The Porcelain Tower - Nikita Koshkin (1956-) Variation 1 - March (The Yellow Paper Dragon) (Part of a 3-way project between John Duarte, Stepan Rak and Nikita Koshkin) Tablature by Russell Cook (astropig7@gmail.com) (February 2012) Sheet: Verlag Neue Musik, Edition Margaux, Berlin (1998) ***************************************************************************** Update to tab by Eugene Kirpichov (2004) - corrected, reformatted, LHF added ***************************************************************************** All artificial harmonics are octave harmonics. The natural harmonic in bar 55 at fret 19 can be replaced by a natural harmonic at fret 7. See the Legend below the tab. 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(4/4) > > e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|--6===============================5p0-5-|--6===============================| G|------------------0===------------------|------------------0===------------| D|----------6===----0===----4===----------|----------6===----0===----4===----| A|----------4===------------6===----------|----------4===------------6===----| E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| 4 3 1 2 2 4 3 1 1 3 1 3 11 | | | | | | (2/4) (4/4) > e|----------------0-|--4===============================| B|--8=============--|----------------------------------| G|------------------|----------7===----6===----5===----| D|----------7===----|----------5===----6===----7===----| A|----------7===----|----------------------------------| E|------------------|----------------------------------| 4 3 1 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 13 | | | | | | | | (2/4) (4/4) (2/4) ..3.. ..3.. > ..3.. ..3.. e|--3-0-3-6-5-0-|--4===============================|--3-0-3-6-5-0-| B|--------------|----------------------------------|--------------| G|--------------|----------7===----6===----5===----|--------------| D|--------------|----------5===----6===----7===----|--------------| A|--------------|----------------------------------|--------------| E|--------------|----------------------------------|--------------| 1 1 4 3 1 4 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 3 4 16 | | | | | | | (4/4) (3/4) > e|--7==============8-10-----11---------4-|--7=====================--| B|-----------------------------11--------|------------------------8-| G|----------8====------------------------|----------6===----5===----| D|----------10===------------------------|----------6===----7===----| A|----------9====------------------------|--------------------------| E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 1 3 4 3 1 4 3 1 3 4 2 3 3 sfz piu f 18 | | | | | | | (4/4) > cI__ e|--8-----5-6----------------|----------------------------------| B|-----------------6-0-----3-|--2===============================| G|---------------------------|----------0===----1===----0===----| D|---------------------------|----------0===----1===----0===----| A|---------------------------|----------------------------------| E|---------------------------|----------3===----0===----3===----| 4 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 20 | | | | | | | | (2/4) (4/4) (2/4) ..3.. > cI__ cI__ e|----------------|----------------------------------|------------------| B|--3-0-3-4-----0-|--2=======================2=======|==================| G|----------------|----------0===----1===------------|--0===----1===----| D|----------------|----------0===----1===------------|--0===----1===----| A|----------------|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------|----------3===----0===------------|--3===----0===----| 2 2 4 2 3 2 3 < - - - - - . f sub. p 23 | | | | | | | (3/4) (4/4) ..3.. e|--1p0-------------------|----------------------------------| B|------2-3-----1---------|--0===============================| G|----------------3-----2-|----------------------------------| D|------------------------|----------0===----1===----0===----| A|------------------------|----------2===----0===------------| E|------------------------|--------------------------3===----| 1 2 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 . - - - - - - - - - > < - - - - - - - . 25 | | | | | | | | e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|================================--|--0===============================| G|--------------------------------2-|----------------------------------| D|--3===----0===----1===----0===----|----------0===----1===----3===----| A|--0===----2===----0===------------|----------2===----0===------------| E|--------------------------3===----|--------------------------3===----| 4 2 1 3 2 2 1 4 3 . - - - > < - - - - - - - . 27 | | | | | | | | ..3.. ..3.. ..3.. ..3.. e|------------------------------|------------------------------| B|==================1p0---2p1---|--0===========================| G|----------------------2-----2-|------------------------------| D|--1===----0===----------------|------------------------------| A|--0===----2===----------------|------------------3p2-0-4p3-0-| E|------------------------------|------------------------------| 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 4 3 < - - - - . 