Op 123, Pieces Caracteristiques - 1. Prelude - Jean Absil (1893-1974) (a Ilse Alfonso) - edition: Henry Lemoine 24118 (Paris, 1964) see Notes below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 26th December 2025 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/absil_op123_pieces_caracteristiques_01_prelude.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZuA7t7C5dk - Bradford Werner standard tuning: E A D G B E key: C major time: 12/8 Maestoso (majestic, dignified, noble) C4 C1 arp. arp. arp. 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------3-----------4-----------1-----------| B|-------------1-----------4-----------3-----------| G|-------------0-----------5-----------3-----------| D|-------------2-----------6-----------3-----------| A|-------------3-----------6-----------1-----------| E|-------------------------4-----------------------| f m i m i rit. |----4---| |----4---| |----4---| 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-0===========-===========------------0-----3--0--| B|-1===========-===========------1--------1--------| G|-0===========-===========0--------0--------------| D|-2===========-=====2--------2--------------------| A|-3===========3--------3--------------------------| E|---------0------3--------------------------------| 3 4 2 3 2 1 1 4 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a Tempo C2 C1 C3 F. arp. arp. arp. 3 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-8-----------------------1-----------------------| B|-------------4-----------1-----------3-----------| G|-------------5-----------1-----------3-----------| D|-------------5-----------3-----------5-----------| A|-------------3-----------3-----------5-----------| E|-------------------------1-----------3-----------| p f C1 C4 arp. rit. 4 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-----------------------------------------4-------| B|-1===========-===========1-------4-----------4---| G|-1===============1-----------1-------5-----------| D|-1=======1-----------1---------------------------| A|-------------3-----------------------------------| E|-4---4-------------------------------------------| 3 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a Tempo C4 C2 F. arp. arp. arp. 5 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-11----------------------------------2-----------| B|-13----------4-----------5-----------4-----------| G|-------------5-----------6-----------4-----------| D|-------------6-----------6-----------4-----------| A|-------------6-----------4-----------2-----------| E|-------------4-----------------------------------| f arp. 6 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-3===========-===========--------0-------3-------| B|-0===========-===========0-----------0-------5---| G|-0===========-===0-----------0-------------------| D|-0=======0-----------0---------------------------| A|-2===========2-----------------------------------| E|-3---3-------------------------------------------| 1 3 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Agitato (agitated, with emotion, hurried) a m i F. C3 C5 C6 7 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|<12>---------3===========5===========6===========| B|<12>-------------3-----------5-----------6-------| G|<12>------------------4----------5-----------6---| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| p f C7 C1 C2 8 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-7===========0===========1===========2===========| B|-----7-----------0-----------1-----------2-------| G|---------7-----------0-----------2-----------3---| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 2 2 C3 C2 C3 9 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-3===========------------------------------------| B|-----3-------------------------------------------| G|---------4---0===========2===========3===========| D|-----------------0-----------2-----------3-------| A|---------------------2-----------3-----------4---| E|-------------------------------------------------| 2 mf 2 2 2 C4 C2 C3 C4 10 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-4===========------------------------------------| D|-----4-------2===========3===========4===========| A|---------5-------2-----------3-----------4-------| E|---------------------3------------5----------6---| 2 p 2 3 3 C5 c3 11 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------0===========------------3===========| B|-----------------0-------0===========----3-------| G|---------------------0-------0---------------4---| D|-5===========--------------------0---------------| A|-----5-------------------------------------------| E|---------7---------------------------------------| 3 mf 2 c7 c8 c10 12 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-0===========7===========8===========10==========| B|-----0-----------7-----------8-----------10------| G|---------0-----------7-----------9-----------11--| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| f 2 2 c7 13 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-7===========0===========2===========3===========| B|-----7-----------0-----------1-----------4-------| G|---------7-----------0-----------2-----------4---| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| mf 4 2 3 2 4 3 c5 c7 c8 14 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-0===========5===========7===========8===========| B|-----0-----------5-----------7-----------8-------| G|---------0-----------5-----------7-----------9---| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| f 2d c5 c3 c4 c6 15 