Classical Guitar Sheet Music by Grade Level
Graded sheet music for classical guitar with videos. Almost all the editions have video performances and lesson videos. Most editions have both a notation edition with fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. Grade 1 is considered a post-method book level. I recommend completing my Volume 1 and 2 method books first. See my Curriculum page for more info.
Beginner to Early-Level Books
- Classical Guitar Method Volume 1, 100 pages, Free PDF
- Classical Guitar Method Volume 2, 89 pages
- Late-Beginner Collection: Supplement to Method 1 & 2, Free PDF
- Grade 1 Repertoire Lessons - Pieces with preparation lessons.
- Grade 1 Repertoire Supplement - Ten additional pieces to learn and enjoy.
- Grade 2 Repertoire Lessons
- Grade 3 Repertoire Lessons
- Easy Classical Guitar, Volume 1, Grade 1-3
- Easy Classical Guitar Volume 2, Grade 1-3
- Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 1, Grade 1-4
- Easy Celtic Guitar Volume 2, Grade 1-4
- Easy Folk Songs Vol.1 - 25 solos, Easy then intermediate versions.
- Easy Chinese Folk Songs, Grade 2-3
- Easy Christmas Songs for Guitar Volume 1-4 (Complete), Grade 1-2
Intermediate Books
- Grade 4 Repertoire Lessons
- Grade 5 Repertoire Lessons
- Grade 6 Repertoire Lessons
- Capirola Lutebook Volume 1: La Vilanela, Balletto, Canto Bello, Gentil Prince. Grades 4-7.
- Kellner: Rondeau, Pastorel, Passepied, Giga - Grade 6-9
- Gaspar Sanz Collection Volume 1, Grade 3-7
- Gaspar Sanz Collection Volume 2, Grade 4-7
- 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Carcassi, Grades 5-9 (Recommended)
Multi-Graded Books
- Classical Guitar Technique – Essential Exercises, Scales, & Arpeggios, My full technique book with hundreds of exercises. Grades 1-9.
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Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar
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Right Hand Fingering: Concepts and Case Studies
- 20 Favorite Exercises, Grade 1-6, Technique with Tab
- Major Scales for Classical Guitar - Beginner to Intermediate
- Ten Classical Etudes, Grade 4-7
- Giuliani's Left Hand Interval Studies, Op.1, Part 2, Grade 4-9
- 25 Progressive Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor, Grade 1-7
- Six Pavans by Luis Milan, Grade 6-9
- 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Carcassi, Grades 5-9
- 10 Petite Pieces, Op.11 by Carcassi, Grade 4-6
- 25 Studies, Op.60 by Fernando Sor, Grade 1-7
- Le Papillon, No.1-32, Op.50 by Giuliani - Grade 1-7
- Caprice No.1-4, Op.20 by Legnani, Grade 6-8
Beginner Sheet Music
- Classical Guitar Method Volume 1 (Free PDF), 100 pages
- Classical Guitar Method Volume 2, 89 pages
- Late-Beginner Collection (Free PDF). Repertoire supplement for my methods, 18 classical guitar pieces. Pieces by Bosch, Cano, Carcassi, Carulli, Mertz, Pratten, Sagreras, Traditional, Brazilian, and more.
- Bosch: Lecon No.13, Beginner, Free Sheet Music via the blog.
- Cano: Leccion No.1, Beginner, Free via the Blog
- Mertz: Exercise on E String, Beginner, Free Sheet Music & Free TAB (via the Blog)
- Pratten: Easy Piece No.1 by Pratten, Mid Beginner, Free (via Blog)
- Pratten: Easy Piece No.2. by Pratten, Mid-Beginner, Free (via Blog)
Grade 1 Sheet Music
- Grade 1 Repertoire Lessons - Pieces with preparation lessons.
- Grade 1 Repertoire Supplement - Ten additional pieces to learn and enjoy.
