Here’s a short piece written specifically for an advancing guitarist (early intermediate to intermediate), designed to be clear, instructional, and ready to copy into a PDF or worksheet. Objective: Combine shifting between 3rd and 5th position, dynamics, and legato technique in a musical 8-bar study.
(shift to 5th position) | 5 | 5th string, 7th fret | E | 2 | | | 4th string, 7th fret | B | 2 (slide from 5th fret) | | | 4th string, 8th fret | C | 3 | | | 3rd string, 7th fret | G | 2 | | 6 | 3rd string, 5th fret | F | 1 | | | 2nd string, 8th fret | C | 4 | | | 2nd string, 7th fret | B | 3 | | | 1st string, 8th fret | C | 4 | advancing guitarist pdf
| Bar | Fret/string | Note | Finger | |-----|-------------|------|--------| | 1 | 5th string, 3rd fret | C | 1 | | | 4th string, 5th fret | G | 3 | | | 4th string, 3rd fret | E | 1 | | | 3rd string, 5th fret | A | 3 | | 2 | 3rd string, 3rd fret | G | 1 | | | 2nd string, 5th fret | E | 3 | | | 2nd string, 3rd fret | D | 1 | | | 1st string, 5th fret | A | 3 | Here’s a short piece written specifically for an
(repeat bars 1–2 but with dynamics : mf → cresc. → f) → f)