Lute VS. Guitar

Today we’re playing a 400-year-old piece on both the lute (the instrument for which it was written) and the classical guitar. Let’s compare, contrast and appreciate each version. The piece: John Dowland’s Lachrimae Pavan from 1595. Get the guitar tab here: Learn more about the Renaissance Lute: Guitar without nails?: Topics: 0:00 The Lachrimae Pavan 1:43 Tuning of guitar vs lute 2:00 Stringing differences 3:01 Converting guitar to play lute music 3:30 The instruments I’m using 4:00 Technique used 4:26 Disclaimer 4:52 A section on Lute 5:41 A section on Guitar 6:29 First thoughts 7:46 First Variation on Lute 8:34 First Variation on Guitar 9:24 More bass strings on lute 10:46 Ending on Lute 11:22 Ending on Guitar 12:30 String tension 12:51 Final thoughts! 13:11 Checkout Tonebase ➢🎸MY ONLINE GUITAR COURSE: ➢🎼GUITAR LESSONS: ​ ➢SUPPORT MY CHANNEL: ➢SUBSCRIBE: ➢MY CDs: ​ ➢MY ARRANGEMENTS: ➢INSTAGRAM: ➢WEBSITE: ➢MY GEAR: ➢CONTACT ME: BrandonAckerGuitar@ A huge thank you to my patrons on Patreon who keep this channel alive! “Producer:“ -Sally Zimmerman “#1 Fans: “ -Javier Artiles -Musical Crusader “Super-Patrons:“ -Håvard E Danielsen -Tianhong Zhou -Lyn Dawson -Tony Dawson -Mark B Garnick -Christian Hirschmueller -Matt Hefko #lute #classicalguitar