[Doug]

My teacher has suggested that I learn to read standard notation and I agree that it is a good idea. He has asked me to collect some easy classical pieces and we'll divvy our time between working on reading music and the general improvement of technique that we've been working on up until now.

So I'd really appreciate suggestions that would be musically interesting but not notationally overwhelming (key of C would be a good thing ). I've been playing guitar for a while so the piece can be reasonably challenging as long as it remains easy to read the notation.

I'm think Asturias Leyenda but I don't know if it's too complex or not.
Any suggestions for pieces would be appreciated.

[Fretsource]

Delcamp.net has lots of free classical guitar scores of all levels. You have to register first (free) and after that you've got access to hundreds of pieces.

Your post mentions "simple" pieces but Asturias is right at the other end of the scale - They don't get much more challenging than that. As a general rule, if a piece is difficult to play, it's difficult to read too. I'd suggest pieces such as:
Bourree in Em by Bach or some etudes by Sor, Carulli or Carcassi.

And don't forget my notation reading lesson under Member's lessons >Fretsource's lessions. It also contains a "note reading trainer" for identifying notes wherever they appear on the staff.

[Doug]

Thankyou very much Fretsource. I will defintely check out your lessons. I have a book called "First Classical Pieces" by Myrna Sislen that has a number of arrangements of Sor, Carulli, and Carcassi. So I guess this is where I'll start.

[jdpaz]

The Iceland Guitar School is indispensible for the classical player.

Eythorsson / The Guitar School / Collections

Here's a good page to find some nice starter songs on:

http://eythorsson.com/music/1005.pdf

[Doug]

Originally Posted by jdpaz

The Iceland Guitar School is indispensible for the classical player.

Eythorsson / The Guitar School / Collections

Here's a good page to find some nice starter songs on:

http://eythorsson.com/music/1005.pdf

excellent resource - thankyou

[eliot-ness]

Classical Guitar - Free Sheet Music, Online Audio, and more

Lots of beginners classical pieces on this site, Tabs or standard notation.

[carol m]

I have just 'wasted' a pleasant half hour (which I didn't really 'have') just noodling through 30 pages of those 'easy' pieces and just enjoying those simple harmonies and tunes - it always amazes me that I can enjoy such 'simple things' of the guitar world so much - thanks for posting.

[Nutty]

I just bought this book and I really like the arrangements in it (so far).

Amazon.ca: The Beatles for Classical Guitar with CD (Audio): Books: Joe Washington

Nutty

[Doug]

thanks, Elliot and Nutty.
That's a great idea, Nutty. I think I'll order it.

[pattianne]

Hi All, I'm so glad I saw this thread, I've been looking for some simple classical songs to play! All the suggestions given here are great. Thanks so much!

[starsailor]

Thanks for all the links guys, very useful thread Doug thanks for putting it on.

[MalcolmAmos]

....And don't forget my notation reading lesson under Member's lessons >Fretsource's lessions. It also contains a "note reading trainer" for identifying notes wherever they appear on the staff.

That lesson is arguably the best on the Internet for guitar. Simply starting with the 1st E string, then the 2nd string makes all the difference in the World.

[Fretsource]

Wow! Malcolm... Best on the internet? What can I say? A stupid smile and dance will have to suffice
Thanks!

[Black&Blue]

Try " The Session" for size- tons of celtic music available for free there. More later - when I can dig it up.

The Session: Tunes

[Black&Blue]

Here's the other one- go to the TablEdit site and get TefView -their free Tab viewer- then proceed to the tab link and take your pick.
The music is presented in both standard notation and tab, and a wide variety of styles are covered.

TablEdit Tablature Editor -