Mathilde

I wrote this piece well over a decade ago. I had already been a guitar player (and teacher) since my early teenage years — but only began experimenting with fingerstyle composition in my mid-30’s. It’s is actually the first “fingerstyle song” I ever wrote. The name Mathilde is a feminine name of Germanic origin and means “mighty in battle” or “strong fighter”.

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How to play Mathilde | fingerstyle guitar

The guitar tab for this piece is beautifully written across 3 pages. I recommend this arrangement for intermediate guitar players and up. Enjoy! The guitar tab is available below:

My song structure looks like this in accordance with the guitar tab:

Verse, Pre-chorus 1, Chorus

Verse, Pre-chorus 2, Chorus 2x

Verse

[guitar tab] **Mathilde \\ Original by Evan Handyside | fingerstyle guitar

This song is played in standard tuning with a capo on the 2nd fret.