E||-----------2--------0-----------------|
B||--------2--------2--------2--------2--|
G||*----2--------2--------2--------2-----|
D||*-------------------------------------|
A||--0--------------------------0--------|
E||--------------------------------------|
LH 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
E|------------2--------0-----------------|
B|---------3--------3--------3--------3--|
G|------4--------4--------4--------4-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---4--------------------------4--------|
LH 3 4 2 1 4 2 4 2 3 4 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
3
E|------------5--------4-----------------|
B|---------3--------3--------3--------3--|
G|------4--------4--------4--------4-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---0--------------------------0--------|
LH 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 3 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
[4] V------------------------------------|
E|------------7--------5-----------------|
B|---------5--------5--------5--------5--|
G|------6--------6--------6--------6-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------0--------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
[5] II....................................
E|------------4--------2-----------------|
B|---------2--------2--------2--------2--|
G|------2--------2--------2--------2-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------0--------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
E|------------2--------0-----------------|
B|---------2--------2--------2--------2--|
G|------0--------0--------0--------0-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---1--------------------------1--------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 1 3 4 3 3 1 3
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
[7] II..................................
E|---------------------------------------|
B|------------5-----------------4--------|
G|---------2--------2--------2--------2--|
D|------4--------4--------4--------4-----|
A|---2-----------------2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 1 3 1 4 3 1 1 3 1 4 3 1
p i m a i m p i m a i m
8
E|------------0-------------------------||
B|---------0--------0-------------------||
G|------1--------1---------------------*||
D|---------------------2---------------*||
A|--------------------------------------||
E|---0----------------------------------||
LH 1 1 2
RH p i m a i m p
9
E||-----------2--------0-----------------|
B||--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G||*----1--------1--------1--------1-----|
D||*----------------------------2--------|
A||--------------------------------------|
E||--0-----------------------------------|
LH 1 4 1 1 2 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
[10] II..................................
E|------------4--------2-----------------|
B|---------2--------2--------2--------2--|
G|------2--------2--------2--------2-----|
D|------------------------------2--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---0-----------------------------------|
LH 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
E|------------3--------2-----------------|
B|---------2--------2--------2--------2--|
G|------3--------3--------3--------3-----|
D|------------------------------2--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---0-----------------------------------|
LH 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
[12] II..................................
E|------------5--------4-----------------|
B|---------3--------3--------3--------3--|
G|------4--------4--------4--------4-----|
D|------------------------------2--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---0-----------------------------------|
LH 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 1 3 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
E|------------5--------4-----------------|
B|---------3--------3--------3--------3--|
G|------4--------4--------4--------4-----|
D|---3--------------------------3--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 1 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 1 3 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
[14] II...................................
E|------------5-----------------5-----2--|
B|---------2--------2--------2-----2-----|
G|------2--------2--------2--------------|
D|---4-----------------4-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 3 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 1 1
RH p i m a i m p i m a i m
[15] II..................................
E|------------7-----------------8--------|
B|---------7--------7--------7--------7--|
G|------7--------7--------7--------7-----|
D|---0-----------------0-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
RH p i m a i m p i m a i m
[16] IX.................
E|------------9-----------------0--------|
B|---------9--------9--------0-----------|
G|-----10--------10----------------------|
D|---------------------11-12-------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---9-----------------------------------|
LH 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 4
RH p i m a i m p p i m
E|------------2--------0-----------------|
B|---------2--------2--------2--------2--|
G|------2--------2--------2--------2-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------0--------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
18
E|------------5--------4-----------------|
B|---------3--------3--------3--------3--|
G|------4--------4--------4--------4-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------0--------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 3 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
19
E|------------2--------0-----------------|
B|---------0--------0--------0--------0--|
G|------1--------1--------1--------1-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------0--------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 1 3 1 1 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
[20] V....................................
E|------------7--------5-----------------|
B|---------5--------5--------5--------5--|
G|------6--------6--------6--------6-----|
D|------------------------------7--------|
A|---0-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
E|------------7--------6-----------------|
B|---------5--------5--------5--------5--|
G|------6--------6--------6--------6-----|
D|---4--------------------------4--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 1 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 1 3 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p i m
[22] VII..................................
