Heman Dubh (The Black Rock) (trad Hebridean work song) - arr Gerald Garcia tab by weed@wussu.com - last update 26 May 2019 - see Notes and Legend below MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/anon_heman_dubh_(the_black_rock)_garcia.mid audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJOOzobfWts - John Holmquist standard tuning: E A D G B E key: E minor time: 4/4, 3/4 4/4 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------------3=======0---0-------|-------------3--0g3g0-----------0---| G|---------0-------------2---2p0---|---------0------------------2-------| D|-2-------------------------------|-2----------------------------------| A|-2===============================|-2==================================| E|-0===============================|-0==================================| M M 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . 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There is a discussion of the origin of this piece on the Mandolin Cafe forum. https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/34267-Heman-dubh The tempo of the MIDI is 120 bpm (quarter notes). measures 28-30,36-38 - the sheet has E (4th string) in 1st chord as a half note measure 48 - in the sheet the harmonic on the 2nd string is a half note - this can be achieved by playing the following G on the 5th string measure 50 - in the sheet the upper notes on the 4th beat (B A F# D) are all played with the index finger === - notes held, length of note, duration > - accented, marked, stressed > > > - decrescendo - becoming gradually softer bpm - beats per minute F. - Fermata - note(s) held, (long) pause g - grace note (ornament) - extra note(s) played immediately before (or at the same time as) the main note, then immediately released - the following note is usually played as a hammer-on, pull-off, or slide h - hammer-on L.V. - laissez vibrer (let vibrate) - let the notes continue to ring M - ornament - upper mordent - play the main note, followed by the (scale) note above, and then return to the original note (may be extended) p - (between the notes) pull-off Tamb. - Tambora (Tambour) - the strings are played all at once by hitting them near the bridge with a flat part of the hand (usually with the side of the outstretched thumb) <7> - natural harmonic on the 7th fret (open string) <12> - natural (octave) harmonic on the 12th fret (open string) |--- ---| repeat the section |--- ---| |*-- --*| |*-- --*| |--- ---| |--- ---| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org