
Graded Classical Guitar Sheet Music with Lesson Videos
This page lists my PDF sheet music and tabs for classical guitar by grade level. All free sheet music is label in red. Most of my music has free video performances and lessons to prove the beauty and playability of the music. I consider Grade 1 to be post method-book level so some people might consider that early-intermediate. My grades: Easy (Grade 1-3); Intermediate (Grade 4-7); Advanced (Grade 8-up). Pros play from all levels so enjoy it all.
How to determine your grade level: I recommend you start with some of the free pieces significantly below your level and see how difficult it feels. After a few experiments with repertoire you will be able to determine your general grade level. Just remember to aim for a high quality level with material that is not too technically difficult. You can play a challenging piece but make sure to play from lower levels to be as successful as possible.
Graded Books
- How to Use my Educational Series.
- Classical Guitar Method – Vol. 1, 100 pages, Free PDF
- Classical Guitar Method Vol. 2, 89 pages.
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 1 – Dedicated lessons for each piece.
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 2
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 3
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 5
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 6
- Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, & Arpeggios – 122 pages, Grade 1-10.
- 20 Favorite Exercises, Sheet Music + Tab, Video Lessons, Grade 1-6, Great for crossover or a boost.
- Major Scales for Classical Guitar
- Ten Classical Etudes, Grade 4-7
- 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor, Grade 1-7
Repertoire Collections
- Easy Classical Guitar, Vol. 1, Grade 1-3
- Easy Classical Guitar Vol. 2, Grade 1-4
- Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 1, Grade 1-4
- Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 2, 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
- Kellner: Rondeau, Pastorel, Passepied, Giga – Grade 6-9, Baroque
- Gaspar Sanz Collection, Grade 3-7, Videos, Baroque
- Six Pavans by Milan, Grade 6-9
- 10 Petites Pieces, Op.11 by Carcassi, Grade 4-6, Classical
- 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor, Grade 1-7
- Le Papillon, No. 1-32, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani, Grade 1-7
- Capirola Lutebook Volume 1: La Vilanela, Balletto, Canto Bello, Gentil Prince. Intermediate to Advanced.
Beginner Sheet Music
- Classical Guitar Method – Vol. 1, Video Lessons, 100 pages, Free PDF
- Classical Guitar Method Vol. 2, Video Lessons, 89 pages.
- Bosch: Lecon 13, Beginner, Romantic Era, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab
- Carulli: Arpèges de Trois Notes, Beginner, Classical, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab
- Mertz: Exercise on the E String, Beginner, Free Sheet Music & Free Tab
- Leccion 48 by Sagreras, Late-Beginner, Free PDF
Grade 1 Classical Guitar Repertoire
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 1 – Dedicated lessons for each piece.
- Moderato, Op.192 by Carulli, Beginner to Grade 1-2, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab
- Chanson Englesa, Gr. 1, Renaissance, Notation or Tab
- The Spanish Pavin, Grade 1, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation or Tab
- Robin Reddocke, Grade 1, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation or Tab
- Aguado: Lección 19, Grade 1, Lesson, Sheet Music or TAB
- Calvi – Tordilione, Grade 1, Sheet Music or Tab
- Carulli – Waltz, Op. 121, No.1 , Grade 1, Notation or TAB
- Carulli – Moderato, Op.192, Grade 1-2, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Carulli – Andantino Op.241, No.5, Grade 1, Notation or TAB
- Coste: Exercise No.11, Grade 1, Notation or Tab
- Fuhrman: Tanz, Grade 1, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Giuliani: Andantino Op. 50, No. 1, Gr. 1, Notation or TAB
- Giuliani: Ècossaise Op.33, No.2, Gr.1, Notation, TAB
