Divertissements pour la guitare, n°4 (Op. 1 No. 4)

Fernando Sor · Level 4 (Intermediate) · Classical · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A solo guitar piece by Fernando Sor (1820), in C major and 3/4 time: chordal writing. 16 bars. Repeats are marked as in the score. Complete transcription from the Mutopia Project edition (source: Danish Royal Library early 19th Century edition).

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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.
• Prepare each chord shape in advance and place all fingers at once; the notes of each chord must sound exactly together. Practise the hard passages separately and slowly before linking them. 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

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