What if a Day - anon (English, 16th century)
edition: Le Reperoire du Guitariste 1, edited Yvon Rivoal (Lemoine, 1986)
see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 28 September 2023
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/anon_what_if_a_day.mid
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbQB-YZfy1c - Norbert Neunzling

tuning: E A D G B E      key: A minor      time: 4/4      tempo: 84 bpm

    i   m i m   i m   i   m i m         m   i m i   m i
1   | . | . | . | .   | . | . | . | .   | . | . | . | .
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------0-----0-|-1---3-1-0-------|-1---0-1-3---1-3-|
G|*-2---1-2-----2---|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--0=======--------|-0=======--------|-0=======--------|
E|----------0=======|---------0-------|---------3=======|
    2   1 2           1   4 1           1       4   1 4

   m   i   m   i     m       i
4  | . | . | . | .   | . | . | . | .
e|-0---0-----------|------------------|
B|---------3---1---|-0=======---------|
G|-----------------|---------2-------*|
D|-----------------|-2---------------*|
A|-3=======----0---|---------0--------|
E|---------3-------|-----0------------|
           4   1             2
   3       3         2

    i   m   i   m     i   m   i         m   i   m   i     m       a
6   | . | . | . | .   | . | . | . | .   | . | . | . | .   | . | . | . | .
e|--0---0-----------|-----------------|---------0---3---|-2=======0-------|
B|----------3---3---|-1---1---0-------|-1---3-----------|-----------------|
G|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|*-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---|-1---------------|
A|--3=======--------|-0---0-----------|-0=======3-------|-----2-----------|
E|----------3---3---|---------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|
            4         1                 1   4       4     4
    3       3                                   3   2     2   3

   m   i   m         m   i   m         i   m   i   m i   m       i
10 | . | . | . | .   | . | . | . | .   | . | . | . | .   | . | . | . | .
e|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
B|-1---3-----------|-0---1---3-------|-----0---1---3-1-|-0=======---------||
G|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|---------2-------*||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------*||
A|-0---2---3-------|-----0---2-------|-0=======0=======|---------0--------||
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----0------------||
   1   3                 1   4         2       1   4 1           2
       2   3         3       2                           2


Notes and Legend
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This English Renaissance song was originally composed for lute, and is 
sometimes attributed to Thomas Campion (1567-1620). It was published in
Richard Alison's 'An Howres Recreation in Musicke' in 1606. 

left hand fingering (LHF) below tab      right hand fingering (RHF) above tab
1 - index finger (forefinger)            p - thumb
2 - middle finger                        i - index finger (forefinger)
3 - ring finger (annular)                m - middle finger
4 - little finger (pinky)                a - ring finger (annular)

===  - note held, length of note, duration
bpm  - beats per minute (quarter notes)

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