George Gershwin - Summertime (1935) Arranged Toru Takemitsu, from 12 songs for guitar (1974-1977) see Notes and Legend below - 11 May 2022 audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFL_5VaL-Bw - John Williams video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwqZbIzcaYg - Bryan Fasola tuning: EADGBE key: A minor time: 4/4, 3/4, 2.5/4 (5/8), 2/4 Freely (72~86 bpm) 1 l.v. e|---------------<12>-------|------<12>----------|---------------<12>-------| B|-------------0------------|-----------<12>-----|-------------0------------| G|--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------| D|--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------| A|--------<12>--------------|--<12>--------------|--------<12>--------------| E|---<12>---------------13--|--------------------|---<12>---------------13--| 4/4 p 2 3/4 4/4 freely accel rit mf l.v. 4 |----6----| |-3-| F. F. e|-------<12>----------|-----------------------8-----10-------<12>-| B|------------<12>-----|-----------------------5-----7-------------| G|---------------------|-----------------------7-----9-------------| D|---------------------|---------0-------------4-----6-------------| A|---<12>--------------|-----7-6------9p8----------------<7>-------| E|---------------------|---0-------7-----<12>----------------------| 3/4 pp quasi f mp mf p 6 (96~104 bpm) f 1 2 3 mf CVII > e|----12-----8---|-12----------------|-----10--8--10/-12----8--|--------0----| B|----13-----5---|-------------------|-------------------------|--10----3----| G|----11-----7---|--------------11---|------------7------------|--9-----1----| D|---------------|-6---------10------|-----6-------------------|--10---------| A|----12-----9---|-0-----------------|------------7------9-----|--9-----2----| E|---------------|--------10---------|-----0-------------------|-------------| 2/4 mf 4/4 mf 14 2 2 10 F. > mf ten. CVIII e|---------------12--8--|--10--------------------|-----8--5--8----------8---| B|----------------------|------------------13----|-----------7---10---------| G|--5---7--------11--7--|--10-----------10-------|----------------------8---| D|--4---6---------------|--10-----0--------------|-----------7------9-------| A|--0-------<7>---------|-----------<12>---------|-----------6--------------| E|------0---------------|--10--------------------|--------------------------| mf mp 4 1 4 2 1 13 ten. e|---7--------------------|----------0-----7-8-10-12--12---8--| B|---5--------------------|------------7-9------------13---5--| G|---7--------------------|--------5------------------11---7--| D|---6-----------0--------|----4-6----------------------------| A|----------7-6------9-8--|--7------------------------12---9--| E|-------0---------7------|-----------------------0-----------| p 3 1 2 4 p mf 15 mf ten. > e|--12---------------|-----10--8--10--12----8--|---------0----|----------------| B|-------------------|-------------------------|---10----3----|----------------| G|---------------11--|------------7------------|---9-----1----|--5---7-----5---| D|--6--------10------|-----6-------------------|---10---------|--4---6-----4---| A|--0----------------|------------7------9-----|---9-----2----|--0---------0---| E|--------10---------|--0----------------------|--------------|------0---------| mf mp mp 19 CV ten. > pp mf espre e|--------------0---|--3---0---5--8--|--12-10--------------|--8---8--5--| B|----------3-------|--1-----8-5-----|---------------------|------------| G|--7---5---4-------|----------5-----|--11-10----------10--|------------| D|--6---4---2---2---|--2-------------|-----------0---------|------------| A|------0-----------|----------5-----|-------------<12>----|------------| E|--0-------4-------|--3-------------|---------------------|------------| mf f mp l.v. to Coda tempo poco CII poco legato espre CI CI 23 CIII > > > e|----5-------5--5--|--5-----------1-0-3-1-|-------------0----1-0-| B|----5--5----5--5--|--5---5-----5---------|--3--3-----3---3------| G|----4--4----4--4--|--3---3-------3-------|--2--2-------2--------| D|----3-------------|--2-----------2-------|--1----------1--------| A|------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E|----3--3----3--3--|--2---2-------2---2---|--1--1-------1----1---| 2.5/4 piano 26 poco rit accel mf rit Vamp