Kalinka

Ivan Larionov (1860) · Level 3 (Late beginner) · traditional · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A Russian song written in 1860 by Ivan Larionov (1830–1889) in folk style: “little snowball-tree berry”. The refrain starts slowly then races away; the verse moves to G major. Arranged in E minor: the tune with a thumb bass on every strong beat, in first position.

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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.
• Thumb for all the basses, i-m for the tune; prepare each chord shape before the downbeat. Work in four-bar phrases, then play it through at a reduced tempo.

Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après la chanson de 1860 (domaine public) · Public Domain