25 Progressive Studies, No. 12

Fernando Sor · Level 3 (Late beginner) · Classical · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A solo guitar piece by Fernando Sor, in G major and 2/4 time: a melody accompanied by the bass. 27 bars. Repeats are marked as in the score. Complete transcription from the Mutopia Project edition (source: München: Verlag Gitarrefreund. 1915-17).

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

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.
• Practise the bass alone (thumb), then the melody alone (i-m, or a with rest strokes) before combining the two voices; the melody must sing on top. Work in four-bar sections before playing it through. It climbs high up the neck (beyond the 7th fret): the tab shows the lowest position, so adapt the fingering.

More pieces by Fernando Sor

• 25 Progressive Studies, No. 8
• 25 Progressive Studies, No. 9
• 25 Progressive Studies, No. 10
• 25 Leçons Progressives, No. 5 (Op. 60)
• 25 Progressive Studies, No. 6
• 25 Progressive Studies, No. 7
• 25 Leçons Progressives, No. 4 (Op. 60)
• 25 Progressive Studies, No. 11

Source : Mutopia Project · CC BY-SA 3.0