Level 1 · The basics · 15 min
Your first piece with Aguado
By the end, you can join the two sections of Aguado’s Lesson 8 in first position.
Before this lesson
Lesson steps
1 The opening question, bars 1 and 2
Play the first two bars with two notes per click.
3 min · Quarter note = 40, 1 note per click
Check for · The thumb lands on the click and the index halfway between clicks.
More detail
Bar 3 repeats bar 1, and bar 4 repeats bar 2. This pair prepares four bars.
2 The answer, bars 5 to 7
Finish the first section with the rest in bar 7.
3 min · Quarter note = 40, 1 note per click
Check for · The fourth click of the last bar lands in silence.
More detail
Bar 6 repeats bar 5. In bar 7 three pairs of notes fill the first three beats.
3 The second opening, bars 8 to 11
Repeat bars 8 and 9 at the same tempo.
3 min · Quarter note = 40, 1 note per click
Check for · Both passes begin with the same bass note and end on the same open string.
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Bar 8 uses the pattern from bar 2. Bars 10 and 11 repeat bars 8 and 9 exactly.
4 The ending, bars 12 to 14
Count the three silent beats in the last bar.
3 min · Quarter note = 40, 1 note per click
Check for · The last pair of notes takes one beat. The following three clicks are silent.
More detail
Bars 12 and 13 are identical. In bar 14 the bass and treble notes make one final p-i group.
5 The two sections
Play all fourteen bars in order.
3 min · Quarter note = 40, 1 note per click
Revisit the tablature · Step 4
Rhythm variations
Check for · The second section starts after the rest in bar 7. The final rest lasts three beats.
More detail
If a join breaks down, practise the bar before and the bar after it. The suggested tempo is for learning the movements. Select “Complete piece” to see the full tab.
You can move on when…
You pass when you play all fourteen bars twice at a steady pulse, including the rests.
If a movement feels difficult
I restart too early after bar 7.
Say “four” during the rest before the next entry.
My thumb and index swap roles.
Repeat the first pair of notes in the bar with p on the bass.