Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829Le Premier Pas Vers Moi Op. 53 ‘The original edition of this duet bears the curious dedication “to those who, having earned to play this instrument, see the great difficulties for which correction is the only remedy.” When taken in conjunction with the title, The First Step Towards Me, one must assume that Sor wished to encourage his students to work on their deficiencies as a first move toward the mastery that he possessed. The original was fully fingered, and it has only been necessary to add an occasional clarification. [D This fingering is somewhat controversial at the present time; the alternative viewpoint would call for the use of the 3rd finger where the 2nd is used in this measure, The notes indicate the string on which the natural harmonic is to be played, and the numbers indicate the fret. The 3rd fret harmonic is weak, but possible if the right hand plays close to the bridge. The harmonic 9 is a correction of a 3 in the.original—an error. (Gl AM but the first note of the group should be slurred together @ This passage is easy to play when the fingering is understood, and has a pleasant belblike sound. Diagram from Sor's Méthode showing the little finger braced against the guitar atin Aguado's method. 74Le Premier Pas Vers Moi Op. 53 Guitar 1