Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega

Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega (1852–1909), Serenata para Guitarra, Al eminente maestra Tomas Breton. PDF sheet music and lesson video for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. The level is early to mid-advanced (Grade 9) depending on your tempo and level of refinement.

My PDF Sheet Music Edition

Capricho Árabe is one of Francisco Tárrega’s (1852–1909) most famous works. It has become one of his most popular works due to its rich sound, Romantic feel, and the strong melodic lines. It also works fairly well on guitar making it accessible to pros and students alike. That said, make sure you are at the level to take on this work as it is a significant undertaking and has quite a few barres and a few stretches here and there. I highly recommend you try out of some Tarrega’s easier works, such as Lagrima, which you can find with grade levels on the main sheet music page.

Other Performance Videos

Above is my performance and lesson but check out the other performances below for pro reference. Here’s the YouTube lesson link if you want to watch it there.

I recommend this video of Marcin Dylla playing Capricho Árabe. This come via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube. Almost the same fingerings.

Also see this nice performance. Different fingerings but good ones too. Capricho Arabe – Francisco Tárrega played by Sanel Redzic

Nice phrasing by Ana Vidovic via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel.

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Capricho Árabe by Tárrega - PDF Sheet Music Edition for Classical Guitar
Capricho Árabe by Tárrega - Notation Sample
Capricho Árabe by Tárrega - Tab Sample
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  1. All these players, old and modern, Christopher Parkening’s renditon is my standard for this piece, all else come under him.

  3. Extremely helpful and concisely said. What is the name and composer of the second piece of music used in as an example of left hand movement?
    Richard,
    Brooklyn, NY

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