E-|---Song:-Prelude-3-in-G-Major-------------------| A-|---Author:-Francisco-Tarrega--------------------| D-|---Transcription-by:Christian Liang-------------| G-|---E-Mail:christian.liang@gmail.com-------------| B-|---http://www.chrisliang.com--------------------| E-|---Enjoy!---------------------------------------| Prelude 3 in G Major by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909) It's good to try this prelude if you have never head of Tarrega. This way you will get the feel of what level of difficulty is required to play his songs. Tarrega wrote many preludes, this one is called "Prelude 3". Preludes are short in general and work well as an intro to any song in the same key. Technique: 16 Barred Chords. Some at the higher end of the frets. 26 unique bars. ABB. Play Part A once then continue to play Part B twice with different ending. Slides and pull offs. No hammer ons. Bar[13]-[15] barre Chords pull offs took me the longest to fly. Right hand fingering must be exact. You cannot strum downwards since the notes are not grouped together. Start slowly and keep in time to the uniform tempo throughout Prelude 3. Tips: You can also strum downwards with the chords provided the strings are next to each other (no gaps). * I use my thumb to fret the G note(top string). (This is a preference of mine but it may not be technically correct.) I have included the proper fingering in the tab. Time Signature 3/8 play Part A once then play Part B twice [1] V..... V.............. E|--------------7--|--10-p--7--------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|--0-----------8--|--5-----8/13--10-|--7-----5-----7--| G|-----------------|--0--------------|--5--------------|--5-----------5--| D|-----------------|-----------------|--5--------------|--0-----------0--| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | R i m i m m i m i m i i i i p p p p L 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 [4] VII.................................VII........ V...........III. E|-----------------|--7-----------7--|--10-p--8-----0--|--7--p--5--------| B|--8--------------|--8-----------8--|--8-----------8--|--7-----------3--| G|--7-----------7--|--10-p--9-----7--|--9--------------|--5-----------5--| D|--9-----9--------|-----------------|--------------7--|--0-----------4--| A|--10-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | R a p p m m m m a a m i i i i m m i p p p p i i p p L 2 3 1 1 3 1 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 4 [8] ................ VII.......... V............ E|--------------7--|--10-p--7--------|--------8--------|-----------------| B|--3--------------|--0-----------8--|--------------10-|--7--p--5-----7--| G|--4--------------|--0-----------10-|--9-----------9--|--5-----------5--| D|--5--------------|--------------9--|--10----------10-|--7-----------7--| A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------0--|--5-----------5--| E|--------3--------|-----------------|--8--------------|-----------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | R m p i m m m a a a a i i i i m m m p p p p i i i p p p L 1 1 4 4 1 2 2 1 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 1 [12]VII........ IX....X...........VIII.............. E|--------7-----10-|--13-p--12----10-|--13-p--12----9--|--10----12----2--|--3-----------7--| B|--8--------------|--0-----------9--|--10----------8--|--8-----8-----1--|--0--------------| G|--7--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--0--------------| D|--9--------------|--------------9--|--10----------8--|--9-----10----0--|-----------------| A|--10-------------|--11-------------|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|--------------0--|-----------------|-----------------|--------3--------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R a a m a a a a a a a a p i m m m m m m m m m i p i i p p p p i p p p L 2 1 4 4 3 2 4 3 2 3 4 2 3 1* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 Part B: play twice with different endings. [17] V........... III......... E|--10-p--7-----4--|--7--p--5-----5--|--8--p--5-----2--|--5--p--3-----7--| B|--9-----------6--|--5--------------|--7-----------4--|--3-----------3--| G|--10----------7--|--5--------------|--8-----------5--|--4--------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | R m m m i m m m m i i i i i i i p p p p p p L 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 3 2 [21] VII.........X..... ending 1 ending 2 E|--7-----7-----7--|--10----8-----14-|--12----10----2--|--3-----------7--|--3--------------| B|--3-----4-----5--|--7-----------10-|--------------1--|--0--------------|--0--------------| G|--0--------------|--------9--------|--12----11-------|--0--------------|--0--------------| D|--------------6--|--7-----------10-|--0-----------0--|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------3--------|--------3--------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R m m m a a a a a a a p i a i i i m i m i i m m m p p p p p p i i L 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 2 2 3 1* 1 3 1* 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 2 1 1