Best place to start learning some classical works on guitar?

Which are the easiest and the finest classical works that are often played on guitar?
Anyone knows any?

(+ where could I get the tabs for them)

[ksdb]

I'm not going make specific recommendations, because you should let your subjective taste be your guide. In other words play music you want to play, not music that people say you should play.

There are the classic composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc. Much of their music has been transcribed to guitar and is available in books which you could find through an online retailer. This music wasn't composed for the guitar and may not always sound like you're used to hearing it.

There are also classic guitar composers, i.e., musicians who play and compose specifically for the instrument, such as Sor, Carcassi, Villa Lobos, etc. Again there are a myriad of resources available. This music will be appropriate to the guitar obviously, but some of it may be challenging.

Before you do any of the above music, it would probably be good to start with a good beginner book or online lesson(s) that actually teach you musical notation, fingerings, rthyms, etc. And again there are lots of good resources through online retailers and free Web sites.

If you do a Internet search for Classical Guitar, just follow some of the links and explore. You will no doubt find a variety of sources of study and inspiration. Good luck.

[Stiglar]

Originally Posted by ksdb

I'm not going make specific recommendations, because you should let your subjective taste be your guide. In other words play music you want to play, not music that people say you should play.

There are the classic composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc. Much of their music has been transcribed to guitar and is available in books which you could find through an online retailer. This music wasn't composed for the guitar and may not always sound like you're used to hearing it.

There are also classic guitar composers, i.e., musicians who play and compose specifically for the instrument, such as Sor, Carcassi, Villa Lobos, etc. Again there are a myriad of resources available. This music will be appropriate to the guitar obviously, but some of it may be challenging.

Before you do any of the above music, it would probably be good to start with a good beginner book or online lesson(s) that actually teach you musical notation, fingerings, rthyms, etc. And again there are lots of good resources through online retailers and free Web sites.

If you do a Internet search for Classical Guitar, just follow some of the links and explore. You will no doubt find a variety of sources of study and inspiration. Good luck.

Nice post

I agree you should check out some real beginner books about classical guitar first , if you don't learn proper fingerings and picking technique they won't sound right (or be impossible to play) i wouldn't tackle stuff like bach for a while. rather difficult to nail and play beautifully !

Stig

[trey85stang]

fyi, something you might not read while you are learning this (unless you have a teacher) classical guitar is an art... I attempted classical guitar for about 1.5-2 years. I learned alot and I learned how to fingerpick like no other too

But something you must know, you have got to learn to sightread music. Even if you learn play a song from start to finish I guarentee you will forget it unless you play it everyday. I played classical music for two years straight.. When I finally gave up on it.. I could play a few songs without looking at music.. but after a few months of not playing it was soon forgotten. Even playing those same songs now with the music i still stumble around.

It takes a lot of dedication to learn classical guitar, i recommend learning the fundamentals as mentioned above.. Those will carry over into your guitar playing whther you stick with it or not.