La Catedral by Barrios
Preludio Saudade
2/4 time
As played by Denis Azabagic on the DVD, Classic Guitar
Artistry. Azabagic plays the melody here with m, also
then plucking the B string with his m finger, as he
explains on his other DVD, Developing Classical Guitar
Technique. Most prefer to play it with a.
1 | | | |E-|-14--------------14----|-14--------------14-----|B-|----0----------0----0--|----0----------0----0---|G-|------11----11---------|------12----12----------|D-|---------12------------|---------11-------------|A-|-----------------------|------------------------|E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
3 | | | |E-|-12--------------12----|-15--------------15-----|B-|----0----------0----0--|----0----------0----0---|G-|------12----12---------|------12----12----------|D-|---------11------------|---------11-------------|A-|-----------------------|------------------------|E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
5 | | | |E-|-14--------------14----|-14--------------14-----|B-|----0----------0----0--|----0----------0----0---|G-|------11----11---------|------12----12----------|D-|---------12------------|---------12-------------|A-|-----------------------|------------------------|E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
7 | | | |E-|-12--------------12----|-14----------------14---|B-|----0----------0----0--|------------------------|G-|------13----13---------|-------12----12---------|D-|---------12------------|----------11------------|A-|-----------------------|----12----------12----12|E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
9* | | | |E-|-10----------------10-----|-12----------------12---|B-|--------------------------|------------------------|G-|-------11----11-----------|-------12----12---------|D-|----------12--------------|----------11------------|A-|----12----------12----12--|----12----------12----12|E-|--------------------------|------------------------| 1 3 2 4*As with other hard fingerings, sequentially plant lh.
11 | | | |E-|-14---------------14---|-10--------------10-----|B-|-----------------------|----0----------0----0---|G-|------12----12---------|------11----11----------|D-|---------11------------|---------12-------------|A-|---13----------13----13|------------------------|E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
13 | | | |E-|-10-------------10----|-9---------------9-------|B-|---------0------------|---------0---------------|G-|------11---11---------|------10---10------------|D-|----0---------0----0--|-------------------------|A-|----------------------|---11---------11----11---|E-|----------------------|-------------------------|
15 | | | |E-|-9---------------9----|-9---------------9-------|B-|---------0------------|-----7-----7-------------|G-|------10---10---------|-------------------------|D-|----------------------|--------8----------------|A-|---10---------10---10-|---9----------9-----9----|E-|----------------------|-------------------------| 2 3 4 3
17 | | | |E-|-10-------------10----|-9----------------9------|B-|------8----8----------|------9-----9------------|G-|----------------------|-------------------------|D-|--------9-------------|---------9---------------|A-|----7--------7-----7--|---8-----------8-----8---|E-|----------------------|-------------------------| 4 4 1 3 2
19 | | | |E-|-9---------------9----|-14---------------14-----|B-|-----9-----9----------|-------------------------|G-|--------10------------|------11----11-----------|D-|---9----------9-----9-|---------11--------------|A-|----------------------|---13----------13-----13-|E-|----------------------|-------------------------| Barre 4/6 @ 9********* 4 2 1 1 1
21 | | | |E-|-14--------------14----|-14--------------14-----|B-|----0----------0----0--|----0----------0----0---|G-|------11----11---------|------12----12----------|D-|---------12------------|---------11-------------|A-|-----------------------|------------------------|E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
23 | | | |E-|-12--------------12----|-15--------------15-----|B-|----0----------0----0--|----0----------0----0---|G-|------12----12---------|------12----12----------|D-|---------11------------|---------11-------------|A-|-----------------------|------------------------|E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
25 | | | |E-|-14--------------14----|-14--------------14-----|B-|----0----------0----0--|------------------------|G-|------11----11---------|------11----11----------|D-|---------12------------|---------11-------------|A-|-----------------------|----12---------12---12--|E-|-----------------------|------------------------|
27 | | | |E-|-14------------12------|-10----------------10----|B-|-----------------------|-------------------------|G-|------9---9------------|-------9-----9-----------|D-|--------9--------------|----------8--------------|A-|---10-------10----10---|----10----------10----10-|E-|-----------------------|-------------------------| 4 2 1 1 1 2 4 2 4 3 2 1
29 | |E-|-10----------------9---|B-|-----------------------|G-|----------0------------|D-|-------8----8----------|A-|----7----------7-----7-|E-|-----------------------| 4 4
30 | | | |E-|-7-----------7----|--7---------------7-----|B-|------------------|------------------------|G-|-----4---4--------|-------5-----5----------|D-|-------4----------|----------4-------------|A-|---5-------5---5--|-----6----------6----6--|E-|------------------|------------------------| Barre 5/6 at 4*****************************
32 | | | |E-|-3-----------3---|-0---------------0----|B-|-----0---0-------|---0----------0----0--|G-|-------0---------|-----12----12---------|D-|---2-------2---2-|--------12------------|A-|-----------------|----------------------|E-|-----------------|----------------------| 4 2 3 2
34 | | | |E-|-7-----------7---|-0--------------0----|B-|-------0---------|---0----------0---0--|G-|-----7---7-------|-----12----12--------|D-|---5-------5---5-|--------11-----------|A-|-----------------|---------------------|E-|-----------------|---------------------| 4 (Yes, C#)
36 | | | |E-|-7-----------7---|-0-----------0----|B-|-------0---------|-------0----------|G-|-----7---7-------|-----6---6--------|D-|---4-------4---4-|---5-------5---5--|A-|-----------------|------------------|E-|-----------------|------------------| 2 3
38 | | | |E-|-----------------|------------------|B-|-7-----------7---|-7-----------7----|G-|-----4---4-------|-----4---4--------|D-|-------4---------|-------5----------|A-|---5-------5---5-|---4-------4---4--|E-|-----------------|------------------|
40 | | | |E-|-0-------2-------|-3-------0--------|B-|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2----|G-|-------4-------4-|-------4-------4--|D-|---5-------4-----|------------------|A-|-----------------|------------------|E-|-----------------|---0-------3------| 4 1 3 1 3 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4
42 | | | |E-|-----------------|------------------|B-|-----------------|-0-------------0--|G-|-4-------3-------|-----0-------0----|D-|-----2-----4-2---|-------0---0------|A-|-------4-------4-|---2-----4--------|E-|---2-------------|------------------| 1 3
44 | | | | |E-|-----------0-------|-------0------------|B-|-------0--------12-|-11-----------------|G-|-7-------6---12----|----11---6----------|D-|-----5-------------|------------8-------|A-|-------------------|--------------9-7---|E-|---7---------------|------------------9-| 4 3 1 2 3 4 4 3 1 3 4 2 4
46* | | | |E-|-------------7---|-10-7--------<19>-------------|B-|---------7-----7-|-----<19>--------<19>----<19>-|G-|-----7-----7-----|---------<19>--------<19>-----|D-|-------9---------|------------------------------|A-|---9-------------|------------------------------|E-|-7---------------|------------------------------| p p i p m i a m a m i, plucking with a*****
*To facilitate the harmonics, immediately release the
barre from bar 46 when you hit the first note of bar 47.
Meanwhile, move your rh hand closer and closer to the 19th
fret until you do those harmonics in bar 47.
48 | | | |E-|---------6-------|--7-------------------||B-|-<12>----5-------|--0-------------------||G-|-<12>----6-------|--7-------------------||D-|---------4-------|----------------------||A-|-<7>-------------|----------------------||E-|-<7>-------------|--7-------------------||
