Op 100, Improved Method for the Guitar - Exercise 62 - Ernest Shand (1868-1924)
edition: 2nd edition, Barnes & Mullins (Bournemouth, UK)
see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 10 October 2025
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/shand_op100_improved_method_062_andante_in_am.mid
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aEEZnOswlA - Norbert Neunzling

standard tuning: E A D G B E    key: A minor    time: 3/4

 Andante (flowing, at a walking pace)

1  |   |   |     |   |   |     |   |   |     |   |   |
e|-0---0---0---|-0=======0---|-1---1-------|-------------|
B|-1---1---1---|-0=======1---|-3---3---0---|-1-----------|
G|-2---2---2---|-2---1---2---|-2---2---0---|-0-----------|
D|-------------|-------------|-0---3---3---|-2-----------|
A|-0---3---0---|---------0---|-------------|-3-----------|
E|-------------|-0=======----|---------3---|-------------|
                               1   1         1
   1   1                 1     4   4
   2   2         2   1   2     2   2   3     2
   mp  3                           3   2     3

5  |   |   |     |   |   |     |   |   |     |   |   |
e|-0---0---0---|-0---5---3---|-2---0---2---|-3-----------|
B|-3---1---0---|-1-----------|-1---1---1---|-0-----------|
G|-4---2---1---|-2-----------|-2---0---2---|-0-----------|
D|-------------|-------------|-0---0---0---|-----0-------|
A|-------------|-0===========|-------------|-------------|
E|-0===========|-------------|-------------|---------3---|
   p                 4   4     3             4
   2   1         1             1    1
   3   2   1     2             2                     3

                                   c1
9  |   |   |     |   |   |     |   |   |     |   |   |
e|---------1---|-0-----------|-0---1---3---|-5-----------|
B|-0---1---0---|-1-----------|-1---1-------|-------------|
G|-0---0---0---|-0-----------|-3---2---3---|-5-----------|
D|-3---2---0---|-------------|---------2---|-3-----------|
A|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
   f   1   1                   p   1   4     4
                 1             1   1   3     3
   3   2         3             3   2   2     1

13 |   |   |     |   |   |     |   |   |     |   |   |
e|-1---1---1---|-0-----------|-------------|-------------||
B|-----0-------|-1-----------|-0---0-------|-------------||
G|-2-------2---|-2-------2---|-2---1-----2-|-2===========||
D|-0---0---0---|-2-----------|-2---0-------|-------------||
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3---0-------||
E|-------------|-------------|-0---0=======|-------------||
   1             1
   2             3             3   1     2   2
                 2             2             3


Notes and Legend
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The MIDI tempo is 88 bpm (beats per minute - quarter notes).

measure 3 - in the sheet the bottom note of the last chord is E (not G)

left hand fingering (LHF) below the tab -
1 - index finger (forefinger)
2 - middle finger
3 - ring finger (annular)
4 - little finger (pinky)

===  - note held, length of note, duration
c1   - part barre on the 1st fret
f    - forte - loud, strong
mp   - mezzo-piano - moderately soft
p    - piano - soft, quietly

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