Hommage a Choral Gothique - Jana Obrovska (1930-1987) edition: edited by Milan Zelenka, Gitarre + Laute G+L 122 (1983, Koln) see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 27 January 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/obrovska_hommage_a_choral_gothique.mid video: https://youtu.be/3-F0jFYy23c?t=13 - Pavel Steidl (live - low quality) audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ttOvS_dbY - Pavel Steidl tuning: DADGBE key: - time: - tempo: various 84 bpm F. F. F. 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| G|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| A|-------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| D|-5---7---8---7---5-------|-7---10--7---8---7---5-------|-8---12--10--8-------| mf F. F. 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-10--12--7---8---10--5---8---7---3---5------|-0---3---5---3---2---3---5------| F. rit. 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D|-5---7---8---7---5---7---3---0------|-0---3---5---5---8---7---3---5----------| > > > - - - - - - - - - 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-------------------------|---1-0===--------|-5-3-0-1-3-0-1===0===------------| B|-------------------1-3-4-|-3-------3=======|---3-------1-3-----1-3-----------| G|-0===2===3===2===0=======|-2===5-2-3-2-0---|-3---5-3===----2-3-----3-2---0---| D|---3-2-0---------1-------|-----------------|---------------------5=====3-----| A|-----------0-2-4---------|-----------------|---------------------------------| D|---------4---------------|-----------------|---------------------------------| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 2 3 3 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 mf 3 1 3 2 4 1 2 4 4 2 1 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 - - - 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|---10-8-10-5-1-0---------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------3-1===3===========--6-5-3---------3---------------| G|------0--------0===0-2-3-2-0-2-------------5-2-3-5---2-----0-------| D|-0---------2-3-----------------3-0---------------------3===0-------| A|---8----8------------------------------------------1=====3---------| D|-----------------------------------0===3===5===5===--------5-------| - - - 4 2 4 4 1 4 1 4 4 4 2 4 1 1 4 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 C3 C5 C6 C5 C3 C5 C8 C5 C6 C5 C3 C6 C10 C8 C6 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-----3---5---6---5---3-------5---8---5---6---5---3-------6---10--8---6--- B|------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-----4---6---7---6---4-------6---9---6---7---6---4-------7---11--9---7--- D|<7>--5---7---8---7---5--<7>--7---10--7---8---7---5--<7>--8---12--10--8--- A|-----3---5---6---5---3-------5---8---5---6---5---3-------6---10--8---6--- D|------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 p 3 C8 C10 C5 C6 C8 C3 C6 C5 C1 C3 | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-----8---10--5---6---8---3---6---5---1---3-------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----9---11--6---7---9---4---7---6---2---4-------| D|<7>--10--12--7---8---10--5---8---7---3---5-------| A|-----8---10--5---6---8---3---6---5---1---3-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 13 | | | | | | | | | | , | , | , e|-------------------------------1<13>---------------------------------------| B|-------------------2<14>-4<16>-------4<16>-2<14>---------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|<7>==================------1-----3-----1-----------------------------------| A|---------------------4-----------------------4-----------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------0-3-5-3-2-3-5===========| 2 4 4 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 f 14 | | | | | | | , | , e|------3<15>-------1<13>-------------------------------| B|4<16>-------4<16>-------4<16>-2<14>-------------------| G|--------0---------------------------------------------| D|--1-----------1-----3-----1---------------------------| A|--------------------------------4---------------------| D|--------------------------------------5-7-8-7-5-7-3-0=| 4 3 4 1 4 1 p 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 4 1 15 | | | | | | | | | | e|------<12>-4<16>-------------1<13>---------------------------| B|-----------------4<16>--<12>-------2<14>---------------------| G|-----------------------------------------2<14>---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------4<16>--<12>---| A|-------------------------------1-----0-----------------------| D|=============3-----5-----5-----------------3-----5===========| - - - - - - - 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 2 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | , , | | | e|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|-------------| B|-0=======-=-=-=--|-0=======-=-=-=--|-0=======-=-=|-0=======-=|-0=======-=--| G|-----0-2-3-2-0---|-----2-5-2-3-2-0-|---3-7-5-3---|---5-7-2-3-|---5-0-3-2---| D|-----0-2-3-2-0---|-----2-5-2-3-2-0-|---3-7-5-3---|---5-7-2-3-|---5-0-3-2-3-| A|-0=======-=-=-=--|-0=======-=-=-=--|-0=======-=-=|-0=======-=|-0=======-=3-| D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------|-------------| 2 4 3 2 4 pp 1 3 1 1 3 poco a poco cresc. ed aselerando ...................................... (gradually getting louder and faster) 21 | | | | | | | | | | , , | | | | e|-------------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------------| B|---1-3-4-3-1-|-3-6-3-4-3-1-|-4-8-6-5-|-6-8-3-4-6-|-1-4-3---1===----| G|-0=======-=-=|-0=======-=-=|-0=======|-0=======-=|-0=====3-0-3-2---| D|-0=======-=-=|-0=======-=-=|-0=======|-0=======-=|-0=======0-3-2-3-| A|---1-3-4-3-1-|-3-6-3-4-3-1-|-4-8-6-5-|-6-8-3-4-6-|-1-4-3-0-1===--3-| D|-------------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------------| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 ..................................................................... 