PLAYING TIPS

While there is no absolute correct fingering for the picking hand in this study it is recommended to study carefully what it is doing and find an ergonomic solution for string crossing and consistent alternation (see video for more on this). The only time I would recommend picking with the same finger twice in a row is when moving from a rest to a free stroke on the next adjacent lower string, as in the beginning of bar 9. From bar 42-45 we have a bass line melody and I like to pick with the thumb throughout. This means we land easily back on the thumb for the final repeat of the opening section at bar 46.

The ending (bars 54-56) leave no one in doubt that the piece finishes clearly in the original key of C major. Enjoy learning this!