24 Etudes - Op 48 No 3, Prestissimo in D - Mauro Giuliani (1781-1840) tabbed by Weed - 26 December 2011 - weed@wussu.com MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/giuliani_op048_03.mid video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9tIu_p46RI notes and legend below tab tuning: E A D G B e key: D major time signature: 6/8 Prestissimo p m i p m i 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---------2---|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------2---| B|-------3===3-|---3-----0---|-------------|-------2=====|-3=====3===3-| G|-------------|-4===4-0===0-|---0---------|-------0=====|-------------| D|-0=====------|-------------|-2===2---2---|-------2=====|-4=====------| A|-------------|-------------|-------4===4-|-0=====0=====|-5=====------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 4 sf mf f sf mf 6 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------5---|---2---------| B|---3-----0---|-------------|-------2=====|-3=====7===7-|-3===3---3---| G|-4===4-0===0-|---0---------|-------0=====|-------------|-------4===4-| D|-------------|-2===2---2---|-------2=====|-4=====------|-------------| A|-------------|-------4===4-|-0=====0=====|-5=====------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 3 1 2 1 3 2 f sf mf 11 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------|-------3=====|-2=====--5---|---2---------|-------------| B|---0---------|-------2=====|-3=====7===7-|-3===3---3---|---0---------| G|-0===0---0---|-------2=====|-2=====------|-------4===4-|-0===0---0---| D|-------2===2-|-------2=====|-0=====------|-------------|-------2===2-| A|-------------|-4=====------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 1 4 2 1 1 f sf mf 16 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------3=====|-2=====--14--|---12-----10--|---9------7---|---5-----3---| B|-------2=====|-3=====15==15|-14==14-12==12|-10==10-8===8-|-7===7-5===5-| G|-------2=====|-2=====------|--------------|--------------|-------------| D|-------2=====|-0=====------|--------------|--------------|-------------| A|-4=====------|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------| 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 f sf mf 21 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---2-----0---|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|-3===3-2===2-|---3-----2---|---0-----0---|---0-----0---|-------------| G|-------------|-4===4-2===2-|-1===1-----1-|-----1-----1-|---0-----0---| D|-------------|-------------|-------3=====|-2=====0=====|-----2-----2-| A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-4=====1=====| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 4 2 sf sfz 26 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------|---------2---|-------------|---------3---|---0---------| B|-------------|-------3===3-|---3-----0---|-------5===5-|-2===2---2---| G|---0-----0---|-------------|-4===4-0===0-|---0---------|-------2---2-| D|-----2-----2-|-0=====------|-------------|-2===2-------|-------------| A|-0=====4=====|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 2 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 31 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---------5---|---2---------|-------------|-------5=====|-2===========|| B|-------7===7-|-3===3---3---|---0---------|-------2=====|-3===========|| G|---2---------|-------4===4-|-0===0---0---|-------2=====|-2===========|| D|-4===4-------|-------------|-------2===2-|-------------|-0===========|| A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-4=====0=====|-------------|| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| 2 3 1 2 1 3 sfz ff Notes ----- The published score is impossible to play. In most measures the held note on the 1st beat of the measure appears in the score as a dotted quarter note (lasting 3 beats), but it is repeated on the same string on the 3rd beat of the measure. Simliarly, in most measures the note on the 4th beat of the measure 'overlaps' the note on the 6th beat. 'Prestissimo' is usually interpreted to mean 'as fast as possible'. 'sf' usually means 'forceful' or 'accented' (sforzando), but it can also mean 'suddenly loud' (subito forte); this perhaps explains why 'sfz' (which also means sforzando) rather than 'sf' is used in measures 25 & 34 Measure 12 left hand fingering is as the sheet, but this may be easier - cI 11 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------|-------3=====|-2=====--5---| B|---0---------|-------2=====|-3=====7===7-| G|-0===0---0---|-------2=====|-2=====------| D|-------2===2-|-------2=====|-0=====------| A|-------------|-4=====------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------| 1 2 2 1 1 3.....3 1 1 1 Legend ------ Prestissimo - very fast right hand fingering above tab left hand fingering below tab p - thumb 1 - index i - index 2 - middle m - middle 3 - ring 4 - little sf = subito forte - suddenly loud sfz = sforzando - forced, accented, played with special emphasis mf = mezzo-forte - moderately loud (half loud) f = forte - loud ff = fortissimo - very loud === - note held cI - partial barre on the 1st fret more classical tabs at http://www.classtab.org