Divertissements pour la guitare, n°5.3 (Op. 1 No. 5)

Fernando Sor · Level 5 (Advanced) · Classical · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A solo guitar piece by Fernando Sor (1820), in C minor and 2/4 time: chordal writing. 36 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. 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.

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• 25 Progressive Studies, No. 8
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• 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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