Siguiriyas (Spanish pronunciation: [seɣiˈɾiʝas]; also seguiriyas,siguerillas, siguirillas, seguidilla gitana, etc.) are a form of flamenco music in the cante jondo category. This deep, expressive style is among the most important in flamenco. Siguiriyas are normally played in the key of A Phrygian with each measure (the compás) consisting of 12 counts with emphasis on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th and 11th beats as shown here: [1] 2 [3] 4 [5] 6 7 [8] 9 10 [11] 12 [2] and [3] and [1] 2 3 [4] 5 6 [1] and [1] and [2] and [3] and uh [4] and uh [5] and [8] 9 [10] 11 [12] 1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7