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Easter Hymn by Fernando sor
Grade 2 Early Intermediate
Time 1:05

Born in Barcelona to a fairly well-off family, Sor was descended from a long line of career soldiers, and intended to continue that legacy, but was distracted from this when his father introduced him to Italian opera. He fell in love with music and abandoned a military career. In Easter Hymn you will learn how to utilize all your right hand fingers (pima). This song is an easy guitar piece being short in length with notes sparse in nature.

Technique
AABB 2 parts each played twice with different endings. 18 bars in total. There are suspended notes and all fingers will be used on the right hand (plucking) In Easter Hymn, there are several parts where multiple strings must be sounded at the same time (chord). If the 3 strings are next to each other in a group, you can strum the strings with your thumb in downwards motion or pluck all three strings with your 2 fingers and thumb (pim).

Excerpt from Easter Hymn

Tips
Strum with thumb downwards only works if the strings are group next like in Bar[3] above. If there are gaps between strings or you have to play every other string. You’ll need accuracy so pluck each string-strumming no longer works.

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Further Reading
I learnt Easter Hymn from this book Sor in Tabulature. The book includes 58 pieces of music as well as a recorded CD of the entire book. Ben Bolt believes these pieces are the “best of the best” for developing technique, musicianship, and exposing the guitarist to the ingenious musical world of Fernando Sor. Regardless of your current level of expertise, this music will be a joy to learn and listen to.

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