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Here is a lesson on a piece of Paco De Lucia that you can find on his record “Paco De Lucia Live in America” with the sextet
and is a Tanguillo 4/4 in Dm.

http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo118.html

The chords of the Tanguillo are as follows
This chord progression twice.

A7, A7 ,gm ,gm ,gm ,C7 ,C7 ,Bb7 , A7 ,A7.

and then bridge twice.

A7, A7, F, F, C#, C#, A7, A7.

You can use this video lesson to play the theme and soloing phrases, as well as to explore your improvisation, for example:

A7 = V7b9
(on this chord you can use:

1)
Bb minor melodic scale
(the rule is: for the degree V7b9 use minor melodic scale from the b2th of the chord.)
(for guitar players, here is the lesson on the fingerings that Paco uses, in case you don’t remember http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo105.html )

2)
A Phrygian (with the major 3rd)

3)
Bb chains if minor 3ths (the rule is: for the dominant chords like in this case the degree V7b9 use of chains of minor 3 ths from the b2th of the chord )
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Gm = IVm
(on this chord you can use:

1)
A Phrygian = F major scale = G Dorian.

2)
Bb chains of minor 3 th
(the rule is: for minor chords like in this case the degree IVm use of chains of minor 3 ths from the root or from b3th of the chord)
(for guitar players here is the lesson on the chains, in case you don’t remember http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo99.html )

3)
Bb symmetric scale
(the rule is as you know: for minor chords like in this case the degree IVm use of symmetric scale from the root or from b3th of the chord)

4)
Am Pentatonic
(notes A, C, D, E, G, over gm chord )
(the rule is: for minor chords like in this case the degree IVm use minor Pentatonic scale from the 2th of the chord, John Mc Laughlin uses a lot this color while describing melodically a minor chord and it has a beautiful Dorian flavour… )

if you want to sound modal play F major scale = G Dorian

(for guitar players, here is the lesson on the fingerings that Paco uses on major scales, in case you want to use them) http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo104.html

and you know for the rest of the chords…!

Enjoy!

your friend
Ruben Diaz