# Rondeña guitar solo > The guitar solo on Rondeña by Ramón Montoya (1936). Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A flamenco classic from the 1930s. Canonical URL: Ramón Montoya, 1936. Solo by *Ramón Montoya*. Montoya turned the rondeña into a solo guitar piece with a retuned sixth string; it paved the way for solo concert flamenco. Ramón Montoya's Rondeña is a landmark in the history of flamenco guitar. He adapted the rondeña for solo guitar, retuning the sixth string to create a deep, resonant sound and a darker harmonic palette. The piece moves slowly, with rich chords and melodic passages that were unusually elaborate for their time. Montoya's work helped establish the guitar as a solo concert instrument in flamenco rather than simply an accompaniment. Listen for the resonance of the lowered bass string, which gives the whole piece a deep, ringing foundation that sets it apart from standard-tuned flamenco. Rondeña by Ramón Montoya is featured in our Flamenco (#12) list. The solo is played by Ramón Montoya and the song was released in 1936. ## In our lists - [The Greatest Solo of Every Year](https://greatestsolos.com/list/solo-of-every-year/) — #1 - [The 25 Greatest Flamenco Guitar Recordings](https://greatestsolos.com/list/flamenco/) — #12 - [The Best Guitar Solos of 1936](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1936/) — #1 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Rondeña? Ramón Montoya played the solo on Ramón Montoya's Rondeña (1936). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)