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• 10 Guitar habits I avoid like the plague
  10 Guitar habits I avoid like the plague
  10_guitar_habits_to_avoid.html
  
  
• 2 octave C Major practice scale
  This 2 octave C Major practice scale is a purely mechanical scale exercise you can use to build up speed in picado practice
  2_octave_c_major_practice_scale.html
  
  
• 2 Sevillanas
  2 Sevillanas.
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• 3 octave E Major practice scale
  This 3 octave E Major practice scale is a good warm-up exercise to include in your daily practice routine. It's not just for flamenco of course, but it's a good excuse to practice picado
  3_octave_e_major_practice_scale.html
  
  
• 4 stroke rasgueado - e a m i
  4 stroke rasgueado - e a m i. Rasgueado lesson showing three typical applications of this common flamenco strum pattern.
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• 4 stroke rasgueado - i e a m
  4 stroke rasgueado - i e a m. A video lesson showing a single i e a m 4 stroke rasgueado. Learn how to play multiple i e a m 4 stroke rasgueados played in a continuous sequence.
  4_stroke_rasgueado_-_i_e_a_m.html
  
  
• 5 Sevillanas
  A set of five Sevillanas. Although a set of four Sevillanas is more typical when accompanying dancers on stage.
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• Nightingale
  A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square. A well known romantic British popular song made famous by Vera Lynn in 1940. This is my interpretation accompanied by block chords.
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• Nightingale Take 2
  A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square. A well known romantic British popular song made famous by Vera Lynn in 1940. This is my interpretation accompanied by block chords.
  nightingale_take_2.html
  
  
• About me
  About me. Just who is this Sal person anyway? Just an opinionated, upstart nobody. That's who
  about_me.html
  
  
• About my guitars
  About my guitars. Many people have commented about the beat up looking guitar I use in my You Tube guitar videos. They want to know what brand it is. Why?
  about_my_guitars.html
  
  
• About this site
  About this site. What is Nylon Guitarist all about
  about_this_site.html
  
  
• Alley cat
  Bent Fabric's simple piano foxtrot number Alley Cat is one of those tunes we all know but hardly anyone recognizes.
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• Angel
  Angel. My flamenco style version of a song recorded by Elvis Presley in the movie “Flaming Star” (1961) and later covered by Cliff Richard (1965) .
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• Angie
  A freestyle guitar solo based on Davey Graham's Anji. This piece should not be confused with Davey Graham's original. My version is very different which is why I spelled it Angie.
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• Annie's song
  Annie's Song is a John Denver song arranged for classical guitar Arrangement by David Boddington.
  annie's_song.html
  
  
• Arpeggio study
  Floating - Arpeggio study. A classical guitar study for developing arpeggios.
  arpeggio_study.html
  
  
• Articles
  A collection of original guitar articles
  articles.html
  
  
• Australian flamenco
  Links to Flamenco in Australia
  australian_flamenco.html
  
  
• Autumn leaves
  Autumn Leaves. A Joseph Kosma song arranged for classical guitar Arrangement by David Boddington.
  autumn_leaves.html
  
  
• Blank music paper
  Blank music paper. Tab and standard notation
  blank_music_paper.html
  
  
• Blog
  
  
• Bulerias
  This is a loosely structured Bulerias with some original falsetas and some bits and pieces I learned from other people.
  bulerias.html
  
  
• Buy My Products
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• Carcassi por buleria
  This is my version of Study in A minor (Op 60 No 7) by Matteo Carcassi (1792 - 1853) morphed it into a buleria at the end. Hence the name Carcassi Por Buleria.
  carcassi_por_buleria.html
  
  
• Catalan folksong
  A simplified arrangement of the Catalan Folksong "El Noi de la Mare" by Miguel Llobet.
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• Flamenco Dance Forms
  "Flamenco Dance Forms" 29 tracks. 70 min.
  flamenco_dance_forms.html
  
  
• Flamingo Eyeball
  Flamingo Eyeball CD
  flamingo_eyeball.html
  
  
• CDs - DVD
  A collection of original guitar audio and video in various styles.
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• Choosing a guitar for flamenco
  Guitar. Chosing a guitar for playing flamenco.
  choosing_a_guitar_for_flamenco.html
  
