************************************************************************** Nocturnal after John Dowland Op.70 VIII - Passacaglia, by Benjamin Britten ************************************************************************** Transcribed from the sheet music by Maxime Bergeron (mazout360@hotmail.com) Julian Bream edition Notes: chords marked with * are downstroke arpeggios with i followed by an upstroke with p up to the following note. See video. video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJETmCQI2fA (Julian Bream) Legend below the tab. tuning: EADGBE time: Variable tempo: none mentioned 1 Q Q E S S E E Q Q Q T T E. E S S E E E||-------------------------|----------------------------------------| B||-------------------------|----------------------------------------| G||-------4----L------------|------------6---------------------------| D||--4----------------------|-------6---------5h-7p-5---L------------| A||------------3--2-0-------|---------------------------3--2-0-------| E||-------------------3--1--|--0-------------------------------3--1--| 3 E E E E E S S E E T T E. E S S E E --------------------------------------------------| --------4-----------------------------------------| -----3-----3--4--3---3--5--3h-5h-6----------------| -------------------6------------------------------| -------------------------------------3--2-0-------| --0------------------------L----------------3--1--| 4 Q E E E E E. T T E E E E T T E. E S S E E ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------6--6--4--2---4h-6h-7--7--5--5--7p-5p-3----------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------3----0-------| --0--------------------------L------------------------7---3--1--| 5 T T E. T T E. E S S E E E E E E E E E S S E S T T -----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| -----------------------------------|--------------3--L--L-----------------| --5p-3p-1--------------------------|--------2--L--------------------------| ------------8p-6p-4----------------|-----4--4--4--4--4--4---------L-3h-4h-| -----------------------------------|--------------------3--2-0------------| --0-------------------8--7-5-3--1--|--0------------------------3--1-------| 7 E E E E E E T T E. E S S E E --------------0--L-------------------------| --------0--L-------------------------------| --------------------3h-5p-3----------------| --6--6--6--6--6--6--------6----------------| ------------------------------3------------| --0------------------------------7-5-3--1--| 8 E E E E E S S E E E E E. T T ------------------------------------------- --------7---------------------6--4---2h-4h- -----6-----6--7--5-4-5--7--5--------------- --------8--L--5--L---6--L--3--L--4--------- ------------------------------------------- --0------------------------L--------------- (8) E E E E E S T T E E E S S E E ----------------------------------------------| ----6--L--4--L--2--L-4p-2p-1--L---------------| ---------------------------------3------------| ----0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0------------| ---------------------------------3--2-0-------| ----L-----------------------------------3--1--| 9 E. T T E E E S T T E E E S S E E -------------------------------------2------------| --------------------3--L-2h-3h-5--L---------------| --------------------0--0-L--L--0--0--0------------| ------------10---L-------------------0------------| ---8---7h-8-10--10-------------------3--2-0-------| ---0----------------------------------------3--1--| 10 E E E E E E E S S E E ----------------------------------| ---------2--L--7--L---------------| ------0--0--0--0--0--0------------| ------0--0--0--0--0--0------------| ---------------------3--2-0-------| ---0------------------------3--1--| 11 E. T T E E E E E E E S T T Q E S S E E ------------0--L--5--L--2--L--7--L-1h-3p-1-----------------| ------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-L--L--0----L------------| ---2---0h-2----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-L--L--0----L------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------3--2-0-------| ---0--------------------------L----------------------3--1--| 12 E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S ------3--8--3--2--3-5-3--5--6--5-6-5--7--8--6-8- ---------0--L--2--L-L-3--L--5--L-L-4--L--6--L-L- ---------0--L--2--L-L-3--L--5--L-L-4--L--6--L-L- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ---0------------------------L------------------- (12) E E E S S S S S S E S S E E -----9--7--5--3-5-6p-5-3-1--------------| -----7--5--3--2-L-0--------4------------| -----7--5--3--2-L-0--------0------------| ---------------------------0------------| ---------------------------3--2-0-------| -----L----------------------------3--1--| 13 E. T T E E E E E E S S S S E S S E E S S S S E S S E E -----------------------------------------------------|------------------------| ---4---6p-4p-3--3--3--3--3--3--4p-3------------------|------------------------| -------------0--L-------------------5-3-2------------|--7p-5-3-2-0------------| -------------0--L--1--L--3--L--4--L-L-L-0------------|-----------4------------| -------------------1--L--3--L--4--L-L-L-3--2-0-------|-----------3--2-0-------| ---0---------------------------L---------------3--1--|--0---------------3--1--| 15 S S S S S S S S E S S E E ---------------------|--------------| ---------------------|--------------| ---------------------|--------------| --11p-9-7-6-7p-5-4-2-|-1------------| ---------------------|-3--2-0-------| ---0-----------------|--------3--1--| 17 E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E -----------------------------0-L--------------------------| -------------------------------------0-L------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ------------6--6-------6---6---6---6---6---6--------------| ------6--6--------6--6---6-------6-------6--------0-------| ---0-------------------------L---------------8--7---3--1--| 18 S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E ---3-------------------------------------| -----------3-------2h-4------------------| -----3---3---3---3------3----------------| -------3-------3----------3--------------| ----------------------------3--2-0-------| ---0-------------------------------3--1--| 19 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E ---------5-----5-L-----5-------5-7-5-L-4-L-5p-4-2-L--------------| -----------5-L-------5-----8-L-----------------------------------| -------4-----4-----4-----------------3---3--------3--------------| -----4-----------4-------4---6-----------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------3--2-0-------| ---0-------------------------------L-----------------------3--1--| 20 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E -----------------------------------9-----------------0-------------------| ---------12---12-12-------12---------12-11--L-9-L------------------------| -------8----8-------8---8----8---8----------8---8-11------0--------------| -----8----------------8--------------------------------10----------------| -------------------------------8----------------------------3--2-0-------| ---0-------------------------------------L-------------------------3--1--| 21 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S -----0---0---0---0-----0-------------------------------------------7p-6-4- -------7-------7---------7-8-L-10--L-11--L-11--L-11--L-11---11------------ ---5-------0---------------------------------------------------7-7-------- ---------------------6-------6-----6-----6-----6-----6----6--------------- -------------------9------------------------------------------------------ ---0----------------------------------L----------------------------------- (21) S S S E S S E E ------------------------| -----7------------------| -------7----------------| ---------7--------------| -----------3--2-0-------| ------------------3--1--| 22 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S --------------------7p-0---------------------------------------------------- ---------9-9-----11---------------------------------------------------2---4- -----7---------7---------6-----------8-----10-11--------0-----2---3--------- -------7-----7-------------6-----8-------8-------9----0-----0---0---0---0--- -----------------------------8-8---8---8-----------10-----5----------------- ---0------------------------------------------------------------------------ (22) S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S E -------6p-0----------------------------------| -----5------0--------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| --------------4---4---4---4------------------| ----------------5---3---2---2-1g3------------| -----------------------------------7-5-3--1--| v v 23 S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S E S S E E ----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|------1-4-4---4---3------------| ---------3---3---3-3---3---2------------|----2-------3---5-4------------| -------3-------------3---5-0------------|------------------2------------| -----3-----4---6-----------3--2-0-------|------------------3--2-0-------| ---0-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L-L--------3--1--|--0----------------------3--1--| v v 25 S S S S E S S E E E S S E E E E Q ------------------------|-----5--------------------| ---------6-7------------|-----5--------------------| -----7-8---6------------|--------------------------| -----------9------------|-----6--------------------| -----------6----0-------|-----5---0----------------| ---0-------8--7---3--1--|--0--8-7----3-----1-------| > > > > > > > > > > > > > 27 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E --------------------14-------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------10--12--5--------------------------------------------| -------------18g16-----------------------------------------------------------| ------8--15------------------------6g8--------8------------------------------| ----------------------------------------6--7-----6--7g5----------------------| ---0-----------------------------------------------------8--7p-5----3--1-----| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 28 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E ------------------14g12--<19>-10--12-------------------------------------------| ------------4--11---------------------10---------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------6g8--1--3----------------------------| ---------7------------------------------------------0g2--0--2g0----------------| ------5----------------------------------------------------------3-2-0---------| ---0-------------------------------------------------------------------3----1--| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 29 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ------13---------------15g13--11--12--------------------------------------------- ----------11-------12-----------------10----------------0------------------------ --------------7g9-------------------------------10--11--------------------------- -----------------------------------------11g13-------------1g3--4--2--0g1--3--5-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---0----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (29) E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E Q ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| -----4-2g0-1-3-4g2-0-1--------------------------------| -----------------------4-6g4--3--2-0------------------| ----------------------------------------3-----1-------| |--5-| |--5-| |--5-| |--5-| 30 Q S Q S Q S Q S E E E E E E -------------------------------------------------| ---------------4-4-----------0-0-----------------| --------3-3----3-3----1-1----0-0-----------------| --------1-1----3-3----4-4----0-0-----------------| -----------------------------3-3--2--0-----------| ---0------------------------------------3-----1--| |--5-| |--5-| |--5-| |--5-| 31 Q S Q S Q S Q S E E E E E E ----------------------2-2------------------------| --------0-0----2-2-----------3-3--0--------------| --------1-1----2-2----3-3----6-6-----2--0--------| --------1-1----0-0----0-0----6-6--------------3--| -----------------------------3-3--2--0-----------| ---0------------------------------------3-----1--| |--5-| |--5-| |--5-| |--5-| |--3--| 32 Q S Q S Q S Q S E E E E E E E 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---0-----------7-7-----------8-8--7--5--3--1--| |--5-| |--5-| |--5-| |--5-| 35 Q S Q S Q S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ---0----0-0----7-7----2-2----4-|-4------------------------------------1-3-| --------3-3----7-7----1-1----0-|-0--------------------0---------1-2-4-----| --------3-3----7-7----0-0----1-|-1----------------------3-1---------------| ---2----3-3----7-7----0-0----2-|-2---------6p-5-3-----------4-2-1---------| ---------------7-7-----------3-|-3-2-0------------6-4-3-------------------| ---0---------------------------|-------3-1-0------------------------------| * See performance notes v 37 E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ---4------------------------0-----6-7-----------12-11-9-7-5-| ---5--------------------0-4---7-9---------------------------| ---4----------------0-2---5-----------8-7-5------0----------| ---2------------2-3-------------------------8-6-------------| ---2--------------------------------------------------------| ---0--------------------------------------------------------| * v NH 38 E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S ---4-------------------------------8-10-11-12-14-16-18-<19>----------10-12-13-| ---5------------------------8-9-11--------------------------10-11-13----------| ---4--------13--12-10-8-------------------------------------------------------| ---3--------------------11-10-------------------------------------------------| ---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| 39 S S S S S S E E E E E E E E -----------5-7-8-----------------1--2--| -----5-6-8--------------0--2--4--------| ---------------------3-----------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| * v |--3--| |--3--| |----3----| 40 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q ---4--------------------------------------------------------------| ---5------------5--7--8-------------------------------------------| ---4---4--5--7----------------------------------------------------| ---2----------------------------7--9--10--------------------------| ---2------------------7--8--10------------------0--2----4----6----| ---0--------------------------------------4-----------------------| |----3----| 