Prelude No 1 in C - Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)
from Op 114, Ventiquattro Preludi (24 Preludes)

tabbed by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 20 July 2006

notes and legend below tab

tuning - E A D G B E    key - C   time - 4/4   suggested timing - 96 bpm

   _3_   _3_   _3_   _3_    (similar)
1 | . . | . . | . . | . .   | . . | . . | . . | . .   | . . | . . | . . | . .
 -----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----1-----1-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
 ---1-----1-----1-----1---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|
 -------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
 -------------------------|-0===========0===========|-2===========2===========|
 -3===========3===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  3 1                           1                     2 1 4
  mf (moderately loud)      < (getting louder)..............

4 | . . | . . | . . | . .   | . . | . . | . . | . .   | . . | . . | . . | . .
 -----1-----0-----1-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
 ---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|---3-----3-----3-----3---|
 -------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------1-----------1-----|
 -0===========0===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 -------------------------|-3===========3===========|-2===========2===========|
 -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
      1                     3 1                       2 4   1
  > (getting softer)........                  < ............      > ..........

7 | . . | . . | . . | . .   | . . | . . | . . | . .   | . . | . . | . . | . .
 -----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------------------------|
 ---1-----1-----1-----1---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
 -------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|---2-----2-----2-----2---|
 -------------------------|-------------------------|-------3-----------3-----|
 -0===========0===========|-0===========0===========|-0===========0===========|
 -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    1   2             1.......1                         2 4 3
                    < ............      > ..........              < ..........

10| . . | . . | . . | . .   | . . | . . | . . | . .   | . . | . . | . . | . .
 -----1-----1-----1-----1-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----1-----1-|
 ---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|---3-----3-----3-----3---|
 -------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|
 -------------------------|-------------------------|-3===========3===========|
 -------------------------|-3===========3===========|-------------------------|
 -3===========3===========|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  3   1                     3 1                       3 4 1 2

13| . . | . . | . . | . .   | . . | . . | . . | . .   | . . | . . | . . | . .
 -----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----1-----1-----1-----1-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
 ---1-----1-----1-----1---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---1-----1-----1-----1---|
 -------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
 -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 -------------------------|-------------------------|-3===========3===========|
 -3===========3===========|-3===========3===========|-------------------------|
  3 1                       3   1                     3 1

 arp
16| . . | . . | . . | . .
 (0===========-----------||
 )1===========-----------||
 (0===========-----------||
 )2===========-----------||
 (3===========-----------||
 ------------------------||
 1
 2
 3

notes
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suggested right hand fingering -

  p i m p i m p i m p i m         p m a p m a p m a p m a
   _3_   _3_   _3_   _3_           _3_   _3_   _3_   _3_
  | . . | . . | . . | . .         | . . | . . | . . | . .
 -----0-----0-----0-----0-|      -----0-----0-----0-----0-|
 ---1-----1-----1-----1---|      ---1-----1-----1-----1---|
 -------0-----------0-----|  or  -------0-----------0-----|
 -------------------------|      -------------------------|
 -3===========3===========|      -3===========3===========|
 -------------------------|      -------------------------|

other ways of playing the prelude -

    suggested timing - 116 bpm
    p m i p m i p m i p m i         p a m p a m p a m p a m
     _3_   _3_   _3_   _3_           _3_   _3_   _3_   _3_
1)  | . . | . . | . . | . .         | . . | . . | . . | . .
   ---0-----0-----0-----0---|      -----0-----0-----0-----0-|
   -----1-----1-----1-----1-|      ---1-----1-----1-----1---|
   -------0-----------0-----|  or  -------0-----------0-----|
   -------------------------|      -------------------------|
   -3===========3===========|      -3===========3===========|
   -------------------------|      -------------------------|

    suggested timing - 96 bpm
    p i m i p i m i p i m i p i m i         p m a m p m a m p m a m p m a m
2)  | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .         | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .
   -----0-------0-------0-------0---|      -----0-------0-------0-------0---|
   ---1---1---1---0---1---1---1---1-|      ---1---1---1---0---1---1---1---1-|
   ---------0---------------0-------|  or  ---------0---------------0-------|
   ---------------------------------|      ---------------------------------|
   -3===============3===============|      -3===============3===============|
   ---------------------------------|      ---------------------------------|

    suggested timing - 96 bpm
    p m i m p m i m p m i m p m i m         p a m a p a m a p a m a p a m a
3)  | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .         | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . .
   ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|      ---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
   -----1-------1-------1------1----|      -----1-------1-------1------1----|
   ---------0---------------0-------|  or  ---------0---------------0-------|
   ---------------------------------|      ---------------------------------|
   -3===============3===============|      -3===============3===============|
   ---------------------------------|      ---------------------------------|

legend
------

right hand fingering above tab       left hand fingering below tab
p    - thumb                         1    - index
i    - index                         2    - middle
m    - middle                        3    - ring
a    - ring                          4    - little

 =   - note held
arp  - arpeggiate (ripple upwards)
_3_  - triplet (a group of 3 notes in the time of 2)

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