  
• Classical guitar videos
  A collection of classical guitar videos performed by Sal Bonavita.
  classical_guitar_videos.html
  
  
• Coconut woman
  Coconut woman. Flamenco style arrangement of a song made famous by Harry Belafonte.
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• Coconut woman take 2
  Coconut woman. Flamenco style arrangement of a song made famous by Harry Belafonte.
  coconut_woman_take_2.html
  
  
• Colombiana (El Nuevo Dia)
  Colombiana by Paco Pena from his book Toques Flamencos.
  colombiana.html
  
  
• Compas groups
  A chart showing how song and dance forms naturally fall into generic compas groups.
  compas_groups.html
  
  
• Compas similarities
  A chart showing Compas similarities between the major song forms and the lesser known ones.
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• Coney Island cakewalk
  Coney Island Cakewalk. A ragtime piece from Richard Saslow's book "The Art of Ragtime Guitar". Download this book.
  coney_island_cakewalk.html
  
  
• Contact
  Contact form to send me a message
  contact.html
  
  
• Copyright notice
  Copyright notice. Read this is you wish to use my original content in any way,
  copyright_notice.html
  
  
• Covers
  Flamenco guitar CD and LP album covers
  covers.html
  
  
• Dance of the hours
  A short piece by Amilcare Ponchielli arranged for classical guitar by Jason Waldron. Dance of the Hours was also made into a silly song by Allan Sherman called "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" (1963).
  dance_of_the_hours.html
  
  
• Dance structure
  Dance structure. This is typical of a typical Alegrias is structured.
  dance_structure.html
  
  
• Dance the night away
  Dance the Night Away. A flamenco style version of Dance the Night Away by the Mavericks
  dance_the_night_away.html
  
  
• Danza
  This is based on "Danza" by Aaron Shearer from " Classical Guitar Technique Volume 2". The video is a straight rendition of Danza, plus an extra variation.
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• Dark eyes
  Dark Eyes. An English version of an old song written by by Ukrainian poet Yevhen Hrebinka
  dark_eyes.html
  
  
• Dead pirate song
  Dead pirate song. A strange little ditty about a dead pirate getting disturbed in his grave. I wrote this about 30 years ago.
  dead_pirate_song.html
  
  
• Dona Dona
  Dona Dona. This Yiddish song by Sholom Secunda became very popular after Joan Baez sang it with her guitar.
  dona_dona.html
  
  
• Donate
  Donate. Leave Sal a tip. Postal donations
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• Donate
  Donate. Leave Sal a tip. Postal donations
  donate.html
  
  
• Drover's dream
  Drover's dream. An Australian bush ballad about a sheep drover who falls asleep on his watch and loses all the sheep. In his dream a variety of bush animals get together and party.
  drover's_dream.html
  
  
• Music and Video 2009
  Music and Video DVD Rom 2009
  music_and_video_2009.html
  
  
• El Arte Flamenco De La Guitarra
  El Arte Flamenco De La Guitarra
  el_arte_flamenco_de_la_guitarra.html
  
  
• Farruca
  An improvised Farruca solo by Sal Bonavita. It's really a typical collection of rhythm sequences and falsetas that could be used to accompany a basic Farruca dance.
  farruca.html
  
  
• Feelings
  A classical guitar arrangement of Feelings by Morris Albert.
  feelings.html
  
  
• Finger robotics
  Finger robotics. A practical guide to training the fingers to do what you want. What is muscle memory? Impovising.
  finger_robotics.html
  
  
• Finger symbols
  Finger symbols and rasgueado stroke directions
  finger_symbols.html
  
  
• Fingernails 1 - Intro
  Fingernails 1 - Intro
  fingernails1-intro.html
  
  
• Fingernails 2 - Close up
  Fingernails 2 - Close up
  fingernails2-closeup.html
  
  
• Fingernails 3 - Left hand
  Fingernails 3 - Left hand
  fingernails3-lefthand.html
  
