********************************************************************* Nocturnal after John Dowland Op.70 VI - Dreaming, by Benjamin Britten ********************************************************************* Transcribed from the sheet music by Maxime Bergeron (mazout360@hotmail.com) Julian Bream edition video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex1rn52BAz4 (Julian Bream) Legend below the tab. tuning: EADGBE time: Variable tempo: none mentioned 1 H Q. E E E H E||-------------------------------------| B||--0--------4----------------0--------| G||--0--------2p------0--3-----0--------| D||--0--------3----------3--2--0--------| A||--0--------0----------0-----0--------| E||-------------------------------------| All harmonics____________________________________________________ 2 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E --------------------------12----------13-15-16----14----12----------12-----| --------------------12----------12-------------12-------------12-----------| -----------------------12----------12----------------12----------12--------| ----12-----------------------12----------------------------12--------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3 Q E E Q E E E S S Q E E E S S Q H ------------------0--------------------------------------------| --0----2-----4-------0--L-----------3-----------------0--------| --0----3--1--1----6--------7-5-4----3--------5-3-2----0--------| --0----2-----3----4--------L-L-L----3--1--L-----------0--------| --0----0-----0----0--------L-L-L----0-----------------0--------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| Harmonics_________________________________________________ 4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S -------------12----------12----13-15-16------19-16-------18- -------12----------12-------------------12-8---------------- ----------12----------12------------------------------12---- ----12----------12----------12---------------------12------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ _________________________________________ (4) S S S S S S S S S S S S E E ------13-------14----14----12----------12-----| ---12-------------12-------------12-----------| ------------12----------12----------12--------| ---------12-------------------12--------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| 5 Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q H --0---------------0-----------------------------------0--------| --1---------0--0--4--3--L--1--0--2--3--------3-5-6----0--------| --3------1--0--0--3--L--1--L--0--0--3--1--L-----------0--------| --4---------0--0--4-----------0--0--4-----------------0--------| --2---------0--0--2-----------0--0--2-----------------0--------| --0---------------0-----------------0--------------------------| Harmonics___________________________________________________ |---3---| 6 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E. -------------12-14-15---------------------------------------------| -------12-------------------12-14-15------------------------------| ----------12----------12----------------12-14-15------------------| ----12-------------------12----------12-----------12--14--15------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| 7 Q Q E E E E E E Q H --------------------------------------------| --0----3----------1-----1-----1----0--------| --0----1----2--3--1-----L----------0--------| --0----3----------4--3-----1-------0--------| --0----0----------0-----L----------0--------| --------------------------------------------| Harmonics__________________ Harmonics________________ |---3---| 8 S S S S S S S S E E H S S S S E E E E E -------------12----------12-----|-----------|-------------12--13--15--16-----|| -------12----------12-----------|--0--------|-------12-----------------------|| ----------12----------12--------|--0--------|----------12--------------------|| ----12----------12--------------|--0--------|----12--------------------------|| --------------------------------|--0--------|--------------------------------|| --------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------|| Notes ----- Nocturnal was written for Julian Bream. The song on which it is based is No 20 in "The First Book of Songs or Ayres of Four Parts" (1597) by John Dowland. Julian Bream Masterclass - Benjamin Britten Nocturnal After John Dowland Op 70 BBC TV 25 Jan 1978 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpNZROHfP_k The harmonics are a mixture of natural and artificial harmonics. Duration Legend --------------- H - half note Q - quarter note E - 8th note S - 16th note . - dotted note |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes Tablature Legend ---------------- L - tied note p - pull off