E|------------9--------7--------10-------|
B|---------7--------7--------7---------7-|
G|------7--------7--------7---------7----|
D|---0-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1
RH p i m a i m a i m a i m
23
E|------------1-----------------0--------|
B|---------0--------0--------3--------0--|
G|------2--------2--------1--------1-----|
D|---1-----------------2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 1 3 2 3 2 1 4 1
RH p i m a i m p i m a i m
[24] V..................
E|------------5-------------------------||
B|---------5--------5-------------------||
G|------6--------6---------------------*||
D|---------------------7---------------*||
A|---0----------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------||
LH 2 1 1 2 1 3
RH p i m a i m p
Tips
Matteo Carcassi (Florence, Italy, 1792 - Paris, France,
January 16, 1853), was a famous Italian guitarist and
composer. Carcassi wrote a method for guitar that remains
valuable, relevant and interesting. His most famous
works are collected in his 25 Studies, op.60. This song
Etude in A or Study in A is the 3rd song of his famous 25
studies.
Technique
I would say Etude in A is a left hand (chord) predominant
song. Once you get the basic plucking pattern (right hand)
pim-aim-aim-pim, you will spend most of the time
familiarizing with the chords (left hand). Make sure the
song flows and vary the volume throughout. In general,
you have license to play with level of volume in all songs
with a uniform plucking pattern.
Tip
The right hand plucking is straight forward. Watch for Bar
2 chord and chord transition from Bar20-21.
mostly
p i m a i m a i m p i m
variations
p i m a i m p i m a i m
p i m a i m a i m a i m
E||-----------2--------0----------
B||--------2--------2--------2----
G||*----2--------2--------2-------
D||*------------------------------
A||--0--------------------------0-
E||-------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----2--|
-|-2-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 2 3 1 2 1 2
..1 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
2
E|------------2--------0----------
B|---------3--------3--------3----
G|------4--------4--------4-------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|---4--------------------------4-
...
-|-------|
-|----3--|
-|-4-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 3 4 2 1 4 2 4 2 3
..4 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
E|------------5--------4----------
B|---------3--------3--------3----
G|------4--------4--------4-------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|---0--------------------------0-
...
-|-------|
-|----3--|
-|-4-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2
..3 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
[4] V------------------------------------|
E|------------7--------5-----------------|
B|---------5--------5--------5--------5--|
G|------6--------6--------6--------6-----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------0--------|
E|---------------------------------------|
LH 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 1
..2 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
[5]
..II....................................
E|------------4--------2----------
B|---------2--------2--------2----
G|------2--------2--------2-------
D|--------------------------------
A|---0--------------------------0-
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----2--|
-|-2-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1
..1 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
6
E|------------2--------0----------
B|---------2--------2--------2----
G|------0--------0--------0-------
D|--------------------------------
A|---1--------------------------1-
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----2--|
-|-0-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 3 4 3 3 1
.. 3
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
[7]
..II..................................
E|--------------------------------
B|------------5-----------------4-
G|---------2--------2--------2----
D|------4--------4--------4-------
A|---2-----------------2----------
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|----2--|
-|-4-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 3 1 4 3 1 1 3 1 4
..3 1
p i m a i m p i m a
..i m
E|------------0-------------------
B|---------0--------0-------------
G|------1--------1----------------
D|---------------------2----------
A|--------------------------------
E|---0----------------------------
...
-|------||
-|------||
-|-----*||
-|-----*||
-|------||
-|------||
LH 1 1 2
RH p i m a i m p
9
E||-----------2--------0----------
B||--------0--------0--------0----
G||*----1--------1--------1-------
D||*----------------------------2-
A||-------------------------------
E||--0----------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----0--|
-|-1-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 4 1 1 2
..1
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
[10]
..II..................................
E|------------4--------2----------
B|---------2--------2--------2----
G|------2--------2--------2-------
D|------------------------------2-
A|--------------------------------
E|---0----------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----2--|
-|-2-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1
..1 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
11
E|------------3--------2----------
B|---------2--------2--------2----
G|------3--------3--------3-------
D|------------------------------2-
A|--------------------------------
E|---0----------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----2--|
-|-3-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1
..2 1
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
[12]
..II..................................
