..Amen!!!

[@nicholasskibenes7010]

*Sees basic flamenco techniques in recomended list* Me: Hmm, that looks interesting. Mabye i could learn a thing or 2. This guy: There's picado. Which is just your 2 fingers alternating. Sooo... *Plays some crazy inhuman bullshit* Me: Time to sell my guitar.

[@trunkslorenzana]

Lol what you mean bullshit?

[@subscriberswithnovideos-xw9xc]

@@trunkslorenzana I'm sure he meant it in a good way

[@jimmyjoemonkeyii3563]

@@trunkslorenzana it's just slang. it's like when people say 'that's some good shit', it's not meant literally. 'shit' as slang basically has the same meaning as 'stuff'.

[@mattimeo7612]

lmfao!

[@srijitsaha8763]

Hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂

[@gimmeagig]

I'm a bass player and this clip makes me want to look for a nylon string guitar. I'm almost 60 and I wish youtube had been around when I was younger.

[@PTRuzki47]

I would make you younger if I could my friend!! Im 22!

[@musingsofajay387]

your musician inside of you keeps you young. do it!!

[@PTRuzki47]

MusingsofaJay You right, age dont matter!

[@jamessakimae9655]

I'm a bass player as well and playing a nylon guitar is really comfortable

[@SWIFTzTrigger]

gimmeagig You have many transferable skills and a lot of experience with a guitar anyways, the transition will only require some work in some of the techniques and for you to practice it.

[@Bryman5000]

Thank you. I’m learning from scratch and am noticeably missing technique. I’m playing by ear and I’m getting good but knowing what I’m supposed to be doing is gonna take me miles. Thank you again. I’ve been looking for this kinda video for a year

[@davidho1258]

I can snap my fingers at the end... I think I'm about halfway there.

[@Stonefalconetti]

David Chan Ho Lolololol!!!!!

[@love187punk]

David Chan Ho LMFAO!!

[@lugerginyu]

Yeah but can you play Basket Case by Green Day with power chords?? Didn't think so!..

[@Nassbgtr]

I'm sure he can, he plays holy wars from megadeth on his flamenco guitar. It's pretty crazy

[@theqty1997]

+12 fgguitar the joke is pretty old and overused, I'm not sure it's even a joke anymore

[@juniormendes8412]

Arlandah Goinkhoser hahahahaha!

[@1251wire]

Or lil wayne style guitar....

[@danielmiddleman8613]

This video is intimidating and inspiring at the same time. I definitely want to see more of Ben's playing. I've been wanting to learn some flamenco techniques for quite awhile. Now I just need to get some acrylic nails.

[@zgor270]

If you call this Lesson 1, I might be at lesson -9999.

[@ionelmiu921]

+Z Gor :) Just be patient! Practice slow, slow, everyday and pay attention to uniformity. You will get it one day.

[@aziremperorofthesands6369]

+Ionel Miu yeah and then the next day you will forget everything and go learning piano ; )

[@mohamedmostafa_guitar]

+Edward Elric lol :'D

[@MrSebboxxx]

+Z Gor - 10.000

[@twisttempo]

your under 9000!!

[@ahoha.]

Oh man, that's exactly what I was looking for! Short video, but you showed us just enough. THANK YOU!

[@JohnRaraAvis]

Im playing guitar for couple of years and trying to push myself to learn flamenco guitar. With this video and those techniques I certain that I will learn this flaming style!!! :) Thank you.

[@weskinjames4633]

how did it go?

[@JohnRaraAvis]

@@weskinjames4633 I using this technique a lot :) thank you 🙏

[@lamraliang7587]

I dated a girlfriend who cheated on me, and this video is more depressing than her.

[@sobog]

top 10 bruh moments. number one:

[@mybiggrin]

As you get older, you’ll learn that they all cheated.

[@mansoor7571]

Blaming guitar for ur girlfriend issue lol Music comes from happy world .. You are on the wrong alcohol lol

[@deonal]

I feel your pain bruh...

[@leon_redgrave]

@@mybiggrin helps to keep my head up...

[@quadlegsxxxxx]

I only know how to poke my finger thru the guitar hole.

[@go4manuujjwal]

lol..i laughed so hard

[@AllieHanichak]

And also drop picks there

[@ftkmnm]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@malajain1431]

I laughed so hard and..... *Cried at corner*

[@davet2625]

You should make a vid. I keep getting finger stuck in strings!

