Toccata VI -- Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (c1580-1651) from Libro primo d'intavolatura di lauto (1611) MIDI: kapsberger_libro_primo_di_lauto_toccata_6.mid Notes: First, if you are not familiar with the piece, it may help to listen to recordings, as performers tend to take the rhythm as (at best) a guide. This tablature was copied from a scan of the lute tablature found at - http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/d/d4/IMSLP322442-PMLP521883-libro_primo_dintavolatvra_di_lauto.pdf This was found at http://imslp.org/ by searching for Kapsberger (Feb 2015). The music is intended for a lute with more than 6 courses, but there are only three of four places where there are notes below the sixth string. It may be possible for someone more knowledgeable about (Italian style) lute tablature to determine whether these can be usefully included by a change of tuning. There are two bars where the durations of the notes in the tablature do not add up to a full bar's worth; the bars in question are 48 and 61. Again, listening to recordings may help. Videos: Paul O'Dette, (starts 26:16) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTa8WoOVRbw#t=1576 [video is in the key of E - use capo on the 2nd fret] Luciano Contini, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3tGbTP13XA (in the background of the video are possibly shots of the tablature from which this tab is copied). [video is in the key of F# - use capo on the 4th fret] Lute tuning: capo on third fret (key F) 1 H H H H H Q E E E ||--5--------5--------|--3--------3--------|--2--------2----------| B ||--3--------3--------|--3--------3--------|--3--------3----------| F#||--0--------5--------|--5--------3--------|--3--------3----1--0--| D ||--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|--0-------------------| A ||--------------------|--------------------|-----------2----------| E ||--------------------|--------------------|----------------------| 4 Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E --2----0-----0---------|------------------2----|--2--0--------------------| ----------3-------3----|--3----2--0--2---------|--------3--2--0-----0--2--| --1----------1---------|--0--------------------|--0--------------1--------| -----------------------|-------2--0--2---------|--------------------------| --2--------------------|--0----------0---------|--------------------------| -----------------------|-----------------------|--3-----------------------| 7 Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q. S S S S S S Q -------0--2--3----------|--3---------2---------|--10--------8-7--------------| --3----------3----2-----|-----------------3----|----------------10-8-7-------| --3------------------3--|--5----1--------------|-----------------------10----| ------------------------|------------0---------|----------7------------------| ------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------| --2----------0----------|----------------------|-----------------------------| 10 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E ---2---------3---------|--5----7----8---------|--7----8----5-------7--| --------3----1----0----|------------5----7----|--8---------8----7-----| -----------------------|--3-------------------|--8---------8----------| ---0---------0---------|--4----5----7---------|--0---------0----------| -----------------------|--5-------------------|-----------------------| -----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| 13 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E ---3--2--0-----0-----0--2--|-3-----2-----2-----------|--0----------------------| ------------4-----0--------|----3-----------0--2--4--|-------------------------| ---------------------------|-------------------------|--------------3----------| ---2-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------2-----1-------| ---------------------------|-2--------0--------------|-----0----------------0--| ---------------------------|-------------4-----------|--------2----------------| 16 Q E E Q Q E. S S S Q S S S S E Q Q. S S Q ------------------------|--------0---5----3-2-0------|-----------------------| ---1----0----------0----|--2---3----------------4-2--|--0-------------0------| ---3-------3--1---------|--1-------3-----------------|--3----1------3--------| ---2----------2---------|----------------------------|--1----2----------2----| ------------------------|--0-------------------------|--2----2---------------| ---0--------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------| 19 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q -----------------------|-----------------0----|--2---------3---------| -----------------------|------------0----0----|--1----2----3----4----| ---0----0----1----2----|--3----3--------------|----------------------| ---2----0----0----0----|--0----1----2---------|----------------------| ---2----2----2----2----|----------------------|--0---------2---------| -----------------------|--2----2----3----4----|----------------------| 22 Q Q Q. E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q ---0----0--------------|-----------------7-----|--8----5----7----7----| -------------3---------|-------1----0----------|--5-------------------| ---1----3----0------2--|--3---------3----------|------------8----8----| -------------0---------|------------2-------6--|--7---------7----6----| ---3----4--------------|-----------------------|----------------------| -----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| 25 Q. E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E ---0------2--0----0----|--0----------------------|--3----------3----2--0--| ---2--------------0----|-------3--2--3-----2--3--|--3----2-----5----------| ---3--------------1----|--3-------------3--------|----------3-------3--1--| -----------------------|--4----------------------|--2----------0----------| -----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| -----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| 28 Q. E E Q S S Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E ---2------------2----0---|--0----------0----------|------------------------| -----------------------3-|------------------3--2--|--3----------3----2--0--| ---3------------3--------|--3----1--0--1----------|--1----0-----0----------| ---0---------------------|------------------------|----------2-------------| ----------3--2--3--------|--3----------2----------|--2----------2----0-----| -------------------------|------------------------|---------------------4--| 