How to play Serenade from Schubert for Guitar with Tab

Serenade from Franz Schubert was arranged for guitar by Fernando Neves. The following video shows the music sheet with chords and tablature for classical guitar. You can practice along and if you are a beginner, you also can reduce the video speed to play along. The moment you are more confident, you can return to the original speed.

Franz Peter Schubert was born in 1797 in Vienna, Austria. He is between classical and romantic eras.

Song history

Ständchen” (known in English by its first line “Hark, hark, the lark” or “Serenade”), is a composition for solo voice and piano and was composed in July 1826. It is a setting of the “Song” in act 2, scene 3 of Shakespeare Cymbeline, also known as The Tragedie of Cymbeline or Cymbeline, King of Britain, which is a play by William Shakespeare set in Ancient Britain.

The song was first published by Anton Diabelli in 1830, two years after the composer’s death.

Guitar version

The original key for Serenade is in E minor, and the following guitar arrangement is in A minor.