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Malaguena by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
Time 2:46

This version is arranged for the guitar by Francisco Tarrega. Originally the 6 movement of the Suite Andalucia by Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963). The Cuban composer Lecuona first introduced Malaguena at the Roxy Theatre in New York in 1927. Written for the piano, it is the sixth and final piece in his Andulacia Suite (Cordoba, Andaluza, Alhambra, Gitanerias, Guadalquivir, Malaguena). In Malaguena, tarrega has included many different right and left hand techniques to get the fingers moving.

Technique
102 Bars. 3/4 Time Signature. This song startes off easy then builds up to more complexity. Here’s the summary of Malaguena.

Bar[51] – [57] note in triplets
Bar[55] – [57] triplets hammer/pull offs
Bar[22] – [23] rapid half step hammer ons
Bar[26] – [50] slowest part of song, play with feeling.
Bar[63] – [65] descending chords positions from fret 9
Bar[79] – [81] hardest part of song. difficult chord position. keep in tempo
Bar[91] – [102] descending scale from the 13 fret

Excerpt from Tarrega's Malaguena

Tips
Malaguena will give both your hands are good workout. Many different techniques are demonstrated here. Give it some time to learn this and you my pick up a good few techniques.

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Further Reading
I learnt “Malaguena” from the Francisco Tarrega Collection in Tabulature by Paul Henry. 14 pieces for classical guitar. Comes with a companion cd with tracks. 64 pages. Paperback

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