25 Studies: No. 25 (Op. 60)

Matteo Carcassi · Level 5 (Advanced) · Classical · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A solo guitar piece by Matteo Carcassi (1853), in A major and 4/4 time: a continuous line of notes (runs and broken chords). 55 bars. Repeats are marked as in the score. Complete transcription from the Mutopia Project edition (source: Mayence, B. Schott's Söhne).

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Strictly alternate i-m (or p for the basses) and spot the chord shapes hidden behind the notes; start slowly with the metronome. Settle all fingerings first (both hands), then raise the tempo step by step. It climbs high up the neck (beyond the 7th fret): the tab shows the lowest position, so adapt the fingering.

More pieces by Matteo Carcassi

• Preludes in Progressive Keys from Méthode complète pour Guitare (Op. 59) — No. 1
• Two Minor Preludes from Méthode complète pour Guitare (Op. 59) — Prelude 2 in A Minor
• Preludes in Progressive Keys from Méthode complète pour Guitare (Op. 59) — No. 2
• Preludes in Progressive Keys from Méthode complète pour Guitare (Op. 59) — No. 3
• Preludes in Progressive Keys from Méthode complète pour Guitare (Op. 59) — No. 6
• Preludes in Progressive Keys from Méthode complète pour Guitare (Op. 59) — No. 11
• Preludes in Progressive Keys from Méthode complète pour Guitare (Op. 59) — No. 13
• Preludes in Progressive Keys from Méthode complète pour Guitare (Op. 59) — No. 14

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