Sergio Assad - Bagatelle Stairway - No 1. Transparent Color (2017) see Notes and Legend below - 18 October 2022 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADWTI2zNeE0 - Matthew Curtin tuning: E A D G B E keys: E minor, E major time: 3/4 Slow and expressive mp < < < < < < mf mp < < < < < < mf pp < < < < < 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|--3-------2---|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|-3-------2---| B|--------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| G|------0-------|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----2-------|-----2-------| D|------0-------|-------------|-------------|-----0-------|-----1-------| A|--------------|-----3-------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------| E|--0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-1-----------|-2-----------| 3/4 4 2 3 1 3 1 2 12 13 1 < < < < < < < < > > > > mf cedez mp forward < < < < < < < < 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 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e|-------------|-----------0-|-4-------2---|-0--<12>-----|| B|---------0-2-|-0h2---0-2---|-----2---4---|-0--<12>-----|| G|-----1-2-----|-----1-------|-----3---2---|-1-----------|| D|-2h4---------|-------------|-----2-------|-------------|| A|-0-----------|-------------|---------2---|-------------|| E|-------------|-4-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|| Slow and expressive mp dolce cresc. cedez mf < < molto < < 45 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-3---------2-|-------------|-2---------0-|-------------|-3---------2-| B|---------0---|-0---------3-|---------0---|-0-----------|-------0-----| G|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|---2---------|-----2---2---| D|-----0-------|-----0---0---|-----4-------|-----0---0---|---1---------| A|---2---------|---3-------3-|---4---------|-------3-----|-------------| E|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-1-----------|-2-----------| 4 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 24 1 3 forward > > > > > > > > mp forward < < < < < < < < 50 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|-0-------0---|-----3---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|-----3-------|-----0-------|-----0-------|-------0-2-0-|-----------0-| D|---2---------|---3---------|-4-------2---|-1-2-4-------|-4p2-0-2-4---| A|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-4-----------|-5-----------| E|-3-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 2 2 3 4 34 1 13 1 4 1 34 < < < < < < < f cedez 55 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|---------0---|-0-----------|-------------|-------------| B|---0-1p0-3-1-|-0-----------|-0---3---0---|-----------0-|-1p0---0-4p0-| G|-2-----------|-----0-------|-0-----------|-2p0-----0---|-----3-------| D|-1-----------|-2-----------|-3-----------|-----1h2-----|-4-----------| A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|---------2---| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 13 2 4 3 slow forward rit. arpeggio < < < < < < < < < < f p < < < < < < 60 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-----------3-|-0-----------| B|-----0-------|-------------|-----------0-|-1-0---0-4---|--------0----| G|-----0-------|-----2-------|-0-------0---|-----3-------|-----0----0--| D|-----2-------|-----2-------|-2-2---2-----|-------------|---2---2-----| A|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3---3-------|-2-----------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|-------------|-0-----------| 12 3 4 2 < < < < < < < 65 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0---3---7---|<12>---------|| B|---0---5---8-|<12>---------|| G|-------------|-------------|| D|-------------|-------------|| A|-------------|-------------|| E|-------------|-0-----------|| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the Matthew Curtin reference video a capo is used on the 1st fret. left hand fingering (LHF) above and below tab right hand fingering (RHF) 1 - index finger p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger (forefinger) 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger a - ring finger (annular) CII barre on 2nd fret mezzo-piano mp - medium soft mezzo-forte mf - medium loud pianissimo pp - very soft forte f - loud piano p - soft cresc. < < < - crescendo - becoming gradually louder > > > - decrescendo - becoming gradually softer forward - ? speeding up again (after cedez) ? cedez - slowing down rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower poco piu - a little faster bpm - beats per minute (quarter notes) a tempo - at normal speed dolce - sweetly, gently molto - much, very F. - Fermata - pause, notes held for longer than their value > - accented, marked, stressed h - hammer-on p - pull-off <12> - natural (open) octave harmonic on the 12th fret |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes 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