[@Jsmashfq]

"Hi there my name is Ben Woods and I want to show you something that you can never do" correct intro!

[@tfkop9]

I’m tempted to skip the basics

[@tonybuschauer5983]

Lmao 😂

[@michaelworse6034]

Haha , that‘s so funny 😂

[@mysteriousman4966]

You are brave man….

[@sebbyh9764]

You forgot to say Olé!

[@adrianbabaran8661]

Haha! This...

[@HellKarnassus]

That's in the advanced lesson

[@bruce2860]

😂😂

[@bruce2860]

@@HellKarnassus 😂😂

[@AhsanKhan-eo8dv]

@@HellKarnassus 😂😂

[@xmun0360]

To every person complaining about the difficulty: If your're not willing to put in the practice, that's your problem. Learning an instrument is difficult. If your're not willing to be diligent with your practice, then maybe it's not for you.

[@charesu8]

Is that thing even called basic?!! That's like Van Halen version on flamenco!

[@brandonestrada3487]

Mmm nope, thats flamenco, van halen is Just another band

[@akshatsaxena1431]

@@brandonestrada3487 did you just

[@brahim119]

3 words, YOU ARE BRILLIANT. You teaching skills - *Brilliant* Your attitude - *Brilliant* Your playing - *Brilliant*

[@brahim119]

@Eliott Lederer Yes I did. How about you Eliott ? Provide a link to your channel or website or whatever medium you use, where it shows you are better. I would like to learn more from you.

[@hachibahn8844]

wow ! I have a flamenco guitar, cant play it but it is a work of art...made in Spain, out of Sycamore of all things. Apparently it was traditional for the Gypsies (i hope that is not a racisit term, if so apologies) to use any wood they could find for the guitars and sycamore is a common species. It is blond blonde, quality every bit as good as my Martins. Love it. I did have a video years ago and learned a few licks, I remember palming it in a percussive fashion. Cant wait to learn some techniques. So sad that Ben is gone, I was lucky to have survived cancer, so sad, RIP Ben, you are missed. take care everyone.

[@Coppersteel]

Look how stoked he is to be doing Legato 2:21

[@wouttengrootenhuysen5137]

Toootally Legaaatoo Duuuuude :) :) :)

[@Sushilala33]

Great video. The only thing that people should remember is that the picado you show is actually Classical and not flamenco. You have straight fingers with rest strokes, which works very well, but at higher speeds is not as efficient as traditional picado technique. The fingers should be at a 45 degree angle bent at the knuckle. Watching this head on means all you see is the knuckles moving up and down and the rest of the fingers disappear because of the angular bend. This way you can reach much faster speeds and you don't have to change your hand position from tremolo, arpeggios or rasgueado so you can have smoother transitions. If you watch some of the greats like paco de lucia, rafael cortes, paco pena and jason mcguire they all adopt this angular 45 degree bend at the knuckles. THis allows them to seamlessly transition between strumming rasgueado and picado. The theoretical explanation is that you change your finger to a shorter lever by having at this angle. Therefore you end up plucking from the knuckle joint rather than from where the finger starts. The shorter distance thus equates to a faster potential speed one can reach assuming it is clean with good technique and nail shape. Cheers for the great video :)

[@transformer889]

+Ilya Seleznyov Thanks, I am comfortable with 45 degree, but I always thought I was doing it wrong.

[@flamencoprof]

A lot of commenters are expecting something simple and easy. Well, it's not. He presents the basics quite clearly. You can slow YT vids down, study what he does, get the idea. But then it's practice^2.

[@mateuszmaciag1936]

I loved how he snapped his fingers at the very end.

[@randamoses8594]

That was very informative actually, thanks

[@mobius1ization]

I'm M R,High.

[@chasko9372]

Thanks this was the motivation I needed to go back to studying

[@dundeedolphin]

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude. Amazing. Thanks. I'll get back to you for my next lesson in seven years when I've mastered all of that.

[@isacmartinez2495]

You have one year.

[@dundeedolphin]

@@isacmartinez2495 Things aren't going well 😂

[@letshigh99]

​@@dundeedolphin Ooo man, 7 years have already gone by! did u attain the level like this man has?

