The Porcelain Tower - Nikita Koshkin (1956-) Variation 3 - Sarabande (Sphere Inside Sphere) (Part of a 3-way project between John Duarte, Stepan Rak and Nikita Koshkin) Tablature by Russell Cook (astropig7@gmail.com) (February 2012) Sheet: Verlag Neue Musik, Edition Margaux, Berlin (1998) ************************************************************************** original tab by Eugene Kirpichov, 2004 -- updated + LHF added 17 June 2013 measures 8,9 - Bb (6th string, 6th fret) held, not repeated measures 12,13 - E (open 6th string) held, not repeated measure 22 - second to last note is E (open 1st string), not D measure 32 - third chord is Bb,F,Bb, not B,F#,B measure 40 - the first F# is repeated 3 times, not 2 times measure 42 - the B,C# (2nd & 3rd strings) is held, not repeated ************************************************************************** THE ASSOCIATED MIDI FILE IS BASED ON THE ORIGINAL TAB AND NEEDS UPDATING ************************************************************************** The sheet music uses 2:3 tuplets (really dotted eighth notes) that are difficult to represent in tablature without greatly expanding each measure. I've marked each tuplet with ..2.. above it. See the Legend below the tab. Key: A minor Tuning: Standard (EADGBE) Andante macabre CII______________________ CII________________ CII________________ 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9/8) (12/8) e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------| B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------| G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------2===6-2===--| D|------------------2-|--4=========2-4---4-|--5=========2-----------5-| A|------------2-4-----|--------------------|--------------------------| E|--2=================|======0-2===========|======0-2=================| pp 3 3 1 3 4 4 4 ___CII_ CII___ 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9/8) ..2.. (12/8) ..2.. e|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------2-| B|-----------------0==|--2=========3-------|----------------------0---| G|--------------------|--------------4-2===|--------------------------| D|--4=========4-5==---|--------------------|--5========4==5===4-2-----| A|--------------------|--------0===========|------5-4=====2===0-------| E|======0-2=====0=====|====2-3=============|======--------------3=====| 1 3 4 2 1 3 2 3 1 4 3 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 CII___________ 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (6/8) (9/8) ..2.. (6/8) ..2.. (12/8) ..2.. e|--3===0-5=====|======9-5===--5==---|--------------|--------2===3-2-0---------| B|--------------|------------5----8==|--7===========|======2-----------3-2==3==| G|--------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------------| D|--------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------------------| A|--------------|--------------------|------4-0==---|--------------------0=====| E|==========0-5-|--6=================|======-----3==|--2===========3=====------| 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 3 2 3 1 2 CII___________ 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9/8) ..2.. ..2.. e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| B|-----------------2==|-----------------0==|--------------------| G|--------0---0-2==---|--------------0==---|--------------------| D|--2===4---4---------|--0===2-4-2-4-------|------------------2-| A|--4=====2=====------|--2=====0=====------|--4=========2-4===2-| E|--------------2=====|--------------0=====|======2-3=========--| 1 4 4 2 3 2 4 2 4 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 CII__________________ CII_________ 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ..2.. (12/8) e|--------------------|----------------------5-3-|--2---2-2---2-0---0-3---3-| B|----------------5-3-|--2-----2---------0-2-----|----2-----2-----0-----3---| G|--------------------|----2-----------0---4-----|--------2=====------------| D|--4=============----|------5---5-4-2-----------|--4=====------4=====3=====| A|--0===--------------|--------------------------|--------------0=====1=====| E|------0-5==3==2=====|==============3=====0=====|--2=====3=====------------| 3 4 2 4 2 4 4 3 1 1 4 2 3 3 4 3 4 2 3 2 2 < - - - - - - - - - - . CII_________ 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|--2---2-2---2-0---0-3---3-|--2-----------2-3-2-0-----| B|----2-----2-----0-----3---|--2-------2-5---------3-2-| G|--------2=====------------|--------4-----------------| D|--4=====------4=====3=====|----4-5-------------------| A|--------------0=====1=====|--------------0=====------| E|--2=====3=====------------|--2===========------3=====| < - - - - - - - - - - . 