41 H Q Q Q Q Q ---4---------------------------------| ---5---------------------------------| ---4---------------------------------| ---2--------5----4----2----0---------| --------------------------------3----| -------------------------------------| |--------3--------| 42 H Q Q H H H ---4---------------------------------------------| ---5---------------------------------------------| ---4---------------------------------------------| ---2---------------------------------------------| ---2--------3----2----0--------------------------| -------------------------------3--------1--------| 43 Q E S S E E E E E E E E H E S S E E Q E E --------4------------7-----L--L--------|--0-----------5---4-----4----6--L--| --------5--4-2-0-----------------7-----|-----------2---------7----------5--| --------4---------------------4--L-----|-----------2------------4----------| --------2---------7--6--7-----------7--|--6--------2----L-L--L-------------| ------------------------------7--6-----|-----------0----2-4--6--7----4-----| ---0-----------------------7--L--L-----|--0--------------------------------| 45 E Q. E E E E E E E S S E S S E E ---7------------4--5--7--|--9--L-----L-L-L--7-5-4--5--| -------------5--L--L-----|----------------------5--7--| ------8------4--------7--|-----6------------4---------| ------9------2-----------|-----------9-7-6------------| ------9------------------|--0--------6---7------------| ---7---------------0-----|-----7--9-------------------| 47 E E E E E S S E E E Q. E E S S E ---7--------L--L--7-L-5--4--|--2------------5--4-L-2--| ---9--------7--5----4-2-----|-----4---------2----0----| ---------2------------------|-----4----------------2--| ---------------2---------2--|-----4-------------------| ---L------------------0--L--|--2----------------------| ------0--2-----4------------|------------2------------| 49 E. S E E E E E E H E E S S S S Q S S E. S S S ---0-----0--2--4-----------|-----------------4---6---|--7----4-L-5---L-----| -------2----------------7--|--6-----------5----------|-------5-4-2---4-5-L-| ---1-----1--------6--5-----|--6-----------4--L---L---|---------------------| ---------------------------|--6-----------6--L---L---|-------------------6-| ---4--------------6--L-----|--4--------7-----L-7-6-4-|-------7---0-----7---| ---------------4-----------|-------------------------|--7------------------| > > > > 52 S S S S H E Q S S E E E. S E E. S E -----------0--------|-----4--------------|--4--------2---4-5--| ---7-L-7-L-0--------|----------4-4-4--4--|------4-6--2--------| -----9---8----------|-----5----5-5-5--5--|--5---5----2---1----| -----------6--------|-----6----6-6-6--6--|--6---6----------4--| -----9--------------|-----6--------------|--6-----4-----------| ---7-------0--------|--4-------4-4-4--4--|--4--------2--------| 55 Q. E E E S S S S ---4------------0--4---6---| ---2------------0----------| ----------------1----------| ---3---------2-----L-2-----| ---4------4------------6-4-| ---------------------------| 56 E. S S S S S E S S S S S S Q E E Q S S S S ---7---------0---2----2-5---7----9----------7----7-------| -------0--------------2------------------9---------------| ---------8----------------------10----------9----9-------| --------------------4---L-4---0-11----------6----6-------| -------9--------------------9---11----9-----7----L-7-6---| ---7-----L-7-5-4-2---------------9---------------------9-| > > > > 57 Q E E S S S S E E H E Q S S E E ---L----------2-L-L-L----2--|--0--------|-----4--------------| -----------5--L-5-4-2-4--L--|--0--------|----------4-4-4--4--| ---8----4----------------2--|--1--------|-----5----5-5-5--5--| --------2-------------------|--2--------|-----6----6-6-6--6--| ---9----------2-------------|--0--------|-----6----6-6-6--6--| ---7----4-------------------|--0--------|--4-------4-4-4--4--| |-----5-----| 60 E E E E E E E E E E E H Q Q Q ---4--------4--------|--4-----------------------|--------------------|| ---------4--------4--|-----------------4--------|--9----Ls----(4)----|| ------5--------5-----|--------------5-----------|--------------------|| ------6--------6-----|-----------6--------------|--------------------|| ------6--------6-----|--------6-----------------|--------------------|| ---4--L--------------|-----4--------------------|--------------------|| 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 Duration Legend --------------- H - half note Q - quarter note E - 8th note S - 16th note T - 32nd note . - dotted note |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes |-5-| - triplet - 5 notes played in the time of 4 notes Tablature Legend ---------------- L - tied note g - grace note > - staccato note h - hammer on p - pull off s - slide v - brush down NH - natural harmonic <19> - natural harmonic on the 19th fret