Londonderry Air (Irish Folk Song - anon) - arranged Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) edition: 12 Songs For Guitar, Schott SJ1095 (Japan, 2005) see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 16 November 2020 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/anon_londonderry_air.mid vid: https://youtu.be/oNEPzMLDTts?t=19 - Yan Kok vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkZIislMXUQ - Uros Baric ******************************************************************* thanks to Bon Ha Gu for the following correction (18 November 2020) measure 39: chord changed to D-A-C# (from D-D-G) ******************************************************************* tuning: DADGBE key: D major time: 2/2 tempo: Rubato 60 bpm (half notes) 0 . | . | . | . | . | . | . |--3--| e|---------0===|--2===========0---|-----7---5-------|-0---------------| B|-2===3-------|--2---0---0-------|-7-------5---7---|-0=======0=======| G|-----4---2-0-|*-------------2---|-5=======5=======|-----7-----------| D|-----5-------|*-4=======--------|-5=======4---0---|---------2--0----| A|---0-----4-0-|----------0=======|-0=======--------|-7=======------4-| D|-------------|--0=======--------|-----------------|-6=======5=======| 3 4 3 3 2 1 p dolce mf 2 1 4 poco < < < < 1 < < < < C2 C1 C5 C3 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------2---3---|-5===========7---|-5---------------|-0===============| B|-----3---2---1---|-------0-2=======|-5---7---3---7---|-----------------| G|-3=======2---2---|-----0---0=======|-5=======3=======|-0-------7-------| D|-3=======2---1---|---0-------------|---------4=======|---------6-------| A|-----------------|---------0=======|-----------------|-3---------------| D|-5=======4---3---|-2=======--------|-6=======5=======|---------8-------| 2 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 sub p < < < < > > > > p piu f > > > > > F. 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The MIDI is 46 bpm (half notes). measures 0,1,8,9,33 - in the reference video Yan Kok plays on the higher frets measure 34 - Yan Kok plays D (open 4th string) instead of the harmonic measures 34-25 - the harmonics are easier to play if the chords are arpeggiated left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger (forefinger) 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger (pinky) === - note held, length of note =-= - let the note ring, don't dampen the sound / - (between the notes) slide the note up > - accented, marked, stressed ' - slight pause (before the next note), breath mark (luftpause) < < < - crescendo - becoming gradually louder > > > - decrescendo - becoming gradually softer |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes in the time of 2 notes bpm - beats per minute dolce - sweetly f - forte - loud, strong ff - fortissimo - very loud F. - Fermata - pause, notes held for longer than their value l.v. - laissez vibrer (let vibrate) - let it ring, don't dampen the sound mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud mp - mezzopiano - moderately soft p - (below the tab) piano - soft, quietly pp - pianissimo - very soft piu - more (piu f - a little louder) poco - a little (poco rit. - becoming a little slower) rall. - rallentando - slowing down (sometimes becoming gradually softer) rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower Rubato - the performer is free to speed up and slow down parts of the piece sub. - subito - suddenly t - (above the tab) tenuto - stressed, slightly accented, played firmly, the note is held for at least its full length tempo - speed (a tempo - return to the earlier tempo) <12> - natural (open) octave harmonic on the 12th fret 7<12> - artificial harmonic left hand 7th fret, right hand points to 12th fret 7<19> - artificial harmonic left hand 7th fret, right hand points to 19th fret 9<21> - artificial harmonic left hand 9th fret, right hand points to 21st fret C1 - barre on the 1st fret with the 1st finger C2 - barre on the 2nd fret with the 1st finger etc repeat the section 1____ play the 1st time 2_______ play on repeat |---- ----| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------| |---- ----| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------| |*--- ---*| |----------------------*| --*|-----------------------| |*--- ---*| |----------------------*| --*|-----------------------| |---- ----| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------| |---- ----| |-----------------------| ---|-----------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - weed@wussu.com