- Anonymous: A Toye, Grade 1
- Anonymous: Canson Englesa, Grade 1
- Anonymous: Robin Reddocke, Grade 1
- Anonymous: The Spanish Pavin, Grade 1
- Aguado: Lección 19, Grade 1
- Bosch: Enfantillage, No.1, Op.89 by Bosch, Grade 1
- Calvi: Tordilione by Calvi, Grade 1
- Cano: Vals No.4, Grade 1
- Carulli: Moderato, Op.192, Grade 1
- Carulli: Andantino Op.241, No.5, Grade 1
- Carulli: Waltz, Op. 121, No. 1, Grade 1
- Carulli: Prelude No.2, Op.114, Grade 1
- Coste: Exercise No.11, Grade 1
- Giuliani: Ècossaise Op.33, No.2, Grade 1
- Le Roy: La Tirantine, Grade 1
- Mertz: Exercise No.13 by Mertz, Grade 1
- Meissonnier: Andantino Affectuoso, Grade 1
- O’Carolan’s Dream, Grade 1
- Pratten: Spanish Air, No.9 from Easy Pieces, Grade 1
- Sagreras: Leccion No.66, Grade 1
- Sagreras: Lección 70 – Grade 1
- Sagreras: Lección 75 – Grade 1
- Sagreras: Leccion No.77, Grade 1
- Sagreras: Leccion No.78, Grade 1
Grade 2 Sheet Music
- Celtic: The Ash Grove (Llwyn Onn), Grade 2
- Traditional: Greensleeves Arrangement, Grade 2
- Celtic: The Skye Boat Song (Outlander Theme), Grade 2
- Anonymous: Packington’s Pound, Grade 2
- Anonymous: The Passemeze Pavin – Grade 2
- Anonymous: Spagnoletta, Grade 2, Free (via the Blog)
- Anonymous: Tu Anderai Col Bocchalon, Grade 2
- Anonymous: Wilson’s Wilde, Grade 2, Lesson, Free (via the Blog)
- Calvi: Canario by Carlo Calvi, Grade 2
- Carcassi: Andantino, Op.59, Grade 2
- Carcassi: Allegretto, Op.59, Grade 2
- Carulli: Moderato, Grade 2
- Carulli: Andantino, Op.241, No.20 Grade 2
- Carulli: Waltz, Op.241, No.21, Grade 2
- Logy: Gigue from Suite in C, Grade 2
- Mertz: Andantino by Mertz, Grade 2
- Mertz: Moderato by Mertz, Grade 2
- Mertz: Romanza by Mertz, Grade 2
- Negri: Il Bianco Fiore, Grade 2
- Sanz: Espanoleta (Theme), Grade 2
- Sanz: Easy Rujero, Grade 2
- Sanz: Lantururu, Grade 2
- Sor: Andante, Study Op. 35, No. 1, Grade 2
Grade 3 Sheet Music
- Celtic: Auld Lang Syne for Guitar, Grade 3
- Celtic: Danny Boy, Grade 3
- Traditional: House of the Rising Sun, Grade 3
- Traditional: In the Bleak Midwinter for Guitar, Grade 3, Free Sheet Music
- Celtic: Loch Lomond for Guitar, Grade 3
- Traditional: Oh Shenandoah for Easy Guitar, Grade 3
- Traditional: Scarborough Fair Arrangement, Grade 3
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Caroso: Bella Gioiosa, Grade 3
- Ferrer: Ejercicio No. 2, Grade 3
- Ferrer: Ejercicio No.9, Grade 3, Free Sheet Music
- Foster: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, Grade 3
- Fuhmann: Tanz (Supplement), Grade 3
- Kellner: Sarabande, Grade 3
- Kellner: Double, Grade 3
- Mertz: Andante by Mertz, Grade 3
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Mertz: Andante in C by Mertz, Grade 3
- Molino: Romance, Grade 3
- Molino: Romance in A Minor, Grade 3
- Molino: Prelude in A Minor, Grade 3
- Sagreras: Lección No. 86, Grade 3
- Sanz: Las Hachas, Grade 3
- Sor Study Op.31, No.1, Grade 3
- Sor Study Op.31, No.6, Grade 3
- Sor: Study, No. 6, Op. 60, Grade 3
- Sor: Andante, Study Op. 60, No. 14, Grade 3
- Sor: Andantino Op.44, No.3 - Grade 3
- Tarrega: Estudio / Study in C, Grade 3, Free
- Tarrega: Estudio in E Minor, Grade 3, Free
Grade 4 Sheet Music
- Bach: Air ‘On the G String’, Grade 4
- Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Grade 4
- Bach: Minuet in G, Anh. 114 by Bach/Petzold, Grade 4
- Bayer: Marche Funêbre & Bolero, Grade 3-4
- Notturno No.1-2 by Bortolazzi, Grade 3-4
- Bosch: Lamento No.5, Op.89, Grade 4
- Carulli: Rondo, Op.241, No.34, Grade 4
