Op 87, 24 Preludes and Fugues - Prelude No 3 in G - Dmitri Shostakovich editions - Theo Radic, Syukhtun Editions, 2004 (guitar) State Publishers Music 7210 (Moscow, 1972) (piano) Notes and Legend below the tab - tab by weed@wussu.com - 4 November 2018 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/shostakovich_op087_no3_1_prelude_in_g.mid audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQA2jj2zkBk - Keith Jarrett (piano) tuning: D A D G B E key: G major timing: 4/4, 3/2 4/4 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5---------------4-------5-------|-2---------------5-------9-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5---------------4-------5-------|-2---------------5-------9-------| 2 2 2 2 2 2 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7---------------5---------------|-4-----------------------5-------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7---------------5---------------|-4-----------------------5-------| 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-1---------------0-------1-------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-2---------------0---------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-3---------------2-------3-------| D|-2---------------0---------------|---------------------------------| 2 1 1 mf 1 3 2 2 > 7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|-----3---3---3---5---3---3---3---| B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0---------------2===============|=================================| A|-----------------3===============|=================================| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2 1 3 4 3 2 mp > > > 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-2---3---3---3---0---3---3---3---|-3-5-3-2-3---0-------0-----------| B|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3---1---| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2 3 2 mf 2 4 2 1 2 3 3 1 > > 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|-0===============================| B|-0===============----------------|-0===============================| G|-----5---5---4---2---5---5---5---|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------4===============| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----2---2---2---4---2---2---2---| 4 f 1 3 1 > c2______ 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-0===============0===============|---------------------------------| B|-0===============0===============|-3=======------------------------| G|-----------------5===============|-4=======------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-2=======----2-------0-----------| A|-----------------3---------------|-2-3-2-0-2-------0-----------3---| D|-0---2---2---2-------2---2---2---|-------------------------5-------| 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 4 > > mf 2 1 1 2 3 1 15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------| D|---------4-------4-------2---4---|-4-------4---4---5===============| A|---------------------------------|-5-------5-----------------------| D|-4===============4===============|---------2---4---5---------------| 4 4 1 4 3 3 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 3 3 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------| G|-------------------------0-------|-----------------0---------------| D|=========0-------4-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| A|-----------------5---------------|-------------------------2-------| D|-5===============4-------5-------|-2===============5---------------| 2 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 C3 19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------| G|-3===============--------0-------|---------------------------------| D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-3===============0-------0-------| A|-1===============2---------------|-5-------5-----------------------| D|-------------------------5-------|-3===============2===============| 3 3 3 1 1 3 1 C2 C2 C3 21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0=======================2-------|---------0-------2-------3-------| A|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-3---------------5-------5-------| D|-0=======================2-------|-0-------0-------2-------3-------| 4 2 4 > > > 23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----5---5---5---6---5---5---5---|-3---5---5---5---2---5---5---5---| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-0===============================|=================================| A|-1===============================|=================================| D|-0===============================|=================================| 1 4 4 2 4 2 > > > 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5-6-5---5-------0---2---0-------|---------------------------------| B|-------8-----7---------------3---|-2---3---3---3---0---3---3---3---| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 2 4 3 2 3 2 27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2===============================|-2===============3===============| D|-0===============================|-0===============0===============| A|-----3---3---3---4---3---3---3---|-1---3---3---3---0---3---3---3---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 2 2 1 3 29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-1===================------------|---------------------------------| G|-2===============================|---------------------------------| D|-0===============================|---------1-------1-------0---1---| A|---0---------3-------1-------0---|---------------------------------| D|-5---5-4-5-------4-------2-------|-1===============================| 1 2 2 2 1 4 3 3 4 1 3 > 31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------0-------------------|---------------------------------| D|-----------------3-----------3---|-0-------3-------3-------1---3---| A|-3-------6---------------6-------|---------------------------------| D|-5===============================|-1===============================| 1 4 1 4 1 3 4 2 4 3 1 > > 33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---| G|-2-----------2-------------------|---------0---3---2---------------| D|-0-------3-------5-------3---5---|-1-----------------------3-------| A|-0===============================|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------1===============| 1 2 4 2 4 1 3 2 3 4 > cresc. 