Four Pieces for Guitar - 1. Aria - Jane O'Leary (born 1946) edition: edited by John Feeley, Contemporary Music Centre (Ireland, 1993) see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 29 September 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/o_leary_four_pieces_for_guitar_1_aria.mid tuning: E A D G B E key: Am time: 4/4,5/4,3/4 tempo: 80 bpm 4/4 arp. m 0 . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------| B|-----|-----------------3---------------|-----------------3---------------| G|-----|-----------------3---------------|-----------------2---------------| D|-----|-0---------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------| A|-0---|-1-------------------------------|-0---------------------------0---| E|-----|-----------------------------3---|---------------------------------| 1 4 2 3 2 4 1 mf mp mf mp mf i m i m arp. 3 | , . , | , . , | , . , | , . , e|---------------------------------0===============================| B|---------------------------------3===============================| G|---------------------------------2===============================| D|---------------------------------0===============================| A|-1p0-1---0=======================--------------------------------| E|-------3---------------------------------------------------------| mp 5/4 i m i m |---3---| |---5---| |----6----| 4 | . | . | . | . | . e|----------------------------------------------6-3-5-| B|----------------------------------------6-2-5-------| G|----------------------------------6-3-5-------------| D|----------------------------6-3-5-------------------| A|----------------------6p3-5-------------------------| E|------5----6---3---5--------------------------------| 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 4 mf < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < > 4/4 s F. arp. + 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|--0--------------------------------|-----------------0===========----| 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| , . , | , . , | , . , e|---------0---0---0---0---0========-=-=---------------------------| B|---------5---5---5---5---5========-=-=---------------------------| G|-2-------2---2---2---2---2========-=-=---2-------3p2-3-0h2-------| D|---------0---0---0---0---0========-=-=---------------------------| A|---------0---0---0---0---0========-=-=---------------------------| E|---------0---0---0---0---0========-=-=---------------------------| 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 p 2 mf s ^ v ^ v v s > |--3--| > 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|------0-0=----0-0==-=-=-----------|---------0---------------0-------| B|------5-5=----5-5==-=-=-2---1-4-1-|-3-7-4-6-5-------3-------5-------| G|------2-2=----2-2-3-0-2---3-------|---------2---2---3--1--1-2---1---| D|------0-0=----0-0==-=-=-----------|---------0---------------0-------| A|------0-0=----0-0==-=-=-----------|---------0---------------0-------| E|------0-0=----0-0==-=-=-----------|---------0---------------0-------| 4 2 1 2 3 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 p cresc. f > > > > > > |--3--| |--3--| s 15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----0--------0-------0---0-0-----|-----------------0-------0===----| B|----5----3---5---3---5---5-5-----|-3-------3-h5--5-5-------3===----| G|-2--2--2-3---2-2-3-0-2---2-2-2---|-3---0---2-------3---0---2===--3-| D|----0--------0-------0---0-0-----|-----------------0-------0===----| A|----0--------0-------0---0-0-----|-----------------0-------0===----| E|----0--------0-------0---0-0-----|-----------------0-------0===----| 2 4 2 1 s a i i |--3--| > > |--3--| |--3--| v ^ v 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------0---0---0-------|-------------------0---------0-0-| B|-3-------3-------3-------5-------|-5-p3--3-3-h5--5-5-5p3-3-3h5-5---| G|-0---2---2--3--3-0h2-2---3---3---|-2-------2-------2-2-----2---2---| D|-----------------0-------0-------|-------------------0---------0---| A|-----------------0-------0-------|-------------------0---------0---| E|-----------------0-------0-------|-------------------0---------0---| 3 3 4 4 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 sfz sfz i i i ^ ^ v ^ ^ v 19 | , . , | , . , | , . , | , . , e|-----------------0-----------------------0-----------------------| B|-5--p3---3---3---3--h5---5--5----5--p3---3---3---3h5-5-5-5p3-3-3-| G|-2---------------2---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------| D|-----------------0-----------------------0-----------------------| A|-----------------0-----------------------0-----------------------| E|-----------------0-----------------------0-----------------------| sfz 4 sfz 20 | , . , | , . , | , . , | , . , e|-0-------------0-----------0---------0-------0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-| B|-3h5-5-5-5p3-3-3-3h5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3h5-5-5-5p3-5-3-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-2-------2-----2-2-------2-2-----2---2---2---2---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-| D|-0-------------0-----------0---------0-------0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-| A|-0-------------0-----------0---------0-------0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-| E|-0-------------0-----------0---------0-------0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-| sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz < < < < < F. 