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I will find out in a few days. There is a second video I am posting shortly with other musicians doing Fado Lopes.

Yes, an elastic chord works well. You can use this picks for nylon string guitars but I think that they are physically too hard to get the sound of the great classical players like Andres Segovia. He played with a combination of the pad of the fingertip and the fingernail.

The notion of "Original Key" is problematic. Currently standard concert pitch is usually set at 440 HZ. In the 1920s C was set at 256 which made A at 431 HZ. In addition, if you read through the 19th century Portuguese guitar methods you will see that the authors are more concerned with relative pitch between strings rather than adherence to a certain absolute pitch. So, if your instrument sounds good with a capo on the 3rd fret go for it. But if it sound better without the capo or with another tuning or pitch us that. All of this "folk" music music is very transposable.

In any case I am glad to see that you have found this music enjoyable and that you have taken the time to think about it and experiment with it. I look forward to hearing/seeing your versions.

No, you cannot get the same sound.

@@FernandezMusic They have to be Portuguese Guitar specific Finger Picks. I was able to use the FCDGCD tuning on my Lisboa Portuguese Guitar by popping my Capo on the 3rd Fret. FCDGCD Tuning would be for a Soprano Lisboa that's in a Mandolin pitch.

@@FernandezMusic I heard Fado Menor in D Minor which sounds great. But if you wanted to play it in the original F Minor Key just put a capo on the 3rd fret. Tuning the Lisboa Portuguese Guitar FCDGCD would require really really light gauge strings made for that tuning (7s or 6s) or having a super short scale length version called "Sopranino Lisboa".

As I understand the matter, there are 2 types of Portuguese guitar picks. The ones for Coimbra style are rounded like the fingertip. The Lisbon style have have a 90 to 120 degree pointed tip. The Coimbra style index technique uses a rest stroke while the Lisboa style uses a free stroke. Both styles seem to use an in and out stroke (dentro e fora). These are different techniques than used by American Acoustic guitar players.

​@@FernandezMusic There's a company called Dragao from Portugal that makes Picks for Portuguese Guitar & they also make good Portuguese Guitar string sets which are Silver Plated Copper Wound. Portuguese Guitars also have a Strap button so you could also attach a Guitar strap to keep it in playing position.

Good job. This music can sound good on mandolin. I have a book of fados written for mandolin from before 1920.

@@FernandezMusic They happen to be Portuguese Guitar fados transcribed for Mandolin. I decided to play this piece in the Original key of F minor by putting a Capo on the 3rd Fret so I could emulate the older Soprano Lisboa Tuning (FCDGCD). There's also the Guitolao which is a Tenor Portuguese Guitar tuned GDEADE, but you could tune it down a step to FCDGCD & play in the Original F Key.

Thank you for your comment. There are also old 18th century English Guittar (notice the 2 T's) tunings. The "English" Guittar was played in Colonial America. Supposedly Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Ben Franklin had such instruments in their houses. It was tuned CEGceg or GBDgbd.

I should noted that in the last 2 years I have added a number of transcriptions of Portuguese Guitar fado and variations on my website: www.fernandezmusic.com/PortuguesemethodContents.html There are transcriptions of nice pieces by Reynaldo Varella and Joao Victoria as well as an early 19th century Fado do Marinheiro and a Minuete Da Saudade from 1796.

@@FernandezMusic GBDGBD is Dobro Tuning, CEGCEG is Quart Dobro Tuning as if it's a Dobro w/ a Capo on the 5th Fret. BEADF#B is also great for singer-songwriters so you could use familiar Guitar chord shapes.

It is my own piece composed partly within the harmonic structure of the traditional Fado Menor and partly distinct from it.

In the free lesson on my fernandezmusic website I have written out a number of fados from old method books from early 20th century by Reynaldo Varela and others. I have added the Spanish guitar parts. There is a lot of authentic material there.

@renesajan Portuguese guitar Gaspar Varela czcams.com/video/IZfCE66x7y4/video.html Luis Guerreiro, Marta Pereira da Costa, Ângelo Freire, Pedro Castro, José Manuel Neto,...................................................................

That is correct. It is typical for this instrument in Spain.

​@@FernandezMusic Lots of Latin American and Spanish instruments (like Bandurrias and Lauds) use both a Classical Guitar Tie Block Bridge & Tailpiece because it allows the top to vibrate more freely, reduces the "curling" stress around the bridge in the soundboard, and gives the instrument a bit more volume and a slinkier feel.

I am glad that you recognized it. I had forgotten that I played it on this instrument. I have this instrument for sale.

@@FernandezMusic I recognize that Tuning, it's the same as a Guitar w/ a capo on the 3rd Fret aka Terz Tuning. Magma makes great Laud Strings, LA100 is Nylon & LA110 is Steel.

Greetings David. I suggest that you inquire with Guitar Salon.

Your technique is common to flamenco players. The Portuguese fingerpicks have been developed fir more than a century. At first they used zinc or even better for sound was tortoise shell. Of course a century ago they did not have superglue. The other matter is the natural shape of your nails. If you have strong nails with the right shape your method could work well.

Contact Stewart McDonald Luthier Supply in Ohio they will give you information on types of frets.

@@FernandezMusic Thank you

The music and tablature for this Fado and several others are written out on my website at: www.fernandezmusic.com/PortuguesemethodContents.html

Hi Elizabeth. Please send an email to me at: ron@fernandezmusic.com Ron Fernandez

Amigo e Senhor Silva. Houve varios problemas. A primeira e que seu video estava tocando o disco a 33 rpm. A velocidade correcta é de 45 rpm que está impressa no registro. (There were varios problems. The first is that your videos was playing the record at 33 rpm. The correct speed is 45 rpm which is printed on the record.) A segunda coisa é que possuo parte dos direitos autorais da musica e da forografia. Eu senti que voce não estava exibindo adequadamente a musica dos meus colegas musicos .(The second thing is that I own part of the copyright of the music and the photograph. I felt that you were nor properly displaying the music of my fellow musicians). Em breve postarei um video com a velocidade correta e com outras informaćões sobre essa gravaćāo. (Shortly I will post a video with the correct speed and with othe information about this recording.).

Se voce ler as regras do CZcams, verá que eles perguntam se voce possui os direitos autorais de todos os itens em seus videos. Voce deve possuir os direitos autorais do que postar no CZcams ou ter permissāo do proprietario dos direitos autorais. (If you read the rules of CZcams you will see that they ask if you own the copyright of all the items in your videos. You must own the copyight of what you post on CZcams or have permssion by the copyright owner.)

@@FernandezMusic , caro amigo , por essa ordem de ideias , ninguém colocava videos no youtube...pois quase todos os discos dizem que é proibida a reprodução pública...

Sim, muitos dos videos estāo infringindo as leis de direitos autorais. Todos os dias o CZcams derruba muitos videos por violaçāo. Alem do problema de violaçao, minha reclamaçao foi que voce estava apresentando nossa musica muito lentamente.

Leva anos para os musicos tocarem em alto nivel. Custa dinheiro gravar musica profissionalment. Musica leva tempo para produzir. Os musicos devem ser pagos pelo que fazem Elels devem ter controle sobre como ele é tocado. (It take years for musicians to play at a high level. It costs money to professionally record music. Music takes time to produce. Musicians should be paid for what they do. They should have control over how it is played.)