Ortega Lessons : Arrpeggio 3

Flamenco Basics

3.1. Arpeggio p-i-m-a-m-i

The third arpeggio exercise is a very common combination pattern. This means that we combine our primary
arpeggios (from lesson 1 & 2) to come up with longer, more complex patterns (like this one).
This arpeggio pattern is a combination of p-i-m-a and p-a-m-i.
It´s played with your thumb, index, middle, ring finger, middle and index finger. …. p-i-m-a-m-i.

3.2. Time Signature

Although 4/4 is by far the most common time signature, another popular choice is 6/8.
The time signature of this 6-note-arpeggio-pattern is 6/8 counted as six eighth notes.
In 6/8 the accents are on beat 1 & 4.

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6/8 counted as six eight notes

6 œ œ œ œ œ œ
V8
beat: 1 2 3 4 5 6

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3.3. Arpeggio Exercise #8

Please remember: We always use planting!

In this combination arpeggio pattern we must use the combination of full planting and sequential planting.
Here´s the arpeggio with p-i-m-a-m-i.

Arpeggio Exercise #8

Em

œ œ
V 68 .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
œ
p i m a m i

T . 0 0

.
0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0

B 0
2

œ œ œ œ œ œ ..
Vœ œ œ œ œ
œ

T
0 0
.
.
0 0 0 0
A 2
0 0 0 0

B 2

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3.4. Arpeggio Exercise #2 Movement p-i-m-a-m-i

V V V V V V V V Place your thumb on the low E-string and plant your fingers i,m and a on the G,B and E-string
p plays the low E-string with rest stroke
i plays with free stroke towards the palm
m plays towards the palm
While the ringfinger „a“ is playing the high E-string, m is planted on the B-string
While the middle finger is playing the B-string, i is planted on the G-string
After the index finger is playing the G-string, all fingers are back in the palm position
Now we start with the thumb again...

3.5. Split Exercises

If you don´t feel comfortable or have any difficulties with the exercise, then split it into two exercises.
One exercise for the thumb (you can find it in "Arpeggio Lesson 1") and one exercise for your fingers.

Here´s the exercise for the fingers only.

The thumb is resting on the low E-string while the fingers are playing.

Arpeggio Exercise #9

4 œ œ œ œ
V 4 .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ..

i m a m i m a m i m a m i m a m

T . 0 0 0 0
.
. .
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0

3.6. Capo/Cejilla

Maestro Patiño, born in Cadiz in 1829 - 1902, is credited with the invention of the cejilla or capo d'astro (capo)
Musicians commonly use a capo to raise the pitch of a fretted instrument so they can play in a different key
using the same fingerings as playing open (without a capo). Anyway, the reason for the capo is to retain the
"aire" or atmosphere and still be able to transpose for a singers range. Another nice aspect is, due to the lower
string action it sounds more flamenco.

Ortega Capo Traditional Capo

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3.7. Arpeggio Exercise #10

Here´s another exercise in the so called spanish phyrigian mode based on the chords E7 and Fmajor.
In Flamenco the use of the capo is very common.
That´s why I suggest to use a capo in this lesson.

Capo III E7
6 6 6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
V 44 .. 2 œ 1# œ œ œ 3œ œ œ œ 2œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i

T . 0 0 0 0

.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 2
1 1
3
1 1
2
1 1
0
1 1

1.
E7
6 6 6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
V3 #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ..
œ 2 œ œ
p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i

T
0 0 0 0
.
.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 1 1 1 1 1 1
0
1 1

B 3 2 3

2.
E7
6 6 6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
V œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i

0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 2
1 1
3
1 1
2
1 1
0
1 1

E7
6 6 6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
V4 #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
#œ nœ
p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i

0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 1 1
0
1 1 1 1
0
1 1

B 4 3

F
6 6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ
6

œ œ
V 3œ 2 œ œ œ 3œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
3œ
œ œ œ
p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i

1 1 0 1
T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A 3
2 2
2
2 2
0
2 2 2 2

B 3

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2
F 6 6 6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
V œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ3œ œ œ œ «
3 œ 3 œ œ
2
p p
p i m a m i p i m a m i i m a m i i m a m i

«
1 1 1 1
T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A 2 2 2 2
0
2 2
2
2 2

B 2 3

E7
6 6 6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
V œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i

0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 2
1 1
3
1 1
2
1 1
0
1 1

E7
6 6 6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
V œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i

0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 2
1 1
3
1 1
2
1 1
0
1 1

E7
6 6 6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
V œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i

0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 2
1 1
3
1 1
2
1 1
0
1 1

E7 Am
6 6 6 6

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
V œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ww
œ œ w
p i m a m i i m a m i p i m a m i p i m a m i p
p
0 0 0 0
T 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
A 1 1 1 1 2 2
2
2 2 2
2
B 3 2 0 0

Have fun with this Flamenco basic arpeggio technique! Be cool and practice hard!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
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See you in round 4 ;)

Cheers, Frank

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3.8. Chords

Em E E E7f9
0 E 0 E 0 E 0 E

0 B 0 B 0 B 0 B
# # #
0 G 1 G 1 G 1 G
3 E 3 E 2 E 3 F
2 B 2 B x x
0 E 0 E x x

E7 Am F
0 E 0 E 1 F

0 B 1 C 1 C
#
1 G 3 A 2 A

0 D 2 E 3 F
x 0 A x
0 x x

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