[@dundeedolphin]

@@letshigh99 Damn it. 😂

[@rebelrecluse2704]

Ben is quickly going over the different Techniques. If you've been playing awhile you should know by now, YOU GO AS SLOW AS YOU NEED TO GO TO MASTER EACH TECHNIQUE. Speed comes with control and mastery of the technique. That is why you work with a metronome.

[@duckseverywhere8119]

As someone looking to get into this style of music, this is a great overview of these techniques. Thanks!

[@brandonlargo864]

"Oh nice, basics to flamenco. This will be great for a begginner like myself " Watches first 10 seconds * "..."

[@fabienhervieu2020]

in 4 minute he show what a teacher will teach you in 3 year ,it s every thing in 4 minutes the best video

[@ottodrone6173]

Thanks for expanding my knowledge of Flamenco. I can't wait to move on the alzapua technique, and could watch that forever. Love your stealthy guitar style, and how at any moment theres an element of imminent danger.

[@MAVIIgalaxy]

Otto Drone I added this video to my favorites so I could watch the Alzapua one over and over again! I hope to master it as well, good luck to you and your guitar endeavors.

[@kxngfrxsty]

I picked up an acoustic and got finger style down in about a month. I will be using this video for the next month or so I imagine to do the same thing. :) Thank you for explaining these techniques in great detail! 🙏🖤

[@mohannad-media9989]

Who ever hold this guitar if he's worthy shall possess the power of ben woods

[@j.rraphard5609]

These heavy metal dudes live and die with guitars

[@weyaerod5479]

Cheaper than women. Greetings from Sevilla.

[@JS-tm1gq]

get a little butthurt there hambard? maybe you should stop flogging the hambard and listen to some metal

[@JS-tm1gq]

get your hand off your hambard

[@andysutton6436]

Despite all the stunned comments I found this video a great help. Would be flamenco players need to start early and play slowly. Concentrate on one or two of the styles at a time, practice as much as you can, a minimum of 2 hours a day and preferably much more. and you will get there. I started at 15 years of age and now at 74 i am halfway there. I think I will be ready for a stage performance in about another 30 years. However, I do get great pleasure from at least being half decent at flamenco. Cheers.

[@Bankai90]

Always when I think Im getting good at guitar I see someone like him and want to say screw dis shiet xD

[@ozertan37]

Same here :D

[@IoiSeAuMoqueur]

because of those guys showin us on youtube some great technique with good camera shot and no useless speach, i learned a lot ..all you have to do is practice with discipline.. i start play at 12 . now im 33.. at 30 y old i start those technik and it was like redescovering my instrument

[@zilderke]

SOO True!! :D

[@nestorlovesguitar]

pff like music is a competition...

[@xoxdid]

I'm the opposite. I want to play more!

[@TheSoprah]

I love the creative frustrating comments :D But flamenco is easier than u might imagine in the first place. It's always one pattern. practice this pattern every day and u will see how fast it can be learned if you stick to it :)

[@JayHeartwing]

Still difficult, my fingers' bones are clicking painfully

[@arpeggiosfromhell4695]

Uhmmm...what kind of flamenco are u talkin about

[@s.c.7370]

True. Flamenco is impressive, but once you know technics, you can do anything in E major key and it will sound awsome.

[@CemVMurat]

Technique is a really hard part of flamenco and very important.But it's not even the close to being hardest.There's so much shit in flamenco and you overcome the precedent obstacles as soon as you meet more difficult ones :D But it's a really fun process if you don't give up :)

[@ironbooze2937]

My biggest problems are the Fingernails :D Annoying and interfering with other hobbies. Maybe I need to try these metal fingerpicks.

[@Swashbuckler9x]

0:46 "Bro it's "just your fingers alternating" bro cmon bro why can't you play this bro" I fucking love Ben Woods man 🏴‍☠️🍻

[@felipealcm]

This is pure clear and straigthforward technique demonstration. Better than a lot of 1 hour lessons.

[@Shigellosis]

yea.. I'm just gonna go back to my bed and fap the depression away

[@MrBellerose]

Thugzilla Ahah best comment

[@akirareas4180]

Thugzilla learn a simple fingerstyle song (classical gas etc) and play it slowly over and over in your spare time until you can get fast with it, it'll be worth it when you can play something you enjoy c:

[@Shigellosis]

Akira Reas I can already play fingerstyle, but this flamenco stuff demolished my self-esteem XD but thank you for trying to help!

