Op 60, Study No 23 in A - Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) from 25 Studi Melodici e Progressivi original tab by Francisco Galera RHF & note durations added by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 14 February 2014 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/carcassi_op60_no23_study_in_a.mid video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOFJsmwYQ2k (Edson Lopes) see below the tab for Notes and Legend tuning: EADGBE key: A/C/A time: 12/8 tempo: (136 bpm dotted quarter note) Allegro (lively) i m i m i m i a m i a i m i i p 1 | | | | | | | | E|----0--0--2-p0--0--5-p0--0--9-p0--0--|-12p10-------0-----2-p0--------------| B|-2-----------------------------------|-------12-9-----4--------3-p0--------| G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------1-----| D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------2--| A|-0===================================|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-0===================================| 1 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 mf < < < < < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > > > > > > m i m i m a m i m i m a i m i m i m 3 | | | | | | | | E|-------0--2--4--5-----------0--1--2--|-------------------0--4-p2--0--------| B|-2--3--------------0--2--3-----------|-------0--2--3--4--------------3-p0--| G|-------------------------------------|-1--2--------------------------------| D|-------------------0=================|-------------------------------------| A|-0=================------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-0===================================| 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 p < < < < < < > > > > > > > i m i m i m i a m i a i m i i p 5 | | | | | | | | E|----0--0--2-p0--0--5-p0--0--9-p0--0--|-12p10-------0-----2-p0--------------| B|-2-----------------------------------|-------12-9-----4--------3-p0--------| G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------1-----| D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------2--| A|-0===================================|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-0===================================| 1 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 mf < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > > > > m i m i m a m i m i m a i a i m i 7 | | | | | | | | Fine E|-------0--2--4--5-----------0--1--2--|----2-p0----------------------------|| B|-2--3--------------0--2--3-----------|----------3-p0--2-------------------|| G|-------------------------------------|-1-----------------2=====-----------|| D|-------------------0=================|------------------------------------|| A|-0=================------------------|-------------------0=====-----------|| E|-------------------------------------|-0=================-----------------|| 3 4 0 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 p i m i m i m i a m i m i a m i m i a m 9 | | | | | | | | E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|----0--0--2-p0--0--5-p0--0--9-p0--0--|----0--0--4-p0--0-----0--0--7-p0--0--| G|-1-----------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------| D|-2=================------------------|-4=================7-----------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------6=================| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3 1 4 1 4 2 3 2 3 1 mf i m a i m i m i m i m a i m a m i m i m a m 11 | | | | | | | | E|-------------------------4--7-p5-----|-0-----2--0--------------------------| B|-------0-----4--5--6--7-----------7--|----4--------4--2--0--2-p0-----0-----| G|----------6--------------------------|----------------------------3-----2--| D|-6--7--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------0=================|-2=====------------------------------| E|-0=================------------------|-------------------------------------| 3 4 3 1 2 3 4 1 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 3 3 < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < i m i m i m i a m i m i a m i m i a m 13 | | | | | | | | E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|----0--0--2-p0--0--5-p0--0--9-p0--0--|----0--0--4-p0--0-----0--0--7-p0--0--| G|-1-----------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------| D|-2=================------------------|-4=================7-----------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------6=================| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 3 1 4 1 4 2 3 mf 2 3 1 i m a i m i m i m i m a m i m i m i m a m i m 15 | | | | | | | | E|-------------------------4--7-p5-----|-0--------------------------0--0--0-|| B|-------0-----4--5--6--7-----------7--|----4--2--0--------------0----------|| G|----------6--------------------------|-------------2--------1-------------|| D|-6--7--------------------------------|----------------4--2----------------|| A|-------------------0=================|-2=================-----------------|| E|-0=================------------------|-------------------0=====-----------|| 2 3 3 1 2 3 4 1 4 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 1 CVIII............. CVIII................................ i m i a m i i m i m i a m i a m 17 | | | | | | | | E|-------------------12p10-8--7-h8-----|-------------------------------------| B|----8--8--10p8--8-----------------10-|----8--8--10p8--8-----8--8--10p8--8--| G|-9-----------------------------------|-10----------------10----------------| D|-10================------------------|-9=================------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------10================| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2 1 4 1 4 2 2 1 2 4 3 1 4 1 3 1 4 1 p 3 2 2 .................... CVIII................................ i m i a i i m i m i a m i a m 19 | | | | | | | | E|-------------------12p10-8--7-h8-----|-------------------------------------| B|----8--8--10p8--8-----------------10-|----8--8--10p8--8-----8--8--10p8--8--| G|-9-----------------------------------|-10----------------10----------------| D|-10================------------------|-9=================------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------10================| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2 1 4 1 4 2 2 1 2 4 3 1 4 1 3 1 4 1 3 2 2 .................... i m i a m i m i a m a m i m i m i a m 21 | | | | | | | | E|----------------------4--4--5-p4--4--|-5-p0--0-----------------------------| B|----8--8--10p8--8--3-----------------|----------6-p5--5-----5--5--6-p5--5--| G|-9-----------------4=================|-5========---------4-----------------| D|-10================------------------|-------------------6=================| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2 1 4 1 1 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 1 2 4 2 3 2 2 cresc. 3 a m i a m i m a i m a i a m i m a m i m a 23 | | | a m | a m | | | | a m E|-0--8--8--10p8--8-----1--1-----2--2--|----0--0--1-p0--0--12p0--0-----0--0--| B|-------------------0-----------------|----------------------------3--------| G|----------------------------2--------|-1--------------------------4--------| D|-------------------0========1========|-2=====------------------------------| A|-0=================------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 2 4 2 2 2 3 4 1 2 4 1 1 2 2 i m a i a m i m a m i m a 25 | a m | | | | | | | a m E|----0--0-----0--0-----1--1-----2--2--|----0--0--1-p0--0--12p0--0-----0--0--| B|-1--------1--------0-----------------|----------------------------3--------| G|-2========------------------2--------|-1--------------------------4========| D|-------------------0========1========|-2=====------------------------------| A|----------0========------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 1 2 2 i m a i m a i m i m 27 | | | | | a m | | | E|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----------|----0--0--1-p0--0--0-----------------| B|-2--------1--------0-----------4--4--|-------------------------------------| G|-3========2========0========2--------|-1-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------3========|-2=====---------------2--2--3-p2--2--| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 1 1 1 4 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i m i m i m p p i m a m i m i a m i m a m 29 | | | | | | | | E|-------------------------------------|-0--0--0--2-p0--0--12-10-------0-----|| B|----------------------------------0--|-------------------------12-9-----3--|| G|-------------------------------1-----|-------------------------------------|| D|-2--------------------------2--------|-------------------------------------|| A|-------------------------2-----------|-------------------------------------|| E|----0--0--1-p0--0--0-h4--------------|-------------------------------------|| 2 1 4 2 3 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > D.C. Notes ----- Sheet editions used - Boije - Mayence B Schott's Sohne, 11423 Edson Lopes (2011) Thorlaksson, 1007 Left and right fingering is taken from the Lopes edition. "More virtuoso scales, perhaps not quite so hard this time, and stabilized by a bass which takes on more interest in the middle section (bar 17 on)." Tecla edition notes, 2006 - http://www.tecla.com/extras/0001/0345/notes.htm Order of play - measures 1-20 followed by measures 1-8. Measure 2 - Lopes and Thorlaksson editions do not have pull-off for 10th note - a m i a i m i m i p 2 | | | * E|-12p10-------0-----2-p0--------------| B|-------12-9-----4--------3--0--------| G|-------------------------------1-----| D|----------------------------------2--| A|-------------------------------------| E|-0===================================| 4 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 Measure 17 - the key changes from A major to C major. Measure 30 - Lopes and Thorlaksson editions have pull-off for 8th note - a m i m i a m i a m 30 | | | | E|-0--0--0--2-p0--0--12p10-------0-----|| B|-------------------------12-9-----3--|| G|-------------------------------------|| D|-------------------------------------|| A|-------------------------------------|| E|-------------------------------------|| 2 4 2 4 1 2 > > > > > > > > D.C. Legend ------ left hand fingering below the tab right hand fingering above the tab 1 - index finger p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger a - annular (ring) finger ====== note duration (how long the note is held) h hammer-on p pull-off CVIII_ barre on the 8th fret (played with the 1st finger) < < < becoming louder > > > becoming softer cresc. crescendo - becoming louder D.C. Da Capo - go back to the beginning Fine finish (on repeat) mf mezzo forte - medium loud p piano - soft