Matteo Carcassi: Op. 59 Méthode—G major

In his 1836 Méthode complète pour la Guitare, op. 59, Matteo Carcassi included basic introductions to keys that are commonly used in guitar music. Here he introduces the scale, some chords common to the key, and short pieces based on the scale and chords. This recording offers Carcassi’s introduction to the key of G major. For the first four exercises there’s a click track lead-in, so you can play along if you like. In the sheet music link below, you’ll find this G major introduction on pages 22-23 of the facsimile edition—or pages 24-25 of the PDF. performed by: Tom Poore guitar: 2001 Paul Fischer Taut Model microphones: sE Electronics sE8 (spaced pair) interface: Apogee Duet 3 reverb: LiquidSonics Reverberate Core