Intro & Videos
Since I was first introduced to the music of Yamandu Costa in college by a fellow guitarist from Brazil I have been captivated by not only the style of Brazilian choro music but also the animated playing of Yamandu Costa.
Luckily for the world Yamandu has started a youtube channel and is sharing so much amazing music (and even some pudding recipes >_<).
Here is one of my new favorites that Yamandu posted up of a choro by Maurício Carrilho called Jangadeiro.
It’s a simple choro in D and luckily for us who don’t have a 7 string guitar you can play it easily on a regular 6 string as well!
Sheet Music | Partitura
Here is my transcription / sheet music of this performance by Yamandu Costa of Jangadeiro by Maurício Carrilho. The first file is in the original 7 string arrangement, and the second is in the 6 string addaptation.
Essentially the only adaptation from 7 to 6 strings is to move all of the use of the 7th string (tuned to a low A) up to the 5th string which is an octave higher.