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Etude No. 10 - The Swan Different stem directions help keep the voices separate. Notice the special fingering needed to play legato from G to D.      43        m p mi m  p mi p i mi    43         pm                p p    43        p mi m  p imi © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 51 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Etude No. 11 - The Old Douglas Fir Play the melody (stems up) on its own a few times before including the bass notes. Notice how two notes from separate voices are played at the same time in bar 8 and bar 16.             ip m i pm                           © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 52 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Dotted Quarter NotesA dot after a note adds half of its value to its length. A dotted quarter note equals one and a half beats.  =  + Example: Deck the Halls                   1+ 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3+ 4 + 1 + 2 + 3+4 +Count out loud as written (say the \"and\")               1+2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +2 + 3 + 4 + 1+ 2 +3+4 + 1+2+3+4 +Count out loud as written (do not say \"and\" this time)                12 3 4 12 3 4 1 2 34 1234 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 53Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Во поле березка стояла Russian Folk Song (Little Birch Tree in the Field) Notice the time signature for this piece has only two beats per bar. Thanks to my friend, guitarist Natasha Pashchenko, for suggesting this one!                                         © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 54 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

The Skye Boat Song Scottish Folk Song The student plays the melody. The teacher accompanies with chords. D.C. al Fine - Return to beginning and play to the Fine. C Am Dm G C        3  0 3 4     F C G C Am         G Dm 0 3 CF C Fine 4  3        Am Dm Am            F Am Am        Dm Am F Am G D.C al Fine            55 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Fifth String Notes A B C 0 2 3   5th string 5th string 5th string 2nd fret 3rd fret open 2nd finger 3rd fingerName the following notes       Name: A B CFret: 0 2 3String: 5 5 5        Name: A FFret: 2 3String: 3 4 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 56 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Note Review     Name: A BFret: 0 2String: 5 5      Name:Fret:String:       Name:Fret:String: © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 57 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Capriccio Johann Anton Logy (1650-1721) The student plays the bottom part using p throughout.                                                                                                     © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 58 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

                                                          © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 59 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Sixth String Notes E F G 0 1 3    6th string 6th string 6th string 1st fret 3rd fret 1st fret 1st finger 3rd finger 1st fingerName the following notes       Name: E F GFret: 0 1 3String: 6 6 6        Name: G G G Fret: 3 0 3String: 1 3 6 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 60 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Note Review Say the note names out loud as you play. Use i, m fingering on the top five strings and thumb for the 6th string. When playing with i, m, rest your thumb on the 6th string.                                  © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 61 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Note Naming     Name: A BFret: 0 2String: 5 5      Name: Fret:String:     Name:Fret:String: © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 62 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Leyenda Theme Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) This piece is notated in one voice for simplicity. Let all notes sustain. Notice the special fingering to play from E to B legato on the 4th and 5th string. The time signature has 6 quarter notes beats for each bar with the strongest beats on 1 and 4.                    p mp mp m               21      21 2         21 21 2         © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 63 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Accidentals  Sharps raise the pitch by a half-step (up one fret).  Flats lower the pitch by a half-step (down one fret).  Naturals return the note to its regular pitch.G Chromatic ScaleIn the below scale each new string is marked with a string number with a circle around it.The fingering matches the fret number for this scale so use your third finger on D and G.When flats are used on open string notes the flat note must be found on an adjacent string.G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F F# 0123 0 12 3 4 0 1 2             G Gb F E Eb D Db C B Bb A Ab G 03 21 0 3 2 1 0 4 32 1           The Musical AlphabetThere are 12 notes in the traditional musical alphabet. Some notes have two different namesbut share the same pitch (sound), these are called enharmonic notes (indicted with slash marks).Musical Alphabet: A A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab AWith Sharps: A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# AWith Flats: A Bb B C Db D Eb E F Gb G Ab A © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 64 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

