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Study in A-Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853)
Grade 4- Late Intermediate
Exercise (pim-aim-aim-pim)
Time 1:40

Matteo Carcassi (Florence, Italy, 1792 – Paris, France, January 16, 1853), was a famous Italian guitarist and composer. Carcassi wrote a method for guitar (melodic and progressive studies) that remains valuable, relevant and interesting. His most famous works are collected in his 25 Studies, op.60. This song Etude in A or Study in A is the 3rd song of his famous 25 studies.

Technique
I would say Etude in A is a left hand (chord) predominant song. Once you get the basic plucking pattern (right hand) pim-aim-aim-pim, you will spend most of the time familiarizing with the chords (left hand). Make sure the song flows and vary the volume throughout. In general, you have license to play with level of volume in all songs with a uniform plucking pattern.

pim-aim-aim-pim right hand pattern

Tip
The right hand plucking is straight forward. Watch for Bar 2 chord and chord transition from Bar20-21.

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Further Reading
Classical for guitar is one of my first classical guitar book. Jerry Synder, the author of the book has categorized 17 songs by grades. From grade 1 (beginner) to grade 4 (late intemediate). Each song comes with a brief introduction which is helpful and informative. In this tab book, you will find many composers’ famous works. like beethovern’s “fur elise” to wedding favorites like “Canon in D” by Pachelbel and “Jesu, Man’s joy of desiring” by Bach to excerise work by Fernando Sor. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for an entry level classical guitar book.

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