First Lessons for Guitar

Book 1 (1-16)

Julio Salvador Sagreras

(1879 - 1942)

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 First Lessons for Guitar Book 1 (1-16)
Julio Salvador Sagreras
(1879 - 1942)

About twenty years ago when I was talking to my distinguished colleague, virtuoso guitarist Miguel Llobet,
and asked him what he taught as a first lesson for beginners, he told me he had them play the open strings
repeatedly, to accustom their fingers to the motion, even if the student did not know (at first) what notes he

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was producing. This method is unbeatable, because it lets the student realize how difficult that first lesson is
and teaches him the correct guitar position.

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No.1 Mi Si Sol Ré La Mi

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i m i m i m i m

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
0 0 0 0

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0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

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    
La Ré Sol Si Mi

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0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0

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Scale 1, from C on the 5th string to G on the 3rd string.

No.2

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Do Ré Mi Fa Sol Fa Mi Ré Do

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i m i m i m i m i

 0 2 3
0
3 2 0
3 3

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No.3

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Do Ré Mi Fa Sol Fa

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0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

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Mi Ré Do

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 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
3

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No.4
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Do Ré Mi Fa Sol Fa Mi Ré Do

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 0 0 2 2 3 3
0 0
3 3 2 2 0 0
3 3 3

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No.5

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Do Ré Mi Fa Sol Fa Mi Ré Do Ré Mi Fa Sol Fa Mi Ré Do

 0 2 3
0
3 2 0 0 2 3
0
3 2 0
3 3 3

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No.6

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Do Ré Mi Fa Sol Sol Fa Mi Ré Do

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0 0 0 0 0
0 2 3 3 2 0
3 3 3 3 3

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Do Ré Mi Fa Sol Sol Fa Mi Ré Do

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 0 2 3
0 0 0 0 0
3 2 0
3 3

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No.7

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Do Ré Mi Sol Fa Mi Ré Fa Mi Ré Do Mi Ré Sol

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0 0 0 0
0 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 2 0
3 3

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Do Ré Mi Sol Fa Mi Ré Fa Mi Sol Fa Ré Do

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 0 2
0
3 2 0 3 2
0
3 0
3 3

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No.8

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Do Mi Ré Fa Mi Sol Fa Mi Ré Fa Mi Ré Mi Fa Mi Ré Do Mi Ré Fa

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0
2 0 3 2 3 2 0 3 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 3
3 3

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Mi Sol Fa Mi Ré Fa Mi Ré Do Ré Sol Mi Sol

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 3 2 0 3 2 0 0 2
3

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Fa Sol Mi Sol Ré Sol Mi Sol Fa Sol Ré Sol Do

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0 0 0
2
0 0 0
0
0 0 0
2
0 0 0
3
0
0
0
3

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Scale 2, from G on the 3rd string to D on the 2nd string.

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No.9

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Sol La Si Do Ré Do Si La Sol

 0 2
0 1 3 1 0
2 0

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No.10

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Sol La Si Do

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0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2

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 
Ré Do Si La Sol

 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 0

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No.11

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     
Sol La Si Do Ré Do Si La Sol

 0 0 2 2
0 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0
2 2 0

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No.12

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         
Sol La Si Do Ré Do Si La Sol La Si Do Ré Do Si La Sol

 0 2
0 1 3 1 0
2 0 2
0 1 3 1 0
2 0

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No.13

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     
Sol La Si Do Ré Ré Do Si La Sol

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0 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 0
0 2 2 0 0 0 0

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  
Sol La Si Do Ré Ré Do Si La Sol

 0 2
0 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 0
2 0

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No.14

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  
Sol La Si Ré Do Si La Do Si La Sol Si La Ré

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0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 3
0 2 2 2 0 2

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  
Sol La Si Ré Do Si La Do Si Ré Do La Sol

 0 2
0 3 1 0
2
1 0 3 1
2 0

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No.15

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0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 3
0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2

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 0 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 0 3 3 3
2
3 3 3 0 3 3 3 1 3
2
3
0

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The first two scale forms combined

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No.16

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0 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
0 2 3
3

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       

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0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 2
3 2 0 0 2 3
3 3 3 3 3

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        
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 3 3 3 3 3 1 0
2 0 0 0 0 0
3 2 0
3

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