E|------------5--------4----------
B|---------3--------3--------3----
G|------4--------4--------4-------
D|------------------------------2-
A|--------------------------------
E|---0----------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----3--|
-|-4-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 1
..3 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
E|------------5--------4----------
B|---------3--------3--------3----
G|------4--------4--------4-------
D|---3--------------------------3-
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----3--|
-|-4-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 1
..3 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
[14]
..II...................................
E|------------5-----------------5-
B|---------2--------2--------2----
G|------2--------2--------2-------
D|---4-----------------4----------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
...
-|----2--|
-|-2-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 3 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 4
..1 1
RH p i m a i m p i m a
..i m
[15]
..II..................................
E|------------7-----------------8-
B|---------7--------7--------7----
G|------7--------7--------7-------
D|---0-----------------0----------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----7--|
-|-7-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
..1 1
RH p i m a i m p i m a
..i m
[16] IX.................
E|------------9-----------------0-
B|---------9--------9--------0----
G|-----10--------10---------------
D|---------------------11-12------
A|--------------------------------
E|---9----------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 4
RH p i m a i m p p i m
E|------------2--------0----------
B|---------2--------2--------2----
G|------2--------2--------2-------
D|--------------------------------
A|---0--------------------------0-
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----2--|
-|-2-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 2 3 1 2 1 2
..1 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
18
E|------------5--------4----------
B|---------3--------3--------3----
G|------4--------4--------4-------
D|--------------------------------
A|---0--------------------------0-
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----3--|
-|-4-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2
..3 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
19
E|------------2--------0----------
B|---------0--------0--------0----
G|------1--------1--------1-------
D|--------------------------------
A|---0--------------------------0-
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----0--|
-|-1-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 3 1 1
..1
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
[20]
..V....................................
E|------------7--------5----------
B|---------5--------5--------5----
G|------6--------6--------6-------
D|------------------------------7-
A|---0----------------------------
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----5--|
-|-6-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 2
..1
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
21
E|------------7--------6----------
B|---------5--------5--------5----
G|------6--------6--------6-------
D|---4--------------------------4-
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----5--|
-|-6-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 1
..3 2
RH p i m a i m a i m p
..i m
[22]
..VII..................................
E|------------9--------7--------10
B|---------7--------7--------7----
G|------7--------7--------7-------
D|---0----------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|-----7-|
-|--7----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 4
..1 1
RH p i m a i m a i m a
..i m
23
E|------------1-----------------0-
B|---------0--------0--------3----
G|------2--------2--------1-------
D|---1-----------------2----------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------
...
-|-------|
-|----0--|
-|-1-----|
-|-------|
-|-------|
-|-------|
LH 1 3 2 3 2 1 4
..1
RH p i m a i m p i m a
..i m
[24] V..................
E|------------5-------------------
B|---------5--------5-------------
G|------6--------6----------------
D|---------------------7----------
A|---0----------------------------
E|--------------------------------
...
-|------||
-|------||
-|-----*||
-|-----*||
-|------||
-|------||
LH 2 1 1 2 1 3
RH p i m a i m p
Tips
Matteo Carcassi (Florence, Italy,
..1792 - Paris, France,
January 16, 1853), was a famous
..Italian guitarist and
composer. Carcassi wrote a method
..for guitar that remains
valuable, relevant and
..interesting. His most famous
works are collected in his 25
..Studies, op.60. This song
Etude in A or Study in A is the
..3rd song of his famous 25
studies.
Technique
I would say Etude in A is a left
..hand (chord) predominant
song. Once you get the basic
..plucking pattern (right hand)
pim-aim-aim-pim, you will spend
..most of the time
familiarizing with the chords
..(left hand). Make sure the
song flows and vary the volume
..throughout. In general,
you have license to play with
..level of volume in all songs
with a uniform plucking pattern.
Tip
The right hand plucking is
..straight forward. Watch for Bar
2 chord and chord transition from
..Bar20-21.
LAABB
mostly
p i m a i m a i m p i m
variations
p i m a i m p i m a i m
p i m a i m a i m a i m
Tablature chitarra di CARCASSI MATTEO Opus 60 No3 Etude In A Skitarrate per suonare la tua musica, studiare scale, posizioni per chitarra, cercare, gestire, richiedere e inviare accordi, testi e spartiti