# Fuente y caudal guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Fuente y caudal by Paco de Lucía (1973). Watch from the solo, with tab and lesson links. A flamenco classic from the 1970s.

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Paco de Lucía, 1973. Solo by *Paco de Lucía*.

A taranta, free in tempo, full of dark mining-song harmonies and dramatic pauses.

Fuente y caudal is a taranta, a free-tempo form with roots in the mining songs of eastern Andalusia, and Paco de Lucía plays it with dark, dramatic intensity. Without a fixed rhythm, the piece relies on harmony and phrasing, and he fills it with tense, dissonant chords and sudden runs. The pauses are as important as the notes, adding weight to each phrase. It is a showcase for his command of flamenco's more introspective side. Listen for the dissonant chord voicings that give the taranta its distinctive, haunting colour, and for how he lets each one hang before moving on.

Fuente y caudal by Paco de Lucía is featured in our Flamenco (#11) list. The solo is played by Paco de Lucía and the song was released in 1973.

## In our lists

- [The 25 Greatest Flamenco Guitar Recordings](https://greatestsolos.com/list/flamenco/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Fuente y caudal?

Paco de Lucía played the solo on Paco de Lucía's Fuente y caudal (1973).

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