3 Preludes - No 2 (gently rocking) (for Thomas) - Dale Kavanagh (born 1958) edition: Chanterelle Verlag ECH775 (Germany, 2006) see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 12 January 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/kavanagh_3_preludes_2_gently_rocking.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF88pVO1_2w - Connie Sheu video: https://youtu.be/gU9iGokclUQ?t=174 - Dale Kavanagh (from 2min 54sec) video: https://youtu.be/2YChUzSW9kU?t=196 - Dale Kavanagh (audio) tuning: EADGBE key: A minor time: 4/4 tempo: 92-104 bpm (quarter notes) gently rocking 1 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0---------------0-------0-------0---------------0-------0-------| 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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| B|-2=======-===============-===============-===============-=======|| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| D|-2=======-===============-===============-===============-=======|| A|-0=======-===============-===============-===============-=======|| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|| ppp Notes and Legend ---------------- "Allow as many strings to ring as possible. Keep the bass always in the background." The two Dale Kavanagh recordings are ~80 bpm (quarter notes) which is slower than the tempo given in the sheet. The Conni Sheu video is much slower. The tempo of the MIDI is 76 bpm (quarter notes). measure 30 - in the sheet the E on the 1st beat is not tied through to the end of the measure, but is replayed with the C# left hand fingering below tab right hand fingering above tab 1 - index finger p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger a - ring finger === - length of note, note held, duration , - (end of measure 14) slight pause, breath mark < < < - crescendo - getting louder > > > - decrescendo - getting softer F. - (end of measure 22) Fermata - pause f - forte - loud h - hammer-on 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 rit. - slowing down, suddenly slower metalico - metallic sound - play near the bridge (sul ponticello) nat. - play naturally (?) porto. - ? pulpe - play with the flesh of the thumb (not the nail) ******************************************************************************* the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org