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Guitar Tablature Guide: Classical
Free Classical Sheet Music for those wishing to expand their repertoire!
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Editor's Picks...
Below are our personal picks, the sites that get our
highest recommendation for this genre. They are listed in alphabetical order:
The
Guitar School
Instrumentation for: Classical Guitar
Categories: Classical
Catalog Size: Large (100-500)
The Guitar School, founded by classical guitarist Eythor Thorlaksson, features hundreds of high quality classical
guitar transcriptions. You'll find entire sheet music collections free for download, from beginner guitar studies
to complex pieces for two, three or four guitars. Lots to choose from including classical guitar arrangements of
music by Bach, Scarlatti, Albeniz and much more. Very highly recommended for classical guitarists. Updated 04/04/2002.
KeyStave Music
Instrumentation for: Piano, Classical Guitar, Violin,
Viola, Flute, Others
Categories: Classical
Catalog Size: Medium (50-100)
This high quality collection of sheet music manuscripts includes a wide range of classical pieces for a large variety
of instruments, including classical guitar. Available in PDF format, sheet music is sorted by instrument, as well
as composer and difficulty. In addition to popular works by the likes of Bach, Satie, Tarrega, and Debussy, you'll
a very nice selection of technical exercises. So whether you want to work on your fingering, or start plucking
away at Beethoven's Sonata in G, you'll find the means to do it here. Highly recommended. Updated 11/04/2002.
Marc Sa Guitare
Instrumentation for: Classical Guitar, Piano
Categories: Original
Catalog Size: Medium (50-100)
Classical guitarist Marc Lamberg has put a large selection of his classical guitar and piano works on his web page,
all free for download. This great collection of high quality *.gif and *.pdf files features original scores for
one to four guitars, as well as piano and four-hand piano. Listen to each piece via MIDI or MP3. Finally, you'll
find free manuscript paper (up to 16 saves per page) for download as well. Updated 06/24/2002.
OLGA: The Online Guitar Archive
Instrumentation for: Guitar (Tablature), Bass
(Tablature), Classical Guitar
Categories: Pop, Rock, Country, Classical
Catalog Size: Huge (25,000+)
When the Internet was still young, there was really
only one place to find guitar tablature - OLGA. And even though the Internet has aged and become much more diversified,
OLGA still stands out as a mighty large source of guitar tablature for the web. OLGA's sleek design and and folder-based
archive makes it easy to navigate. Completely searchable, or browseable by artist. You'll also find text-based
lessons and a chord generator. Updated 07/16/2002.
ZIMMUSIC 
Instrumentation for: Piano, Guitar (solo and duo), Flute, Violin
& More
Categories: Classical
Catalog Size: Huge (2000+)
At Music Interprete you'll find a very large, searchable collection of classical works in Noteworthy format. There's
a lot of good stuff here, by a wide variety of composers, many of whom are not represented well elsewhere on the
Internet. Be prepared to click through banner ads to download the noteworthy files. Added 06/24/2003.
More Free Classical Sheet Music Resources:
8notes.com
Instrumentation for: Piano, Guitar, Flute, Violin,
Cello, Trumpet, More...
Categories: Primarily Classical, Popular
Catalog Size: Large (100-500)
At 8notes.com, you'll find mostly classical free
sheet music for download in Sibelius format, as well as basic 'riff' lessons for a variety of instruments in other
genres. The site also features a database of sheet music available on other web sites as well as MIDI files to
download for most songs. Other features include a 'Tab Converter,' a sheet music forum, articles, and a directory
of other sheet music sites. To access free PDF files, and browse an ad-free site, you must purchase a $15/year
subscription. Updated 06/24/2003.
Free Classical Guitar
Scores with Tablature
Instrumentation for: Guitar (Classical)
Categories: Classical
Catalog Size: Small (10-25)
A small, but wonderful collection of music scores for the classical guitarist. You'll find downloadable sheet music
from Bach, Pachelbel, Tarrega, Handel and others. Available in PDF format. Also, if you have any selections by
any composer you'd like to see transcribed to tablature, just email the site author who will put it on his 'to
do' list. Added 04/22/2003.
Jubings
Compositions and Transcriptions
Instrumentation for: Classical Guitar
Categories: Classical, Original
Catalog Size: Small (10-25)
Jubings web site contains classical guitar transcriptions for both original and classical works. Classical compositions
include works by Tarrega, Carulli, Boccherini, and Elgar. Transcriptions are handwritten, made available in a downloadable
gif format. MIDI files for each piece are also available. Updated 04/22/2003.
