Rosita (Polka) by Francisco Tárrega

ByBradford Werner
2022

Rosita (Polka) by Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) – PDF sheet music for classical guitar with free video performance and lesson. Comes with both a notation-only edition with left hand fingering and a tab edition. The level depends on your tempo but either late-intermediate or early-advanced (Grade 7-8) due to all the shifts and a few short challenges. This is a PDF download.

My PDF Sheet Music Edition

Rosita (Polka) by Tarrega (PDF) from Werner Guitar Editions

This is one of Francisco Tárrega’s popular salon works along with other pieces such as Lagrima, Maria, Marieta, and Adelita (I have editions of those works as well). My main advice is to isolate the melody and play it on its own. Start with a very slow tempo and memorize this one because all the shifts and navigating of the fretboard is quite tricky to read off the score. Here is the YouTube lesson link if you want to watch it there.

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Rosita (Polka) by Tarrega - PDF Sheet Music

Rosita (Polka) by Tarrega - Notation Sample

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.