Gavotte (The Musical Box) - Francois-Joseph Gossec (1734-1829) arranged by Andrew Lloyd - sheet edition: MSM (London, 1978) see Notes & Legend below the tab - tabbed by weed@wussu.com - 26 Nov 2016 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/gossec_gavotte_the_musical_box.mid tuning: E A D G B E key: D major time: 4/4 Allegretto (light and cheerful, moderately lively) CII_____________ - - 1 | | | | | | | | e|--5---7---5-------3---5---3-------|--------9g10-------------5-------| B|----------7---7-----------2---5---|-3-------10--------------7-------| G|*-7---------------2---------------|---------11------7---------------| D|*---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| p (piano - soft) CII_____________________________ - - 3 | | | | | | | | e|-3---5---3-------2---3---2-------|--------4g5--------------5-------| B|-2-------2---5---3-------2---3---|-5-------5---------------8-------| G|---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------| D|---------2---------------4-------|-----------------7---------------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| CII_____________ - - 5 | | | | | | | | e|-5---7---5---7---3---5---3-------|--------9g10-------------5-------| B|---------7---------------2---5---|-3-------10--------------7-------| G|-7---------------2---------------|---------11------7---------------| D|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| pp (pianissimo- very soft) - - - - 7 | | | | | | | | e|-2-------------------------------|--------4g5-----------------------| B|---------3-------3---------------|---------5------------------------| G|-4-----------4-----------4-------|---------6-----------------------*| D|---------4-------2-----------6---|-7---------------7=======--------*| A|-------------------------5-------|-0---------------0----------------| E|-------------------------4-------|----------------------------------| - 9 | | | | | | | | e|-0---3---2---5---3---2---0-------|---------0-------3=======--------| B|-2---------------------------3---|-2-------------------------------| G|---------2-------2-------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| D|---------5---------------5-------|-2-------5---------------5-------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| mp (mezzopiano - moderately soft) - 11 | | | | | | | | e|-----5-------7---5---3---2---0---|---------2-------5=======--------| B|-7-------8-----------------------|-3-------------------------------| G|-------------------------2-------|---------2-----------------------| D|-0-------7-------4---------------|-0-----------------------4-------| A|---------------------------------|-----------------0=======5-------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| mf (mezzoforte - moderately loud) - - 13 | | | | | | | | e|-7p--5---5p--3---3p--2---2p--0---|-0-------3-------7=======--------| B|---------5-----------------------|---------5---------------5-------| G|-0-------4-------4-------0-------|-0-------4-------0-------4-------| D|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| f (forte - loud) > End 15 | | | | | | | | Ferm. e|-5p--2-----------3p--0-----------|--------9g10---------------------|| B|---------2---3-----------0---2---|-3-------10----------------------|| G|-------------------------0-------|---------11------7=======--------|| D|---------4-----------------------|-0=======------------------------|| A|-0-------5-------0-------4-------|-----------------9=======--------|| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > pp > CII_____________________________ - - - - 17 | | | | | | | | e|--2-------2-------3-------3-------|-5h--10--9---10--5---------------| B|--3-------3-------2-------2-------|---------------------3-----------| G|*-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-7-----------------------2-------| D|*-----------------2-------2-------|-----------------------------4---| A|----------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| mf - - - - - - - - 19 | | | | | | | | e|-----------------0-------0-------|-2h--5---3---2---0---------------| B|-3-------3-----------------------|-------------------------2-------| G|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|---------2-----------2-------2---| D|---------------------------------|-0-------4-----------------------| A|-----------------4-------4-------|-----------------0=======--------| E|-2-------2-----------------------|---------------------------------| - - - - - - - 21 | | | | | | | | e|-----------------7---------------|-----------------5---------------| B|-0-------3p--0-----------0-------|---------3-----------------------| G|-----------------0---------------|-2-----------2-----------2-------| D|-------------------------0-------|-----------------4-------0-------| A|---------2-----------------------|---------0-----------------------| E|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| - - - - 23 | | | | | | | | e|-3---------------2---------------|-0-------0h2h3p2-0=======---------| B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------2---------------2-------|---------2-----------------------*| D|---------2-------0-------4-------|---------------------------------*| A|-4-------------------------------|-4---------------0=======---------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| - - - 25 | | | | | | | | e|-3-------3p2p0-----------9-------|-10--------------10======--------| B|---------------3-2---------------|---------10----------------------| G|---------------------0-------0---|---------------------------------| D|-----2-------2-------------------|-0---7-------7---0---7-------7---| A|-0-------4-------0-------7-------|---------9---------------9-------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| p - - 27 | | | | | | | | e|-3-------3p2p0-----------9-------|-10--------------10======--------| B|---------------3-2---------------|---------10----------------------| G|---------------------0-------0---|---------------------------------| D|-----2-------2-------------------|-0---7-------7---0---7-------7---| A|-0-------4-------0-------7-------|---------9---------------9-------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| - - 29 | | | | | | | | e|-7-------10p9p7p5---------7-------|-5-------5h7p5p3-2-------5-------| B|---------0--------8-------0-------|---------------------------------| G|-0---7-------7----0---7-------7---|-----7-------7-------------------| D|----------------------------------|-4-------7-----------4---0---4---| A|----------------------------------|-----------------0---------------| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| p < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < - > > 31 | | | | | | | | e|-3-------7p5p3p2-0-------9-------|-10------------------------------|| return B|-----0-------0-------------------|---------------------------------|| to the G|---------0-----------0-------0---|---------7-----------------------|| start & D|-2-------------------------------|---------7-----------------------|| play to A|-----------------0-------7-------|-9-------9-------9=======--------|| the end E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| of m16 - < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < mf Notes + Legend -------------- Order of play: 1-8, 1-8, 9-16, 17-24, 17-24, 25-32, 1-16 The left hand fingering isn't given in the sheet. There are many possibilities. Playing all the pull-offs and hammer-ons may not be reasonable, so slides can be substituted (or the notes can be picked). Most of the notes are played staccato, except where indicated. The tab has many notes on open strings which makes the piece easier to play, but to get a crisp staccato effect it is usually better to use closed strings. The tempo of the MIDI file is 138 bpm (quarter notes). The sheet has the last note of measure 32 as F#, which sounds a bit weak to my ears. If you want something more definite to end the section, you could change it to D (open 5th string), with or without an octave D on the 3rd string. > > 31 | | | | e|-10------------------------------|| return B|---------------------------------|| to the G|---------7------(7)--------------|| start & D|---------7-------0---------------|| play to A|-9-------9-----------------------|| the end E|---------------------------------|| = - length of note . - staccato - detached, clipped, notes not held for their full length - - tenuto - emphasized (in volume or duration), held > - accented, stressed g - grace note (played as a slide) h - hammer-on p - pull-off Ferm. - Fermata - pause > > > - crescendo - growing louder > > > - decrescendo - growing softer CII - barre on the 2nd fret |--- ---| |--- ---| |*-- --*| repeat the section |*-- --*| |--- ---| |--- ---| ****************************************************************************** more classical tabs at http://www.classtab.org