Moods for Guitar - 1. Air - Ruth Nunn (born 1954) edition: Novello 20217, edited by John W Duarte (Sevenoaks, England, 1978) see Notes & Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 12 April 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/nunn_moods_for_guitar_1_air.mid tuning: EADGBE time: 4/4 key: D major tempo: 60 bpm (quarter notes) c2______________ 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-2---0---------------------------|-3---0---7---------------------------| B|---------3---2---0===============|-0===============2g3g2===============| G|-----------------0===============|-0===========7-------2===============| D|-0===============----------------|-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------0---------------| E|-----------------3-------2-------|-0===============------------3-------| 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 3 1 2 2 mp < < < < < < < < mf F. F. 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . 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E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B|=====3---2---0---2===============|-3===============================|| G|-------------------------0-------|-2===============================|| D|-2=======================--------|-0===============================|| A|-0===============================|---------------------------------|| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| 4 2 2 3 1 1 rall. > > > > > > > > > > > > > pp Notes and Legend ---------------- "These short pieces are for the enjoyment of students with modest technical accomplishment. They are intended to emphasise the musicality of the instrument and to illutrate its many moods. [1. Air] The music should flow romantically and tenderly, the pauses being used to enhance the mood." - Ruth Nunn (1978) left hand fingering below the tab (taken from the sheet) - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger === - notes held, length of note, duration < < < - crescendo - becoming gradually louder > > > - decrescendo - becoming gradually softer bpm - beats per minute c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret cresc. - becoming gradually louder dim. - diminuendo - diminishing, gradually getting softer f - forte (loud) F. - Fermata - pause, note(s) held h - hammer-on mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud mp - mezzopiano - moderately loud p - (below the tab) piano - soft p - (between the notes) pull-off pp - pianissimo - very soft rall. - rallentando - slowing down (often becoming gradually softer) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org