Stille Nacht

Franz Xaver Gruber · Level 3 (Late beginner) · Classical · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A solo guitar piece by Franz Xaver Gruber (1818), in C major and 3/4 time: a continuous line of notes (runs and broken chords). 23 bars. Complete transcription from the Mutopia Project edition (source: Original 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.
• Strictly alternate i-m (or p for the basses) and spot the chord shapes hidden behind the notes; start slowly with the metronome. 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 Franz Xaver Gruber

• Silent Night (Stille Nacht) — open D

Source : Mutopia Project · CC BY-SA 2.0