Easy Classical Guitar Sheet Music (Grades 1-3). This page lists free and premium PDF sheet music at the beginner to early intermediate grade level. All free selections have the word free in red.
What is easy classical guitar? It’s Beginner to Easy-Intermediate repertoire. Beginner method book material and up to grade three repertoire. Although some might feel grade 3 to be firmly intermediate, there’s nothing in Grade 3 and under that has awkward or difficult techniques such as barre or tricky stretches. The music might still be active but is easy in the sense that it is straight-forward and generally in the first few positions of the guitar. That said, pros play from all levels and to sound great is never easy so enjoy these works regardless of your level.
- Education Series – In Order of Study
- See my page on How to Use my Educational Series.
- Classical Guitar Method – Vol. 1, Video Lessons, 100 pages, Free PDF
- Classical Guitar Method Vol. 2, Video Lessons, 89 pages.
- Late-Beginner Collection: Supplement to Method 1 & 2, Free PDF
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 1 – Dedicated lessons for each piece.
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 2
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 3
- Repertoire Collections
- Easy Classical Guitar, Vol. 1, Grade 1-3, Video Tutorials, Sheet Music or Tab
- Easy Classical Guitar Vol. 2, Grade 1-4, Video Lessons, Sheet Music or Tab
- Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 1, Arrangements, Grade 1-4
- Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 2, Arrangements, Grade 1-4
- Easy Folk Songs Vol.1 – 25 fingerstyle solos. Each piece: 1st time easy, 2nd time intermediate.
- Easy Christmas Songs for Guitar (Complete), Grade 1-2, Notation, TAB, Lyrics, Chords
- 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor, Grade 1-7
- Le Papillon, No. 1-32, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani, Grade 1-7
- Beginner Sheet Music – Easy pieces for use with or after my beginner method books. These works are notation editions.
- Classical Guitar Method Volume 1, 100 pages, Free PDF
- Classical Guitar Method Volume 2, 89 pages
- Late-Beginner Collection (All the Below Works), Free
- Mid-Level
- Leccion No.1 by Cano, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Study on E and Variation by Mertz, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Tutu Maramba (Brazil), Mid-Beginner Free
- The Irish Washerwoman, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Django Swing, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Prelude in A Minor, Op.59 by Carcassi, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Arpèges de Trois Notes by Carulli, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Easy Pieces No.1 by Pratten, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Easy Pieces No.2 by Pratten, Mid-Beginner, Free
- Late-Level
- O’Carolan’s Cap Melody, Late-Beginner, Free
- Sellingers Round (Anonymous), Late-Beginner, Free
- Leccion 48, Book 1 by Sagreras, Late-Beginner, Free
- Leccion 61, Book 1 by Sagreras, Late-Beginner, Free
- Allegretto in C, Op.59 by Carcassi, Late-Beginner, Free
- Andante in C, No.2, Op.241 by Carulli, Late-Beginner, Free
- Waltz in C Major, Op.59 by Carcassi, Late-Beginner, Free
- Lecon 13 by Bosch, Late-Beginner, Free
- Estudio Ritmico, Late-Beginner, Free
- Traditional, Celtic
- Greensleeves Arrangement, Grade 2, Lesson, Sheet Music or TAB
- House of the Rising Sun, Grade 3, Lesson, Sheet Music or TAB
- In the Bleak Midwinter for Guitar, Grade 3, Chords, Free Sheet Music, or TAB
- Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair by Foster, Grade 3
- Oh Shenandoah, Grade 3, Sheet Music or TAB
- Scarborough Fair, Grade 3, Sheet Music or TAB
- Celtic: The Ash Grove (Llwyn Onn), Grade 2, Lesson, Sheet Music or TAB
- Celtic: Auld Lang Syne for Guitar, Grade 3, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Celtic: Danny Boy (Londonderry Air), Grade 3, Lesson, Notation & TAB
- Celtic: Loch Lomond for Easy Guitar, Grade 3, Notation & TAB
- Celtic: The Skye Boat Song (Outlander Theme), Grade 2, Notation & TAB
- Anonymous Works
- Chanson Englesa, Gr. 1, Renaissance, Notation or TAB
- Packington’s Pound, Grade 2, Renaissance, Sheet Music or Tab
- The Passemeze Pavin – Gr.2, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation, TAB
- Spagnoletta, Gr. 2, Renaissance, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- The Spanish Pavin, Gr.1, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Robin Reddocke, Gr. 1, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Spanish Romance – Romanza, Gr. 5, Romantic, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Tu Anderai Col Bocchalon, Gr.2, Renaissance, Sheet Music or TAB
- Wilson’s Wilde, Gr.2, Renaissance, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) – Late-Classical Era
- Aguado: Lección 19, Gr.1, Classical, Lesson, Notation, TAB
- Johann Gottfried Eduard Bayer (1822–1908) – Late-Romantic, Germany
- Marche Funêbre & Bolero, Grade 3-4, Free Sheet Music, or Tab
- Bartolomeo Bortolazzi (1772-1846) – Romantic, Italy
