First Steps with "Malagueña" (Spanish Classical Guitar)

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In this week's lesson I'll teach how to get started with Malagueña, the traditional Spanish classical guitar tune. Even if you don't know this song by name, I would bet you find it recognizable when listening — as it just oozes with Spanish flamenco vibes.

In my video lesson I'll show you two ways to play the main melody. First, I'll teach it using strings 2-4, which uses notes you're already used to fretting while playing the familiar E major and A minor chords. Then, I'll show you the same melody played an octave lower — which gives a deep & rich bass sound.

Finally, I'll demonstrate how you can adding the droning high E-string (played after each melody note). While this a bit difficult to learn at first, it's worth practicing — as it evokes those Spanish guitar flavors and sounds great. Let's get to it!

- 0:00 Lesson Summary
- 1:45 Melody on thinner strings
- 4:17 Melody on thicker strings
- 7:30 With droning E-string (thinner)
- 11:36 With droning E-string (thicker)