Sveinn Eythorsson

The first Guitar Milestone

Classical Guitar Primer

The Guitar School - Iceland

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 Drawings: Jean Antoine Posocco

Copyright 2000 Sveinn Eythorsson - Iceland

www.classical-guitar-school.com
The notes G, F and E on first string
G F E

1
3 1 0

The notes D, C and H on second string

D C H

2
3 1 0

The notes A and G on third string

A G

3
2 0

The notes F, E and D on fourth string

F E D

4
3 2 0

The notes C, H (B) and A on fifth string

C H A

5
3 2 0

The notes G, F and E on sixth string

G F E

6
3 1 0
 -3-

The notes G, F and E

Scale no. 1

44 w
3
w1 w0
& G F E

Study no. 1
Whole note
44 w w w w
&

w w w w
&

w w w w
&
 -4-

Study no. 2
Half note

44
&

&

Study no. 3

44 w
&

w w
&

Study no. 4
Quarter note

44
&

&
 -5-

Study no. 5

44
&

w
&

Study no. 6

44
&

w
&

Study no. 7

44
&

w
&
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The note D

Scale no. 2
3
44 w w w w
& D

Study no. 8
44 w
&

w
&

Study no. 9
Repeat

44 w
&

w
& {
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The note C

Scale no. 3
44 w w w w 1
w
& C

Study no. 10

44 w w
&

w w
&

w w
&

w w
&
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The note H

Scale no. 4

44 w0 w
& H

Study no. 11

Quarter rest

&
44

&

Study no. 12
The time signature 3/4
3
4
&

& {
 -9-

Looking at the clouds

Andantino
4
w w
Student 4
&

4
Teacher 1 2
L& 4
3#
0


4 #
1

w
w
&

2 1
L& # #
4 3


1
4
2

w w
&

L& #


#

w


&

4
0 1
L& 2 1
# #
3
0
4


4
1
2
 - 10 -

At my grandparents
Half rest
Moderato

4

4
&

4 0
2
L& 4 2
4



3
3

&

2 0
L& 0 0 0 0
1 1 1
3
b 2 1
0 b
1 4
2

&

L&

&

1 b
#
2
L& 3
4
#
2 3
 - 11 -

Chocolate ice-cream

Allegro
w w
4

4
&

4
4
L& 4
3
w w
w w
1 w w

w
w

&

0
2
L& 4 2 2

3
4w w w w
3 w 3 #w 2

w
w

&

1 2
4
L& 4 3 0
w w
3
w w w w
1

w


&

L& 2 4

w
w w
w w 1
3
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The note A

Scale no. 5
44
2
w
&
A

Study no. 13
Half note with a dot

3
4 . .
&

. .
&

. .
&

& {
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The note G

Scale no. 6
44 0
&
G

Study no. 14

44 . .
&

. .
&

. .
&
.
&
 - 14 -

Dreamland
Two notes at the same time

Andante
4
. w
4 w w
&

4
L& 4 1 4#
0
4 #
.. w 0 1
2 1
# .. 2
w
J J

w
.

&

0
1
L& 2 n 1
3 #
2 1
# .. 4
w
1 w
3 ..
# 4 3
J
J

w .
w
&

3 2
L& 4 #
2
.. 2
4 0 1
1 w # .. 2 w
1 J
J

w

w .
&

L& #
# 0
..
4#
w # ..
J 1 J
 - 15 -

Study no. 15
Two voices

44
i
m

&
p p

&

Study no. 16

3
i

4
&
p

& .
..

. . .
&

.
& .
 - 16 -

On skies
Andantino Eythor Thorlaksson

3 1 .
0
i m

. i m

& 4 0 2
. .
0
p p p p

.
3 0 1
. . .
&

. .
& . .

.
3 0 1
0
3
1
.
3 0
1 .
0
& . 1
 - 17 -

All in a play

Traditional
Moderato

34 .
0
m

1i
3
. .
1 0
3

& 0 .
p p

. . .
& .

. .
3 0
1

& . .

.
1

0 3
. .
& .
 - 18 -

Study no. 17
Eighth note

44
i m i m

i m i m

&

&

Study no. 18

44
i m i m
m

&

&

Study no. 19

34
i m i m

i m i

&

&
 - 19 -

Changes

Andante
4

4
&

j
4


2 2
L& 4

. .
4 3
.
3 . 1
J J
J J

&

j
0 2
L& # 0 #

. .
0

. . . .
1
J J
J J J J

&

1 2 2
L& # # #1 0n
2 . 1 . 3 2 2
.
3 1 . # . n . #

J J J J 4 J 3 J

&

3 # 0
L& 0
1
2
0

4 0
2 0 4
2
1 n .
# 3
3
4
J
 - 20 -

A journey to the wilderness

Eythor Thorlaksson
Andante m i m

44 1 . 3 .
3

m
m i

&
p p p p

L & 44

0 1
. 3
&
L&

. .
&
L&

.
&
L&

 - 21 -

Waltz
Eythor Thorlaksson
Andantino

34 . 1 0 . . 0 1 . 1


& 0 2 2 0

L & 43 . .