- Notturno No.1-2 by Bortolazzi, Grade 3-4
- Jacques Bosch (1825 – 1895) – Romantic Era
- Bosch: Lecon 13, Beginner, Romantic Era, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Lamento in E Minor, No.5, Op.89 by Bosch, Grade 4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Carlo Calvi (c.1610-1670) – Baroque, Italy
- Canario by Carlo Calvi, Grade 2, Sheet Music or Tab
- Tordilione by Calvi, Grade 1, Sheet Music or Tab
- Antonio Cano (1811-1897) – Romantic, Spain
- Leccion No.1 by Cano, Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) – Classical
- Carcassi: Andantino in A Minor, Op.59, Grade 2, Sheet Music or TAB
- Carcassi: Allegretto in E Minor, Op.59, Grade 2, Sheet Music or TAB
- Allegretto in C, Op.59 by Carcassi, Late-Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Prelude in A Minor, Op.59 by Carcassi, Mid-Beginer, Free Sheet Music
- Waltz in C Major, Op.59 by Carcassi, Late-Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Fabritio Caroso (c.1526-1605) – Renaissance
- Caroso: Bella Gioiosa, Grade 3, Notation or TAB
- Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) – Classical Era
- Andantino Op.241, No.5 by Carulli, Grade 1, Notation or TAB
- Andantino, Op.241, No.20, Grade 2, Sheet Music or Tab
- Waltz, Op.241, No.21, Grade 2, Sheet Music or Tab
- Moderato by Carulli, Grade 2, Classical, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Waltz, Op. 121, No.1 by Carulli, Grade 1, Notation or TAB
- Moderato, Op.192 by Carulli, Grade 1-2, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Napoléon Coste (1805-1883) – Romantic Era
- Coste: Exercise No.11, Grade 1, Notation or Tab
- José Ferrer (1835–1916) – Romantic Era, Spanish
- Ejercicio No. 2 by José Ferrer – Grade 3, Sheet Music, TAB
- Ferrer: Ejercicio No.9, Gr.3, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Stephen C. Foster (1826-1864) – 19th C. American
- Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair by Foster, Grade 3
- Georg Leopold Fuhrmann (1578-1616) – Renaissance
- Fuhrman: Tanz, Grade 1, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) – Classical Era
- Giuliani: Andantino Op. 50, No. 1, Gr. 1, Notation or TAB
- Giuliani: Allegro, Op.50, No.10, Grade 3, Notation or TAB
- Giuliani: Ècossaise Op.33, No.2, Gr.1, Notation, TAB
- Giuliani: Op.1, Part 4, No. 1, Gr.4, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- David Kellner (1670–1748) – Baroque, Germany
- Sarabande by David Kellner, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Double by Kellner, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Adrian Le Roy (c.1520–1598) – Renaissance
- Le Roy: La Tirantine, Gr.1, Lesson, Notation, TAB
- Johann Anton Logy [Jan Antonín Losy] (1650-1721) – Baroque
- Logy: Gigue from Suite in C Major, Gr. 2, Baroque, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) – Romantic Era
- Andante by Mertz, Grade 3, Sheet Music or TAB
- Andantino by Mertz, Grade 2, Sheet Music or TAB
- Cantabile in D by Mertz, Grade 3-4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Exercise No.13 by Mertz, Grade 1, Sheet Music or Tab
- Andante in C by Mertz, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Exercise on the E String by Mertz, Beginner, Free Sheet Music & Free TAB
- Minka Arranged by Mertz, Grade 3-4, Free Sheet Music and Free Tab
- Moderato by Mertz, Grade 2, Lesson, Sheet Music or Tab
- Romanza by Mertz, Grade 2, Notation or Tab
- Francesco Molino (1768-1847) – Romantic Era
- Molino: Romance in C, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Romance in A Minor by Molino, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Prelude in A Minor by Molino, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Cesare Negri (c. 1535-1605) – Renaissance
- Il Bianco Fiore by Cesare Negri, Grade 2, Sheet Music or Tab
- Julio Sagreras (1879–1942) – South American
- Leccion 48, Book 1 by Sagreras, Late-Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Leccion 61, Book 1 by Sagreras – Late-Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Sagreras: Lección 75 – Gr.1, Lesson, Notation, TAB
- Sagreras: Lección 70 – Gr.1, Lesson, Notation, TAB
- Sagreras: Lección No. 86, Grade 3, Sheet Music, TAB
- Gaspar Sanz (ca 1650-1710) – Baroque, Spain
- Sanz: Espanoleta (Theme), Grade 2, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Sanz: Easy Rujero, Grade 2, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Sanz: Lantururu, Grade 2, Lesson, Notation, TAB
- Sanz: Las Hachas, Grade 3, Notation or TAB
- Fernando Sor (1778-1839) – Classical Era
- Sor Study Op.31, No.1, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sor Study Op.31, No.6, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sor: Andante, Study Op. 35, No. 1, Gr. 2, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Sor: Study, No. 6, Op. 60, Gr. 3, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Sor: Andante, Study Op. 60, No. 14, Gr. 3, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Sor: Andantino Op.44, No.3, Grade 3, Notation or TAB
- Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) – Spain, Romantic Era
- Tarrega: Study in C, Grade 3
