Etude #3 Fernando Sor Beginner

Fernando Sor (1778 – 1839):

Etude #3 Fernando Sor Beginner – Score

Continuing on with the third in the series of 20 Etudes by Fernando Sor, this Etude steps it up a couple of notches for your beginners. There are quite a few notes that are played with your right hand fingers (index and middle that is normally played with the thumb) Pay attention to the exact fingering to be able to play this piece up to proper speed. Again this is a great addition to your Classical Guitar repertoire.

Etude #3 Fernando Sor Beginner, is a really good example for beginning Classical Guitar students to master. There are quite a few quarter notes, and remember quarter notes get one beat per measure. Also you will find a fair share of eighth notes, which receive 1/2 beat or 2 eighth notes per beat.

This version is based on the original composition as written by Sor. As I always will do, I have added additional right hand fingering (p-thumb, i-index, m-middle, a-ring fingers) for you to concentrate on your fingerstyle techniques. Also I have added all the correct left hand fingering, which appears directly beside each note head.

Some additional items introduced into this Etude #3 are the use of accidentals, which in this case are sharps, indicated by the # sign in front of the note. This means you play that note one fret higher for the duration of the measure it is in, unless told otherwise.