29 | | | | | | (6/4) ..3.. ..3.. > . . . e|----------------------------------2-2-2-3-3-3-| B|----------0-------3-------0-------0=====------| G|----------------------------------------3=====| D|----------0-------1-------0-------------------| A|--2===============================------------| E|----------------------------------------------| 2 4 2 4 1 3 p < - - - - . 30 | | | | | | > . . . ..3.. ..3.. e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------0-------3-------0-------------------| G|----------------------------------3-3-3-2-2-2-| D|----------0-------1-------0-------------------| A|--2===============================------------| E|----------------------------------1=====2=====| 2 4 4 3 1 1 2 31 | | | | (4/4) > . . . e|----------------------------------| B|----------0-------3-------0-------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------0-------1-------0-------| A|--2===============================| E|----------------------------------| 2 4 1 . - - - - - - - > 32 | | | | | | | | | | (6/4) (4/4) ..3.. ..3.. ..3.. ..3.. ..3.. ..3.. marcato > > > CVII_____________________________ e|--2-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8-|----------7===----10===----7===----| B|--0=====------0=====------0=====------|-----------------------------------| G|--------3=====------5=====------8=====|----------7===----8===-----7===----| D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--7================================| 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 2 2 2 2 p < - 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(4/4) > > > e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|------------------1p0---2p1---1p0---2p1---|--0===============----------------| G|----------------------2-----2-----2-----2-|----------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|------------------0-------1-------| A|------------------------------------------|------------------2-------0-------| E|--0=======0=======0=====0=====0=====0=====|--0-------0-------0-------0-------| 50 | | | | | | | | > > > > > > > > e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|--0-------3-------0-------1-------|--0-------3-----------------------| A|--2-------0-------2-------0-------|--2-------0-----------------------| E|--0-------0-------0-------0-------|--0-------0-------0-------0-------| poco a poco dim. 52 | | | (6/4) ..3.. ..3.. > e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|--3p2-0-4p3-0-2===============----------------| E|--0=====0=====0=======0=======0=======0=======| 2 1 3 2 1 53 | | | | | | ..3.. ...3... e|--8p7----9p8----7===============================| B|------10-----10---------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|--0======0======0=======0=======0=======0=======| 2 1 4 3 2 4 1 dim. 54 | | | | | | | | AH AH AH AH AH AH NH E|-[8]-----[7]-----[5]-----[9]------|-[8]-----[5]-----<19>==============| B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|--0-------0-------0-------0-------|--0-------0-------0-------0--------| 56 | | | | | | | | e|==================----------------|----------1===--------------------| B|------------------3===----4===----|--3===----------------------------| G|------------------4===----2===----|--0===----2===--------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--0-------0-------0-------0-------|--0-------0-------0-------0-------| 2 4 3 1 3 1 2 58 | | | | | | | | cX_________________________________________ rit. e|--10===----11===------------10===----|--13===----------------------------| B|--12===----10===---------------------|--10===----------------------------| G|----------------------------12===----|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|--0--------0--------0-------0--------|--0--------0-------0-------0-------| 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 1 pp 60 | | | | | | | | e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------|------------------0--------------|| E|--0---------------2---------------|--3------------------------------|| attacca Legend ------ left hand fingering below the tab 1 - index 2 - middle 3 - ring 4 - little ====== held note p pull-off h hammer-on AH artificial harmonic (play on fret, touch string for octave harmonic) NH natural harmonic (play open string, touch string at the fret shown) < - - . crescendo (getting louder) . - - > decrescendo (getting softer) . staccato (above the tab - measures 29-31) < accent (stressed) attacca move on to the next movement (variation) without a pause dim. diminuendo (becoming quieter) f forte (loud) ff fortissimo (very loud) mf mezzo forte (medium loud) non not, do not (non dim. - do not get quieter) p piano (soft) pp pianissimo (very soft) piu more (piu f - piu forte - louder) poco little (poco a poco - little by little) rit. ritenuto (slowing down) sfz sforzando (strongly stressed) sub. subito (suddenly - sub. p - suddely softer) cI____ part barre on the 1st fret cIII__ part barre on the 3rd fret cV____ part barre on the 5th fret CVI___ barre on the 6th fret CVII__ barre on the 7th fret CVIII_ barre on the 8th fret CIX___ barre on the 9th fret cX____ part barre on the 10th fret cXI___ part barre on the 11th fret cXII__ part barre on the 12th fret ****************************************************************************** more classical tabs at http://www.classtab.org