e|---------------0-------|------0-------0--2--4--5--7-|-------------------10--| B|-1--1---1-3-1----------|------0--1--3---------------|-----------------------| G|-1--1-----1------------|-1-2------------------------|-------------------11--| D|-0--------0------------|------0---------------------|-------10------10------| A|--------------------9--|-----------------3----------|--0--7-----------------| E|-0--0-----0---<12>-----|-----------------------7----|---------<12>----------| 3 12 4 13 4 4/4 p 1 4 23 29 l.v. 1 2 CVII > l.v. e|-------------------10--|------------|--------10----------| B|-----------------------|------------|--------7---1--3----| G|-------------------11--|*-----------|-----9--------------| D|-------10------10------|*-----------|------------4--6----| A|--0--7-----------------|----7-------|--7-----------------| E|----------<12>---------|---------8--|--------------------| pp 2/4 mf 4/4 3 4 14 espessivo p dolce 32 3 1 3 123 4 F. F. e|-----------------|--------10------------|-------10-------4[16]---------| B|-----------------|--------7------1--3---|-----------<12>---------------| G|----------5------|-----9----------------|-------11---------------------| D|----------7------|---------------4--6---|------------------------------| A|--5--3-5--7------|--0-------------------|---<7>----------------7-------| E|--------------8--|------------0---------|---------------------------8--| mf p p p 23 mf 3 4 35 CV p 4 1 4 CVII > CV e|-----------8-------10--|----------------|----------------------| B|--------6--------8-----|----------------|---------9---8--7-----| G|-----------------------|----------------|-------8--------------| D|-----7--------10-------|----------------|-----7----------------| A|--5--------------------|----------------|-------------------5--| E|-----------------------|----8-5-8-5--8--|---7------------0-----| 1 3 2 4 ten. p quasi f 38 rit l.v. Coda CIII e||--------------||-------5-----5--5-----5--|-----5-----5--5-----5--| B||------5-------||-------5-----5--5-----5--|-----5-----5--5-----5--| G||-------------*||-------4-----4--4-----4--|-----3-----3--3-----3--| D||---6---------*||-------3-----3--3-----3--|-----2-----2--2-----2--| A||--------------||-------------------------|-----------------------| E||--------------||----3-----3--------3-----|--2-----2--------2-----| 2/4 2 D.S. 2.5/4 41 p slowly e|-----5-----5--5-----5--|-----5-----5--5-----5--|-------5-------|| B|-----4-----4--4-----4--|-----------------------|---------------|| G|-----------------------|-----7-----7--7-----7--|------5--------|| D|-----3-----3--3-----3--|-----6-----5--5-----5--|---------------|| A|-----------------------|-----7-----7--7-----7--|-----7---------|| E|--1-----1--------1-----|--0-----0--------0-----|----5----------|| 4/4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In places the fingering follows the Bryan Fasola video rather than the sheet. left hand fingering (LHF) above and below tab 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger CI barre on 1st fret CIII barre on 3rd fret CV barre on 5th fret CVII barre on 7th fret CVIII barre on 8th fret piano p - soft pianissimo pp - very soft mezzo-forte mf - medium loud forte f - loud l.v. - laissez vibrer (let vibrate) - let it ring accel - accelerando - accelerating, gradually getting faster molto - much, very quasi f - a little louder F. - Fermata - pause, note (or rest) held for longer than its value rit - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower ten. - tenuto - hold a note or a chord firmly, to its full value espre - espressivo - expressively tempo - speed - (a tempo - return to the earlier tempo) poco - a little legato - smoothly, with no gaps between the notes Vamp - repeated chord progression dolce - sweetly, gently D.S. - dal segno (from the sign)- return to a spot earlier in the score that's marked with the symbol (return to measure 30) Coda - passage that brings the piece to an end, expanded cadence > - (above the tab) - accented, marked, stressed |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes |-6-| - hextuplet - 6 notes played in the time of 4 notes h - hammer-on p - pull-off <12> - natural harmonic on the 12th fret <7> - natural harmonic on the 7th fret 4[16] - artificial harmonic, play 4th fret, point to the 16th fret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org