Learn to play TANGO on the GUITAR

Name: Learn to play TANGO on the GUITAR
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for Classical and Electric Guitar

Created byMatias Tozzola

Last updated 8/2021

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What you'll learn

The fundamentals of Tango Music
Tango techniques on the guitar
To play cool rythm parts and comping techniques
To play 2 piece arrangements

Course content

4 sections • 14 lectures • 1h 18m total length

Fundamentals of Tango7:55
Welcome!
In this video we are going to see a summary of the 3 fundamental aspects of rhythm in tango in a general and introductory way. We will develop these aspects throughout the course.
We will also do a brief review of the history of the guitar in this musical genre.
Have fun!

Basic Rythm: Marcato 19:58
In this first lesson, we'll cover the main aspects of rythm in Tango music. We introduce the most important strumming technique: the Marcato.
Basic Ryhtm on the Electric Guitr1:49
In this clip, I show you how to play the Marcato on the Electric Guitar. It's the same basic principle, you just need to adjust a little bit the amount of energy you use to strum
Marcato example: "Mano a Mano"2:17
Now let's put in practice what we've learned. The best way to do that is to play over a song, in this case an old school classic: "Mano a Mano", and we'll be practicing comping with the Maestro Carlos Gardel
Marcato example: "Gallo Ciego"2:56
Now in this lecture we are going to practice another good example of Marcato
Marcato example: "La Gayola"3:25
The last Marcato and comping exercise, this time comping the singer Edmundo Rivero

Basic Rythm: Sincopa8:44
Syncopation is one of the keys to master Tango Music. This element makes the style more complex bringing a contrast to the regular pace of the marcato. In this lecture we are going to learn the different ways to do it on the guitar
Sincopa: Listening Training9:15
In this Lecture we'll listen to a couple of songs where this rythm is played with perfection. We'll study the work of two of the greatest masters: Anibal Troilo and Horacio Salgan
Sincopa Examples: Mala Junta1:41
Now let's put in practice what we've learned. As we did with marcato, the best way to do it is to play over a song, in this a complex instrumental by Baffa and De Lio
Sincopa Examples: A Pedro Maffia2:39
Another great example of a common way to play Sincopa on the guitar, this time by the Maestro Roberto Grela.
Basic Rythm: Arpeggio5:08
An arpeggio is a chord played one note at a time, really common resource on the guitar of every style of music. In this lecture you will learn a simple way to play arpeggios over common chords
Arpeggio Example: Naranjo en Flor6:22
An example of a comping with arpeggios played by Horacio Avilano and Luis Salinos. Notice how the arpeggios are used in tango over another Basic Rythm: the 3+3+2
Arpeggio Example: Vieja VIola8:20
In this lecture we'll explore an example of a comping that mixes different resources: Arpeggios, Marcatos and Sincopas.

Requirements

Be able to play simple chords
Be able to play simple scales

Description

Argentinian Tango is one of the most complex musical genres that exist. A music of a very high degree of passion and intensity, where influences from diverse musical styles such as jazz, classical music and African-American music converge. The study of Tango on the guitar will make you grow artistically in various aspects such as technique, improvisation, knowledge of harmony, musical interpretation, timing, and more.

This Tango Course is divided in 2 modules and it’s meant for beginner/intermidiate to advanced guitar players.

It covers technical and musical aspects of the genre: rythmic and stylistic features, comping, getting the tango sound, lead parts, arrangements, playing solo, playing multiple part arrangements, and more.

It incluides exercises and arrangements of tango classics with plenty tabs and sheet music, alongside with references from the original records. All the resources are written in both TABS and SHEET MUSIC.

Module 1: Basics / Marcato

In this section we will learn the fundamental pieces of this musical genre. Its general idiomatic characteristics, accents, articulations, and how to play them on the guitar. We will also learn the most important comping scheme when playing chords in a Tango: the Marcato.

Module 2: Comping / Síncopa

In this section we will learn to make the rhythm much more complex using new and valuable resources: the syncopation, the arpeggios and the "3 + 3 + 2" rhythm.

Module 3:

In the final module we propose 2 tasks: Play 2 musical arrangements of 2 different songs. Each arrangement is made up of an accompaniment part and a melody part.

Who this course is for:

Guitarists of different levels and backgrounds who want to learn or improve their tango skills
Guitarists who would like to learn another musical genre to improve their own playing in terms of swing, comping, technique, etc.

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Course content

Intro1 lecture • 8min

Basic Rythm: Marcato5 lectures • 20min

Comping / Síncopa & Arpeggio7 lectures • 42min

Assignments: Playing two part Arrangements1 lecture • 5min

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