21 | , . , | , . , | , . , | , . , e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0===============================0-------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------| < < < < < < < < < ff > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mp arp. 22 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------0===========----|-----------------0---------------| B|-----------------3===========----|-----------------3---------------| G|-----------------3===========----|-----------------2---------------| D|-0===========================----|-----------------0---------------| A|-1===============----------------|-----------------------------0---| E|-----------------------------3---|-5-------------------------------| 4 2 1 3 2 4 1 p mp p mp F. 3/4 4/4 arp. 24 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------------------|-----------------0---------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------3---------------| G|-------------------------|-----------------2---------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------0---------------| A|-1-----0=====1-----------|-0-------------------------------| E|---------------------3---|---------------------------------| pp m i m + + 5/4 > ^ 26 | , . , | , . , | , . , | , . , | , . , e|-----------------0---------------------------------------------------0=======| B|-----------------5-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------2-------------------------------------------------2-2=======| D|-----------------0-----------------------------------------------0=-=0=======| A|--0--------0-----0-----0=====------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h1-----0=-=-=-=0=======| E|-------4g6g------0---------------------------------------3-2---0=-=-=0=======| 1 3 1 3 2 mf p < < < < < < < < < < < < f > > > > 4/4 27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|========<12>=====================|=================================|| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| G|=========------------------------|---------------------------------|| D|=========------------------------|---------------------------------|| A|=========------------------------|---------------------------------|| E|=========------------------------|---------------------------------|| mf Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The 'Four Pieces for Guitar' (1993) were written for, and dedicated to [John Feeley] and received their first performance in Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA on 1st October, 1994, performed by [John Feeley]. It was first recorded by [John Feeley] in 1996. The work is in four movements, which are titled Aria, Narrative, Fantasy and Finale. The original programme note provided by the the composer, is as follows: 'These pieces were written at the end of 1993 following a request for a work by the celebrated Irish guitarist John Feeley. I was attracted by the variety of sonorities possible on the guitar and attempted to create textures which exploit contrasting sounds and moods. There are echoes of the same motives and phrases througout the four movements, yet each stands as an independent unit and may be played as an individual piece. There is an aspect of story telling involved in the musical dialog, a particularly Irish skill, and any sense of fantasy and imagination that can be brought to a performance will be helpful.' In the first piece, Aria, there is a strong contrast, reinforced by dynamics, between the solo line and the chords. The chords are used to interrupt the flow of the melodic line and repetition of both single notes and chords is used to sustain sound. The opening melodic passages is repeated transposed up an octave but returns to its original register at the end, thus contributing to the creation of an arch-shaped structure in the music." from 'Contemporary Irish Music for Classic Guitar Solo' - John Feeley measure 26 - it isn't clear in the sheet whether the A at the end (3rd string 2nd fret) is tied to the next note or played twice, as in the tab) 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 =-= - let the note continue to ring (don't dampen the sound) > - accented, marked, stressed + - pizzicato - muted (usually achieved by plucking the string with the right thumb and using the palm of the hand to mute the sting) ^ - strum from the lowest note to (in the direction of) the highest note v - strum from the highest note to (in the direction of) the lowest note < < < - crescendo - growing louder, becoming gradually louder > > > - decrescendo - growing softer, becoming gradually softer |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes |-5-| - pentuplet - 5 notes played in the time of 4 notes |-6-| - hextuplet - 6 notes played in the time of 4 notes <12> - natural (open) octave harmonic on the 12th fret arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note bpm - beats per minute cresc. - crescendo - growing louder, becoming gradually louder f - forte - loud ff - fortissimo - very loud F. - Fermata - pause, note(s) held h - hammer-on mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud mp - mezzopiano - moderately soft p - (below the tab) piano - soft pp - pianissimo - very soft p - (between the notes) pull-off s - staccato - detached, cut off, the note is not held for its full value sfz - sforzando - accented, sudedenly louder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - weed@wussu.com