  
• Fingernails 4 - Thumb
  Fingernails 4 - Thumb
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• Fingernails 5 - Index
  Fingernails 5 - Index
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• Fingernails 6 - Summary
  Fingernails 6 - Summary
  fingernails6-summary.html
  
  
• Flamenco
  All about flamenco flamenco for beginners
  flamenco.html
  
  
• Flamenco guitar videos
  A collection of flamenco guitar videos performed by Sal Bonavita.
  flamenco_guitar_videos.html
  
  
• Album covers
  album_covers.html
  
  
• Flamenco Bubbles
  It's not a Zapateado. It's not a Tanguillo either.
  flamenco_bubbles.html
  
  
• Flamenco Compas
  Flamenco Compas
  flamenco_compas.html
  
  
• Flamenco family tree
  Flamenco family tree. A chart showing the origins and connections of flamenco song and dance forms
  flamenco_family_tree.html
  
  
• Flamenco Guitar
  Flamenco Guitar. A collection of original essays and articles by Sal Bonavita relating to flamenco.
  flamenco_guitar.html
  
  
• Flamenco Guitar (Basic Techniques)
  Flamenco Guitar (Basic Techniques)
  flamenco_guitar_(basic_techniques).html
  
  
• Flamenco guitar and strings
  Flamenco Guitar And Strings - Advice for Beginners
  flamenco_guitar_and_strings.html
  
  
• Flamenco Guitar Method
  Flamenco Guitar Method
  flamenco_guitar_method.html
  
  
• Flamenco metronomes
  Flamenco metronomes. 12 beat compas metronomes that can be programmed for any accents or number of beats up to 12.
  flamenco_metronomes.html
  
  
• Flamenco style guitar videos
  A collection of flamenco style guitar videos performed by Sal Bonavita. Flamenco "style" means these pieces are not traditional flamenco but use flamenco style rhythms as accompaniment.
  flamenco_style_guitar_videos.html
  
  
• Floating tremolo
  Floating tremolo. A short study piece using 4 finger flamenco tremolo style.
  floating_tremolo.html
  
  
• Forum
  
  
• Free downloads
  Free Downloads
  free-downloads.html
  
  
• Freight Train
  Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten
  freight_train.html
  
  
• Granadinas
  This Granadinas is based on a study piece by Juan Martin from the book "El Arte Flamenco de la Guitarra".
  granadinas.html
  
  
• Granadinas take 2
  This Granadinas is based on a study piece by Juan Martin from the book "El Arte Flamenco de la Guitarra".
  granadinas_take_2.html
  
  
• Greensleeves
  Sal Bonavita plays Greensleeves
  greensleeves.html
  
  
• Guajiras
  A short Guajiras solo with basic rhythm and falsetas.
  guajiras.html
  
  
• Guitar Lessons Disclaimer
  Guitar Lessons Disclaimer. I do not claim that what I do is the only way or the best way. What I teach are techniques that work for me.....
  guitar_lessons_disclaimer.html
  
  
• House on the hill
  House on the hill. An original song by Sal Bonavita about a guy who goes mad drinking seawater.
  house_on_the_hill.html
  
  
• I want you
  I want you, I need you, I love you. A song originally recorded by Elvis Presley
  i_want_you.html
  
  
• I was the one
  I was the one. A song originally recorded by Elvis Presley
  i_was_the_one.html
  
  
• I Will
  I Will by the Beatles
  i_will.html
  
  
• Index strokes
  Rasgueado lesson showing how to play index strokes. This is finger down and up strokes. This very basic rasgueado is an important element of more complex patterns.
  index_strokes.html
  
  
• Jamaica farewell
  Jamaica farewell. Flamenco style arrangement of a song made famous by Harry Belafonte.
  jamaica_farewell.html
  
  
• Learning flamenco
  Learning flamenco. Recommended teaching books, cds and dvds and other products.
  learning_flamenco.html
  
  
• FAQ
  FAQ about learning flamenco guitar
  faq.html
  
  
• Flamenco guitar lessons
  Flamenco guitar lessons. A collection of video lessons showing various flamenco guitar techniques as well as some useful classical guitar techniques.
  flamenco_guitar_lessons.html
  