E Chromatic Scale This E chromatic scale goes up to the highest note in first postion. Say the note names out loud as you play.  0 12 3 4 01 2 34 01               2340 1230 1234               0 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 04 32      1032 1043 21 04               3210 4321 0            © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 65 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Greensleeves Traditional The student plays the melody. The teacher accompanies with chords. Accidentals (sharps and flats) last for the entire bar. For example, the G# in the first bar of the third line also applies to the G on the last beat of that bar. Am G Am   1               E 1 Am G Am                E Am C G 1 4 1               Am E   C          G Am E Am 1        1 4    © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 66 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Minuet in G Christian Petzold (1677-1733) From J.S. Bach's Notenbuch der The student plays the upper part. Anna Magdalena Bach Play quarter notes slightly detached and eighth notes legato. (Key signatures will be covered in Volume Two)           2 4             4                             2                   4                   © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 67 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Tutú Maramba Brazilian Folksong Following the fingering very carefully for a legato sound. 2 3 301  42   21                   02 1 23                          Fine 2                    3      241 D.C. al Fine                  © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 68 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Django Swing This fun piece is influenced by famous jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.Swing the Eighth NotesTempo: Bounce! 41                                      4 1           im a       p                2 1 2 34 01 2               rit. 69 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Etude No. 12 - à la Brouwer This piece is influenced by the famous guitar composer Leo Brouwer (b.1939). Brouwer has written many excellent etudes which you will want to explore. Use p for all bass notes (stems going down) and i, m for the repeated accompaniment. You may want to begin by counting the eighth notes as: 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2 as the beaming suggests. 0 2 03 2 0 2 04 2 0                            p p i pm 2                              1                         rit.                                                                                p rit. 70 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Minuet Johann Krieger (1651-1735) The student should play the upper part.                           Fine                                    D.C. al Fine         © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 71 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Sor Study No. 1, Op. 60 Fernando Sor (1778-1839) Although written in one voice, this study is more complex than it looks. There are many possible right hand fingerings for this piece, I've focused on using p, i, m for the purposes of this book.        ip m ip mi mi mi mp m            mp i mi m i pi pi m m p i p         mp i m i pi m i mp p i p mi            p i mp pi pp pi pp pap m i © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 72 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Siciliano Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) Ties join together the rhythm of two notes of the same pitch. Sustain for the full value of both notes (but do not re-pluck the 2nd note).                    Tie                                              © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 73 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Übungen auf der E saite Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) Exercise on the E String from Mertz's Method: Schule für die Guitare Sometimes notes are shared by more than one voice to indicate rhythmic value and voice independence while presenting clear beat structure.              pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi 24                                                 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 74 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Etude No. 13 - Farewell Triplets: Three notes evenly spaced within one beat (indicated by the bracket). The first note of each triplet is the melody. Let all notes sustain. This last piece in section one is in the style of the popular Spanish Romance.   3 2   4                   am i a m i a m i  p                      42                            42                                    © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 75 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Chord Accompaniment Section Before learning fingerstyle accompaniment some basic strumming patterns will be played.Chord Diagrams E Minor (Em)- Vertical lines = the strings 000- Horizontal lines = the frets- The string on the left is the 6th string (bass)- Do not strum strings that have an X.- The numbers below are the fingering.- E minor = Strum the top three open strings- Strum down from the 3rd string to the 1stusing your thumb or a pick.Hey, Ho, Nobody Home- Strum four beats for each bar as indicated by the slash marks (do not read the notes).- Count out loud as you play.- The teacher plays or sings the melody.Em            Hey, ho, no - bod - y home. Meat nor drink, nor               mer - ry.mon - ey have I none, yet will I be © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 76 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Frère Jacques / Brother John Traditional France The student strums a G Major chord (do not play the notes). Strum four beats for each bar and sing the lyrics. G Major Chord: 1st string, 3rd fret, 3rd finger. Strum the top three strings. G 003 G             Dor - mez - vous? Bro - ther John, Frè - re Jac - ques, frè - re Jac - ques, dor - mez - vous? Are you sleep - ing? Are you sleep - ing? Bro - ther John,            son nez les ma - ti - nes! Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.Son nez les ma - ti - nes! Morning bells are ring - ing!Morning bells are ring - ing! © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 77 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

