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Classical Guitar Solo - Gran Vals(Nokia Waltz)

Rick Graham
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Hey there and welcome back to my continuing series of classical guitar pieces penned by Francisco Tarrega. In this lesson we will be looking at perhaps Tarrega's most recognised piece 'Gran Vals' due to a phrase from the piece being used by Nokia, the mobile phone company, as their main ringtone. OK, watch the performance and as always, take onboard what you can from the video before heading over to part 1.

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  1. 1 2:57 Lesson · 3m Classical Guitar Solo - Gran Vals(Nokia Waltz) by F.Tarrega Hey there and welcome back to my continuing series of classical guitar pieces penned by Francisco Tarrega. In this lesson we will be looking at perhaps Tarrega's most recognised piece 'Gran Vals' due to a... Tab
  2. 2 1:07 Lesson · 1m Classical Guitar Solo - Gran Vals(Nokia Waltz) Part 1 Alrighty then, lets get started with part one. This piece is significantly more difficult to play in comparison with the pieces that we have studied thus far. In actual fact, 'Gran Vals' has been included as... Tab
  3. 3 0:56 Lesson · 1m Classical Guitar Solo - Gran Vals(Nokia Waltz) Part 2 We have now modulated to the dominant of the original key which is E. The parts which will require the most practice will be the slurs with the left hand. As always, slow methodical practice will yield the... Tab
  4. 4 0:46 Lesson · 1m Classical Guitar Solo - Gran Vals(Nokia Waltz) Part 3 In this section we have modulated once more in the dominant direction to the V of E which is B major. The melody now shifts from being in the upper register to being in underneath the chords on the lower... Tab
  5. 5 0:50 Lesson · 1m Classical Guitar Solo - Gran Vals(Nokia Waltz) Part 4 We have now made another modulation, this time moving from B major back to E major - the Dominant of the original key of A major. This last section has a certain humour to it I find and I feel it works very... Tab

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