Aussitot que La Lumiere (As soon as the Light) - Adam Billaut (1602-1662) Chanson de Maitre Adam Billaut - arranged by Napoleon Coste (1805-1883) edition: Stefan Apke (Vlotho an der Weser, February 2021) see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 21 November 2022 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/billaut_aussitot_que_la_lumiere.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rE5PDLvPK0 - Matthew McAllister standard tuning: E A D G B E key: A minor time: 4/4 Andantino (at a moderate speed) 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---0-|-1=======1---3-1-|-0=======0---1-0-|-------------1---|-0=======------0-| G|-2---|-----------------|---------1---1===|-2---2---2---2---|-1=======----2---| D|-----|-----2-------2===|-2-------0-------|-----3---0---1---|-2---------------| A|-----|-0---3---0---3===|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---------| E|-----|-----------------|-4---0-------0===|-1---------------|---0-4---0-------| 2 1 4 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 p 3 3 3 1 1 3 4 2 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-1=======1---3-1-|-0=======0---1-0-|-----0---0=====--|-------------1-3-| G|-----------------|-1=======1---1---|-2---2---1=====2-|-2=======--------| D|-----2-------2===|-2-------0---2===|-3---0---2-------|-----2-----------| A|-0---3---0---3===|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----3-0-------| E|-----------------|-----0-----------|-------------0===|-----------------| 1 1 4 1 2 2 3 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0=======0---1-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-3=======3---5-3-|-1---1---0-------|---------------0-| G|-0===0---0---2-0-|-----------------|-----2---2---2---|-1=======----2---| D|---2---2---------|-3===0---3---5-3-|-2---3---0---1---|-2-------2-0-----| A|-3-------3-------|---2---2---------|-0---------------|-------2-----3-2-| E|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|---0-4-----------| mf 1 4 4 /4\4 1 1 1 2 3 3 /3\3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 3 4 2 3 3 2 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|| B|-1=======1---3-1-|-0=======0---1-0-|-----0---0=====--|-------------|| G|-----------------|---------1---1===|-2---2---1-----2-|-2=======----|| D|-----2-------2===|-2-------0---2===|-3---0---2-------|-----2-------|| A|-0---3---0---3===|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----3-0---|| E|-----------------|-4---0-----------|-------------0===|-------------|| 1 1 4 1 2 /2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 p 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 Notes & Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Information about the song can be found at - https://www.chansonsaboire.com/index.php?param1=BR197.php http://mvmm.org/c/docs/prof/aussitot.html https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1174609c.image (lyrics) The tempo of the MIDI is 80 bpm (beats per minute - quarter notes). The tempo of the Matthew McAllister video is 66 bpm. measures 4,12 - to avoid the stretches try releasing the held notes earlier measure 9 - the sheet has the G in 1st chord (open 3rd string) held for 2 beats Left Hand Fingering (LHF) below the tab - 1 - index finger (forefinger) 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger (annular) 4 - little finger (pinkie) === - note held, length of note, duration / - (below the tab) slide the finger up \ - (below the tab) slide the finger down mf - mezzo-forte - moderately loud p - piano - soft, quiet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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