Sveinn Eythorsson

The first Guitar Milestone

Classical Guitar Primer

The Guitar School - Iceland

www.eythorsson.com

Copyright 2000 Sveinn Eythorsson - Iceland

www.eythorsson.com sveinn@eythorsson.com
Drawings: Jean Antoine Posocco

The notes G, F and E on first string

E

1
3

The notes D, C and H on second string

C

2
1

The notes A and G on third string

G

3
2

The notes F, E and D on fourth string

E

4
0

The notes C, H and A on fifth string

H

5
0

The notes G, F and E on sixth string

F

6
3

-3-

The notes G, F and E

Scale no. 1
3
w
44
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G

w1

w0

Study no. 1

44 w
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&
&

Whole note

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Study no. 2

44
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Half note

Study no. 3

44 w
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Study no. 4
Quarter note

44
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&

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Study no. 5

44
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Study no. 6

44
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&

Study no. 7

44
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&

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The note D

Scale no. 2

44 w
&

Study no. 8

44
&
&

Study no. 9

44
&
&

Repeat

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The note C

44 w
&

Scale no. 3

w
C

Study no. 10

44
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&
&
&

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The note H

Scale no. 4

44 w0
&

Study no. 11

Quarter rest

44
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&

Study no. 12

3
4
&
&

The time signature 3/4

-9-

Looking at the clouds

Andantino

Student

&

Teacher

L&

4
4

4
4

1
3#

&

L&

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L&

2
4

&

L&

4
2

1
3

1
3

0
0

4
2

1
4

- 10 -

At my grandparents
Half rest
Moderato

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4
4

4
4

L&

0
2

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L&

0
3
1

0
1
0

0
0

1
2
4

0
1

&

L&

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L&

1
3
2

- 11 -

Chocolate ice-cream

Allegro

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4
4

4
4

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2
3

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4w

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3
2

4
3

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- 12 -

The note A

44
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Scale no. 5

w
A

Study no. 13

3
4
&
&

&

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Half note with a dot

- 13 -

The note G

Scale no. 6

44 0
&

Study no. 14

44
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&

&

&

- 14 -

Dreamland
Two notes at the same time
Andante

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L&

4
4

4
4

..

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w
2

w
w

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1

0
0

4#

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1

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3 ..

1
2
4

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1
3

2
4
1

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w

4
1
2

1
3
4

w
w

1
2

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Study no. 15
Two voices

44
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Study no. 16

3
4
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..

- 16 -

On skies
Andantino

3 1 .
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2

Eythor Thorlaksson

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3

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3

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- 17 -

All in a play
Traditional

Moderato

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- 18 -

Study no. 17
Eighth note

44
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m i

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m i

Study no. 18

44
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m i

&

Study no. 19

34
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i

&

- 19 -

Changes
Andante

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L&

4
4

4
4

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L&

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1
2
3

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2
1

L&

0
2
1

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3
1

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3
1

L&

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1
2

0n
2

0
4

n .

#
J

0
0

4
3

- 20 -

A journey to the wilderness

Eythor Thorlaksson

Andante
m

0 1

. 3
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L & 44

44 1 . 3 .
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- 21 -

Waltz

Eythor Thorlaksson

Andantino

34 . 1 0
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L & 43 .
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2

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- 22 -

The note F

Scale no. 7

44
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w
m

w
F

Study no. 20

44
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&
&

- 23 -

The note E

Scale no. 8

44 2
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p

&

Study no. 21

44
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..

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- 24 -

The note D

Scale no. 9

44
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w
D

Study no. 22

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- 25 -

"Signir sl"
Traditional

Allegro

44
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L&

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- 26 -

Fishing
Eythor Thorlaksson

Adagio

44
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3
m i m i

m i

3
& 3
3

&

3 1

& 3

- 27 -

The note C

Scale no. 10

44 3
&


&

Study no. 23
Eighth rest

j
j
j
44 j

&
j
j
j

&
p

Study no. 24

44 j
j

&

j

&

J
p

j j

- 28 -

The note H

Scale no. 11

44
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& w

Study no. 25

44
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&

&

- 29 -

Trip to the forrest

H on third string (band 4)
Eythor Thorlaksson
Adagio

44 21 21 3

&
1

21 3
2
&

&

&

1
2

21
3

21 21 3

- 30 -

The note A

Scale no.12

44 0
&

Study no. 26

3
4
&
&

Study no. 27

44
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&

- 31 -

Lullaby
Eythor Thorlaksson
Andante

44
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&

&

&

&

&

- 32 -

Riding horse
Dynamics
Allegro

44 4

& 2

F
& 3
0

1
2

&

&

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- 33 -

The note G

44
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3

&

Scale no. 13

ABCD
J. P. Rameau

44 4
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& w

&
2

- 34 -

Verse for a walk

Eythor Thorlaksson

Andantino

44 4
& 3

f
4

& 3
p

&

f
4

& 3
p

- 35 -

The note F

Scale no. 14

3
4
&

&

Study no. 28
3

3
4
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2

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2
1

4 0
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- 36 -

The note E

Scale no. 15

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Study no. 29

44
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- 37 -

As we play

Moderato

44
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F
&

j w

&
p

&

j

w
p

&
F

&

- 38 -

Accidentals
#

Sharp

Natural

Scale no. 16
Chromatic scale

&

4
4

&

As

Gs

Fs

Gs

Ds

Fs

Ds

Cs

As

Cs

&

&

Gs

Fs

- 39 -

Study no. 30
Tie

&

3 #
4

&

Study no. 31

&

4
4

&

&

- 40 -

Fairy dance

Andante

&

4
4 #

P
4
4

L&

3#
4

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#w

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3

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2
2

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IV

L&

2
4

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II

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IV

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- 42 -

Greensleevs
Andante
3

&

Traditional

j
4

3
4

j
j

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2
0

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3

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