Sevillanas
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Sevillanas
Sevillanas is an energetic, popular song and dance form often performed at social gatherings, parties, fairs, and festivals.
Metronomes
Sevillanas
This interactive metronome for a flamenco Sevillanas, played with cajon and palmas, marks the structure and parts of the Sevillanas to help keep you in time.
Tab
Sevillana in A Major
Guitar tab and video demonstration for a simple flamenco sevillana in A major. Play this to accompany dancers or as a solo instrumental piece.
A Minor Sevillana
Guitar tab and video for a minor key flamenco sevillana with extended eighth note picado passages. Great for accompanying dancers or as a solo piece.
A Phrygian Sevillana
This traditional phrygian key sevillana creates the exotic, eastern music feel that is typically associated with more "serious" flamenco palos. Find tab and video here.
C Major Alzapua Sevillana
Guitar tab and video for a major key flamenco sevillana with extended alzapua (thumb stroke) passages and embellished rasgueado passages.
C Major Ligado Sevillana
Guitar tab and video for a major key flamenco sevillana with ligado alzapua (thumb stroke) tercio passages and an unique chord resolution cadence.
E Minor Pedal Point Sevillana
Guitar tab and video for a dramatic and energetic minor key flamenco sevillana based on the playing of Pedro Soler. Great for accompanying dancers or as a solo piece.
E Minor Somber Sevillana
A minor key flamenco sevillana based on the playing of Pedro Soler. This soulful piece highlights the somber side of what is usually a very light-hearted song form.
E Phrygian Sevillana
A dramatic phrygian mode sevillana with the melody voiced on the bass strings, offering a great illustration of problem solving for challenging left hand fingerings.
Sevillana Accompaniment
Sevillana is a form many dancers begin with and is a great place to start learning to accompany. Learn the structure and parts of Sevillana accompaniment here.