Magnolia
Arts Sheet Music
Instrumentation for: Classical Guitar
Categories: Original, Christian, Classical
Catalog Size: Very Small (Less than 10)
You'll find several high quality solo classical guitar arrangements here, free for download in PDF format. A few
other arrangements, inludng several sacred pieces including Be
Thou My Vision, Fairest Lord Jesus, and
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus can be viewed free, but require a small payment to receive a printable version.
Updated 11/26/2001.
Musica del
Sur (South American Music Scores)
Instrumentation for: Piano, Classical Guitar, Orchestra
Categories: Classical
Catalog Size: Medium (50-100)
At Musica del Sur you'll find an interesting collection of South American sheet music available in very high quality
PDF format. Some selections must be requested by email, but most are downloadable directly from the site. Guitarists
looking for something a bit different, will especially appreciate this collection. Added 04/08/2002
Musica Viva
Instrumentation for: Piano, Violin, Classical Guitar,
Flute, Clarinet, Sax, Trumpet, Horns, Violin, Guitar, Chamber Music, Choral
Categories: Classical
Catalog Size: Very Large (500+)
Musica Viva has a terriffic selection of printable sheet music. These are sorted by instrument and feature not
only piano and guitar, but also woodwinds, brass, strings, and ensemble. Once you select your instrument, you can
browse by composer, title, or, in some cases, level of difficulty. Sheet music is NOT downloadable (just printable),
but you can join the subscription service to have access to all files in a higher quality PDF format. In addition
to the free sheet music archive, you'll find free manuscript paper, an 'Encyclopedia of Music', MIDI files, and
some free software. Finally, Musica's Free Sheet Music Directory list hundreds of links, sorted by category, to
other sheet music sites. Updated 11/04/2002
Mutopia
Instrumentation for: Piano, Classical Guitar, Violin,
Flute, Many Others...
Categories: Classical
Catalog Size: Large (100-500)
At Mutopia, you'll find a very nice collection of classical sheet music that you can browse by composer, instrument,
or musical style (Renaissance, Baroque, etc). You can also search the database by any text variable (song, composer).
Sheet music is provided in high quality pdf, postscript, GNU lilypond, and MIDI formats. A very good place to start,
particularly for fans of classical music. Updated 04/22/2003.
Paul
Copeland - Original Sheet Music
Instrumentation for: Piano, Classical Guitar, Organ,
Flute, Percussion
Categories: Original, Classical, Childrens
Catalog Size: Medium (50-100)
Piano instructors take note! Composer and piano teacher Paul Copeland is offering free sheet music from his original
instrumental arrangements for piano, organ, flute and guitar. Some of these are great for kids (Cheeky Toad Blues,
Waltz of the Golliwogs), having been written by Paul specifically for his students. If you are
a 'student' at a more technical level, you'll enjoy the more advanced selections. Each composition is easily downloadable
in *.gif and/or *.pdf format. MIDI files are also available. If you have a few extra moments, enjoy the musical
Word Find puzzles (also great for students), Paul's online concerts, and his Andy Warhol tribute! Updated 06/24/2003
Perso-Flamenco
Instrumentation for: Guitar (Flamenco/Classical)
Categories: Classical
Catalog Size: NA (Links Only)
Normally we don't include link-only free sheet music (or tab) sites in this directory, however, as this particular
site specializes in Flamenco style guitar playing, we thought it a useful resource for guitarists seeking tablature
for this hard-to-find genre of music. Perso-Flamenco also features a selection of links for classical guitar players.
Updated 05/20/2003.
Sheet
Music for Guitar by Theo Radic
Instrumentation for: Guitar
Categories: Classical Guitar,
Original
Catalog Size: Very Small (Less than 10)
Theo Radic, a classical guitarist with the '96 Strings' guitar orchestra of Stockholm, has made several sheet music
downloads for classical guitar available at his web site. Compositional influences sited for original works include
Bach, Dowland, Giuliani, Carcassi, Sor, Tárrega and others. Sheet music in high quality, PDF format. Added
09/09/2002
Solo Guitar
Society
Instrumentation for: Solo Guitar
Categories: Classical
Catalog Size: Small (10-25)
The Solo Guitar Society features a small, but very high quality selection of Brazilian songs for solo guitar. You'll
also find three solo guitar selections from J.S. Bach. The site is, by default, in Portuguese, by English speakers
note the icon for the English version on the left to find your way around. All sheet music in PDF format. Added
12/31/2001.
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