There are two types of Rondeñas: the song, which is a Fandango associated with the city of Ronda, and the solo guitar form, created by Ramón Montoya. The song has the same three-count compás as the other rhythmic forms based on the Verdiales.  The solo guitar piece is a toque libre with no fixed rhythmic pulse. The primary feature that distinguishes the Rondeñas from other Fandango forms is the melody.  As with other Verdiales-based forms, the guitar introduction and interludes are in the phrygian mode, while the lines of verses themselves are in the major mode. As mentioned above, Ramón Montoya created a solo guitar version style called the Rondeña that is distinguished by a special tuning, and that doesn’t seem to have anything in common with the traditonal Fandangos based on Verdiales.The tuning for the Rondeñas is D-A-D-F#-B-E (6th to 1st strings). We don’t know how Montoya arrived at this tuning. The underlying harmony for the solo Rondeña is the descending Andalusian cadence.