Study No.5, Op.40 by Leonard Schulz (1813-1860) from Exercises and Studies for the Guitar, “The Indispensable”. PDF sheet music for classical guitar with performance and lesson video. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. The level is mid-intermediate (grade 6) depending on your technique, desired tempo, and level of refinement.
My pdf sheet music edition
This is an excellent etude for upper voice finger alternation, musical balance, and even left hand finger clearance work. It’s also a interesting musical work where the upper line slowly takes on more and more melodic material as the work progresses offering a nice study in controlling the texture. Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch it there.
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Minor question. Is the chord used in bar 32 supposed to be a B major (as in bar 24) and not B7 as written? Sounds that way in the recording and the fingering of the A note would be off otherwise. Typo?
The notes are all correct in both measures but that 4th finger fingering is a typo. Thanks for pointing that out. I’ve corrected it, republished, and will email you.
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