Asturias Tab

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Asturias – Leyenda

Lesson 1

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Lesson 2

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Lesson 3

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Lesson 4

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Lesson 5

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Lesson 6

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Lesson 7

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Lesson 8

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Lesson 9

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Lesson 10

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Hints on Asturias: This is one of the most famous classical guitar pieces, and thus very popular amongst guitarists. The first Andante movement requires a lot of speed and coordination among both hands. There are big sections of triplets which causes many players to lose track of the tempo, so learn these parts slowly at first until you bring them up to tempo. In addition, there are two different right-hand fingerings during the triplet sections: During measures 17-24 the triplets are played on different strings, so the fingering P-I-M is used, while on measures 25-36 the triplets are played on the same string, so the fingering of P-M-I, which is similar to the tremolo fingering of P-A-M-I, is used here, so make sure to pay attention to this difference. There are a few rasgueados and harmonics throughout the piece so look in the “Technique” and “Exercises” sections of this site for more in-depth info on rasgueado and harmonics technique. The Andante Tranquillo movement is slower and easier to learn, but it still has it’s challenges. It is very easy to lose the “character” of this second movement if you dont put the correct accents in the right spots, so listen to how others perform this section and imitate what they do. This is a very difficult piece, and as such it is best intended for intermediate players and above. This is a long term project, dont rush.

Video order:
Video 1 – video 9, video 1 – video 5 (up to m.61), video 10.

Recuerdos de la alhambra tab

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Recuerdos De La Alhambra

Lesson 1

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Lesson 2

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Lesson 3

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Lesson 4

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Lesson 5

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Lesson 6

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Lesson 7

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Lesson 8

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Hints on Recuerdos: This is a very difficult tremolo piece, and as such it is best to already have a very good tremolo technique before attempting to learn this piece. Look in the “Technique” and “Exercises” sections of this site for more in-depth info on tremolo technique. The melody line is in the thumb, so dont let the tremolo overpower it. Make the tremolo as smooth as possible, especially when changing fingers on the left hand. This is a long-term project, so dont rush it.

EDIT: Many players prefer to perform a shortened version of this piece that eliminates the Da Capo repeat. To play this shorter version play video lessons 1-5 as normal with all the directions on the videos. In lesson 6 play Ending 1, go back and do lessons 4-5 as directed, and SKIP Ending 2 on lesson 6 and go directly to lessons 7 and 8.

alegro solemne tab

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LA CATEDRAL

Lesson 1

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Lesson 2

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Lesson 3

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Lesson 4

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Lesson 5

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Lesson 6

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Alegro Solemne lesson 7

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Hints on Alegro Solemne: This is by far the hardest movement in La Catedral, and one of the hardest pieces Agustin Barrios ever wrote. The first step in performing this piece is memorizing the whole piece with correct fingerings in both hands. Start learning this piece in a very slow tempo at first, speed will come much later. Only after you can play the whole piece in a slower tempo should you attempt to speed it up little by little until you get to the speed you desire. This is a long process, even for pro’s, so consider this piece a long term project. There are many repeat signs and musical directions, so pay attention to these markings so you don’t get lost. There are also repeating patterns that occur, like in measures 3-6, which I will point out in the lessons, so listen for them. Good luck!

Alegro Solemne video lesson order:
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 4
Video 2
Video 5
Video 6
Video 2
Video 7

Andante Religioso Tab

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LA CATEDRAL

Lesson 1

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Lesson 2

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Lesson 3

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Hints on Andante Religioso: This piece is very attainable for intermediate performers. There are some tough fingerings and tied notes, so be attentive to them. The toughest section of the piece is between measures 12-15. The left-hand fingerings are very tough, and it is very easy to get muted notes if you don’t have good contact with the strings or if you don’t press on the strings hard enough. However, during measures 12-15 there is a pattern in the left hand that repeats, but goes lower on the neck each time, so if you notice this pattern it will help you to understand this section and thus perform it better. This piece requires the player to switch between freestroke and reststroke a few times, so make sure you are comfortable with each technique as well as switching between the two. There are finger exercises for those looking to practice switching between freestroke and reststroke in the “Exercises” section of this site.

preludio saudade tab

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LA CATEDRAL

Lesson 1

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Lesson 2

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Lesson 3

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Lesson 4

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Hints on Preludio Saudade: This movement is pretty simple and attainable to intermediate players. There are a few tough fingerings in the left hand, as well as sections that require a lot of flexibility. In the right hand, for 90% of the piece you will pluck the strings in freestroke in this pattern:

Ring finger plays the first E string
Middle finger plays second B string
Index finger plays third G string
Thumb plays fourth D, fifth A, sixth E

This pattern is different in measures 29, 42, 43, but in all others stick to the pattern. There is a melody line on the first string from measures 1 – 37 and then the melody line jumps to other strings. The melody line is a dotted quarter note followed by an eighth note. Try to highlight this melody line in your playing by making it nice and loud and make it ring continuously.