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Learn Barrios' La Catedral, one section at a time

The shimmering first movement of Barrios' La Catedral, broken into a guided path. Every arpeggio, all inner voices, shifts, and colors you need to master the piece. Built for the practice session itself, with scores, fingerings, and short video instructions to guide you each step of the way. Movements II & III coming soon.

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GTR La Catedral (Barrios)
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Who this Track is for

For self-taught players tired of practicing in circles

This Track isn't for everyone — and that's the point. It's a focused path for one piece, one player.

You can already play — but you practice in circles, never finishing a piece

You want one real piece, learned properly, from first note to last

You're done piecing together random videos and guessing what's next

What you'll learn · the path

Five sections, from the opening arpeggios to the final chords

Each stop is one section of the piece. Open it at your instrument and everything you need is already there.

01

The Opening Arpeggios & Thumb Balance (Bars 1–9)

5 Steps

Set the arpeggio pattern, balance the thumb against the upper voices, and shape the three layers and chromatic middle line that the whole prelude is built on.

02

Bass Lines & Open-String Connections (Bars 10–21)

4 Steps

Bring out the chromatic bass and use open strings to connect positions, replacing rigid fingerings with smooth, singable lines.

03

Theme Return & Legato Connections (Bars 21–32)

4 Steps

Bring the theme back with connected legato, handle the fretted bass and glissando, and voice the chromatic bass into E minor cleanly.

04

Shifting & Texture Change (Bars 32–43)

5 Steps

Use guide-finger and thumb awareness to shift without breaks, manage the texture change, and land the deceptive cadence.

05

The Ending (Bars 42–End)

4 Steps

Find the lyrical fingering through the closing phrase, guide into 10th position at bar 46, and place the final chords with control.

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Who's guiding you

Your artist & guide, the whole way through

Your instructor

Tal Hurwitz

An acclaimed international virtuoso and tonebase artist, Tal performs and teaches throughout the Track — the playing you'll be learning from, section by section.

Your guide

Martin Zimny

tonebase's Content Lead and Production Manager, and a professional classical guitarist with 15+ years of teaching experience — Martin guides the path and keeps every section clear and practice-ready.

How Tracks work

Everything for one section, in one place

Made to use while you play, not watch on the couch. This is the anatomy of a single Track section.

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Annotated score

The passage marked up for exactly what matters — technical, musical, and interpretational — and synced to the demo.

Metronome & loop

Set your practice tempo and loop just the bars that need the work.

Reminders

Clear, specific steps for how to isolate the passage, how to build it, and what to listen for. A structure, not a suggestion.

Step checklist

Always know the next thing to do — no guessing, no drifting.

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