- Le Roy: La Tirantine, Gr.1, Lesson, Notation, TAB
- Mertz – Exercise No.13 by Mertz, Grade 1, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sagreras: Lección 75 – Gr.1, Lesson, Notation, TAB
- Sagreras: Lección 70 – Gr.1, Lesson, Notation, TAB
Grade 2 Classical Guitar Repertoire
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 2
- Greensleeves Arrangement, Grade 2, Lesson, Sheet Music or Tab
- Celtic: The Ash Grove (Llwyn Onn), Grade 2, Sheet Music or Tab
- Celtic: The Skye Boat Song (Outlander Theme), Grade 2, Sheet Music & Tab
- Packington’s Pound, Grade 2, Renaissance, Sheet Music or Tab
- The Passemeze Pavin – Grade 2, Renaissance, Lesson, Notation, Tab
- Spagnoletta, Grade 2, Renaissance, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or Tab
- Tu Anderai Col Bocchalon, Grade 2, Renaissance, Sheet Music or Tab
- Wilson’s Wilde, Grade 2, Renaissance, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or Tab
- Calvi – Canario, Grade 2, Sheet Music or Tab
- Carcassi: Andantino in A Minor, Op.59, Grade 2, Lesson, Notation or Tab
- Carcassi: Allegretto in E Minor, Op.59, Grade 2, Lesson, Notation or Tab
- Carulli – Andantino, Op.241, No.20, Grade 2, Sheet Music or Tab
- Carulli – Waltz, Op.241, No.21, Grade 2, Sheet Music or Tab
- Carulli – Moderato, Grade 2, Notation or TAB
- Logy: Gigue from Suite in C Major, Gr. 2, Baroque, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Mertz – Andantino by Mertz, Grade 2, Sheet Music or TAB
- Mertz- Moderato by Mertz, Grade 2, Lesson, Sheet Music or Tab
- Mertz – Romanza by Mertz, Grade 2, Notation or Tab
- Negri – Il Bianco Fiore, Grade 2, Sheet Music or Tab
- 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
- Sor: Andante, Study Op. 35, No. 1, Gr. 2, Lesson, Notation or TAB
Grade 3 Classical Guitar Repertoire
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 3
- House of the Rising Sun, Grade 3, 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, Sheet Music & Tab
- Celtic: Loch Lomond for Easy Guitar, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- In the Bleak Midwinter for Guitar, Grade 3, Chords, Free Sheet Music or Tab
- Oh Shenandoah, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Scarborough Fair, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Caroso: Bella Gioiosa, Grade 3, Notation or TAB
- Ferrer – Ejercicio No. 2 – Grade 3, Sheet Music, TAB
- Ferrer: Ejercicio No.9, Gr.3, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Giuliani: Allegro, Op.50, No.10, Grade 3, Notation or TAB
- Kellner – Sarabande, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Kellner – Double, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Mertz – Andante by Mertz, Grade 3, Sheet Music or TAB
- Mertz – Cantabile in D by Mertz, Grade 3-4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Mertz – Andante in C by Mertz, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Mertz – Minka Arranged by Mertz, Grade 3-4, Free Sheet Music and Free Tab
- Molino: Romance in C, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Molino – Romance in A Minor, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Molino Prelude in A Minor, Grade 3, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sagreras: Lección No. 86, Grade 3, Sheet Music, TAB
- Sanz: Las Hachas, Grade 3, Notation or TAB
- 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: 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
- Tarrega: Study in C, Grade 3, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or TAB
Grade 4 Classical Guitar Repertoire
- Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4
- Bayer – Marche Funêbre & Bolero, Grade 3-4, Free Sheet Music, or Tab
- Bach – Air ‘On the G String’ BWV 1068, Grade 4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring BWV 147, Grade 4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Bach – Minuet in G, Anh.114 by Bach/Petzold, Grade 4, Notation or Tab
- Carulli – Rondo, Op.241, No.34, Grade 4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Dalza: Recercar, G.4, FreeSheet Music, Free TAB
