South America

El Viaje by Astor Piazzolla (Guitar Tab)

El Viaje by Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneónist, he regularly performed his own compositions with different ensembles.

Cantoria Nordestina by Sergio Assad (Guitar Tab)

Cantoria Nordestina by Sergio Assad (1952-) Sergio Assad is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother, Odair in the guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad, commonly referred to as the Assadbrothers or Duo Assad. Over the last twenty years Assad has concentrated most of his efforts on building a repertoire …

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Remembrance by Sergio Assad (Guitar Tab)

Remembrance by Sergio Assad (1952-) Sergio Assad is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother, Odair in the guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad, commonly referred to as the Assadbrothers or Duo Assad. Over the last twenty years Assad has concentrated most of his efforts on building a repertoire for …

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Choro No 2 by Joao Pernambuco (Guitar Tab)

Choro No 2 by Joao Penambuco (1883-1947) João Teixeira Guimarães (1883-1947), better known as João Pernambuco, is one of the founders of the Brasilian guitar choro style, and his compositions for solo violão are deservedly considered belonging to the core of classic choro, popular with guitarists, loved and admired by audiences in Brazil and elsewhere.

Meditação by Garoto (Guitar Tab)

Meditação by Garoto (1915-1955) Garoto (real name Anibal Augusto Sardinha) started young with the banjo. At the age of 15, Garoto recorded his first solo record with his own compositions. At the age of 18, he received lessons in classical guitar from Attilio Bernardini. Despite his early death at the age of 39, he had …

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Choro Triste No 2 by Garoto (Guitar Tab)

Choro Triste No 2 by Garoto (1915-1955) Garoto (real name Anibal Augusto Sardinha) started young with the banjo. At the age of 15, Garoto recorded his first solo record with his own compositions. At the age of 18, he received lessons in classical guitar from Attilio Bernardini. Despite his early death at the age of …

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Choro Triste No 1 by Garoto (Guitar Tab)

Choro Triste No 1 by Garoto (1915-1955) Garoto (real name Anibal Augusto Sardinha) started young with the banjo. At the age of 15, Garoto recorded his first solo record with his own compositions. At the age of 18, he received lessons in classical guitar from Attilio Bernardini. Despite his early death at the age of …

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Córdoba by Agustin Barrios (Guitar Tab)

Córdoba by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Barrios’s compositions can be divided into three basic categories: folkloric, imitative and religious. Barrios paid tribute to the music and people of his native land by composing pieces modeled after folk songs from South America and Central America. Imitating the compositional style and techniques of the Baroque and Romantic …

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