Stele - 4. Web - Phillip Houghton (1954-2017) edition: (possibly) Moonstone Music, 2nd Edition (2001) see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 3 November 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/houghton_phillip_stele_4_web.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaoRhj-SJ-8 - Binh le Thanh standard tuning: E A D G B E key: A minor time: 3/4, 4/4 Allegro (lively) 72 bpm (dotted half notes) (= 216 bpm, quarter notes) a m m a P i P i P f P i P i P 3/4 > > > mf 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|--2===========|=============|=============|=============|-------2=====| D|--2===========|=============|=============|=============|-2=====------| A|--0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---| E|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| sub p sub p sub p m P i P i P i P 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e|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|--7=====10==0-|-2=====2=====|-4=====4=====|-5=====5=====|-7=====10====| D|--7=====10==0-|-2=====2=====|-4=====4=====|-5=====5=====|-7=====10====| A|--0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 4 4 3 3 < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < arp. cresc. _______________________________________________________________ 4/4 > > > 142 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| e|---------------------------7-----------|-------7-----------------7--------10-| B|---------8--------8------8----------8--|----8-----------8-----8--------12----| G|------10-------10----10=======---10----|-10=======---10----10=======12-------| D|---10=======10=======---------10=======|----------10=======------------------| A|---0===================================|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 3 4 2 4 2 1 3 4 2 rit. poco a poco accel. rapido sfz > F. c2 F. 144 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|--15==============|=================|-----------------|-----------------|| B|--12==============|=================|-----------------|-----------------|| G|------------------|-----------------|---0-0-0-2=======|=================|| D|------------------|-----------------|---0-0-0-2=======|=================|| A|------------------|-----------------|-----2---0=======|=================|| E|------------------|-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|| 4 2 3 1 rapido ff pesante ffff pont Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The expressions for loudness / softness above the tab are for the higher notes (usually the melody, played with the fingers not the thumb). measures 128, 130 - "make sure to damp the [open] D when the A sounds" left hand fingering below tab right hand fingering above tab 1 - index finger P - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger (pinky) a - ring finger === - note held, length of note, duration > - (single right arrow) accented, marked, stressed |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes < < < - (below the tab) crescendo - becoming gradually louder > > > - (below the tab) decrescendo - becoming gradually softer accel. - accelerando - accelerating, gradually getting faster, increasing speed arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note bpm - beats per minute c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret c4 - part barre on the 4th fret cresc. - crescendo - growing louder, becoming gradually louder f - forte - loud F. - Fermata - pause, note(s) held ff - fortissimo - very loud ffff - fortissississimo - louder than fortississimo (which is extremely loud) h - hammer-on mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud mp - mezzopiano - moderately soft p - (above or below the tab) piano - soft p - (between the notes) pull-off pesante - forcefully (heavy, vigourous, ponderous, weighty) poco - a little (poco a poco - little by little, gradually) pp - pianissimo - very soft pont - ponticello - the bridge, play near the bridge for a sharper sound rapido - rapid, swift, fast rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower sfz - sforzando - suddenly louder, strongly accented sub - subito - suddenly (sub p - suddenly softer, sub mf - suddenly louder) t - (above the tab) tenuto - stressed, slightly accented - played firmly - the note is held for at least its full length tasto - fingerboard, play over the fingerboard for a mellower sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - weed@wussu.com