London Bridge Traditional England The student strums the chords with four beats per bar and sings. If no chord is shown, continue strumming the previous chord.C Major: 2nd string, 1st fret, 1st finger. Strum the top three strings. CG 010 003 C  G C      fal - ling down,   Lon - don Bridge is fal - ling down, fal - ling down   G  C fal - ling down,  fair  Lon - don Bridge is my la - dy © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 78Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Amazing Grace Traditional Hymn Words: John Newton Strum the chords with four beats per bar. D Chord - Follow the chord diagram and strum four strings. GC D 003 010 0132 G   C G    grace,   that A - maz - ing how sweet the sound   D  a wretch   saved like me. - - - I  G C G     once was lost, but now am found; was  D G     blind, but now I see. - - © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 79 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Red River Valley Traditional North American Strum the chords using the below pattern (count four beats per bar). Slighty swing/relax the eighth note.  Downstrum = Upstrum = Strum Pattern GC D          003 010 0132 1 2+3 4   G   C Come and  by my side     sit if you love me.    G   D Do not  to bid   has - ten me a - dieu.   G    C   ber the Red Riv - er   But re - mem Val - ley,    D    G and the  boy who loved you so  girl cow - true. © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 80 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Full Chord Shapes Memorize these chord shapes for the next few songs. Notice the alternative fingering for the G chord. The first G chord is quite comfortable, the second is a bit of a stretch but easier to move to the C chord after. Choose one or have your teacher circle one for you. GG C D Em 210003 320004 32010 0132 023000Tom Dooley - North Carolina Folk SongTry out the G and C chords by strumming four beats per bar.   C            G  Doo - ley. Hang down your head and  Hang down your head, Tom cry.              C Doo - ley. Poor boy you're bound to Hang down your head, Tom die. © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 81 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Danny Boy Traditional Irish Bars containing two chords recieve two beats per chord.     G     C   G             Oh, Dan-ny boy, - the pipes the pipes are call - ing, from glen to glen and down the moun-tain  D G      C            It's you, it's side. The sum-mer's gone - and all the ros - es fall - ing.  G  DG      C        But come ye back      you, must go, and I must bide. when sum-mer's in the G Em C D                    mead - ow, or when the val - ley's hushed and white with snow. 'Tis I'll be  G C G     D G       oh, Dan-ny    there in sun-shine or in shad - ow, boy, oh, Dan-ny boy, I love you so! © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 82 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Shenandoah American Folksong The chords change more often in this song. Pick a slow tempo to begin. GC                you roll-ing Oh. Shen-an- doah I long to see you, A - way G CD Em C                 riv - er, Oh Shen - an - doah I long to see you, A- G CG Em G DG             we're bound a - way a- cross the wide Miss-ou - ri. way © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 83 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Scarborough Fair Traditional Strum with any strumming pattern as long as there are three beats per bar. In the following pages we will also learn this song with fingerstyle accompaniment. Am Em G D 02310 023000 210003 0132 Am Em Am           Are you go - ing to Scar - bor - ough Fair?   D Am Par - sley, sage,      rose - ma - ry and thyme.  Em Am G       Re - mem - ber me to the one who lives there, Am G Em Am         She once was a true love of mine. © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 84 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Tablature Tablature (TAB) is another system of written music for guitar. TAB is a visual representation of the six strings on the guitar. The bottom line is the 6th string, the top line is the 1st string. The numbers indicate the frets (not the fingering).The below example demonstrates the same notes on both the notation staff and the TAB.E E D BF D       0 0 2 3 3 0       6th string 1st string 4th string 5th string 4th string 2nd string open open open 2nd fret 3rd fret 3rd fret Please Note Tablature has been in use for centuries going back to the Renaisance lute. Modern TAB often omits rhythm and other musical indications so it has some clear disadvantages. Most importantly, it does not allow you to communicate with non-guitarists. However, it can still be useful for direct guitar knowledge and popular music can often be found in TAB. © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 85 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Scarborough Fair (Fingerstyle) Play the TAB as eighth notes (two notes for each beat). When playing fingerstyle, only use the left hand fingers needed for each chord. Let all notes sustain within each chord.  Am    Em Am   go- ing      Are you to Scar - bor-ough Fair? 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 0 0 11 22 22 0 22 0 mi 0 0 0 p i mam i (continue) p imami p i ma      D   Am   Par - sley, sage, rose - ma - ry and thyme. 0 0 2 0 11 11 33 11 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0    Em Am G       Re - mem - ber me to the one who lives there, 0 0 0 0 3 11 11 00 11 00 22 22 00 22 00 0 0 0 0 3  Am G Em Am         She once was a true love of mine. 3 0 3 0 0 00 11 00 00 11 00 22 00 00 22 3 0 3 0 0 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 86 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Will the Circle Be Unbroken? Ada R. Habershon & Charles H. Gabriel The student plays the TAB (4 beats per bar). Notice the bassline contained in this fingerstyle accompaniment. Use your thumb for the bass notes and i, m, a for the top three strings.   G        Will the  by and be un - bro - ken, cir - cle 3 33 33 0 33 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 02 0 0 3 0 3 3 3C   G    by and  Is a by, 0 0 by? 33 00 1 1 00 11 0 0 33 00 00 3 2 00 3 2 00 0 3 0 3         in the bet - ter home a - wait - ing, 33 33 33 33 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3  DG      sky? in the sky? 3 3 3 2 33 3 0 0 3 00 0 0 0 2 00 0 2 0 0 0 2 20 3 3 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 87 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Saint James Infirmary Blues American Folksong The student should first strum the chords and then invent a simple fingerstyle accomapaniment. Am E Fmaj7 02310 3210Am E Am E Am E Am Fmaj7                      E Am E 1. Fmaj7 E Am Am                          2. Fmaj7 E Am       © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 88 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