- Dalza: Recercar, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music & Free TAB
- Dowland: Mr. Dowland's Midnight, Grade 4
- Dowland: Mrs. Winters Jump, Grade 4, Free Sheet Music
- Dowland: Orlando Sleepth, Grade 4
- Ferrer: Cantilène Espagnole No.1, Op.41, Grade 4
- Rossini's Se Inclinassi a prender moglie (arr. Giuliani), Grade 4
- Mertz: Cantabile in D by Mertz, Grade 3-4
- Murcia: Zangarilleja, Grade 4
- O’Carolan: Carolan’s Welcome, Grade 4
- O'Carolan's Draught, Grade 4
- Sagreras: Lección No. 84, Grade 4, Free
- Sagreras: Leccion No.3, Book 2, Grade 4, Free
- Sagreras: Leccion No.5, Book 2, Grade 4, Free
- Sagreras: Leccion No.11, Book 2, Grade 4, Free
- Sagreras: Nostalgia, No.3, Op.19, Grade 4
- Sanz: Españoletas, Grade 4
- Sanz: La Esfachata de Napoles, Grade 4
- Sanz: Matachin, Grade 4
- Sanz: Villanos, Grade 4
- Schubert: Ave Maria, Grade 4
- Sor Study No.13, Op.35 (Segovia No.2), Grade 4, Free
- Tarrega: Lágrima (Tear) - Preludio, Grade 4
- Vinas: Vals, No.2, Op.40 by Vinas, Grade 4
Grade 5 Sheet Music
- Anonymous: Recercata Bella - Grade 5
- Anonymous: Spanish Romance, Grade 5, Romantic, Free
- Bach: Sinfonia (Arioso) from BWV 156 by Bach, Grade 5
- Barrios: Minueto in C by Barrios, Grade 5
- Cutting: Greensleeves, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music
- Foscarini: Pavaniglia con parti variate, Grade 5
- Giuliani: Study, No.1, Op.1, Part 3, Grade 5, Free Sheet Music
- Giuliani: Study, No.2, Op.1, Part 3, Grade 4-6, Free Sheet Music
- Manjon: Rosita, Grade 4-5
- Milano: Ricercare (Fantasia) 7, Grade 5
- Mozart: Il Mio Tesoro (Don Giovanni) arr. Pratten, Grade 4-5
- Obregon: Amanda's Gavotte, Grade 5
- Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Grade 5
- Sagreras: Maria Luisa (Mazurka), Op.19, Grade 5
- Sanz: Bailete Frances, Grade 5
- Sanz: Folias, Grade 5
- Sanz: Fuga, Grade 5
- Sanz: Marionas, Grade 5
- Sanz: Pavana, Grade 5
- Sanz: Zarabande, Grade 5
- Sor Study No.15, Op.44, Grade 5, Free
- Sor Study No.18, Op.35, Grade 5, Free
- Sor: Study No. 24, Op. 60, Grade 5
Grade 6 Sheet Music
- Arcas: Manuelito and Bolero, Grade 6-7
- Asioli: Aria and Capriccio, Grade 6-7
- Bach: Bourree, Suite in E Minor, BWV 996, Grade 6, Free
- Bach: Bist du bei mir (Be thou with me), BWV 508 by Bach/Stölzel, Grade 6
- Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208, Grade 6
- Chopin: Prelude Op.28, No.7 (arr. Tarrega), Grade 6
- Aquila: La Traditora No.2 (Saltarello), Grade 6
- Dalza: Calata ala spagnola, Grade 6
- Dowland: Fortune, My Foe, Grade 6
- Dowland: Tarleton's Riserrectione, Grade 6
- Giuliani: Etude No.13, Op.100, Grade 6
- Johnson, Robert: Alman, Grade 6, Free Sheet Music
- Kellner: Passepied in A Major, Grade 6
- Kellner: Pastoral in A Major, Grade 6
- Marschner: Bagatelle No.7 & No.8, Op.4 (Grade 5-6)
- Mertz: Nocturne No.1, Op.4 by Mertz, Grade 6
- Mertz: Nocturne No.2, Op.4 by Mertz, Grade 6
- Mertz: Nocturne No.3, Op.4 by Mertz, Grade 6
- Milan: Fantasia No.1 by Milan, Grade 6
- Murcia: Folias Gallegas - Grade 6
- Murcia: Payssanos (Greensleeves Theme), Grade 6
- Murcia: Villanos, Grade 6
- Narvaez: Guardame las vacas, Grade 6
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Pernambuco: Sons de Carrilhões (Maxixe-Chôro), Grade 6
- Pratten: March Funebre, Grade 6
- Roncalli: Preludio from Sonate VII, Grade 6
- Sagreras: Leccion No.4, Book 3 (tremolo etude), Grade 6
- Sanz: La Cavalleria de Nápoles, Grade 6
- Schulz: Study No.5, Op.40, Grade 6
- Sor Study No.15, Op.35, Grade 6
- Sor Study in B Minor No. 22, Op.35, Grade 6
