Sleep of the little doll by Augustin Barrios
Sleep of the little doll (El Sueño De La Muñequita) by Augustin Barrios
Time 1:51
This sleep of the little doll is a waltz in triple meter with harder barred chords at the beginning and artificial harmonics at the end. The latter are octave harmonics played higher from the 12 frets onwards giving the bass notes a bell like effect. Barrios is from Paraguay and wrote many challenging pieces. I like barrios sound and music vocabulary not to mention his amazing prowess on the guitar. i certainly need more practice to post any more of his songs.
Technique
Bar[16] Hard chord for the left hand. Don’t try to land all fingers at once. Instead, land your first and middle finger first.
Bar[22] Barre Chords at 2nd fret. Because of the wide fingering, the notes on the barre finger are hard to play. Turn your elbow inwards (toward body) and “lean” on the chord to give more weight.
Bar[33]-[55] Artifical harmonics (octaves).
Play as ABBA. First part A once, part B twice, conclude with part A once. 55 unique Bars.
harmonics (octaves) of sleep of the little doll
Right hand harmonics (octave) begins from the 12 fret.
Remember to add +12 on the bass notes. Here are some examples
of left hand position corresponding to the right, producing a bell like harmonic.
artificial harmonics (octave) index and thumb
Tips
There are several ways to play artificial harmonics (octaves).
1) right index finger press lightly on the string during a down stroke with thumb. Index finger should at a 45 degree angle to the string.
2) bend right thumb (pointing downwards). Touch string with the outside of your thumb (joint to tip) and pluck upwards with the index finger
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- La catedral (Preludio Saudade) by Augustin Barrios Mangore
- Preludio in C Minor- Augustin Barrios
- Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
- Study by Napoleon Coste
- Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega
