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Sheet Music & Collections with Lesson Videos
Most PDF and hardcopy sheet music editions come with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition unless otherwise noted. Free video performances or lessons are available for almost all scores. Grade 1 is post method-book level but some people might consider that early-intermediate. Easy (Grade 1-3); Intermediate (Grade 4-7); Advanced (Grade 8-up). Pros play from all levels so enjoy it all equally.
- My Educational Series
- Info: How to Use my Educational Series
- Classical Guitar Method Volume 1, 100 pages, Sheet Music Only, Free PDF
- Classical Guitar Method Volume 2, 89 pages, Sheet Music Only
- 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
- Fretboard Orientation Exercises – Coming Soon
- Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, & Arpeggios – 122 pages. Start after Vol.2 method and continue with repertoire lessons. Sheet Music Only.
- More Education & Quick Studies
- 20 Favorite Exercises, Grade 1-6. Sheet Music with Tab. Great for crossover or a boost.
- Major Scales for Classical Guitar – Beginner to Intermediate, Sheet Music with Tab
- Ten Classical Etudes, Grade 4-7
- Giuliani Left Hand Interval Studies (Exercises) Op.1, Part 2 – Grade 4-9
- 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor, Grade 1-7
- Easy-Intermediate Collections
- Easy Classical Guitar, Volume 1, Authentic Works, Grade 1-3
- Easy Classical Guitar Volume 2, Authentic Works, Grade 1-4
- Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 1, Arrangements, Grade 1-4
- Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 2, Arrangements, Grade 1-4
- Easy Chinese Folk Songs, Arrangements, Grade 2-3
- Easy Folk Songs for Guitar – 25 solos with easy and intermediate versions.
- Easy Christmas Songs for Guitar (Vol.1-4 Complete), Arrangements, Grade 1-2
- Repertoire Collections
- Capirola Lutebook Volume 1, Renaissance, Intermediate to Advanced.
- Kellner: Rondeau, Pastorel, Passepied, Giga – Baroque, Grade 6-9
- Gaspar Sanz Collection Volume 1, Baroque, Grade 3-7
- Milan: Six Pavans – Renaissance, Grade 6-9
- 10 Petites Pieces, Op.11 by Carcassi, Classical, Grade 4-6
- 25 Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor, Classical, Grade 1-7
- Le Papillon, No. 1-32, Op.50 by Mauro Giuliani, Classical, Grade 1-7
Solo Classical Guitar Sheet Music with Videos
- Beginner Sheet Music – Easy pieces for use with or after my beginner method book
- Classical Guitar Method Volume 1, 100 pages, Free PDF
- Classical Guitar Method Volume 2, 89 pages
- Bosch: Lecon 13, Beginner, Romantic Era, Free PDF
- Carulli: Arpèges de Trois Notes, Beginner, Classical, Free PDF
- Mertz: Exercise on the E String, Beginner, Free PDF
- Moderato, Op.192 by Carulli, Beginner to Grade 1-2, Free PDF
- Leccion 48, Book 1 by Sagreras, Late-Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Leccion 61, Book 1 by Sagreras – Late-Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Anonymous Renaissance Works
- Chanson Englesa, Grade 1
- Packington’s Pound, Grade 2
- The Passemeze Pavin – Grade 2
- Spagnoletta, Grade 2, Free Sheet Music
- The Spanish Pavin, Grade 1
- Robin Reddocke, Grade 1
- Tu Anderai Col Bocchalon, Grade 2
- Wilson’s Wilde, Grade 2, Free Sheet Music
- Other Anonymous Works
- Spanish Romance, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music and Free Tab
- Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) – Late-Classical Era
- Aguado: Lección 19, Grade 1
- Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) – Late-Romantic Style
- Albeniz: Asturias (Leyenda) Op. 47, Grade 10
- Johann Gottfried Eduard Bayer (1822–1908) – Late-Romantic, Germany
- Marche Funêbre & Bolero, Grade 3-4, Free Sheet Music
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) – Baroque, Germany
- Suite in E Minor BWV 996 by Bach (Complete), Advanced
- Cello Suite No.2, BWV1008 by Bach (Complete), Early-Advanced
- Bouree from BWV 996 by Bach, Grade 6, Free Sheet Music
- Prelude in D minor, BWV 999 by Bach, Grade 7
- Prelude, Cello Suite BWV 1007 by Bach, Grade 7
- Prelude in E Major, Lute Suite BWV1006a – Advanced
- Air ‘On the G String’ BWV 1068 by Bach, Grade 4
- Bist du bei mir (Be thou with me) by Bach & Stölzel, Grade 6
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring BWV 147 by Bach, Grade 4
- Minuet in G, Anh.114 by Bach/Petzold, Grade 4
- Sinfonia (Arioso) from Cantata BWV 156 by Bach, Grade 5
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) – Late-Classical Era
- Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Arr. Tarrega, Grade 9, Free Sheet Music
- Jacques Bosch (1825 – 1895) – Romantic Era
- Bosch: Lecon 13, Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Lamento in E Minor, No.5, Op.89 by Bosch, Grade 4
- Carlo Calvi (c.1610-1670) – Baroque, Italy
- Canario by Carlo Calvi, Grade 2
- Tordilione by Calvi, Grade 1
- Vincenzo Capirola (c.1474-1548) – Renaissance, Italy
- Capirola Lutebook Volume 1: La Vilanela, Balletto, Canto Bello, Gentil Prince. Intermediate to Advanced.
- Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) – Classical
- 10 Petites Pieces, Op.11 by Carcassi (Complete), Grade 4-6
- Carcassi: Andantino in A Minor, Op.59, Grade 2
- Carcassi: Allegretto in E Minor, Op.59, Grade 2
- Carcassi Etude No.1, Op.60, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music
- Carcassi: Etude No. 6, Op. 60, Grade 5,
- Carcassi: Etude No.7, Op. 60, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music
- Carcassi: Etude No. 10, Op. 60, Grade 5
- Carcassi: Study No. 14, Op. 60, Grade 5
- Carcassi: Study No. 19, Op. 60, Grade 5
- Fabritio Caroso (c.1526-1605) – Renaissance
- Caroso: Bella Gioiosa, Grade 3
- Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) – Classical Era
- Carulli: Arpèges de Trois Notes, Beginner, Free PDF
- Andantino Op.241, No.5 by Carulli, Grade 1
- Andantino, Op.241, No.20, Grade 2
- Waltz, Op.241, No.21, Grade 2
- Moderato by Carulli, Grade 2
- Waltz, Op. 121, No.1 by Carulli, Grade 1
- Moderato, Op.192 by Carulli, Grade 1-2, Free Sheet Music
- Rondo, Op.241, No.34 by Carulli, Grade 4
- Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) – Romantic Era
- Prelude Op.28, No.7 (arr. Tarrega), Pro Video, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Napoléon Coste (1805-1883) – Romantic Era
- Exercise No.11 by Coste, Grade 1
- Chasse No.9, Op.51 by Coste, Grade 5
- Francis Cutting (c.1550–1596) – Renaissance
- Cutting: Greensleeves, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music
- Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508) – Renaissance, Italy
- Dalza: Calata ala spagnola, Grade 6
- Dalza: Recercar, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- John Dowland (1563-1626) – Renaissance, England
- Fortune, My Foe by Dowland, Grade 6
- The Frog Galliard by Dowland, Grade 7-8
- Melancholy Galliard by Dowland, Grade 8
- Mr. Dowland’s Midnight by Dowland, Grade 4
- Mrs. Winters Jump by Dowland, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music
- Orlando Sleepeth by Dowland, Grade 4
- Tarleton’s Resurrection, Grade 6
- The Round Battle Galliard, Grade 7
- José Ferrer (1835–1916) – Romantic Era, Spanish
- Ferrer: Cantilène Espagnole No.1, Op.41, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music
- Ejercicio No. 2 by José Ferrer – Grade 3
- Ferrer: Ejercicio No.9, Grade 3, Lesson, Free Sheet Music
- Ejercicio in E Minor by Ferrer, Grade 4
- Georg Leopold Fuhrmann (1578-1616) – Renaissance
- Fuhrman: Tanz, Grade 1
- Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) – Classical Era
- Le Papillon, No. 1-32, Op.50 by Giuliani (Complete), Grade 1-7
- Giuliani Left Hand Studies, Op.1, Part 2 – Grade 4-9
- Giuliani: Ècossaise Op.33, No.2, Grade 1
- Giuliani: Study No.1, Op.1, Part 3, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music
- Giuliani: Study, No.2, Op.1, Part 3, Grade 4-6, Free Sheet Music
- Giuliani: Op.1, Part 4, No. 1, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Giuliani: Etude No.13, Op.100, Grade 6
- Rossini’s Se inclinassi a prender moglie (arr. Giuliani), Grade 4
- Variations on a Theme by Handel Op.107 by Giuliani, Grade 9
- Variations sur les Folies d’Espagne, Op.45 by Giuliani, Grade 9
- Robert Johnson (c.1583–1633) – Renaissance
- Johnson, Robert: Alman, Grade 6, Free Sheet Music
- David Kellner (1670–1748) – Baroque, Germany
- Kellner: Rondeau in A Major, Grade 7
- Kellner: Passepied in A Major, Grade 6
- Kellner: Pastoral in A Major, Grade 6
- Kellner: Giga in A Major, Grade 8
- Sarabande by David Kellner, Grade 3
- Double by Kellner, Grade 3
- Adrian Le Roy (c.1520–1598) – Renaissance
- Le Roy: La Tirantine, Grade 1
- Miguel Llobet (1878–1938) – Late Romantic
- Llobet: El Noi de la Mare, Grade 7
- Llobet: El Testament d’Ameila, Grade 7
- Johann Anton Logy [Jan Antonín Losy] (1650-1721) – Baroque
- Logy: Gigue from Suite in C Major, Grade 2
- Antonio Jiménez Manjón (1866-1919) – Spain
- Rosita by Manjon, Grade 4-5
- Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773-1830) – Czech
- Sonata No.4 in E Minor, Op.31 by Matiegka (3 Movements), Sheet Music
- Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) – Romantic Era
- An Malvina, Bardenklänge, Op.13 by Mertz, Grade 7-8
- Unruhe, Bardenklange, Op.13 by Mertz, Grade 8
- Andante by Mertz, Grade 3
- Andantino by Mertz, Grade 2
- Cantabile in D by Mertz, Grade 3-4
- Exercise No.13 by Mertz, Grade 1
- Andante in C by Mertz, Grade 3
- Exercise on the E String, Beginner, Free Sheet Music
- Minka Arranged by Mertz, Grade 3-4, Free Sheet Music and Free Tab
- Moderato by Mertz, Grade 2
- Nocturne No.1, Op.4 by Mertz, Grade 6
- Nocturne No. 2, Op. 4 by Mertz, Grade 6
- Nocturne No.3, Op.4 by Mertz, Grade 6
- Romanza by Mertz, Grade 2
- Luis de Milán (c.1500-1561) – Renaissance Spain
- Six Pavans by Milan, Grade 6-9
- Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543) – Renaissance
- Ricercare (Fantasia) 7, Grade 5
- Ricercare (Fantasia) 16, Grade 7, Free Sheet Music
- Francesco Molino (1768-1847) – Romantic Era
- Molino: Romance in C, Grade 3
- Romance in A Minor by Molino, Grade 3
- Prelude in A Minor by Molino, Grade 3
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Classical Era
- Il Mio Tesoro (Don Giovanni) by Mozart, arr. Pratten, Grade 4-5
- Alonso Mudarra (c.1510–1580) – Renaissance
- Mudarra: Fantasia X (Ludovico, Tres libros), Grade 9
- Santiago de Murcia (1682-1739) – Baroque
- Murcia: Folias Gallegas – Grade 5-6
- Murica: Payssanos (Greensleeves Theme) – Grade 6
- Murcia: Villanos – Grade 6
- Zangarilleja by Murcia – Grade 4
- Luys de Narváez (fl. 1526-1549) – Renaissance
- Guardame las vacas by Narvaez, Grade 6
- Mille Regretz (Canción del Emperador) by Narváez, Grade 7
- Cesare Negri (c. 1535-1605) – Renaissance
- Il Bianco Fiore by Cesare Negri, Grade 2
- Alberto C. Obregon (1872-1922) – Romantic Era, Spanish
- Obregon: Amanda’s Gavotte, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738) – Baroque, Irish
- O’Carolan: Carolan’s Welcome, Grade 4
- Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) – Baroque
- Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- Christian Petzold (1677–1733) – Baroque
- Petzold: Minuet in G, Anh.114, Grade 4
- Julia Piston (c.1800-1842), Romantic
- Air varié de Vive Henry IV by Piston, Grade 8-9
- Catharina Josepha Pratten (1824-1895) – Romantic Era
- Il Mio Tesoro (Don Giovanni) by Mozart, arr. Pratten, Grade 4-5
- March Funebre by Pratten, Grade 6, Free Sheet Music
- Ludovico Roncalli (1654 -1713), Baroque, Italy
- Preludio from Sonate VII by Roncalli, Grade 6
- Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
- Rossini’s Se inclinassi a prender moglie (arr. Giuliani), Grade 4
- Julio Sagreras (1879–1942) – South American
- Leccion 48, Book 1 by Sagreras, Late-Beginner, Free PDF
- Leccion 61, Book 1 by Sagreras – Late-Beginner, Free PDF
- Lección 75, Book 1 by Sagreras – Grade 1
- Lección 70, Book 1 by Sagreras – Grade 1
- Lección No. 84, Book 1, by Sagreras, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab
- Lección No. 86, Book 1 by Sagreras, Grade 3
- Leccion No.3, Book 2 by Sagreras, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab
- Leccion No.5, Book 2 by Sagreras, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab
- Leccion No.11, Book 2 by Sagreras, Grade 4-5, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab
- Maria Luisa (Mazurka), Op.19 by Sagreras
- Nostalgia, No.3, Op.19 by Sagreras, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music
- Gaspar Sanz (ca 1650-1710) – Baroque, Spain
- Gaspar Sanz Collection Volume 1, Six Pieces, Grade 3-7
- Canarios by Gaspar Sanz, Grade 7
- Espanoleta (Theme), Grade 2
- Easy Rujero by Sanz, Grade 2
- Las Hachas by Gaspar Sanz, Grade 3
- Españoletas by Gaspar Sanz, Grade 4
- Folias by Gaspar Sanz, Grade 4
- Fuga by Gaspar Sanz, Grade 5
- La Cavalleria de Nápoles by Sanz, Grade 6
- Lantururu by Gaspar Sanz, Grade 2
- Pavana by Gaspar Sanz, Grade 5
- Villanos by Gaspar Sanz, Grade 4
- Erik Satie (1866-1925)
- Gymnopédie No. 1 by Satie, Grade 7
- Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) – Baroque
- Scarlatti Sonata in A, K322, L483, Grade 8, In Revision
- Franz Schubert (1787–1828) – Romantic Era
- Schubert: Ave Maria Arrangement, Grade 4
- Fernando Sor (1778-1839) – Classical Era
- 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor, Grade 1-7
- Sor Study Op.31, No.1, Grade 3
- Sor Study Op.31, No.6, Grade 3
- Sor: Andante, Study Op. 35, No. 1, Grade 2
- Sor: Study, No. 6, Op. 60, Grade 3
- Sor: Andante, Study Op. 60, No. 14, Grade 3
- Sor Study No.15, Op.44, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music
- Sor: Andantino Op.44, No.3, Grade 3
- Sor Study No.13, Op.35 (Segovia No.2), Grade 4, Free Sheet Music
- Sor Study No.15, Op.35, Grade 6
- Sor Study No.18, Op.35, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music
- Sor Study in B Minor No. 22, Op. 35, Grade 6,
- Sor: Study No. 24, Op. 60, Grade 5
- Sor Study No.8, Op.6 (Segovia #1), Grade 7, Free Sheet Music
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690–1749)
- Bist du bei mir (Be thou with me) by Bach & Stölzel, Grade 6
- Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) – Spain, Romantic Era
- Tarrega: Study in C, Grade 3, Free Sheet Music
- Tarrega: Estudio in E Minor, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music
- Tarrega: Adelita (Mazurca), Grade 6, Free Sheet Music
- Tarrega: Lágrima (Tear), Grade 4, Free Sheet Music
- Tarrega: Maria – Gavota, Grade 7-8
- Tarrega: Marieta, Mazurka, Grade 7
- Tarrega: Capricho Árabe, Grade 9, Free Sheet Music
- Tarrega: Gran Vals, Grade 9
- Tarrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Grade 9, Free Sheet Music
- Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Arr. Tarrega, Grade 9, Free Sheet Music
- Chopin Prelude Op.28, No.7 (arr. Tarrega), Pro Video, Free Sheet Music, Free TAB
- José Viñas (1823-1888) – Spain, Romantic Era
- Vals, No.2, Op.40 by Vinas, Grade 4
- Viñas: Sueño (Reverie), Grade 7, Tremolo
- Robert de Visée (1655-1733) – Baroque
- Passacaille in E Minor by Visee, Grade 7, Free Unfingered
- Sarabande in E Minor by Visee, Grade 6
- Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750) – Germany, Baroque
- Weiss: Mademoiselle Tiroloise (SW28) – Grade 7
- Weiss: Tombeau (Comte d’Logy), Grade 9
- Sonata IX in C Major (Dresden) – Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Bouree, Sarabande, Menuets, Presto. Advanced. Sheet Music Only.
- Giovanni Zamboni (c.1650-1721)
- Sonata No.9 by Zamboni – Preludio, Alamanda, Giga, Sarabanda, Gavotte. Early-Advanced.
- Gigs, Weddings, Special Events
- Schubert: Ave Maria Arrangement, Grade 4, Romantic
- Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Free Sheet Music, Free Tab – Wedding Classic, down the aisle
- Bach: Air ‘On the G String’, Wedding Classic
- Bist du bei mir (Be thou with me) by Bach & Stölzel, Grade 6
- Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Great for the signing
- Bach: Prelude, Cello Suite BWV 1007 – Great for the signing
- Celtic: The Skye Boat Song (Outlander Theme)
- Easy Classical Guitar, Vol. 1, Gr. 1-3
- Easy Celtic Guitar Vol. 1, Grade 1-4
- Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 2, Grade 1-4
- Easy Christmas Songs for Guitar (Vol.1-4 Complete), Grade 1-2, Sheet Music, Tab, Lyrics, Chords
- Traditional, Celtic Sheet Music Arranged for Classical Guitar
- 25 Easy Folk Songs, Grades 2-4
- Greensleeves, Arrangement of Lute Setting, Grade 2
- House of the Rising Sun, Grade 3
- In the Bleak Midwinter for Guitar, Grade 3, Free Sheet Music
- Oh Shenandoah, Grade 3
- Scarborough Fair, Grade 3
- The Ash Grove (Llwyn Onn), Celtic, Grade 2
- Auld Lang Syne for Guitar, Celtic, Grade 3, Free Sheet Music
- Bedlam for Guitar, Grade 1
- The Bonny Lighter Boy, Grade 3
- Danny Boy (Londonderry Air), Celtic, Grade 3
- Loch Lomond, Celtic, Grade 3
- The Skye Boat Song, Celtic, Grade 2
- Songs from Easy Folk Songs Vol.1 – 25 solos, Each piece: 1st time easy, 2nd time intermediate.
- Amazing Grace for Guitar (American)
- The Bamboo Flute, 紫竹调 (Chinese)
- The Banks of the Don (Canadian)
- The Big Rock Candy Mountain (American)
- Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (English)
- Easy El Noi de la Mare (Spanish/Catalan)
- El Testament d’Amèlia (Spanish/Catalan)
- Flash Jack from Gundagai (Australian)
- The Foggy, Foggy Dew (Irish)
- The Galway Piper (Irish)
- The Gypsy Rover (Irish)
- Homeward from the Mountains (Norwegian)
- I’se the B’y That Builds the Boat (Canadian)
- Little Snowball Bush / Kalinka (Russian)
- The Oak and the Ash (English)
- On a Crystal Throne / Necken’s Polska (Swedish)
- Red River Valley (American)
- The Rising of the Moon (Irish)
- St. James Infirmary Blues (American)
- Simple Gifts (American)
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (American)
- Song of the Volga Boatman (Russian)
- ’Tis the Last Rose of Summer (Irish)
- Tom Dooley (American)
- Wayfaring Stranger (American)
Duets & Ensembles for Classical Guitar
- Guitar Duets
- Anonymous: La Rossignol, Renaissance lute duet for 2 guitars, early-intermediate
- Anonymous: Lesson for Two Lutes, Renaissance lute duet for 2 guitars, easy/intermediate
- Dowland: My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home & My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard, Renaissance lute duets for 2 guitars, late-intermediate-adavnced
- Falckenhagen: Duetto – Baroque, Late-Intermediate, Coming Soon
- Giuliani: Polonaise Concertante Op. 137, No. 2 – Classical, Late-Intermediate
- Giuliani: Polonaise Concertante Op. 137, No. 3 – Classical, Late-Intermediate, Coming Soon
- Milano: Canone & Spagna, Renaissance lute duet for 2 guitars, intermediate
- Robinson: Plaine Song for Two Lutes, Renaissance lute duet for 2 guitars, intermediate
- Robinson: Toy for Two Lutes, Renaissance lute duet for 2 guitars, early-intermediate
- Ensemble Music for Classical Guitar
- Holborne: The Image of Melancholly, Renaissance, 5 parts [free PDF]
- Susato: Six Rondes by Tielman Susato. Renaissance, 4 parts, PDF, notation.
- Carulli Duetto No. 1, Op. 4 for Guitar & Violin [free PDF]
- Guitar & Piano Duets
- Barcarole op. 41 for guitar and piano by J.K. Mertz- Coming Soon
- Wasserfahrt am Traunsee. Tonstück, for guitar and piano by J.K. Mertz – Coming Soon
Methods and Anthologies from Other Publishers
Links mainly go to my reviews on this site but also Amazon, Sheet Music Plus, or other trusted stores. ‘Hand picked’ by Bradford.
- Highly Recommended Methods & Technique
- The Cornerstone Method by Simon Powis (Beginner Method)
- Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar (2 books) – Excellent books. Form, phrasing, dynamics, skills.
- Scale Pattern Studies by Aaron Shearer – Very comprehensive, scales and melodic sight reading.
- Pumping Nylon by Scott Tennant – Exercises, very memorable, super popular.
- The Bible of Classical Guitar Technique by Käppel – 245 pages of exercises and excellent text advice.
- Iznaola on Practicing: A Manual for Students – Small, concise, technical, how to practice well.
- Theory
- Music Theory Books – Learning and recommended books.
- More Methods & Technique
- Shearer Method (Shearer/Kikta/Hirsh) – A comprehensive 4 book series, best to do with a teacher.
- Shearer Classical Guitar Technique, Vol.1 – Classic and solid book for beginners or sight reading.
- Kitharologus: The Path to Virtuosity – Difficult but very, very good. Not for the faint-hearted.
- Summa Kitharologica – Physiology of Guitar Playing by Iznaola – Anatomy and Technique
- A Tutor for the Renaissance Lute (Poulton) – Learn lute tablature and more.
- Continuo Playing on the Lute, Archlute and Theorbo: A Comprehensive Guide for Performers by Nigel North. Contains excellent info on continuo playing and realization but also a wealth of performance practice.
- The Techniques of Guitar Playing by Josel/Tsao – Modern and historical techniques.
- Anthologies & Great Sheet Music
- Also see my Classical Guitar Repertoire page.
- Frank Koonce Guitar Anthologies – Very high quality, facsimiles at end: Solo Lute Works of Bach; Baroque Guitar In Spain and the New World; Renaissance Vihuela & Guitar in Sixteenth-century.
- Royal Conservatory (RCM) Guitar Series 2018 Edition – Essential yet flawed, Fingering, Prep-Grade 8.
- Noad Guitar Anthologies – Nice mix of levels, pretty solid fingering but not as authentic as Koonce. The Renaissance Guitar; The Baroque Guitar; The Classical Guitar; The Romantic Guitar.
- Selected Repertoire Collections
- Bach Lute Suites for Classical Guitar
- Leo Brouwer Sheet Music
- Domeniconi Klangbilder No.1-24
- Roland Dyens Sheet Music
- Barrios Complete Guitar Works (Stover)
- Villa-Lobos Collected Solos (Eshig)
- Fun / Casual Stuff
- Flamenco Guitar Methods and Books (Notes/TAB) – 3 recommended books. Fun stuff.
- The Beatles for Classical Guitar (Multiple Books) (Notes/Tab) – Recommended. Easy or Intermediate.
- Fingerpicking Guitar Arrangements (3 books) – Notes and TAB. Pretty fun, okay arr. Irish Songs; Jazz Standards; Campfire Songs
- Classical Guitar Duet Collections
- Free and Recommended Duets for Classical Guitar – A list of free and recommended classical guitar duets both in PDF or Hardcopy form. From this site and other publishers.
More Sheet Music Options
Specialty Pages (Work In Progress)
- Historical Guitar Methods
- Graded Classical Guitar (Grade 1-10)
- Easy Classical Guitar Music (Beginner to Grade 3)
- Intermediate Classical Guitar Music (Grade 4-7)
- Advanced Classical Guitar Music (Grade 8 and up)
- Classical Guitar Exercises and Technique Lessons
- Renaissance Sheet Music and Tab for Classical Guitar
- Baroque Sheet Music and Tab for Classical Guitar
- Classical Era Sheet Music and Tab for Classical Guitar
- Romantic Era Sheet Music and Tab for Classical Guitar
- Traditional Songs for Classical Guitar
- Celtic Music for Classical Guitar
- Spanish Classical Guitar Sheet Music and Tab
- Tremolo for Classical Guitar
- Wedding Music for Classical Guitar
- Traditional Music Arranged for Classical Guitar
Composer Sheet Music Pages (Work in Progress)
These pages are dedicated composer pages including music from Werner Guitar Editions and other publishers. Historical and modern composers will be included.
- Anonymous Works for Classical Guitar
- Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849)
- Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Johann Gottfried Eduard Bayer (1822–1908)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Jacques Bosch (1825 – 1895)
- Leo Brouwer (b.1939)
- Carlo Calvi (c.1610-1670)
- Vincenzo Capirola (c.1474-1548)
- Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853)
- Fabritio Caroso (c.1526-1605)
- Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)
- Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
- Napoléon Coste (1805-1883)
- Francis Cutting (c.1550–1596)
- Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508)
- John Dowland (1563-1626)
- Roland Dyens (1955-2016)
- José Ferrer (1835–1916)
- Georg Leopold Fuhrmann (1578-1616)
- Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
- Robert Johnson (c.1583–1633)
- David Kellner (1670–1748)
- Adrian Le Roy (c.1520–1598)
- Miguel Llobet (1878–1938)
- Johann Anton Logy [Losy] (1650-1721)
- Antonio Jiménez Manjón (1866-1919)
- Frank Martin (1890–1974)
- Wenzel Thomas Matiegka (1773-1830)
- Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)
- Luis de Milán (c.1500-1561)
- Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543)
- Francesco Molino (1768-1847)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Alonso Mudarra (c.1510–1580)
- Santiago de Murcia (1682-1739)
- Luys de Narváez (fl. 1526-1549)
- Cesare Negri (c. 1535-1605)
- Alberto C. Obregon (1872-1922)
- Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738)
- Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
- Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
- Catharina Josepha Pratten (1824-1895)
- Ludovico Roncalli (1654 -1713)
- Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
- Julio Sagreras (1879–1942)
- Gaspar Sanz (ca 1650-1710)
- Erik Satie (1866-1925)
- Franz Schubert (1787–1828)
- Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
- Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690–1749)
- Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)
- José Viñas (1823-1888)
- Robert de Visée (1655-1733)
- Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
- Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750)
Public Domain and Creative Commons Sheet Music
Sources: We sometimes use public domain and creative common licenses: (CC BY-NC 4.0). Facsimiles (FACS) here are period publications, that is, published in the time of the composer or thereabouts. These public domain scores are great for reference and sometimes plenty good enough to perform from. I often base my editions off of these as a starting point that is close to the composer or editor intentions.
Historical Method Books for Classical Guitar – All Public Domain Facsimiles
- Matteo Carcassi – Méthode complète pour Guitare, Op.59 (1836)
- Eggers Guitar Method, combined works of Sor, Mertz, Carcassi, Coste (also called: Guitar-Skole af A. Eggers)
- Fernando Sor – Méthode Complète pour la Guitare (1830)
- Johann Kaspar Mertz – Schule für die Guitarre (1848)
Guides & Collections, Some Link to Werner Guitar Editions
- The Bible of Classical Guitar Technique – TAB Alternatives
- Best Classical Guitar Method Books
- Wedding Music for Classical Guitar
- The Beatles for Classical Guitar
- Fur Elise by Beethoven for Easy Guitar
Dedicated language pages (coming soon)
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