{"id":201656,"date":"2022-07-29T00:18:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T07:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=201656"},"modified":"2024-11-06T23:47:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T07:47:04","slug":"2-finger-rasgueado-strum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/2-finger-rasgueado-strum\/","title":{"rendered":"2-Finger Rasgueado Strumming for Spanish Flamenco Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Spanish Flamenco music, we have the powerful and energetic strum called \u201crasgueados.\u201d Percussive and fast, these help to give the music its characteristic Spanish feel.<\/p>\n<p>There are many patterns of rasgueados. Some are more common than others. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/rasgueado-technique\/\">The most common rasgueado patterns<\/a> use three or four fingers of the right hand. But here\u2019s one that uses just two fingers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q8ctUQsNP1o?rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Play 2-Finger Rasgueados<\/h2>\n<p>This rasgueado strumming pattern is in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/triplets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">triplets<\/a>. This means that for every beat of the music, we will play some multiple of three times.<\/p>\n<p>For example, in a measure of three beats, we may play three strums per beat, for a total of nine strums. See the example below.<\/p>\n<p>To play the pattern, we use the index(I) and middle(m) fingers of the right hand. The pattern in MII.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>M plays with a downstroke (the nail strikes the string)<\/li>\n<li>I plays with a downstroke<\/li>\n<li>I plays with an upstroke (flesh strikes the string)<\/li>\n<li>repeat<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This three-note pattern, with practice, can be explosive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/speed-precision-exercise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">precise<\/a>. And for triplets, it\u2019s one of the best options.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">An Example of a 2-Finger Rasgueado<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s an excerpt from the 3rd movement of the Sonata by Turina. dotted quarter notes are noted as rasgueado strums. So we can play them as described above. In the second image, we see the measure written out fully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/right-hand-fingerings-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with fingerings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_201657\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201657\" class=\"wp-image-201657 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-Finger_Rasgueado_Study_Turina_Sonata_op_61_Excerpt-1.jpg\" alt=\"2-finger rasgueados turina\" width=\"700\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-Finger_Rasgueado_Study_Turina_Sonata_op_61_Excerpt-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-Finger_Rasgueado_Study_Turina_Sonata_op_61_Excerpt-1-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-Finger_Rasgueado_Study_Turina_Sonata_op_61_Excerpt-1-100x30.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-201657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the 1st and 3rd bars, we have the opportunity to use the 2-finger rasgueados.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_201658\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-201658\" class=\"wp-image-201658 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-Finger_Rasgueado_Study_Turina_Sonata_op_61_Excerpt-12.jpg\" alt=\"Turina Rasgueado pattern\" width=\"400\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-Finger_Rasgueado_Study_Turina_Sonata_op_61_Excerpt-12.jpg 400w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-Finger_Rasgueado_Study_Turina_Sonata_op_61_Excerpt-12-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-Finger_Rasgueado_Study_Turina_Sonata_op_61_Excerpt-12-100x41.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-201658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here we see the M-I-I pattern of the 2-finger rasgueados strumming pattern written out.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">We can also use other fingers<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to I\/M, we can use other finger combinations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/rasgueados\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These make for excellent exercises<\/a> for the right hand.<\/p>\n<p>Other options include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\/M (ring and middle)<\/li>\n<li>C\/A (little finger and ring)<\/li>\n<li>A\/I (ring and index)<\/li>\n<li>C\/M (little finger and middle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some are more practical choices for pieces than others. But each offers benefits as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/right-hand-exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">training tool for strength<\/a>, dexterity, and rhythmic precision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Spanish Flamenco music, we have the powerful and energetic strum called \u201crasgueados.\u201d Percussive and fast, these help to give the music its characteristic Spanish feel. There are many patterns of rasgueados. Some are more common than others. The most common rasgueado patterns use three or four fingers of the right hand. But here\u2019s one that uses just two fingers. &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/2-finger-rasgueado-strum\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":201660,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,434],"tags":[754,345,359,46],"class_list":["post-201656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technique","category-main-content-parent","tag-excerpts","tag-exercises","tag-right-hand-technique","tag-strumming"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Strum like a Flamenco Guitarist: Use the 2-Finger Rasgueado<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Add the 2-Finger Rasgueado Technique to your right-hand arsenal. 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