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Ask HN: How do you learn Spanish guitar?

20 points mazzystar | 1 comments | 24 Jun 25 05:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source

I've recently become interested in Spanish guitar, particularly the Gypsy and flamenco styles, but I don't know how to get started. Are there any beginner textbooks or videos available? I previously bought a book that started with scale exercises, which I found very tedious, and ended up giving up. Thank you very much.
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bradgranath ◴[28 Jun 25 00:28 UTC] No.44401481[source]▶
If you gave up on scales, you aren't going to learn any kind of guitar other than churchband boomchunk.
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1. r14c ◴[28 Jun 25 01:26 UTC] No.44401693[source]▶
harsh but true take. building the foundation for playing guitar requires a lot of repetition. especially for flamenco and related styles. you have to be able to do different complex movements with both hands at the same time without thinking about the details. everything has to become second nature, and you only get there by doing your drills.