Etude No. 2 (Kreutzer)
Originally from a book of 42 etudes for violin, this piece of classical repertoire adapts handily to the guitar due to its mostly stepwise motion when it Although it can be played in a single position, it will be better to use some shifting around the positions of the neck due to the wider range and frequent use of melodic sequence Sequences are repeated melody pieces that
Position Playing
Although it can be played in a single position, it will be better to use some shifting around the positions of the neck due to the wider range and frequent use of melodic sequence Sequences are repeated melody pieces that
Steel String or Nylon String?
Steel-string guitar players should play this piece with a pick to develop optimum picking technique. Nylon-string players can use an alternation between the index and middle fingers.
Notes
- Follow the suggested plucking pattern (downstroke, upstroke) written above each note. When a plucking pattern is given, it is suggested to follow this pattern until another pattern is given. For example, m1 is down/up/down/up, but in measure 3 we have a new pattern.
- Pay careful attention to the fret-hand finger markings that are given in circles, such as on m12. These help you play comfortably and also make smooth position shifts.
- Mind the roman numerals indicating what position to play in (position means what fret the index finger is aligned to.)
- m24 is a single-measure repeat; so just play m23 again.
- A metronome will help you bring this up to speed. Other than that, it just takes time and repetition.
Tablature
Copyright
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