Classical Guitar Solo - 'Lagrima' by F. Tarrega

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Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Classical

Excerpt: Welcome! In today's lesson we will be studying the classical guitar solo written by Spanish composer/guitarist Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909). Tárrega is considered by many to have been responsible for the revival of interest in the guitar as a concert instrument during the 19th century. His relationship with the guitar builder A. Torres res...

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Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Classical

Excerpt: OK, let's take a look at the opening bars. The first thing that you should be aware of throughout the piece is to balance the bass movement, accompaniment, and melody. The use of rest strokes for the melody can be a very useful way to bring the melody out, but a lot of players fall foul of over accenting using this technique. Another way to approach this is...

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Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Classical

Excerpt: For section 2, we have changed key from E major to E minor. I feel that this parallel key change lends itself to emotive composition and can be extremely effective. Again, make sure you balance each individual part and be sure to achieve a clear, singing melody. I'd like you to experiment as much as you can with your right hand fingering for this piece and...

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