House of the Rising Sun American Folksong Strum the chords and then learn the TAB. Play the TAB as triplets (three notes to each beat) as indicted in the first bar. C  Am C D Fmaj7 Am      0 2 1 0 0 20 0 0 1 1 1 33 11 11 11 p im 2 0 0 2 22 2 22 00 3 03 am i 03 p i m a m i (continue) E   Am C D Fmaj7           they There is a house in New Or - leans 0 0 0 0 20 00 00 11 11 33 11 11 11 22 00 2 22 2 0 3 03 00 Am C E   Am  C         call the Ris - ing Sun. It's been the ru-in of 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 00 00 11 11 22 00 11 11 22 00 03 03 00 D Fmaj7 Am E Am              many poor gal, and I oh Lord was one. 20 0 0 0 33 11 11 00 11 2 22 2 22 11 22 03 0 0 0 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 89 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Scales for Blues and Popular MusicBelow is the pentatonic minor and blues scales up to the highest notes in position.These can be used for soloing over the following blues chords and other chord progressionssuch as House of the Rising Sun.A Pentatonic Minor (open position)                   0 2 0 2 1 3 0 3       0 3 3 0 13 030 31 0 2 02 20 20 03 30 303 0A Pentatonic Minor (closed position)Closed position scales can be moved around the fingerboard to change the key.Example: If you start the pattern on the 6th fret it will be an A# pentatonic minor scale.                         141313131414 58 585 85 5 7 57 75 75 57 75 58 85A Blues Scale (closed position)By adding an extra note to the pentatonic minor scale we can create a blues scale.                                 58 585 85 57 57 8 875 75 58 567 7 65 85 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 90 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Twelve Bar Blues Use the TAB to check your note locations. Take a solo using the A pentatonic minor scale. When finished repeating, end using the A chord instead of E. Swing the beat (think: long-short-long-short).  A                                  1 0 22222222 22222222 22222222 22222222 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  D                A                   1 0 22222222 22222222 22222222 22222222 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  E        D A E                            1 0 22222222 22222222 22222222 22222222  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 91 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

