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Prelude 3 in G Major by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
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Here’s another short tune in the key of G by the master, Tarrega. It’s good to try if you have never head of Tarrega. This way you will get the feel of what the level of difficulty is required to play his songs. Tarrega wrote many preludes, this one is called “Prelude 3″ of 35. Preludes are short in general and work well as a intro to any song in the same Key.

Technique
16 Barred Chords. Some at the higher end of the frets. 26 unique bars. ABB. Play Part A once then continue to play Part B twice with different ending. Slides and pull offs. No hammer ons. Bar[13]-[15] barre Chords pull offs took me the longest to fly. Right hand fingering must be exact. You cannot strum downwards since the notes are not grouped together. Start Slow and keep in time to the uniform Tempo throughout Prelude 3.

Excerpt fromTarrega's Prelude 3 in G Major

Tips
You can also strum downwards with the chords provided the strings are next to each other (no gaps). * I use my thumb to fret the G note(top string). This is a preference of mine but it may not be technically correct. I have included the proper fingering in the tab.

Full TAB | MIDI


Further Reading
I learnt Prelude 3 in G Major 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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