An original composition in DADGAD tuning for solo acoustic fingerstyle guitar. Written as a reaction to the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020. As I woke one morning and thought about the current situation, I came to realize that, each day, I experienced the same set of thoughts and outlook as the day before, thoughts of unrest, fear, and wondering if this would ever pass. Would life ever be as it was before? I check the news for the latest updates on the virus, and try to move forward as best as I can. But, in the end, each day seems to be as the day before, as if I?m going round and round, not sure of what the future holds. The constant harmonic movement from Am - G - F- G makes the piece feel as if it?s a constant, never ending cycle.

I hope you will enjoy my fingerings for Agustín Barrios' La Catedral - Andante Religioso & Allegro Solemne; the second and third movements of this great piece.
Barrios had originally composed La Catedral in 1921 as a two-movement piece and so the piece was originally known as having only these two movements. Some seventeen years later, he then composed another piece entitled 'Saudade' (available, separately, as a stand-alone piece) and then a year after composing it, decided to include it as the prelude to the already existing two-movement version. Although it is well-known that Barrios' always included Preludio 'Saudade' whenever performing La Catedral, there are actually no original written copies of the three-movement version.
In this arrangement, some liberties were taken with Allegro Solemne in the 21st measure as it was thought to make for a smoother progression.