The Shuffle  A                                  13 00 22442244 22442244 22442244 22442244 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  D                A                   13 00 22442244 22442244 22442244 22442244 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  E        D A /E 0                            13 22442244 22442244 22222222  00 00000000 00000000 00000000  22442244 00000000 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 92 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Rhythm Riff Blues A                               2200 2200 2200 2200 22 22 22 22 00 00 00 00 DA                               3311 3311 2200 2200 22 22 22 22 00 00 00 00  E D A /E 0                              2200 33 11 22 00 2 222222 22 22 22 0 000000 00 00 00 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 93 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Right Hand Technique Exercises No. 1 - i, m alternation in groups of four            imimimim imimimimNo. 2 - i, m alternation in groups of three               imi mim imi mimNo. 3 - p, i alternationRemember to keep the thumb in front of the fingers during arpeggios. Checking your guitar position may help.            pipipipi pipipipiNo. 4 - p, i, m arpeggio pattern         p im p im p im p imNo. 5 - p, m, i arpeggio pattern            p m i pm i pm i pm i © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 94 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

No. 6 - p, i, m, a arpeggio pattern            p i m a p i m a p ima p imaNo. 7 - p, a, m, i arpeggio pattern            p a m i p a m i p ami p amiNo. 8 - p, a, m, i arpeggio pattern          p i m p im p im p im No. 9 - p, i, m, a arpeggio pattern            p ima p ima p ima p imaNo. 10 - p, i, m, a bass strings arpeggio pattern             p ima p ima p ima p ima © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 95 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Left Hand Technique Exercises Tablature has been included to clarify the upper position playing. A definition of tablature is given on page 81. All of these exercises use a 'one-finger-per-fret' rule on a four fret group. You can move these exercises to any four frets, lower frets increase the reach.No. 1 - Two Finger SynchronizationForm a secure and legato synchronization between both hands.Read the tablature as these exercises start on the 5th fret. 12 12 1 2 12 12      im      im im 56 im im  56 56 56 56    2 3 23 2 3 23 23        im      i m im 67 im im 96 6 7 67 67 67 34 3 4 3 4 3 4 34        im im im im im 78 78 78 7 8 78 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

No. 2 - Fingers 1-2-3-4 on all stringsUse your thumb for the three bass strings and i,m for the top three strings.  12 3 4 1234 1234 12 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4               5678 5678 5678 5678 5678 5678No. 4 - Fingers 1 and 4 on all stringsKeep the left hand aligned with the strings.  1 4 1 4 14 1 4 1 4 1 4        5 8 58  5 8 58 58 58No. 3 - Fingers 1-2-3-4 with open stringsContinue this pattern down other strings. Students should be very careful to not overextend the left wrist.Let all notes sustain, play on the fingertips with curved fingers, and avoid muting the open string. 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 1020 3040          00 00 00 00 56 78 56 78 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 97 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Single String Chromatic Scales These scales teach you the musical alphabet and every note on the guitar. Memorize the pattern but don't worry about reading the notes. The fingering is the same for all the strings. Say the note names out loud. Upper position reading is covered in Volume Two.1st String - E Chromatic I. V. IX. V. I. 0 12 34 12 3 41 2 3 4  3  2  1  4 32143210                   E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E Eb D Db C B Bb A Ab G Gb F E 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 02nd String - B Chromatic                          B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B Bb A Ab G Gb F E Eb D Db C B 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 03rd String - G Chromatic                           G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G Gb F E Eb D Db C B Bb A Ab G 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 98 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

4th String - D Chromatic                           D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D Db C B Bb A Ab G F# F E Eb D 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 05th String - A Chromatic                        A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A Ab G F# F E Eb D Db C B Bb A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 6th String - E Chromatic                           E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E Eb D Db C B Bb A Ab G Gb F E 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 99 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com

Scales I have included a small number of scales in preparation for the next level of study. Beginners should continue to my Volume Two method book to fully understand the theory of scales, arpeggios, and key signatures, as well as practice approaches.E Chromatic 1 Octave 2 34 01 23 0 12 34 0 4 3 2 1 0321043 2                            E Chromatic 2 Octaves 0 12 34 01 2 34 01 2 34 01 23 0 12 34 0                           4 32 1 03 21 04 3 21 04 3 21 04 32 1 0                         © Bradford Werner, 2017. Creative Commons License. 100 Lessons, Sheet Music & TAB (free & sales): thisisclassicalguitar.com


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