Waltz in E Minor is a graceful classical piece composed by guitarist Ferdinando Carulli, featured as Study No. 21 from his École de guitare (Op. 241).

Perfect for beginner to intermediate guitarists, this piece is a great way to strengthen your fingerpicking technique while exploring the expressive style of 19th-century guitar music.

Grab your guitar and let’s dive into this elegant waltz together!

Music symbols used in the piece

• D.C. al Fine – Go back to the beginning of the piece until the “Fine” sign.
• Fine – End (in Italian). Sometimes written as Fin (in French).

If needed, you can check out this guide on understanding music symbols.

Waltz in E minor guitar tabs

The numbers next to some notes on the top staff indicate which fingers to use on the fretting hand. If needed, check out this lesson to learn how to finger pick on guitar. 

To recap the form of the song, repeat measures 1 through 8, 9 through 16, 17 through 24, 25 through 32, then go back to the beginning until measure 16.

By the way, you can get all the PDFs of this piece below.

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🎶 Want to practice along with an audio track? Get the Opus 241, No. 21 (Waltz in E minor) guitar track here!

To see previous studies from Carulli’s Opus 241, see:

• No. 4 – Carulli
• No. 5 – Carulli
  

📘 Get the free guitar practice guide here!

Want to learn more songs? Check out the sheet music with guitar tabs resource on this site.

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