  
• Lucille
  Lucille. A song by Kenny Rogers.
  lucille.html
  
  
• Manitas De Plata
  Manitas De Plata - Flamenco Guitarist, or Not?
  manitas_de_plata.html
  
  
• Maxwell's Silver Hammer
  Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Fingerpicking Beatles song arranged by Eric Schoenberg
  maxwell's_silver_hammer.html
  
  
• Nails
  Nails and fingernail care. Repair broken nails
  nails.html
  
  
• Palmas
  Palmas is flamenco hand clapping. This demonstration video shows the two types, hard and soft.
  palmas.html
  
  
• Pearly Shells
  Pearly Shells. A popular song based on the Hawaiian melody Pu'u o Ewa
  pearly_shells.html
  
  
• Picado
  Rapid alternate picking with i and m fingers. Although the finger rests on the next string like the typical classical guitar rest stroke, picado is a much more powerful technique.
  picado.html
  
  
• Picado hand angles
  Picado hand angles
  picado_hand_angles.html
  
  
• Picado vs rest stroke
  Rapid alternate picking with i and m fingers. Picado vs rest stroke
  picado_vs_rest_stroke.html
  
  
• Pinky flick
  A video showing how to help overcome the weak sound of the pinky when developing reasgueados. The pinky flick is not so much a technique as something that I found comes naturally.
  pinky_flick.html
  
  
• Play Solo Flamenco Guitar
  Play Solo Flamenco Guitar
  play_solo_flamenco_guitar.html
  
  
• Playing for dancers
  Playing for dancers. How to get started with dance accompaniment.
  playing_for_dancers.html
  
  
• Postal donations
  Postal donations. Donate to Sal.
  postal_donations.html
  
  
• Ragtime guitar videos
  A collection of ragtime guitar videos performed by Sal Bonavita.
  ragtime_guitar_videos.html
  
  
• Rasgueado mastery part 1
  Rasgueado mastery is something I believe everyone can achieve. Topics covered in Part One include: What is a rasgueado is? How many different rasgueado patterns are there?... and more.
  rasgueado_mastery_part_1.html
  
  
• Ravels Bolero
  What I play here is a modified version of Jason Waldron's arrangement of Ravel's Bolero. The original version can be found in "Popular Classics of the Great Composers. Volume 1".
  ravels_bolero.html
  
  
• Recuerdos de la Alhambra
  Recuerdos de la Alhambra is a classical guitar tremolo solo by Francisco Tarrega.
  recuerdos_de_la_alhambra.html
  
  
• Romance
  Romance. AKA Romanza or Jeux Interdits. 3 variations on a theme.
  romance.html
  
  
• Romance - block chords
  Romance - Block chords. Another version of Romance AKA Romanza or Jeux Interdits.
  romance_-_block_chords.html
  
  
• Romance - Ragtime
  Romance - Ragtime. A ragtime version of Romance AKA Romanza or Jeux Interdits,
  romance_-_ragtime.html
  
  
• Romance - tremolo
  Romance - tremolo. Romance AKA Romanza or Jeux Interdits.
  romance_-_tremolo.html
  
  
• Rondo
  Rondo is a classical guitar solo by Filippo Gragnani
  rondo.html
  
  
• Rumba
  Flamenco guitar solo by Sal Bonavita with sheet music. This is based on the Rumba style from Juan Serrano's book, "Basic techniques."
  rumba.html
  
  
• Rumba (Herencia Latina)
  My interpretation of Herenica Latina by Paco Pena. This Rumba is from the book "Toques Flamencos"
  rumba_herencia_latina.html
  
  
• Rumba Rhythm Lesson
  A guide to playing the Rumba rhythm style in the my Rumba video piece.
  rumba_rhythm_lesson.html
  
  
• Show me the way to go home
  Show me the way to go home. A song about an intoxicated bar patron trying to go home after a night of drinking.
  show_me_the_way_to_go_home.html
  
  
• Song regions
  Song regions. Flamenco song regions in Andalucia
  song_regions.html
  
  
• Songs
  A collection of songs accompanied in various guitar styles performed by Sal Bonavita.
  songs.html
  
