Compás Palos are the different musical forms of Flamenco (ie. Bulerias, Fandangos, Tientos etc.) Compás is the repeated beat pattern of a particular palo. The chart below is of the basic 12 beat palos. The stressed beats are indicated in orange. (Flamenco is notorious for innovation and you will encounter many Compás variations) The chart below shows the relationship of these palos and illustrates that the patterns are the same, their only differences lie in where they start and stop. Palos with a 4 or 8 beat Compás include: Colombianas, Farrucas, Danza Mora, Garrotin, Milongas, Rumbas, Tangos, Tanguillos, Tientos, Tarantos & Zambras Palos with a 3 or 6 beat Compás include: Boleros, Fandangos, Granainas, Malaguenas, Rondenas, Sevillanas & Verdiales SAMPLE MUSIC Here are samples of a few of the palos. They are in "mp3" format and very short. To get a real feel for them, you can set your player on "repeat". Alegrias    Bulerias    Fandangos    Peteneras    Solea    Sevillanas    Tangos These samples are in the fast loading "midi" format so you will not be hearing guitar music, but computer generated sound. Alegrias    Bulerias    Guajiras    Malaguena    Rumba    Sevillanas    Tarantas These midis were created by and are courtesy of Flamenco guitarist Sal Bonavita. (Sal's Flamenco Soapbox) © 2004-2008 Dionisia García, New York City