- Dowland – Mr. Dowland’s Midnight, Grade 4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Dowland – Mrs. Winters Jump, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music or Tab
- Dowland – Orlando Sleepeth, Grade 4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Ferrer: Cantilène Espagnole No.1, Op.41, Gr. 4, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Ferrer – Ejercicio in E Minor, Grade 4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Giuliani: Study, No.2, Op.1, Part 3, Grade 4-6, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Giuliani: Op.1, Part 4, No. 1, Gr.4, FreeSheet Music, Free TAB
- Giuliani: Etude No. 22, Op. 50, Gr.4, Notation or TAB
- O’Carolan: Carolan’s Welcome, Gr. 4, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Manjon: Rosita, Grade 4-5, Sheet Music or Tab
- Mozart: Il Mio Tesoro (Don Giovanni), arr. Pratten, Sheet Music or Tab
- Petzold: Minuet in G, Anh.114, Gr.4, Baroque, Notation or TAB
- Rossini’s Se inclinassi a prender moglie (arr. Giuliani), Grade 4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sagreras: Lección No. 84, Gr. 4, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Sagreras: Nostalgia, No.3, Op.19, Gr.4, Free Sheet Music, Or TAB
- Leccion No.5, Book 2 by Sagreras, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab
- Leccion No.3, Book 2 by Sagreras, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab
- Sanz: Españoletas, Grade 4, Notation or TAB
- Sanz: Folias, Grade 4, Lesson, Notation or TAB
- Sanz: Villanos, Grade 4, Notation or TAB
- Schubert: Ave Maria Arrangement, Gr.4, Romantic, Notation or TAB
- Sor Study No.13, Op.35 (Segovia No.2), Gr. 4, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Tarrega: Estudio in E Minor, Grade 4, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Tarrega: Lágrima (Tear), Grade 4, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Vinas: Vals, No.2, Op.40, Grade 4, Sheet Music or Tab
Grade 5 Classical Guitar Repertoire
- Spanish Romance – Romanza, Grade 5, Romantic, Free Sheet Music or Tab
- Bach: Sinfonia (Arioso) from Cantata BWV 156, Grade 5, Sheet Music or Tab
- Bosch – Lamento in E Minor, No.5, Op.89, Grade 4, Sheet Music or Tab
- Carcassi Etude No.1, Op.60, Grade 5, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or Tab
- Carcassi: Etude No. 6, Op. 60, Grade 5, Lesson, Notation or Tab
- Carcassi: Etude No.7, Op. 60, Grade 5, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or Tab
- Carcassi: Etude No. 10, Op. 60, Grade 5, Lesson, Notation or Tab
- Carcassi: Study No. 14, Op. 60, Grade 5, Notation or Tab
- Carcassi: Study No. 19, Op. 60, Grade 5, Notation or Tab
- Coste: Chasse No.9, Op.51, Grade 5, Sheet Music or Tab
- Cutting: Greensleeves, Gr. 5, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Giuliani: Study No.1, Op.1, Part 3, Gr.5, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Milano: Ricercare (Fantasia) 7, Grade 5, Sheet Music or Tab
- Obregon: Amanda’s Gavotte, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Gr. 5, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Sagreras: Maria Luisa (Mazurka), Op.19, Grade 5, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sagreras: Leccion No.11, Book 2, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab
- Sanz: Fuga, Grade 5, Notation or TAB
- Sanz: Pavana, Grade 5, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sor Study No.15, Op.44, Gr.5, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Sor Study No.18, Op.35, Gr.5, Free Sheet Music or Tab
- Sor: Study No. 24, Op. 60, Gr. 5, Notation or TAB
Grade 6 Classical Guitar Repertoire
- Bach – Bouree from BWV 996, Grade 6, Free Sheet Music or Tab
- Bist du bei mir (Be thou with me) by Bach & Stölzel, Grade 6
- Chopin – Prelude Op.28, No.7 (arr. Tarrega), Pro Video, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Dalza: Calata ala spagnola, G.6, Notation & Notation+TAB
- Dowland: Fortune, My Foe, Grade 6, Sheet Music or Tab
- Dowland – Tarleton’s Resurrection, Grade 6, Sheet Music or Tab
- Giuliani: Etude No.13, Op.100, Grade 6, Sheet Music or Tab
- Johnson, Robert: Alman, Grade 6, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Kellner: Passepied in A Major, Grade 6, Notation or TAB
- Kellner: Pastoral in A Major, Grade 6, Notation or TAB
- Mertz- Nocturne No.1, Op.4 by Mertz, Grade 6
- Mertz- Nocturne No. 2, Op. 4 by Mertz, Grade 6
- Mertz: Nocturne No.3, Op.4, Grade 6, Sheet Music or Tab
- Murcia: Folias Gallegas – Grade 5-6, Sheet Music, Tab
- Murica: Payssanos (Greensleeves Theme) – Grade 6, Sheet Music, TAB
- Murcia: Villanos – Grade 6, Sheet Music, TAB
- Narvaez: Guardame las vacas, Grade 6, Sheet Music or Tab
- Pratten: March Funebre, Gr.6, Romantic, Free Sheet Music, or TAB
- Roncalli: Preludio from Sonate VII, Grade 6, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sanz: La Cavalleria de Nápoles, Grade 6, Notation or TAB
- Sor Study No.15, Op.35, Grade 6, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sor Study in B Minor No. 22, Op. 35, Gr. 6, Notation or TAB
- Tarrega: Adelita (Mazurca), Grade 6, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Visee: Sarabande in E Minor, Grade 6
Grade 7 Classical Guitar Repertoire
- Bach – Prelude in D minor, BWV 999, Grade 7, Sheet Music or Tab
- Bach – Prelude, Cello Suite BWV 1007, Grade 7
- Dowland – The Round Battle Galliard, Grade 7, Sheet Music or Tab
- Kellner: Rondeau in A Major, Grade 7, Notation or TAB
- Llobet: El Noi de la Mare, Grade 7
- Llobet: El Testament d’Ameila, Grade 7
- Milano – Ricercare (Fantasia) 16, Grade 7, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Narvaez: Mille Regretz (Canción del Emperador), Grade 7
- Sanz: Canarios, Grade 7, Notation or TAB
- Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1, Grade 7, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sor Study No.8, Op.6 (Segovia #1), Gr.7, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Tarrega: Marieta, Mazurka, Grade 7, Lesson, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Viñas: Sueño (Reverie), Gr.7, Romantic, Tremolo, Notation or TAB
- Visee: Passacaille in E Minor, Grade 7, Free Unfingered, Sheet Music or Tab
- Weiss: Mademoiselle Tiroloise (SW28) – Grade 7, Sheet Music or Tab
Grade 8 Classical Guitar Repertoire
- Dowland: The Frog Galliard, Grade 7-8, Sheet Music or Tab
- Kellner: Giga in A Major, Grade 8, Notation or TAB
- Matiegka: Sonata No.4 in E Minor, Op.31 (3 Movements), Sheet Music
- Mertz: An Malvina, Bardenklänge, Op.13, Grade 7-8
- Mertz: Unruhe, Bardenklange, Op.13, Grade 8
- Piston: Air varié de Vive Henry IV, Grade 8-9
- Scarlatti Sonata in A, K322, L483, Gr.8, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Tarrega: Maria – Gavota, Grade 7-8
Grade 9 Classical Guitar Repertoire
- Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Arr. Tarrega, Grade 9, Free Sheet Music or Tab
- Giuliani – Variations on a Theme by Handel Op.107, Grade 9, Sheet Music or Tab
- Giuliani: Variations sur les Folies d’Espagne, Op.45, Grade 9
- Mudarra: Fantasia X (Ludovico, Tres libros), Grade 9, Sheet Music, TAB
- Tarrega: Capricho Árabe, Grade 9, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Tarrega: Gran Vals, Grade 9, Sheet Music or TAB, Free Unfingered
- Tarrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Grade 9, Free Sheet Music or TAB
- Weiss: Tombeau (Comte d’Logy), Gr.9, Sheet Music, or TAB
Grade 10 and Above Classical Guitar Repertoire
- Albeniz: Asturias (Leyenda) Op. 47, Grade 10, Free Unfingered, Sheet Music or TAB
- Bach – Suite in E Minor BWV 996 (Complete), Advanced, Free Unfingered, Sheet Music or Tab
- Bach – Cello Suite No. 1 BWV 1007, Free non-editorial edition
- Cello Suite No.2, BWV1008 by Bach (Complete), Early-Advanced
- Bach – Prelude in E Major, Lute Suite BWV1006a – Advanced, Free Unfingered, Sheet Music or Tab
- Sonata IX in C Major (Dresden), Advanced – Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Bouree, Sarabande, Menuets, Presto.
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