132 bpm F. 26 , | | | , , , | | | | , | | | | e|---5-8-10-8-7-8-10|---10-12-13-12-10-12-8-5-|---5-8-10-10-13-12-8-10| B|------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| G|-0=======-=-=-=---|-0=======-=-=-=----------|-0=======-=-=-=--------| D|-0=======-=-=-=---|-0=11-13-14-13-11-13-9-6-|-0=======-=-=14-13-9-11| A|------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| D|-0-6-9-11-9-8-9-11|-0=======-=-=-=----------|-0-6-9-11-11-----------| 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 f < < < < < < < < < < ff F. 84 bpm ^ v 126 bpm 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | , , | , , | e|-------3---5---6---5---3-------|--------------------------------------------| B|-------0---0---4---3---1-------|--------------------------------------------| G|-------0---0---0---0---1-------|--------------------------------------------| D|-------2---3---5---0---2-------|---------------6-8-9-10-12-7-8-10-5---8-7---| A|-------2---3---0---4---0-------|-------4-6-8-9----------------------------8-| D|-------2---3---0---4-----------|-6-8-10-------------------------------------| 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 pizz. .............. poco f > > > > > > p < < < < < < < < < mf C3 - - - - pizz. .. - - - - - - 31 | | , , | , , | | | | | | | | | | | e|-8-10-5-6-8-3===6-5------------|-------------------------------10------------- B|--------------------6-8========|-10-12-13-12-10-------------12----12-13-12-10- G|------------------3-4-6-8-10-9-|----------------10-------12------------------- D|------------3-4-6--------------|----------------------12---------------------- A|------3-4-6--------------------|-------------------11------------------------- D|-6-8---------------------------|---------------------------------------------- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 3 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 p mf | | | | | | | | | | | | e|----------12-10-8-----------------8--10-5--6--8--------6--5-----3=====------| B|-------13----------------------------------------8-----------7-----0--4--6--| G|----11-------------11----0--------------------------11=---0=====------------| D|-11-------------------11----0-----------------9=====------------4-----------| A|-------------------------------0--------6=====------------------------------| D|----------------------------------0=====------------------------------------| 2 2 4 3 1 1 4 3 2 4 2 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 p pizz. mf 3 3 2 2 4 c8 33 | | | , , | | | | | , , | | | | e|-------------------------------------------6-10-10-13-12-8-10-| B|-3-6-8-6-5-6-8-0---8-10-11-10-8-10-6---0-8--------------------| G|-------------------8----------8------7------------------------| D|-----6-----------------------------4-------4-9--9--11-10-6-8--| A|-4-------4-------0------9----------------4--------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| 1 4 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 < < < < < < f > rit. poco 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-0-2-4-4-6-5-2-4-0-6-11--|-0-2-4-4-6-5-2-4-|-------------0===| B|---------0===----------0-|---------0===----|-0===1===3===----| G|-----0===----0===----0===|-----0===----0===|-----------------| D|-0===------------0===----|-0===------------|-3-1-0-----------| A|-------------------------|-----------------|-------3-1-0-----| D|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------5-3-| 1 4 4 3 1 3 1 4 3 1 3 1 > > > > > > > > 84 bpm > > 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-----------------------------0===|-=-=-=---------------------------0===| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|-0---2---3---2---0===========----|-2---5---2---4---2---0===========----| D|--------------------<12>-----4---|------------------------<12>-----4---| A|------------------------<12>-----|----------------------------<12>-----| D|-1---4---1---4---1---------------|-1---4---1---4---1---4---------------| 2 3 2 1 4 1 4 1 mp C1 C3___________> 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|=-=-=---------------------0===|-=-=-=------------------------------------ B|-----3---1---3============----|------------------------------------------ G|-3----------------------------|-5---7---2---3---5---0=======------------- D|---------------3<15>------4---|-----------------------------8---7---3---- A|--------------------3<15>-----|---------3---4---5---6---8=======--------- D|-1---4---1---4----------------|-6---8---------------------------0======== 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 poco < < < < < < < < < < < > > > > > F. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-------------------------------------------------------<12>--------------- B|----------------<12>-<12>------<12>--<5>---<7>---------------<12>--<12>--- G|-0==============-=-=-=---------------------------<7>---------------------- D|-0==============-=-=-=----<7>--------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-5==============-=-=-=---------------------------------------------------- p F. | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|------------------------------<12>---0===================-=-=-=---------| B|------<12>--<5>---<7>---------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------<7>---------------------------------------------| D|<7>----------------------------------6----6----4----6----13---10========| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------11---| mp > > > > p C6______ a m a m a m 208 bpm p i p i p i 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-2---4---6---4===2=======4---8---4---6---4===2=======|-6---10--8===6===-=-- B|---------------0---------------------------0---------|-----------6--------- G|-------------0---------------------------0-----------|---------6----------- D|-0---------------------------0===-=-=----------------|--------------------- A|---------------------0---------------------------0---|-7---------------0--- D|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------- 1 2 4 2 1 1 4 1 3 3 1 mf giocoso - humorous, merry, playful 88 bpm | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-8---10--4===6---8--2=======6---4---1---2=======---|-------------------0-----| B|-----------0----------------------------------0----|---------------------0=--| G|---------0------------2---------------------0------|-------0-----------------| D|-0===-=-------------3------------------------------|-8---6===2---3=======----| A|------------------------1-------3---------------0--|-----5-----------4-------| D|---------------------------------------------------|-0-----------1-----------| 2 4 1 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 a m p i c1__ 44 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-8---10==11--0===2---4--------------5===-=-=----0-11-8=======0-5-----1-------| B|-------------0-4------------------2---------0--------------------0===--2-----| G|-------0------------------0---------0-----0----------8---0-------3-------1---| D|---------0-------3--------------4-------0--------------8---0-------4-0===--2-| A|-----0------------------0-------------------0===-=--=--------------------0==-| D|----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| 1 3 4 1 4 3 1 4 4 2 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 (melody on D string) - - - - - - - - - - - 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------0-------------------0-------------------0--- G|-------------4-----------------0---0---------------0---0---------------0---0- D|-----------5---5=----1===3===4===3===1=======3===6===3===4===3===1=======3=== A|-------0=----------0-------0-----------0-------0-----------0-------0=-------- D|-0=------------------0=------------------0=------------------0=-------------- 4 3 4 1 3 4 3 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------0-------------------0-------------------0-------| G|---------------0---0---------------0---0=--------------0---0=----| D|-8===6===4=======6===8===3===4===6===--------4===3===------------| A|---0-------0=----------0-------0-----6=======------0-4===6=======| D|-----0=------------------0=---------------7--0=----------------7-| 4 2 1 2 32nd notes F. 32nd notes |-------10--------| > |-------10--------| 46 | , | | , | e|-------------------------------------------------------5---6p0---------0--- B|-----------------------------------6-7=================--4-----0---6------- G|-------------------------0-----6h7-------------------------------5---6---3- D|-2-----------0-------------7h8--------------------------------------------- A|---------1-------6h7h8h9--------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 4 2 4 3 1 poco meno - ritmo irreggiare - quasi cadenza (a little less quickly - with free/irregular rhythm - like a cadenza) F. 32nd notes F. > |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| > | , | , | , | , e|-------------------------------------------3-/////////////-12--------------| B|-------------------------------------------3-/////////////-----------------| G|-------------------------------------------2-/////////////-----------------| D|-5===============2h3h4---------------------1-/////////////-----------------| A|-----------------------2h3h4---------------1-/////////////-----------------| D|-----------------------------2h3h4=========0-/////////////-----------------| 3 gliss. < < < < f 88 bpm p i m i p i m i p i m i |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|- |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 47 | , | , | , | , e|-----8---------11-------10-------7---------3--------6---| B|---7----9---9----10---9---9----7----5---5----2----5---5-| G|-6--------7--------9---------6--------4--------1--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 