The term tempo refers to the speed at which music is played. Tempo markings come from Italian words. Some of them are listed here, along with their English translations. It is important to be able to recognize these markings and to be able to play comfortably at each tempo.
In the following piece, the fingering of the F#dim chord in bar 30 uses the same fingering as the C dim chord found in Appendix Three. These diminished chord shapes can be moved 3 frets up or down the fretboard and it will still retain the same chord name, the notes just appear in a different order. In the following example, the F #dim chord is fingered at the fourth fret.
Here is a piece which alternates between the key of D minor and its relative - F major. Both these keys share the same key signature which contains one flat (Bb). The C# note which occurs in this melody comes from the D harmonic minor scale. The high Bb note in bars 7 and 11 is at the 6th fret on the first string and is played by the 4th finger. The fingering for the Fsus chord in bar 4 can be found in Appendix Three - Chord Charts.