mick laBriola

Although contemporary flamenco artists often experiment with new keys, the traditional keys for soleares are por medio (A Phrygian), and por arríba (E Phrygian).  For the most part, the patterns the guitarist plays in each of these keys are the same patterns transposed into the respective keys. The exception is the letra. As you’ll see below, the harmony for the letra por arriba is a little more complex than the harmony por medio.