- Tarrega: Adelita (Mazurca), Grade 6
- Visee: Sarabande in E Minor, Grade 6
Grade 7 Sheet Music
- Bach: Prelude - Cello Suite BWV 1007, Grade 7
- Bach: Prelude in D minor, BWV 999, Grade 7
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Barrios: Preludio in D Minor by Barrios, Grade 7
- Dowland: The Round Battle Galliard, Grade 7
- Kellner: Rondeau in A Major, Grade 7
- Kellner: Rondeau in A Major, Grade 7
- Llobet: El Noi de la Mare, Grade 7
- Llobet: El Testament d'Ameila, Grade 7
- Milan: Six Pavans by Milan, Grade 6-9
- Milano: Ricercare (Fantasia) 16, Grade 7
- Narvaez: Mille Regretz (Canción del Emperador), Grade 7
- Sanz: Canarios, Grade 7
- Satie: Gymnopédie No.1, Grade 7
- Satie: Gnossienne No.1, Grade 7
- Schulz: Study No.4, Op.40 [Moonlight Study], Grade 7
- Sor Study No.8, Op.6 (Segovia #1), Grade 7, Free
- Tarrega: Maria - Gavota, Grade 7-8
- Tarrega: Marieta, Mazurka, Grade 7
- Viñas: El Sueño (Reverie), Grade 7, Tremolo
- Visee: Passacaille, Grade 7
- Weiss: Mademoiselle Tiroloise (SW28), Grade 7
Grade 8 Sheet Music
- Dowland: The Frog Galliard, Grade 7-8
- Dowland: Melancholy Galliard, Grade 7-8
- Brescianello: Partita No.15 in A Minor, Grade 6-9
- Brescianello: Partita No.16 in E Minor, Grade 6-9
- Kellner: Giga in A Major, Grade 8
- Legnani:Caprice No.1-4, Op.20, Grade 6-8
- Matiegka: Sonata No.4 in E minor, Op.31, Grade 8
- Mertz: Fingals Hohle, Bardenklange, Op.13, Grade 7-8
- Mertz: An Malvina, Bardenklänge, Op.13, Grade 7-8
- Mertz: Unruhe, Bardenklange, Op.13, Grade 8
- Rosita (Polka) by Tarrega, Grade 7-8
Grade 9 Sheet Music
- Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Arr. Tarrega, Grade 9, Free Sheet Music
- Dowland: Lachrimae (Poulton No.15), Grade 9
- Fossa: Pastoral, No.9, Op.15, Grade 8-9
- Giuliani: Variations sur un Thême de Handel, Op. 107, Grade 9
- Giulaini: VI Variations sur les Folies d'Espagne, Op.45, Grade 9
- Mudarra: Fantasia X (Ludovico, Tres libros), Grade 9
- Piston: Air varié de Vive Henry IV, Grade 8-9
- Regondi: Etude No.1 by Regondi, Grade 9
- Capricho Árabe by Tarrega, Grade 9
- Tarrega: Gran Vals, Grade 9
- Tarrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Grade 9, Free
- Weiss: Tombeau (Comte d’Logy), Grade 9
Grade 10 and Above (Advanced)
- Albeniz: Asturias (Leyenda) Op. 47, Grade 10
- Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 by Bach (Complete), Advanced
- Cello Suite No.2 in D Minor, BWV1008 (Complete), Early-Advanced
- Bach: Prelude in E Major, Lute Suite BWV1006a
- Barrios: Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios by Barrios, Advanced
- Weiss: Sonata IX in C Major, Advanced
- Sonata No.9 by Zamboni, Early-Advanced
Duets and Ensembles
- Anonymous: La Rossignol - Renaissance, Early-Intermediate
- Anonymous: Lesson for Two Lutes - Renaissance, Easy/Intermediate
- Dowland - My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home & My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard - Renaissance, Late-Intermediate-Advanced
- Giuliani: Polonaise Concertante Op. 137, No. 2 - Classical, Late-Intermediate
- Milano - Canone and Spagna - Renaissance, Intermediate
- Munier: Romanza & Barcarola Op.262, Romantic Duet, Grade 4
- Robinson: Plaine Song for Two Lutes - Renaissance, Intermediate
- Robinson: Toy for Two Lutes - Renaissance, Early-intermediate
- Satie: Enfantillages Pittoresques, Modern, Intermediate Duet
- Susato: Rondes 1-6 from Danserye - Easy to Intermediate, 4 Parts, Renaissance, Notation
- Valderrábano: Sobre el canto llano del Conde Claros - Renaissance, advanced