mf senza ritmo irreggiare (play rhythmically - no longer with free rhythm) |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 48 | , | , | , | , e|-----10--------10-------11-------10--------6--------7---| B|---9----12--12---9----10--10---9----7---7----5----6---6-| G|-8--------11-------8---------8--------6--------4--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|- |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 49 | , | , | , | , e|-----11-9---9--13-------11-------13-9---9--10-------11--| B|---10-----9------12---10--10---12-----9------9----10--10| G|-12----------------11--------11----------------8--------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|- |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| F. 50 | , | , | , e|-----13--------11-------10-------6--------| B|---12---7---7----10---9---9----5----7---7-| G|-11-------6--------9---------4--------6---| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| i m a m i |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|- |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| 51 | , | , | , | , | , e|--------0-------------0-------------0-------------6------|--------------- B|-----1----1--------1----1--------1----1--------0----0----|------------0-- G|---0--------0----0--------0----0--------0----5--------5--|-----0----0---- D|--------2======4======2======1======2======4======-------|---0----6====== A|-4======-------------------------------------------------|--------------- D|---------------------------------------------------------|-4======------- 4 2 2 2 1 2 4 2 1 3 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|- |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| | , | , | , | , | , | , e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------0-------------0--------------------------------------------------| G|-----0----0--------0----0--------0=-=-=-=-=-=------------0=-=-=-=-=----------| D|---0----6======--0----6======--0=-=-=-=-=-=-=----------0=-=-=-=-=-=----------| A|------------------------------------4================-------4================| D|-7======-------4======-------2======-----------------2======-----------------| 4 3 1 3 rit. ~42 bpm Lento (slow) - Ritmo irregulare (play freely, without a regular rhythm) F. |----6----| F. 53 | | | , | | , , | | e|---------------------6h7p6h9p6h7-----------------------6-8h9p8=========------- B|-------------------9---------------------------------------------------------- G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A|-7---8g6g8g6-----------------------9g8g9g8---------------------------1g0------ D|-0---------0-----------------------------0-----------------------------0------ 2 2 pizz. ........ 2 pizz. .... f p f p f |-3-| | , , | | , | e|---------------------5p4p2-4===============5p4-2-4h5p4-2-4===============| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5g4g5g4=============----------------------------------------------------| D|-------0=============----------------------------------------------------| pizz. .................................. p |--3--| > 54 , | , | , | , , | e|--------------------------6-8h9p8-6-8-4p1=----------------|---------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------- D|-------8p-7===============--------------------------------|-6p5------------ A|----0-----------------------------------------------------|-----6-8======== D|-0--------------------------------------------------------|-------0======== f p 4 1 f poco meno pizz. ............ F. s s s - , , | , | , | ; ; ; | , e|----------1h2p1================--5h6p5---5-------------13-12-8-10============| B|--------4----------------------8-------8---6p3=------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|========---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|========---------------------------------------------------------------------| p 4 1 pizz. .................................. 58 bpm senza ritmo irreggiare 56 , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , | , e|----------------------------------------------------0===--0---3---1-0-1======= B|--------------------------------------------------------3---6----------------- G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D|---------------------------5-7---10-9-7-6-4-6-7=====-------------------------- A|-8---7---3---5---5-7-8---8------------------------3===2===----0=======0---2--- D|-----------------------8----------------------------------5===---------------- 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 3 4 3 1 3 4 2 4 1 f 1 1 3 2 C3______ c4 c2 c6 | , | , | , | , | , , | , | , e|-0---------------------------------------1-----3-5---|-8---7-------6---| B|---------------------6---5---1---3---3-0-----6---6---|-10--4---2---6---| G|-----2---1=====245-------------------------3---------|-9---4---3---7---| D|-------------0===2-------------------3===2===----3---|-7---4---4---8---| A|-3-------3-------------------0---1-----------3===----|-0---0---2---0---| D|-----3---------------0---5---------------------------|-0---0---0---0---| 1 1 134 4 4 1 4 1 3 4 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 1 p mf < < < < < < < < < < ff F. F. 58 | , | , , | , | , | , e|-0===--------------1-2---2-4-------6p0-------------6p0-------| B|-----2-----------4---------------0---------------0-----------| G|---------0===2---0===--0-------5---------------5-------------| D|---------------------0===--------------------0===============| A|-------------0-----------0===--------------------------------| D|-0-2-3---3-5-----------------0=======------------------------| 1 4 1 2 2 4 f 1 2 2 4 p 84 bpm F. F. quieto (quiet, still, calm) 59 | | | | | | , | | | | | | | | | | e|---------------------------6p0---|-------------------------------------|| B|-------------------------0-------|-------------------------------------|| G|-----------------------5---------|-------------------------------------|| D|---------------------0=======----|-------------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| D|-5---7---8---7---5---------------|-0---3---5---5---8---7---3---5=======|| pp p rit. Notes and Legend ---------------- The piece is divided into sections by broken bar lines, which are interpreted as measures. The only solid bar lines are at the end of measures 7,25,26,50,52. Much of the piece is atonal and some 'measures' are very long, so there are many accidentals (sharps, flats and natural signs), some of which appear to hold throughout the measure and others not, which means a certain amount of guesswork is needed to decide what the notes are. Because of this ambiguity, there are probably errors in the tab (and perhaps the sheet). Corrections to either the tab or the accompanying MIDI file are welcome. measure 12 - in the sheet the top note of the 2nd to last chord is F# (not F) measure 23 - in the sheet the 3rd interval is E-F (not Eb-F) measure 37-39 - the harmonics are played with the right hand measure 46 - in the sheet, above the notes marked glissando (gliss. - slide up) the following fingering pattern is shown and there is an indication it should be played two and a half times during the slide up - (32nd notes) |--------11---------| p p p i m a m i i i p e|-----------3----------- B|---------3---3--------- G|-------2-------2------- D|-----1-----------1----- (in the sheet the 3rd note is E, not Eb) A|---1---------------1--- D|-0-------------------0- (digitazione ripitere) measure 53 - in the Pavel Steidl video (and in the MIDI file) the grace notes are played on the beat (rather than just before it) measure 55 - there is a half beat rest then 3 sixteenth notes played staccato measure 58 - in the sheet the 14 and 15th notes (C - 3rd string 5th fret) are both C#, but the left hand fingering indicates a C - (the same phrase in measure 59 has a 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 === - note held, length of note, duration =-= - let note ring (for longer than it's given length) | - (above the tab) beats - quarter note , - (above the tab) half beats - eighth note ; - (above the tab) sixteenth notes - - tenuto - played firmly, note held for at least its full length (above the tab - upper note; below the tab - lower note) ^ - strum 'upwards' (from the 6th string to the 1st string) v - strum 'downwards' (from the 1st string to the 1st string) > - accented, marked, stressed /// - slide up (gliss. - slide up allowing intervening note to sound) |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes in the time of 2 notes < < < - crescendo - becoming louder (poco < < < - becoming a little louder) > > > - decrescendo - becoming (gradually) ofter bpm - beats per minute (quarter notes) F. - Fermata - note(s) held, pause f - forte - loud (measure 29: poco f - a little less loud) ff - fortissimo - very loud g - grace note (ornament) - extra note(s) played at the same time as (or just before) the main note, then immediately released - the following note is usually played as a hammer-on, pull-off, or slide h - (between the notes) hammer-on mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud mp - mezzopiano - moderately soft p - (below the tab) piano - soft p - (between the notes) pull-off pizz. - pizzicato - muted (usually achieved by plucking the string with the right thumb and using the palm of the hand to mute the sting) poco - little, by a small amount (poco meno - a little less quickly) pp - pianissimo - very soft rit. - slowing down, suddenly slower (rit. poco - slowing down a little) s - staccato - detached, cut off, the note is not held for its full value <5> - open (natural) harmonic on the 5th fret <7> - open (natural) harmonic on the 7th fret <12> - open (natural) harmonic on the 12th fret 1<13> - artificial harmonic - left hand 1st fret, right hand points to 13th fret 2<14> - artificial harmonic - left hand 2nd fret, right hand points to 14th fret 3<15> - artificial harmonic - left hand 3rd fret, right hand points to 15th fret 4<16> - artificial harmonic - left hand 4th fret, right hand points to 16th fret C1 - barre on the 1st fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret C3 - barre on the 3rd fret c4 - part barre on th 4th fret C4 - barre on the 4th fret C5 - barre on the 5th fret c6 - part barre on the 6th fret C6 - barre on the 6th fret c8 - part barre on the 8th fret C8 - barre on the 8th fret C10 - barre on the 10th fret ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org