  
• Sound of bells
  Sound of Bells is also known as Sons de Carilhôes. Classical guitar solo by J. Texeira Guimaraes AKA Joao Pernambuco
  sound_of_bells.html
  
  
• Strangers in the night
  Strangers in the night is a classical guitar arrangent of a song made famous by Frank Sinatra.
  strangers_in_the_night.html
  
  
• Strings
  Strings. Which vrand of guitar strings are most suitable for flamenco.
  strings.html
  
  
• Suzanne
  Sal Bonavita sings Suzanne by Leonard Cohen
  suzanne.html
  
  
• Take five
  Classical guitar arrangent of the famous jazz piece Take five by Paul Desmond. Written in 5/4 time
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• Tarantos
  This music ia not a traditional Tarantos but it offers some interesting challenges.
  tarantos.html
  
  
• Teddybears picnic
  Teddybears picnic
  teddybears_picnic.html
  
  
• Tempos and moods
  Tempos and moods. A subjective look at the general emotional basis of the major forms.
  tempos_and_moods.html
  
  
• test
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• Thank you for subscribing
  Thank you for joining the mailing list
  thank_you_for_subscribing.html
  
  
• The Capo
  The capo or cejilla. This is used in flamenco to change the key or to raise or lower the pitch of the music to suit the singer's voice.
  the_capo.html
  
  
• The compas clock
  The compás clock. A look at the various ways of counting and internalizing the 12 beat flamenco compas. Visualizing the 12 beats on a clock face is a good way to learn compas.
  the_compas_clock.html
  
  
• The fox
  The Fox. American traditional folk song about a fox who steals geese from farmer John and takes them back to feed his family
  the_fox.html
  
  
• The Godfather
  The Godfather movie theme by Nino Rota. This is a modified version of an original flamenco style arrangent by Pepe el Tiburon.
  the_godfather.html
  
  
• The Keys to Flamenco Guitar
  The Keys to Flamenco Guitar
  the_keys_to_flamenco_guitar.html
  
  
• The Owl and the Pussycat
  The Owl and the Pussycat is a famous nonsense poem by Edward Lear, first published in 1871.
  the_owl_and_the_pussycat.html
  
  
• The Wild Rover
  The Wild Rover. An Irish pub song that some people believe originated in Scotland around 1830.
  the_wild_rover.html
  
  
• Toques Flamencos
  Toques Flamencos
  toques_flamencos.html
  
  
• Traditional Vs Modern Flamenco
  Traditional Vs Modern Flamenco
  traditional_vs_modern_flamenco.html
  
  
• Tremolo Mastery Part 1
  A video lesson describing the typical classical guitar style 3 stroke tremolo used in the Recuerdos de la Alhambra video. The right hand fingers used are P a m i.
  tremolo_mastery_part_1.html
  
  
• Tremolo study
  Floating - Tremolo study. A study piece for developing 4 stoke flamenco tremolo technique. The video shows Pmami pattern but it can also be practiced using the more common Piami.
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• Triplet rasgueado P m P
  A video lesson describing the triplet rasgueado P m P at various speeds from very slow to very fast. How to practice continuous rasgueado..
  triplet_rasgueado_p_m_p.html
  
  
• Videosc
  A collection of original guitar videos in various styles.
  videosc.html
  
  
• Viva Espana
  The arrangement Viva Espana is inspired by a track on a Canadian CD release called "Paco de Lucia and friends." It also appears on another compilation CD called, "Los Mejores Guitarras."
  viva_espana.html
  
  
• Watercolors
  Watercolors is a hybrid flamenco style guitar solo I put together combining flamenco rhythms with various picking styles.
  watercolors.html
  
  
• What is compas
  What is compas. This will explain what compas is and why it is so important.
  what_is_compas.html
  
  
• What now, what next, where to
  What now, what next, where to. A song originally recorded by Elvis Presley
  what_now,_what_next,_where_to.html
  
  
• Your Mother Should Know
  Your Mother Should Know. Fingerpicking Beatles song arranged by Eric Schoenberg
  your_mother_should_know.html
  
  
• Zapateado
  Zapateado. A study piece by Juan Martin from the book "El Arte Flamenco de la Guitarra".
  zapateado.html