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Prelude in D minor (Oremus) No.35 (Lento) by Francisco Tarrega
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Oremus (Latin for “Let us Pray”) is a short prelude in D minor by composer Francisco Tárrega. It is often preceded by its brother piece Endecha and the two usually appear together as Endecha – Oremus. Prelude Oremus, also known as prelude No.35 is also noted for being the last this Tárrega composed before his death in 1909. Lento means slowly, Oremus is latin for “Let us pray” and came from an Anglican Church hymn. A handful of chords to remember and a good practice of using the whole neck with chord transition. Part of Tarrega’s genius was his sophisticated and innovative approach to right hand fingering blending melody and accompaniment throughout the fingerboard, thus bring out the full range of tone colors and dynamic possibilities of the guitar

Technique
Tune Low E string to D (Drop D). 9 Bars in Total. Repeat twice with conclude with different endings. Only 2 barre chords. Although played slowly, Left Fingering is important to economize the space between the chord transition. Prelude Oremus starts with the higher end of the guitar (10 fret) and concludes with the lower end of the neck. Although Tuned in Drop D, there is only 1 note that uses this string: the final note.

Excerpt from Prelude Oremus (lento) by Tarrega

Tip
Hardest Measures. Bar[3] and Bar[7]. Prelude Oremus is predominately a left hand song, focus on landing the chords ahead of time.

Further Reading
I learnt Prelude Lento(Oremus) from Ben Bolt’s Tarrega in Tabulature. This highly recommended book comes in multiple languages (english, japanese, french and spanish). Ben Bolt features 25 songs of Francisco Tarrega and talks about hand techniques. Book include an audio companion cd and is ring bound so you can lie it flat.

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