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Solace

Solace is an arpeggio study written in 5/8 that features a melody and accompaniment.   It should counted in 2 beats (1 compound +1 simple beat) as 1&a, 2& (not 1,2,3,4,5).  To begin, view the arpeggio on open strings and practice counting aloud:

Next, study and practice the organization of the arpeggio as a combination of the sympathetic and opposed motions (for information on these terms, see The Shearer Method, Book I, Classic Guitar Foundations, pp.63 & 98):

To create the melody and accompanimental texture, use both rest and free strokes.  The stems-up melody may be played rest stroke either with a or m, while the stems-down accompanying parts should be played free stroke p,i, and m.  You can practice this technique on open strings in the following exercise:

When pre-reading Solace, notice the upper-position chord (m. 26) which requires fingers on the frets V  and VII.   4 plays B on (1) at VII and 1 plays C on (3) at V.  This may be confusing to read because C on (3) sounds higher than open string (2):

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Later at m. 77 another upper-position chord needs clarifying.   Here 4 plays D on (1) and 3 plays C on (4) both at fret X.  Like the example above,  C on (4) sounds higher than open strings (3) and (2).