20 Lettres: XX. Lettre à Monsieur Messiaen by Roland Dyens Tablature by Russell Cook (astropig7@gmail.com) video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VEUWCR95mY - Norbert Neunzling Key: A minor Tuning: Standard (EADGBE) Tempo: 56 bpm (quarter notes) Calme et intérieur (calm with inner feeling) rit. poco | | | | | | | | (4/4) - - - - - - e|------|--------------0---0---------------|--3---2---5-------------------0---| B|------|------0---0---------------0-------|--------------4---3===========----| G|--0---|--0-------1-------0---0-----------|--3=======5=======5-------4=======| D|------|--4=======3=======--------0-------|--1=======3=======5===============| A|------|------------------3=======--------|----------------------------------| E|------|--------------------------3-------|----------------------------------| p dolce < - - poco - - - - - - > < - - - - - poco - - - - - > 4 2 4 2 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 3 a tempo rit. 3 | | | | | | | | e|--0---5---0===========3---0---0---|--0---7---0---7---0===========----| B|--0=======------------------------|--0=======--------------------3---| G|--0=======3-------2=======1=======|--0=======5=======6-------2=======| D|----------4-------3=======2=======|----------6=======----------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------0---------------| E|----------------------------------|--------------------------1=======| mezza voce - - > < - - - - poco più f - - - > 5 | | | | | | (2/4) (4/4) /.\ a tempo - e|------------------|--------------0---0---------------| B|--4---------------|------0---0---------------0-------| G|--------------0---|--0-------1=======0---0-----------| D|--4---------------|--4=======2=======--------0-------| A|--2---------------|------------------3=======--------| E|------------------|--------------------------3-------| . - - - - > p < - - - - - poco - - - - - - > 7 | | | | | | | | - rit. poco a tempo e|--3---2---5-------------------0---|--0---5---0===========3---0---0---| B|--------------4---3===========----|--0=======------------------------| G|--3=======5=======5-------4=======|--0=======3=======2=======1=======| D|--1=======3=======0===============|----------4=======3=======2=======| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| < - - - - - poco - - - - - > . - - > < - 9 | | | | | | | | e|--0---7---0---7---0===========----|---------(0--------------(0-------| B|--0=======--------------------3---|--2------)0-------2------)0-------| G|--0=======5=======6-------2=======|---------(1--------------(1-------| D|----------6=======----------------|--3------)3-------3------)3-------| A|------------------0---------------|----------------------------------| E|--------------------------1=======|----------------------------------| - - -poco più f . - - - - - - > poco sfz sim. (poco metal.) 11 | | | | | | | | (2/4) (3/4) rit. poco a tempo, senza fretta e|------------------|----------------0-----0---|--------------0-------7===| B|--2===============|--------0===2-----4-------|------0---2-------4-------| G|------------------|------3-------3-----5-----|----3-------3-------5-----| D|--3===============|----------4=======6=======|--------4=========6=====--| A|------4-----------|--------------------------|------------------------0-| E|----------3-------|--2=======----------------|--2=====------------------| plp. . - - - - > p < - - poco - - > < - - - - - . < - - . 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7/16) (5/16) (7/16) (3/4) e|--------------0-|--0---3---0-|--0---3---0=====|----------------0-----7===| B|------0---2-----|----0---1---|----0---1-------|--------0===2-----4-------| G|----3-------3---|--0=====3===|--0=====3===----|------3-------3-----5-----| D|--------4=======|------------|----------------|----------4=======6=====--| A|----------------|------------|----------------|------------------------0-| E|--2=====--------|------------|------------0---|--2=======----------------| plp. > plp. mp < - - . mp poco < - - - - - - . 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (7/16) (9/16) > > > > poco poco e|--0---3---0=====|--2===========3=====|--2===========3=====| B|----0---1-------|--4===========5=====|--4===========5=====| G|--0=====3===----|--4===========5=====|--4===========5=====| D|----------------|----0-3-0-3-0-4-0-4-|----0-3-0-3-0-4-0-4-| A|----------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|------------0---|--------------------|--------------------| > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . poco mp pp sub. 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (6/16) allargando (5/4) |.| come prima (5 sec.) e|--2===========|==============|----------------------0---0---------------| B|--4===========|==============|--------------0---0---------------0-------| G|--4===========|==============|------0---0-------1=======----0-----------| D|----0-3-0-3-0-|--------3-0=--|----------4=======2=======5=======0-------| A|--------------|--------------|--------------------------3---------------| E|--------------|--------------|----------------------------------3-------| . . . . . . - > . - - > ppp pp dolce < - - - poco - - - - - - > 24 | | | | | | | | (4/4) rit. poco a tempo - e|--3---2---5-------------------0---|--0---5---0===========3---0---0---| B|--------------4---3===========----|--0=======------------------------| G|--3=======5=======5-------4=======|--0=======3-------2=======1=======| D|--1=======3=======5===============|----------4-------3=======2=======| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| < - - - poco . - - - - - - > . - - > < - - . 26 | | | | | | | | port. port. e|--0---7---0---7---0===========----|----------------------------------| B|--0=======--------------------3---|--4---/---7---\---4===========3---| G|--0=======5=======6-------2=======|--------------------------2=======| D|----------6=======----------------|--4-------7-------4---------------| A|------------------0---------------|--2-------5-------2---------------| E|--------------------------1=======|--------------------------1=======| più f < - - . . - - - > < - - - poco - - - > pp < - . 28 | | | | | | | | rall. poco a poco /.\ |.| - - e|----------------------------------|---------<12>======================|| B|--4---/---7---\---4===========3---|--2======<12>======================|| G|--------------------------2=======|--2======<12>======3===============|| D|--4-------7-------4---------------|--2=======---------4===============|| A|--2-------5-------2---------------|--1---0=======-----4===============|| E|--------------------------1=======|---------------3---2---/---3-------|| < - - - - . - - - - - > pp mp - - - - - - > pp quasi niente === held note p pull-off / slide up \ slide down port. portamento (play the note at the end of the slide) ( arpeggiate - strum from the lowest string to the highest string ) \/ arpeggiate from the highest string to the lowest string plp. play with the flesh < - . crescendo (growing louder) . - > decrescendo (growing softer) /.\ fermata (pause) - tenuto (note held - given extra emphasis) . staccato (detached - note released immediately after being played) f forte (loud) mp mezzo piano (medium soft) p piano (soft) pp pianissimo (very soft) a tempo return to the earlier tempo (time) Calme et intérieur come prima as before, as at the beginning (usually referring to tempo) dolce sweetly più less mezza voce in an undertone, murmuring poco a little (poco a poco - little by litttle) quasi niente almost nothing, barely audible rall. rallentando (slowing down) rit. slowing down (ritenuto - slowing down suddenly) senza fretta without haste sub. subito (suddenly) <12> natural harmonic - play open string, touch point on 12th fret