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-5===========------------------------------------| B|-----5-------3===========4===========6===========| G|---------5-------3-----------4-----------6-------| D|---------------------4-----------5-----------7---| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 2 2 2 c3 c5 c7 16 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------3===========5===========7===========| B|-3===========----3-----------5-----------7-------| G|-----3---------------4-----------5-----------7---| D|---------4---------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 2 f 2 rit. poco a poco c3 a m i p 17 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-3===========------------0===========1-----------| B|-----3-------4===========----0----------1--------| G|---------4-------4---------------0---------1-----| D|---------------------5------------------------0--| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| 2 3 2 4 |----4---| mf c1 c1 |----4---| |----4---| |----4---| |----4---| 18 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-1-----------0-----------0-----------1-----------| B|----1-----------1-----------1-----------1--------| G|-------1-----------2-----------2-----------2-----| D|----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < c1 Maestoso C4 C1 |----4---| arp. arp. arp. 19 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-2-----------3-----------4-----------1-----------| B|----1--------1-----------4-----------3-----------| G|-------1-----0-----------5-----------3-----------| D|----------0--2-----------6-----------3-----------| A|-------------3-----------6-----------1-----------| E|-------------------------4-----------------------| < < < < < < f rit. |----4---| |----4---| |----4---| 20 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-0===========-===========------------0-----3-----| B|-1===========-===========------1--------1-----5--| G|-0===========-===========0--------0--------------| D|-2===========-=====2--------2--------------------| A|-3===========3--------3--------------------------| E|---------0------3--------------------------------| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a Tempo F. C3 C1 C3 21 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-8-----------------------1-----------------------| B|-------------4-----------1-----------3-----------| G|-------------5-----------1-----------3-----------| D|-------------5-----------3-----------5-----------| A|-------------3-----------3-----------5-----------| E|-------------------------1-----------3-----------| p f C1 rit. C4 22 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-----------------------------------------4-------| B|-1===========-===========1-------4-----------4---| G|-1===========-===1-----------1-------5-----------| D|-1=======1-----------1---------------------------| A|-------------3-----------------------------------| E|-4---4-------------------------------------------| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a Tempo C4 C1 F. arp. arp. arp. 23 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-11----------------------------------------------| B|-13----------4-----------2-----------0-----------| G|-------------5-----------3-----------0-----------| D|-------------6-----------3-----------3-----------| A|-------------6-----------1-----------------------| E|-------------4-----------------------3-----------| p f rit. 24 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---------------------------------0-------3-------| B|-1===========-===========1-----------1-------5---| G|-0===========-===0-----------0-------------------| D|-2=======2-----------2---------------------------| A|-3===========3-----------------------------------| E|-----3-------------------------------------------| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > C8 F. 25 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-8-----------------------------------------------|| B|-8-----------------------------------------------|| G|-9-----------------------------------------------|| D|-------------------------------------------------|| A|-------------------------------------------------|| E|-------------------------------------------------|| 2 p Notes & Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The starting MIDI tempo is 42 bpm (beats per minute - dotted quarter notes). Measure 17 - 'rit. poco a poco' - gradually slowing down until 'Maestoso'. left hand fingering (LHF) below tab right hand fingering (RHF) above tab 1 - index finger (forefinger) p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger (forefinger) 3 - ring finger (annular) m - middle finger 4 - little finger (pinky) a - ring finger (annular) === - notes held, length of note, duration |-4-| - quadruplet - 4 notes played in the time of 3 notes < < < - crescendo - becoming louder > > > - decrescendo, becoming softer arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwrards from the lowest note to the highest note f - forte - loud, strong F. - Fermata - pause, note(s) held for longer than their value mf - mezzo-forte - moderately loud p - piano - quiet, softly poco - little (poco a poco - little by little) rit. - slowing down, suddenly slower tempo - speed (a Tempo - return to the earlier speed) <12> - open (octave) harmonic on the 12th fret c1 - part barre on the 1st fret C1 - barre on the 1st fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret C2 - barre on the 2nd fret [etc] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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