.
.

. 3 . 1 . 0
3
.
&0 2 0

L & . .
.

.

. . . .
&
. .
L& . .

. . . 3
. .
0
& 1
0

L & . .
.
..
 - 22 -

The note F

Scale no. 7

44 3
i m i

m i m i

& p
w
F

i m

w
m

&
i m i m

Study no. 20
44 w w
&

&

&
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The note E

Scale no. 8
44 2
&
p m
i
E
p

&
p

p

Study no. 21

44 w . .
&

& w ..

w . .

&
w . .
&
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The note D

Scale no. 9
0
44
m

i m

&
p
w
p p
D

Study no. 22

3
4
i

m
.
i

&
p p

. . . . .
& .

. . . .
&

. .
& .
 - 25 -

"Signir sl"
Traditional
Allegro

44
m
i m

&
p

44
L& w

. .
&

L&

w w
&
L & w

&

L&
 - 26 -

Fishing
Eythor Thorlaksson
Adagio

44
m i m i m
i m i 1
1
& 2 3
p p p

& 3 3
3
3 1 3 1

0 2

&
1

& 3
 - 27 -

The note C

Scale no. 10

44 3
&
C

&
Study no. 23
Eighth rest

44 j j j j
&
j
p p

j
p

j
&

Study no. 24
44 j j j j
&
p p

j j
& J
 - 28 -

The note H

Scale no. 11

44
&
2
& w

H

Study no. 25

44
&

& w
w

&
 - 29 -

Trip to the forrest

H on third string (band 4)

Eythor Thorlaksson
Adagio
44 21 21 3
&

1 21 3
&
2

1 21 21 21 3
& 2
3

&
 - 30 -

The note A

Scale no.12
44 0
&
A

Study no. 26
3 j j
4
&

& j

Study no. 27

44
&
i

p p

&

 - 31 -

Lullaby
Eythor Thorlaksson
Andante

44 4
& 2 w

&

&

&

&

&
 - 32 -

Riding horse
Dynamics
Allegro
44 4
& 2
F

& 3
0 1


w
2

&
3 3
1

w
&

p f

&
F

&

 - 33 -

The note G

Scale no. 13

44
&

3
&
G

ABCD
J. P. Rameau

44 4
& {
2

& w w w w
j
4
&
2
 - 34 -

Verse for a walk

Eythor Thorlaksson
Andantino

44 4
& 3
f

4

& 3
p

&
f

4

& 3
p f
 - 35 -

The note F

Scale no. 14

3
4 1

&

F

&
1

Study no. 28
3 2
3 2

& .
4 .
. .
1 . .
0 4

4 0
. 4 0
& . . .
1 . 3 . 3 .

0 0

& ..
2
. . .
.
1 1 .
 - 36 -

The note E

Scale no. 15

0
&

E

&

Study no. 29
44
&

&

&
 - 37 -

As we play

Moderato

44
&


F

j w
&

&

p f
j
&
w
p

&


F

&
f
 - 38 -

Accidentals
# n

Sharp Natural

Scale no. 16
Chromatic scale

4
4 #
& #
#
# #
# Fs
3 4 0 Ds
0 1 2 Cs
As
Fs Gs

# # n # n
#
#
# #
&
Gs As Fs Gs
Cs Ds

# n # n # n # n
& # n # n #

&
n # n # n # n
 - 39 -

Study no. 30
Tie

# # # n
3 #
#
4 #
&

# n #
# #
& {

Study no. 31

4
4 #
& #
# # n #
# # # #

#
& # #
# # n # # #

#
& #
# # #
#
# #
 - 40 -

Fairy dance

Andante
#
4 # #

4 # #
&

P 1 3
3 1 3 1
0 2 0
4

L& 4 # # 1 #
.
3#
w 4
4

# n #w

&

4 1 0
1 1 0
j
# #
1
L& 1

n . 1
#
3
2
2 4

.
# #
#
&

f F P
IV V
j
L& 1 # 1
# .
.

n
# # n

&

j j
L& 0
. 2
.
4
 - 41 -

&

0
4
L& 1

3 #

3 # 1 3 4

4
2 # .
2 J

# #
# #

# #
&
f F P
II IV
#
#
L& 1

1 # #


# #
w

# n

#
&

#

L& #
.


# n .

#w #


&

rit...
j
# #

L& #



 - 42 -

Greensleevs
Traditional
Andante j
4 j
3 1

3 4

4
&
2

F 3

j
j


3
& 3

2
0

j 1
2
4

.
# #
& 3
. 0

. 0

4 4 2 j0
1 4 0
0
.
0
0 2 j 1
3
# 3

& .
2

.
0 2
0
3
f 3 0

j
3 3 0
0
j 0 . #


3
0

&
2

2
0 F
0

j 2

. 2
# #
& 3 1
. 0
0
. 0

rit... p

ISBN: 978-9935-446-56-5