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This is a lesson for beginners and everyone -can and should-
try to play this piece, it doesn’t matter if you are classical guitar player, electric guitar player, acoustic steel string pick player, or nylon string player, this piece is for all!

Here is an example of how to apply the Paco de Lucia’s
technique to other musical styles, like this song by Paul Anka
that Elvis make so famous.

Although some times people attribute this kind of rumba arrangements to “Gipsy Kings” (1987),actually it was 18 years before them that Paco de Lucia innovated with the idea of playing Cuban, South American & popular songs of any country, into rumba flamenca on his 1969 LP entitled:
Paco de Lucia en Hispanoamérica.

“My Way” (E major)


Chords & melody lesson
http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo122.html

and with this one, you can play over and have fun!
http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo123.html


The chords are:

||: E (x6),D ,C#7,F#m (x2), F#m7maj (x2), F#m7,B7,E (x2),
Bm (x2),E7 (x2),Amaj7 (x2),Am (x2),G#m,C#7, F#m, B7,
Am (x2), E(x2) :||

then the bridge chords are:


Bm(x2),E7(x2), Amaj7(x2), F#m (x4),B7 (x2), G#m (x2),
C#m (x2),Amaj7 (x2), B7 (x2),Am (x2),E (x2) ||

And of course...
you are invited to upload your own video to YouTube playing a solo or the lead melody as you prefer , with your guitar & along with the audio of my video lesson, that is: accompanied by the sound track using the following video:
http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo123.html


(make this video in a week or so!...and send me the link, then we will comment over, for different creative approach’s etc,
I am sure you will love this experience!, it will be fun!
here is an example of how to do this kind of videos, certainly that’s with another song but, you can watch it, just to have an idea! http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo81.html )

and

( In case you need it!
The rumba strumming pattern you can learn from this lesson
http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo51.html )



Ok my friends!
now…
Be creative and have fun!

Ruben Diaz.
http://www.rdiaz.org/rdfoto4.html

Ruben: A nice version. You did it your way and your certainly made it work. Thanks for sharing this with us.