[@roberdeisidro7767]

Thugzilla thats it, try to build up your speed by beating the meat

[@user-cj2dx5tf8g]

HAHAHAH OMG

[@miningdreams6369]

Couldn't finished reading all comments. Folks pls delete average comments...need weeks to complete reading as ROFL in real sense..Ben Really motivates to forget the worries while watching your tutorials.

[@DrAero0]

This video gave me depression... Thats time for a campfire party from all my guitars !!

[@NeWeRLeeTR]

I think that was a joke

[@remingtonrojas]

3:48 I just wanna get to a point where I can be around someone who doesn't know I play guitar and all of a sudden coincidentally there is a guitar in the room and then I just do that casually and put the guitar right back down and act like it was nothing.

[@OrnateOwl]

Let's all be honest, we want to impress chicks with our guitar skills, that's why we're learning.

[@contemplatingduck]

@@OrnateOwl Maybe, that's the reason I started. The reason I continue 10 years later is because I love to play.

[@Musasmall2380]

I have always dreamt of doing that myself😂😂,Remington R

[@Silverfirefly1]

I now speak Spanish for that exact reason, but I'm still struggling to engineer the spontaneous scenario of my dreams where I need to step in and translate. I suspect in the real world, your fantasy would involve you being arrested for frantically grabbing strangers' guitars in public.

[@XenoghostTV]

@@OrnateOwl I hope that's ironic, because that kinda motivation won't be enough to get any good at playing guitar hahahahah

[@FertassiFarah]

Ok. I promise you I will back 10 years later and watch your video again then read the comments section XD

[@jmccann6735]

Me at 0:39 "Dang, looks tricky I could probably learn though!" Me at 0:46 "Jesus f***ing christ man I don't even know omg"

[@wasifuddowlah4986]

WHAT THE BASIC FUCK HELL WAS THAT!!!!

[@dawgyv72]

wasif ud dowlah They are the basic techniques, but that doesn't mean you can't learn to do these slow and work up to his speed.

[@wasifuddowlah4986]

dawgyv72 its gonna take a LOT of time to work up

[@hellNo116]

wasif ud dowlah like everything in guitar i guess. i am still working alternate picking to exist 160 3 months before the second year in is closed and thats with a pick

[@questimegaming]

wasif ud dowlah Think about it bro . These are just the basic stuff. Go learn and come back for the real thing :D

[@wasifuddowlah4986]

Emrah Ekinci IFKR?? R.I.P my fingers...lol

[@weewillo2765]

I am not sure i can even get close to that level but I feel its possible given much efforts ,I just started learning guitar and its a wonderful tool with endless beauty

[@Incog2k6]

That's why I laugh at people who have their favorite guitarist(s) and prematurely label them as the "best ever", or that "he can play every style". Flamenco technique alone would and DOES give most of our favorite guitar heroes a headache. Even the likes of Al di Meola or John Mclaughlin never bothered to learn it, and instead let Paco de Lucia do his thing. On the other hand, many Flamenco guitarists can't improvise the same way Jazz guitarists are able to, nor can they sweep pick and tap the same way Metal guitarists can. Basically, there are too many styles and genres, hence why I always laugh at people who claim that someone is "the best guitarist ever". Yeah, no. For that to be a factual statement, that guitarist would have to master EVERY genre. Most already fail at Jazz or Flamenco. Insisting on calling someone the best is simply personal bias.

[@loganwarnermusic]

Incog2k6 Robby Krieger could play flamenco

[@reuelpais2189]

This comment is the only sane thing here

[@jimmyjoemonkeyii3563]

depends how it's said. 'best guitarist ever' i agree is too broad a statement whereas 'best guitarist to me' makes it sound less like stating a generalized fact and more like their subjective opinion. i still think it's always better to just say 'my favourite guitarist is "insert guitar player" and compliment their skill and talent in a number of other ways rather than go claiming who is best. there is no best like there is no perfect.

[@sphynz717]

Unless it's Jimi Hendrix

[@TheJenniferKK]

You're contradicting yourself. If no guitarists masters all genres, then a guitarist doesn't have to master all genres to be the best guitarist. (He or she only has to be a tiny bit better than others at the things the others are doing.)