Campanella is an Italian word for “little bell.” On guitar campanella fingering is the idea of playing a passage that could be played with multiple notes on a string across several strings. Check out this scale run for instance:
Instead of playing the scale with three notes on the second string, what if we played it like this:
The advantage of going across the strings like this is that the sound is very open, almost harpsichord like–It’s often a lot more legato than playing a straight scale. Neither of the styles of fingering a piece is better than another. How a piece is played is a very individual thing. I like Campanella fingerings, so I try to use them a lot. When you first approach a new piece, it’s your job to try out several different fingering possibilities and settle on one that achieves your desired effect with the least amount of effort.
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