The picado technique: the key to successful fast solos
Discover my method to master the picado and finally play fast and clean solos on the guitar.
When I talk to guitarists, they often want to show me what they can do.
They start a solo, and give their best to play as fast as possible.
And very often… it’s not great.
The reason?
They have a bad technique and they want to go too fast.
As a result :
❌ The sounds are not very pretty.
❌ They are getting confused with their fingers.
❌ They panic and start playing anything.
The solution to this problem?
It’s the picado!
The technique I use in 100% of my guitar solos, which allows me to accelerate while keeping control.
Because the objective is to play fast and clean.
This is the technique I will teach you in this course!
A step-by-step programme
In this course you will learn how to master the picado technique. The foundation of all my guitar solos.
I offer you a method to know exactly how to play, and how to gain speed.
By the end, you’ll have everything you need to master it perfectly and play some great solos!
Position and fingering
You will know exactly how to position your right hand, and how to strum the strings.
Training on a scale
Then I will teach you the scale I use most in my solos, to practice and prepare your hands.
Agility exercises (123 & 1234)
With these exercises, we will train both your hands to release your fingers and gain agility. A great workout to be ready to play great solos!
+1 bonus technique
You may have already noticed this technique in my videos. It gives a very different sound to the solos!
Some students testify...
I love Lucas' classes. Nothing like what you find on YouTube.
It is educational and well done. The videos are not too long, so they are effective, no fuss, so it is easy to come back to the key moments to train again and again.
You will find good advice and traps to avoid, if you pay close attention. [...]
It's a beginner talking or almost, so it's accessible to everyone.
This is a good course for the moment. I take it slow and only do the next video when I feel ready.
So I'm on the second module. The videos are easy to understand, even for me (Spanish as my main language and English as a second language).
In my opinion, this is the best guitar course out there. I just wish I had more time to train.
I will definitely buy all the courses at some point. I would like to thank Lucas for taking the time to put this material together, it is a great pleasure to watch and listen to his music. Thank you very much!
If you are passionate about flamenco rumba, you have come to the right place with Lucas. He is not only a great guitarist but also an excellent teacher.
He shares his knowledge with great pedagogy and know-how. His lessons are pleasant to follow and he knows how to motivate his students.
Lucas' classes are perfect and I can't wait for him to offer more... I do not regret my enrolment. Thank you Lucas.
After many years of studying flamenco guitar, this course has helped me to improve my picado playing and scales considerably. Simple and very useful course. Thank you Lucas.
I am satisfied with LucasGitanoFamily's guitar lessons. Full of useful content and information, and easy to understand. Even for beginners.
Lucas is a musical reference in the gipsy rumba music scene.
He has a cultural legitimacy as he is from Arles, from a family making up the Gitano Family.
But above all he has artistic legitimacy, given the quality of his own personal compositions.
Finally, he has a technical legitimacy since he perfectly masters the rumba compas, picado, arpeggios, rasguedo and even purely flamenco techniques such as the alzapua etc..
Beyond all that, Lucas simply explains the musical theory adapted to the guitar (the functioning of the neck and the understanding of scales/chords) which makes it possible to understand what one plays!
Finally, he is a human artist, generous and benevolent in teaching his art.
It is therefore a privilege for anyone who loves the gypsy guitar to be able to follow his valuable teachings.
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Great course to progress and learn with very good advice.
Lucas is an excellent teacher, if you have any questions, the service is excellent. I'm new to flamenco, I didn't have a teacher in my town. I'm glad I found it!
Who am I to talk to you about this?
My name is Lucas. I started playing guitar at the age of 6, thanks to the Gipsy Kings family.
For more than 20 years, I have been playing in the Gitano Family group with whom I perform all over the world: Paris, Monaco, Qatar, Tokyo, Tahiti, New-York, Barcelona, Dubai…
At each of our shows, we put on a crazy atmosphere!
Because we can play any music in the world, in a festive style. People ask us for a song, and we play it our way. In a style that makes you want to sing and dance.
And then every once in a while, I start improvising. I’ll go for a solo and I can go for hours, without preparing in advance what I’m going to play.
I am a specialist in gypsy rumba and flamenco, and in this program I will share with you all the secrets that have made me successful.
Who is this course for?
The Picado is a fairly technical subject on the guitar. I would not recommend it to absolute beginners. If this is your case, I advise you to start with the 5 essential rhythms.
However, if you are already comfortable with your guitar, then you will love this course! You will learn the necessary technique to play beautiful solos.
- Do you have an intermediate / advanced level of guitar playing?
- Do you want to take it to the next level?
- Do you want to learn to play solos?
- You want to have fun quickly, without spending hours on theory?
This course is ideal for you!
- Are you a beginner on the guitar?
- You already are an expert in flamenco rumba?
- Looking for music theory lessons?
- Do you know a gypsy who can teach you directly?
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