1 c3 35 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------------------1---|-------------------------3-------| B|-3===========4---4===============|-3-----------3---4---6---3-------| G|-3---------------5---------------|---------5---------------0-------| D|-3-------3-------5-------3-------|-0-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| 4 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 3 3 2 4 c1______________ 37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-3===============2=======3=======|-0===============3===----7=======| B|-3===============3=======3=======|-3===============3===------------| G|-0===============0=======0=======|-0===============0===============| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------| D|-----5---5---5-------5---5---5---|-4---5---5---5---2---5---5---5---| 1 2 3 f 3 2 4 3 4 2 1 > > > 3/2 39 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5===============3---------------2===============| B|-3===============3---------------3===============| G|-0===============0---------------0===============| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------1---1---1---| D|-2---5---5---5-------------------0===============| 4 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 > > 1 1 1 4/4 c1 40 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-3===============2=======3=======|-0===============3===----7=======| B|-3===============3=======3=======|-3===============3===------------| G|-0===============0=======0=======|-0===============0===============| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------| D|-----5---5---5-------5---5---5---|-4---5---5---5---2---5---5---5---| 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 4 2 3 1 > > > 3/2 42 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-5---------------3===============----------------| B|-3---------------3===============7===============| G|-0---------------0===============7===============| D|---------------------------------5===============| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------2---5---5---5---0---6---6---6---| 3 3 4 1 2 3 1 4 1 2 43 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-3===============0---------------2===============| B|-3===============3---------------3===============| G|-0===============0---------------0===============| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0---3---3---3-----------------------3---3---3---| D|---------------------------------5---------------| 3 1 2 1 2 4 3 > > 4/4 > > 44 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|-9---10--10--10--7---10--10--10--| B|-0===============----------------|---------------------------------| G|-0===============----------------|---------------------------------| D|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-9===============----------------|-11--------------9---------------| 4 1 1 3 > > 46 | . | . | . | . E|-10-11-10-9--10----10----7-----10----10----10----| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|----13----11-------------9-----------------------| 1 3 (2/4) > > > 47 | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-6---10--10--10--5---10--10--10--|-4---10--10--10--|| B|---------------------------------|-----------------|| G|---------------------------------|-----------------|| D|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|-----0---0---0---|| A|---------------------------------|-----------------|| D|-8---------------7---------------|-6---------------|| 1 attacca - continue on to 3 the Fugue without a pause Notes and Legend ---------------- "The prelude is composed of a juxtaposition of a pesante theme (heavy and ponderous) and a lighter quicker theme, the latter quoting a motif from the first movement of Shostakovich's own 10th symphony." - Wikipedia The Theo Radic edition (guitar) has time signature 4/4 throughout; where the tab is in 3/2 (and 2/4) it follows the Moscow 1972 piano edition. The Theo Radic edition differs from the piano edition in several places, especially measures 39-43, and the left hand fingering doesn't always make sense! The tempo of the MIDI file is 116 bpm (quarter notes). measure 21 - the tab follows the piano edition (the notes in the Theo Radic edition don't add up to 4/4) measures 27,28 - the Theo Radic edition has an open D (6th string) at the bottom of the chord on the 1st beat, held throughout the measure measure 28 - the chord on the 2nd beat in the Theo Radic edition (D-A-D-A-Bb) is unplayable - the full chord (piano edition) is A-A-D-A-Bb measure 29 - the 8th note in the Theo Radic edition is C# (not Bb) measure 35 - the G on the 2nd beat is a half note in both editions measure 38 - the D (2nd string) on the 2nd beat is a half note in both editions left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger === - notes held, length of notes > - (above and below the tab) accented, marked stressed cresc. - crescendo - growing louder, becoming gradually louder f - (below the tab) forte - loud mf - (below the tab) mezzoforte - moderately loud mp - (below the tab) mezzopiano - moderately soft c1 - part barre on the 1st fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret C2 - barre on the 1st fret c3 - part barre on the 3rd fret C3 - barre on the 3rd fret ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org