Chords for The GODFATHER of GUITAR: TÁRREGA

[N] _ _ _ [C] Pianists have Chopin, _ _ _ [E] guitarists have Tarrega.
Born [A] in Spain in _ 1852, _ Francisco Tarrega would [Gb] change the course [Eb] of classical guitar forever.
So I wanted to dedicate a video to whom I and [Gb] many others [E] consider to be the _ godfather of [Gb] classical guitar.
_ This iconic [A] picture of Tarrega hangs in most guitar school [G] rooms
and inspires [F] countless [Em] [G] guitarists to [Gb] dive into the [F] magic of his pieces.
I [Db] will play five of them [B] in increasing difficulty
and _ I will end the video [Eb] with perhaps the most beautiful [F]
composition ever written for guitar,
but also one of the hardest which I struggle with even to this day.
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_ We [Ab] shall begin this journey with Lagrima, [G] _ which means _ teardrop in Spanish.
_ It's a very beautiful [Bb] piece that is not too hard to [Gb] play once you have acquired some skill on the guitar.
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_ _ [E] Next I will [Ab] play Adelita, [Dm] which is a great piece for [Bb] developing your musicality
[Ab] and explore the many varieties of expression [F] possible on a guitar.
The classical guitar [C] may not have the volume of other [Bb] instruments,
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] For the third level I have chosen [F] the most recognizable [Gb] piece by [A] Tarrega,
but perhaps not for [Eb] the reason you think.
Part of the [Am] piece reached [A] worldwide fame [F] due to Nokia using it as a [E] ringtone.
[A] _ _ Sound familiar?
[Bb] _ [G] Here is Gran Vals.
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_ _ _ The first piece I will play is a piece by the great G.
It is a piece of the same name as the second, but it is a bit more complicated.
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_ _ We will [Db] continue with Capriccio [A] Arabe, one of Targa's most [Ab]
played and famous pieces for guitar
which every student [Gb] at some point in his journey will [B] play.
It [Gb] is hauntingly beautiful [F] and when you can play it well,
you have come a long [Gb] way in your development as a guitarist.
_ _ A teacher once [B] told me that when I play it, [Bb] I should [A] imagine camels [G] far away
walking slowly [Gb] in a hot desert.
[Bb] This image [Gb] is still stuck in [E] my mind when I play it.
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_ _ have arrived at the [F] final destination of this video.
This [A] piece is the reason that I [Gb] fell in love with classical [F] guitar in the first place.
_ [Fm] _ Recuerdos de la Alhambra, [B] which means [Bb] memories of [F] Alhambra in Spanish.
_ And it describes a visit Targa once made [Ab] to the great [F] palace in Granada.
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This piece [F] uses a technique called [B] tremolo,
_ which I consider to be the hardest technique to [F] master on a classical guitar.
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I'm [F] still not satisfied with my tremolo and I have heard very few [Fm] guitarists who can play it
really well, [C] but I will give it a try now.
_ [Ab] Thank you for watching this far into the video
and I [A] hope it inspired [Gb] you to pick up the classical guitar
[G] and explore the treasure of [A] pieces that the godfather of [Ab] guitar, Targa, [E] _ left behind. _
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