Franz Liszt - S.251 Abschied - arr. Steven Watson (Farewell - a Russian folk song - dedicated to Alexander Siloti) sheet: https://imslp.org/wiki/Abschied%2C_S.251_(Liszt%2C_Franz) see Notes and Legend below - 8 December 2023 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F6uE4gOQFU - Steven Watson tuning: D A D G B E key: D minor time: 4/4 > CV > CI ~~~~~~~ 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-6---------------|---------5-------|-3---------------|---------1-------| B|-----------------|-6---5---6---5---|-----------------|-3---1---3---1---| G|-----------------|-7---5---7---5---|-----------------|-3---2---3---2---| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 3 2 2 4 2 4 mf 4 3 3 2 3 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-3---1---3---1---|-----1---3-------|-1---------------| G|-----------------|-3---2---3---2---|-3---2---3-------|-2---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|--------<19>-----| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 3 1 2 1 3 1 dim. 4 2 4 2 4 pp 2 un poco piu lento cI 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------|-6---5-3-5-------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3---1---3---1---|-------------6-5-|-3---1---1-------|-----------------| G|-----0-------0---|-3---5-3-2---7-5-|-3---2-3-2-------|-----------------| D|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-------5-----3-2-|-0-----2g0-------| A|-0---3---0---3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-------3-1-| D|-0---2---0---2---|-0---2---3-------|-----------------|-----------------| 3 1 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 1 2 1 4 2 3 3 1 3 4 4 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 p 3 cresc. 1 2 decresc. 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------|-6---5-3-5-------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3---1---3---1---|-------------6-5-|-3---1---1-------|-----------------| G|-----0-------0---|-3---5-3-2---7-5-|-3---2-3-2-------|-----------------| D|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-------5-----3-2-|-0-----2g0-----0-| A|-0---3---0---3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-------3---| D|-0---2---0---2---|-0---2---3-------|-----------------|-----------------| cresc. decresc. cresc. 3 CV CIII CV CIII 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------6---8-6-|-5-----------0---|---------6---8-6-|-5-------------1-| B|-6-------3---5-3-|-------------1---|-6-------3---5-3-|-------------3---| G|-3-------0-------|-5-----------2---|-3-------0-------|-5-----------2---| D|-0-------0---5-3-|-2---------------|-0-------0---5-3-|-2-----------0---| A|-------3---------|-0---3-1-0---3---|-------3---------|-0---3-1-0-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---| 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 f sempre legato 1 2 1 p 3 decresc. 2 1 f 3 largamente 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-3----------------|-----------------|-3----------------|-----------------| B|-3---3-11-10--8-6-|-5-----3-1---3---|-3---3-11-10--8-6-|-5-----3-1---3---| G|-0---0-12-10--9-7-|-5-----3-2---0---|-0---0-12-10--9-7-|-5-----3-2---0---| D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| A|-1---1------------|-------------1---|-1---1------------|-------------1---| D|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 cresc. decresc. f CV CIII CV CIII 29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----------6---8-6-|-5-----------0--|-----------6---8-6-|-5-------------1-| B|-6--------3---5-3-|-------------1--|-6---------3---5-3-|-------------3---| G|-3--------0-------|-5-----------2--|-3---------0-------|-5-----------2---| D|-0--------0---5-3-|-2--------------|-0---------0---5-3-|-2-----------0---| A|-------3----------|-0---3-1-0---3--|--------3----------|-0---3-1-0-------| D|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------3---| 4 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 p cresc. decresc. p pp p decresc. pp f CIII rit. CIII a tempo 33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3---3--64---3-1-|-3-----------3-6-|-8---3--64---3-1-|-3-----------3-6-| G|-0-------0---0---|-2---------5-----|-7-------0---0---|-2---------5-----| D|-----3-------1---|-3-------0-------|-5---3-----------|-3-------0-------| A|-1---5---3-------|-0-----3---------|-----5---3---1---|-0-----3---------| D|-----------------|-0---------------|-8---------------|-0---------------| 4 42 4 2 4 3 1 4 42 4 2 4 3 1 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 p 3 1 1 3 ten. ten. ten. 37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------|---------------5-|-------5-5---5-8-|---------10---------8-| B|-3-----------3-6-|-------6-6-5-6---|-6-5-6-----8-----|-10-8-10----10-8-10---| G|-2---------5-----|-7-5-7-----------|-----------------|----------------------| D|-3-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| A|-0-----3---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| pp 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 1 CIII ten. ten. ten. ten. 41 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------|-1[13]--<12>-1[13]--<12>---| B|-3[15]-1[13]-3[15]-1[13]---|---------------------------| G|---------0-----------0-----|---2-----2-----2-----2-----| D|---3-----2-----3-----2-----|---0-----------0-----------| A|---5-----------5-----------|---------3-----------3-----| D|---------------------------|---------------------------| 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 ten. ten. ten. ten. ten. ten. ten. ten. 43 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------------|-1[13]--<12>-1[13]--<12>---| B|-3[15]-1[13]-3[15]-1[13]---|---------------------------| G|---------0-----------0-----|---2-----2-----2-----2-----| D|---3-----2-----3-----2-----|---0-----------0-----------| A|---5-----------5-----------|---------3-----------3-----| D|---------------------------|---------------------------| ten. ten. ten. ten. > CI ~~~~~~ > CI ~~~~~~ 45 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-1[13]---3[15]-----|-------3[15]-----|-1[13]---3[15]-----|-------3[15]-----| B|-----------1-------|-------------1---|---3-------1-------|-------------1---| G|---2-------0-------|---------3-------|-----------0-------|---------3-------| D|---0------1g-------|---------1-------|---0------1g-------|---------1-------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 1 4 4 1 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 4 por. 1 decresc. 1 decresc. perdendosi F. 49 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-1[13]-------------|-3[15]-------------|-1[13]---5[17]=====|================|| B|---3---------------|---1---------------|---3---------------|----------------|| G|-------------------|---0---------------|---2---------------|----------------|| D|---0---------------|---1---------------|---0-------3=======|================|| A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|| 4 1 3 4 2 2 1 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ left hand fingering right hand fingering (RHF) 1 - index finger p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger (forefinger) 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger a - ring finger (annular) CI barre on the 1st fret CIII barre on the 3rd fret CV barre on the 5th fret mezzo forte mf - medium loud pianissimo pp - very soft piano p - soft forte f - loud Andante - moderately slow dim. - diminuendo - diminishing, becoming gradually softer F. - Fermata - pause, notes held un poco - a little piu lento - slower cresc. - crescendo - gradually louder decresc. - decrescendo - gradually softer sempre - always, still, continuing legato - notes played smoothly without leaving any space between them rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower a tempo - at normal speed largamente - with slowness and breadth ten. - tenuto - played firmly, notes held for at least their full length por. - portato - stressed and moderately short perdendosi - fade out > - (above the tab) accented, marked, stressed g - grace note (ornament) - extra note played immediately before the main note === - notes held for another full measure <12> - natural harmonic on the 12th fret 1[13] - artificial harmonic, play 1st fret, point to the 13th fret 3[15] - artificial harmonic, play 3rd fret, point to the 15th fret 5[17] - artificial harmonic, play 5th fret, point to the 17th fret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org