31 S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S E Q. S S -------------0-2-4-5------------|----------0-2-3--2------0---| ---2---0-2-3--------------------|----0-2-3--------2--------3-| -----3----------------------0-1-|--3--------------4----------| ------------------------0-2-----|----------------------------| ---0----------------------------|----------------------------| --------------------------------|-----------------2----------| 33 S S S S E E. S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S E E --------------------------------|------------------0-2---------| ---2-0---0----------------------|--------0-2-3---3-----3----0--| -------4---2--------------------|------3-------3---------------| --------------4---2-0-----------|------------------------------| ----------------------4-2-0---0-|------------------------------| ----------------------------4---|--2---------------------3-----| 35 Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q ---7------5-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-----|-----------------------2----| --------------------------3-1-|--0-1-3-1-0------------0----| ------------------------------|------------3-1-0-----------| ------------------------------|------------------2----1----| ------------------------------|----------------------------| ------------------------------|----------------------------| 37 Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q ---2----0-----0----------|------------2---------|------------0---------| -----------4-----0--2----|--3----0--------------|-------0--------------| ---1---------------------|--0-------------------|----------------------| --------------------2----|--0-------------------|-----------------2----| -------------------------|--2--------------0----|----------------------| ---0---------------------|----------------------|--3-------------------| 40 Q Q Q Q Q. S S Q Q Q. S S Q Q ------------------2----|--3------2-0-----------|--0----------0---------| -----------------------|-------------4---------|------------------0----| ---3-------------------|-------------5---------|-------------5---------| --------2----1---------|-----------------------|-----------------------| -----------------------|------------------2----|--3------2-0-----------| ---2-------------------|--0--------------------|-------------4---------| 43 Q. S S Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E ------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------0--| ---1------0-------------|--0--------------------|--------------0--2--3-----| ---3--------3-1---------|-------3--1--0---------|-----0--1--3--------------| --------------2---------|-------------2----1----|--2-----------------------| ---0--------------------|-------0-----2---------|--3-----------2--0--2-----| -------------------0----|--3--------------------|--------------------------| 46 E E E E E E E E Q. S S S S S S Q ---------------------------|---------0-2-3------------| ------0--1--------0-----2--|--3------------0-2-3------| ---------------3-----------|---------------------1----| ---------------------------|--------------------------| ---------0-----------------|--------------------------| ---3--------2-----3--2--0--|--------------------------| 48 Q T T T T T T T T S T T T T T T S E. H. S S E ---3----0-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-0-------------------|--3------------2-0----| ---3----------------------1-0-1-0-1-0-------|--0----------------3--| ---3----------------------------------3-----|--1-------------------| ---0----------------------------------------|--0-------------------| --------------------------------------------|----------------------| --------------------------------------------|--3-------------------| 50 Q. S S E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E ---0----------------------|------------------------|--0-----0--2--3-----2--4--| ----------3-1-0-----0--2--|--3----3----1--0--0-----|-----------------3--------| -----------------1--------|--5----3----1-----------|-----3--------------------| --------------------------|--5----4----2--------0--|--------------------------| --------------------------|------------------------|--3-----------2-----------| --------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------| 53 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ---5-----------0-----------|--------------------------| ---------2--4--------0--2--|--3-----------------3--2--| ------3-----------1--------|--------0--2--3-----------| ---------------------------|-----0--------------------| ---------------------------|--2--------------0--------| ---2-----------0-----------|--------------2-----------| 55 E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S ---------0-----------------|--2--0------------------0-2-4-| ---0--------3--2-----------|--------3--1--0---0-2-3-------| ---------------------3--1--|----------------3-------------| ---------------------------|--0---------------------------| ---------------0-----------|-----3--2--0------------------| ---3--0-----------3--2--0--|--------------3---------------| 57 H E E. S S S E E. S S S E E E E ---5--------L------------|---------------0--7--------| ---------------------0-2-|--3------0-2-3----------0--| -------------------3-----|---------------------------| -------------------------|---------------------------| -------------------------|---------------------------| ---------------2---------|-----3---------------4-----| 59 Q S S E. S S S E E H S S S S S S E ---0----2-4-5---------------|--0----------------0-2-4--| ---2--------------0-2-3-----|--3----------0-2-3--------| ---3------------3--------1--|-----------3--------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------| ---0------------------------|--0-----------------------| ----------------------------|--------------------------| 61 Q T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E E T W 62 ---5----------5-------5-------5----------3----|--2----------------|| ---2----3-2-3---3-2-3---3-2-3---3-2-0-2-------|--3----------------|| ----------------------------------------------|--3----------------|| ----------------------------------------------|--0----------------|| ---0------------------------------------------|-------------------|| ----------------------------------------------|-------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole note H - half note Q - quarter note E - 8th note S - 16th note T - 32nd note . - dotted note (time and a half)