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Allegretto – From Méthode complète pour Guitare, Op.59 by Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853). Similar to the last piece by Carcassi, this Classical era piece offers a number of right hand patterns to practice and this time switches from E minor to E Major halfway through.
At bar 27, first chord it says fingersettong 4-2-1
To me it seems easier doing 4-1-2. Also because in bar 28 I have only to slide finger 1
What’s your opinion?
I’d have to see you guitar and hand position but that would generally be considered an irregular and slightly awkward fingering. Your comment about keeping the 1st finger on the 3rd string is solid though, makes lots of sense. But folding 2 over 1 on a bass string is generally not done in this situation. Depending on your positioning this make or may not be awkward for you though.
Bradford, in order to move forward out of level 2 do we need to play at the speed of the demos?
Hi Virginia, no, you do not have to match the speed. I highly recommend you just bring the tempo to the level that you can play well. Sometimes, you might want to stick with a piece a bit longer or play a lot more grade 2 pieces before moving on to grade 3 in order to increase your tempos but you certainly do not want to force it.
Thank you so much