Übungen auf der E saite (Exercise on the E String) by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) for Classical Guitar. From from Schule für die Guitare. PDF Download, Includes Both Notation-Only & TAB Editions. Level: Beginner / Easy (Late Method Book Level).
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Beginners can play with p-i the entire time (great thumb accuracy workout). Alternatively, as in the video, use m on the top note and i for the 2nd string while playing the rest with p. Mertz was an Austro-Hungarian guitarist and composer and heavily influenced by Liszt, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann.
This is part of a collection of supplemental pieces that students can play during or after my Classical Guitar Method – Vol. 1 (100 page Free PDF). I thought it would be nice to offer a few extra pieces before students move on to my Classical Guitar Method Vol. 2.
This is beautiful! It’s alot of fun to play simple pieces that sound so much harder than they are!