3 4 3 4 3 1 2 3 1 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9/8) e|----------5-3-2-3-5-7-9-10-|-------------------9-|------------------7-| B|--0-2-3-2------------------|--5===7-8-7-8-10===--|--3===5-7-5-7-8===--| G|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| D|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| A|--------------------0======|----4===---------9===|----2===0=====------| E|--2=====0=====3=====-------|--------7=====-------|----------------0===| 3 4 1 4 1-1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4-4 3 4-4 3 2 4 4 1 4-4 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 CII_________ 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (12/8) e|----------------5-3-|--2---2-2---2-0---0-3-0-3-|--2---2-3---3-5---5-6---6-| B|--2=======--0-2-----|----2-----2-----0---------|----2-----3-----5-----6---| G|--------------4-----|--------2=====------------|--0=====------------------| D|----------2---------|--4=====------4=====3=====|--------3=====5=====6===5-| A|--------------------|--------------0=====1=====|--2=====3=====0=====------| E|----0-4-3=====0=====|--2=====3=====------------|--------------------0=====| f 1 1 4 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 CII CIII CIII CVI 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > > > > > > > e|----2-3---------4-0-------|----3-----------0-6-------| B|----2-3---------4-0-------|----3-----------0-6-------| G|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--4=====5-4-0-3=====0-3-7-|--4===5-4-0-6-9=====9-8-0-| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|----2-3---------4-0-------|----3-----------0-6-------| 4 3 4 3 1 3 1 4 2 3 2 1 4 4 1 2 CVIII CV CVI CIV 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > > > > > > > > > e|----8-------------0-5-6-----|----7-0---------4-----2-3-| B|----8-------------0-5-6-----|----7-0---------4-----2-3-| G|----------------------------|--------------------------| D|--9===12-11-8-0-7=======0-7-|--6=====0-6-8-5===6-4=====| A|----------------------------|--------------------------| E|----8-------------0-5-6-----|----7-0---------4-----2-3-| 4 2 4 3 1 3 2 1 2 4 2 4 3 2 CII CIII CII CIV CVI 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > > > > > > > > e|----------4-----------2-0-|--3-0-2---------4------6----| B|----------4-----------2-0-|--3-0-2---------4------6----| G|--------------------------|----------------------------| D|--5-4-0-3===0-3-2-4-5=====|========6-5-0-7===9-10===10=| A|--------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------4-----------2-0-|--3-0-2---------4------6----| 4 4 3 1 3 2 1 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 2 sub. p < - - CVII CVIII 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9/8)> > > > > > > > > e|---7----8---------------|----7-0---6-0-------|----7-----6-0-------| B|---7----8---------------|----7-0---6-0-------|----7-----6-0-------| G|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------| D|=====10===11-10-7-9-8-5-|--6=====5=====0-7-8-|--6===0-5=====5-4-0-| A|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------| E|---7----8---------------|----7-0---6-0-------|----7-----6-0-------| 4 4 4 4 4 3 1 4 3 1----1 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 4 3 2 2 2 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (12/8) > > > > > > > > > > e|----------2-0-3-0---------|----2-0-3-0-2-0-----------| B|----------2-0-3-0---------|----2-0-3-0-2-0-----------| G|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--3-2-4-1=========0-3-2-4-|--1=============0-2-3-2-4-| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|----------2-0-3-0---------|----2-0-3-0-2-0-----------| 3 2 4 1 3 2 4 1 2 3 2 4 meno mosso (a little slower) CII_____________ 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | rit. (6/8) (12/8) e|--------------------------|--------------|--------------------------| B|--------------------------|--------------|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|--------------------------|--------------|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|--1---0-------------------|--------------|--------------------------| A|--------3-2-0-4---------0-|--------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--3-2-0-4-3-0-|--2===============0===2===| 1 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 4 1 . - - - - - - - - > - - CII_____________________ 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2===========|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4===========|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|--------------------------|--------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|--3===========3-2-0-4-3-0-|--2===========2===0===2===| 4 4 1 3 2 - - - 2 2 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (9/8)rit. (6/8) e|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------|| B|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2===========|----2=================|--2===========|| G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4===========|----4=================|--4===========|| D|--------------------------|----------------------|--0===========|| A|--------------------------|----------------0-----|--------------|| E|--3===========3-2-0-4-3-0-|----3-2-0-4-3-0---4-0-|--3===========|| 1 attaca - move 4 immediately to 2 1 3 2 3 2 the next movement === held note < - . crescendo - tenuto < accent f forte (loud) p piano (soft) pp pianissimo (very soft) rit. ritenuto - becoming suddenly softer sub. subito (suddenly) CII___ barre on the 2nd fret CIII__ barre on the 3rd fret CIV___ barre on the 4th fret CVI___ barre on the 6th fret ****************************************************************************** more classical tabs at http://www.classtab.org