Gyermekeknek (Sz42, BB53) - 8. Gyermekjatel (Children's Game) - Bela Bartok edition: arranged by Laszlo Szendrey-Karper - Editio Musica Budapest Z7495 see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 30 April 2020 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bartok_bb053_gyermekeknek_8_children's_game.mid tuning: EADGBE key: (3 sharps) time: 2/4 tempo: 120 bpm (quarter notes) Allegretto (lively, moderately fast) c4 C4 C5 CV 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----2---|-----2---|---------| B|---------|---------|---------|---------|-3-5-3---|-3-5-3---|-7-5-----| G|-7-7-6-6-|-4-4-4=--|-7-7-6-6-|-4---6---|---------|---------|-----7-6-| D|-4===----|-4===4===|-4===----|-4---5---|-----4---|-----4---|-----5---| A|-----7===|-5===5===|-----7===|-5---7---|-----0---|-----0---|-----7---| E|-7===7===|-7===7---|-7===7===|-7---5---|---------|---------|-----5---| 4 2 1 2 2 4 1 4 1 4 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 mf 4 c4 > 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------|---0-2===|---0-2===|-2-------|---------|---------|---------| B|---------|-3-------|-3-------|---5-3-2-|-0---0---|-7---5-3-|-7-7-5-3-| G|-4---4---|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| D|-4---4---|-----0-2-|-4===0-2-|-4-2-0---|---------|---------|-7===4===| A|-5---5---|---------|---------|-------4-|-2---2---|---------|-5===5===| E|-7---7---|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| 2 3 2 2 2 1 4 2 1 4 4 2 4 4 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 3 2 1 3 poco cresc. C2__ C2__ 15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------|---------|-2-5-4-2-|-0===0---|-2-5-4-2-|-0===0---|---------| B|-7---5-3-|-7-7-5-3-|-----0===|-2-------|-----0===|-2-------|--rest---| G|---------|---------|-2===1===|---2=----|-2===1===|---2=----|---------| D|-7---4===|-7===4===|---------|---------|---------|---------|--not----| A|-5---5===|-5===5===|-5===----|---------|-5===----|---------|--played-| E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| 4 1 4 4 2 3 1 2 1 1 mf p smorzando Adagio (slow, leisurely, solemnly) F. C2 F. 22 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| B|-3=======|=========|-2=======|=========|--rest---| G|-4=======|=========|---------|---------|---------| D|-0=======|=========|-4=======|=========|--not----| A|-2=======|=========|-4=======|=========|--played-| E|---------|---------|-2=======|=========|---------| 3 4 3 1 4 pp C4________________ C5______ C4 C5 27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---0-2---|---0-2---|-2-------| B|---------|---------|---------|---------|-3-------|-3-------|---5-3-2-| G|-7-7p6-6-|-4-4-4=--|-7-7-6-6-|-4---6---|-----2---|-----1---|---------| D|---------|-----4=--|-----5===|-4---5---|-----0---|-----0---|---------| A|---------|-----5=--|-----7===|-5---7---|-----2---|-----2---|---------| E|---------|-----7=--|-----5===|-7---5---|---------|---------|---------| 4 3 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 4 3 2 1 Tempo 1 1 2 dim. F. c2 34 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------|---0-2---|---0-2---|-2-------|---------|-2---0---|-2-2-0---| B|-0===0===|-3---3---|-3---3---|---5-3-2-|-0===0---|-------3-|-0===--3-| G|---------|-----1---|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----1===| D|-4-2-----|---------|-----4---|-----4-2-|---------|---------|-----2===| A|-----5-4-|-----2---|-----0---|---------|-5-4-2---|---------|---------| E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-0=======| 2 3 3 1 1 4 2 3 4 3 4 3 1 4 2 4 2 1 1 3 3 4 3 1 2 > > > > p 2 f mp poco cresc. poco rit. ........ a tempo c2______ c2______ 41 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-2---0---|-2-2-0---|-2-5-4-2-|-0===0---|-2-5-4-2-|-0===0---|---------| B|-0-----3-|-0===--3-|---------|-2-------|---------|-2-------|--rest---| G|-----1===|-----1===|-2===4===|---2-----|-2===4===|---2-----|---------| D|-----2===|-----2===|-----2===|---------|-----2===|---------|--not----| A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--played-| E|-0=======|-0=======|-0=======|---------|-0=======|---------|---------| 3 1 4 4 4 2 mf 3 2 1 pp smorz. Adagio (slow, leisurely, solemnly) F. C2 F. 48 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| B|-3=======|=========|-2=======|=========|--rest---| G|-4=======|=========|---------|---------|---------| D|-0=======|=========|-4=======|=========|--not----| A|-2=======|=========|-4=======|=========|--played-| E|---------|---------|-2=======|=========|---------| 3 4 3 1 4 ppp C2 C2__ C2 C2 C2 53 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---0-2---|---0-2---|-2-------| B|-3-3-2-2-|-0-0-0---|-3-3-2-2-|-0---2---|-3---2---|-3---2---|---5-3-2-| G|-----2===|---------|-----2===|-----2---|-----2---|-4===2---|-----1===| D|-----2===|-----0---|-----2===|-----2---|-----4---|-----4---|-----2===| A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------| E|-----3===|-----3---|-----3===|-----3---|---------|---------|---------| 3 3 3 2 1 4 4 3 p 2 2 2 2 3 1 Tempo 1 cresc. rit. 2 C5 C5________________ 60 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------|-2---0---|-2-2-0---|-2-------|---------|---5-----|---------| B|-0---0---|-------3-|-------3-|-3---5---|-7-7-5---|-7---8-7-|-5===5---| G|=========|=====----|-1===2===|-----6-7-|-7===--7-|-7-------|-6-------| D|=========|=====----|---------|---------|-----6===|-7===9===|---7-----| A|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----4===|-5===7===|---------| E|---------|---------|-0===2===|-4---5===|-7===----|---------|---------| 3 4 3 2 4 1 4 2 4 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 a tempo 2 1 rit. a tempo C5__C7__ C5______ 67 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---5-----|---------|---------| B|-7---8-7-|-5===5---|--rest---| G|-7-------|-6-------|---------| D|-7===9---|---7-----|--not----| A|-5===7---|---------|--played-| E|---------|---------|---------| mf dim. rit. Adagio (slow, leisurely, solemnly) F. C2 F. 70 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------|---------|---------|---------|| B|-3===-===|=====-===|-2===-===|=====-===|| G|-4===-===|=====-===|---------|---------|| D|-0===-===|=====-===|-4===-===|=====-===|| A|-2===-===|=====-===|-4===-===|=====-===|| E|---------|---------|-2===-===|=====-===|| 3 4 3 1 4 ppp Notes & Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AllMusic description & list of original 85 pieces: https://tinyurl.com/sxxdu5a List of revised set of 79 pieces - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Children The sheet music has 3 sharps, B dorian mode - it sounds like B minor. The sheet gives the length of the piece as 1 minute 30 seconds. The piece is played with lots of staccato - listen to the MIDI! left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger (pinky) === - note held, length of note, duration > - accented, marked, stressed > > > - (below the tab) decrescendo - becoming gradually softer bpm - beats per minute cresc. - becoming gradually louder dim. - diminuendo - diminishing, gradually getting softer F. - Fermata - pause, notes to be held for longer than their value, rest mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud mp - mezzopiano - moderately soft p - (between the notes) pull-off p - (below the tab) piano - soft pp - pianissimo - very soft ppp - pianississimo - extremely soft poco - little , a little (poco cresc. - growing a little louder) rit. - slowing down, suddenly slower smorz. - smorzando - gradually dying away to a whisper, calming down tempo - speed (a tempo / Tempo 1 - return to the earlier / original tempo) c1 - part barre on the 1st fret C1 - barre on the 1st fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret C2 - barre on the 2nd fret etc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest versions of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - weed@wussu.com