Frederic Hand - Solos for Guitar - 1. Elegy for a King (in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.) see Notes and Legend below audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osBW_9RUJ1s - Frederic Hand video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcDMbeBJWWg - Brian Gaudino tuning: E A D G B E key: D minor, D major time: 6/8, 3/4 Expressively, somewhat slow (58-60 beats per minute - quarter notes) 1 CIII e|------|-1--0------------|----------------|-1----0----5---3-1--| B|---3--|------3--3-------|---1---------3--|--------3--6---5-3--| G|------|-2-------2--0----|-----0--2-------|-2--0---------------| D|------|-0------------3--|-2------2--0----|--------3-----------| A|------|---------1-------|-3-----------3--|-1------------------| E|------|-----------------|--------1-------|-----------3--------| 6/8 4 12 4 12 3 34 34 3 13 mp 5 e|-0----------10--|-13--12-10--8-----5--|-1---0------------| B|-3--3-0--2------|-10---------8--6--5--|-------3--1-------| G|----------------|---------------------|-2--0----------2--| 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A|----0---------------|-----------------|-5--------||----------| E|--------------------|---3------5------|----------||----------| 4 24 1 3 4 mp 22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ CII ~~~~~~~ CII ~ e|----------3----|--------------|------2---------|----------| B|-7-----5--7-3--|-5---------2--|-3--3----5p2----|-0-----0--| G|-----4---------|-------2-4----|-0--0--------2--|----------| D|---------------|-----2--------|-4--4--------2--|-0-----0--| A|---5-----------|---4----------|----------------|-2--2-----| E|-3-------------|-2------------|----0----2------|----------| 3 2 4 3 26 a tempo e|-----------9---7-5--|-2--3---5--2--------|------------------| B|--3---2-0--10--8-7--|-0----2----2---0----|-0-------2---0----| G|--0--------0--------|-----------------2--|-2-------2-----2--| D|--4-----------------|-----------0--------|-4--2-0--0--------| A|--0-----------------|-0------------------|------------------| E|-----------0--------|--------------------|-3----------------| 6/8 23 12 12 13 1 2 1 4 124 1 poco rubato 29 ' 3/4 e|-------------2[14]-3[15]--|-2[14]---------<12>--2[14]--------| B|-0-------2----------------|-------<12>----------------3[15]--| G|-2-------2----------------|-----------<12>-------------------| D|-4--2-0--0----------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-3------------------------|--3-------------------------------| rit pp 30 e|-<12>-------------------------<12>-|-----------2[14]-------<19>-------| B|------2[14]-------------2[14]------|-3[15]-----------3[15]------3[15]-| G|------------1[13]-2[14]------------|-------<12>-----------------------| D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--2--------------------------------|--0-------------------------------| CX ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CIX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 33 ' |~~3~~| e|-<12>------------------10--10--|----------12--9-|--------------9--| B|------2[14]---------14---14----|-14-----12------|-10-----10-12----| G|------------2[14]--------------|------11--------|-13---11---9-----| D|-------------------------------|----12----------|----11-----------| A|-------------------------------|-10-------------|-9---------9-----| E|--2----------------------------|----------------|-----------------| 4 3 2 4 24 3 4 4 36 CVII CIX ~~~ CVII 6/8 e|-10------14--12p9-----|-7----------|---------12--9--5--| B|-------8----------10--|-7----7--0--|-3--2-0--10--10-7--| G|-------7----------9---|-9----7-----|-0-------0---------| D|----7-------------9---|---11----9--|-4-----------------| A|-7-----------9--------|------------|-0-----------------| E|----------------------|-7----------|---------0---------| 4 12 4 2 3 4 3 24 1 13 mf sfz 39 F. a tempo e|-2--3---5--5------|----------------|------0-------||-1---0-------------| B|-0----2----2--0---|-0-------2--0---|-0-------2--3-||-------3--3--------| G|----------------2-|-2-------2----2-|-2-------2----||-2--------2---0----| D|-----------0------|-4--2-0--0------|-4--2----0----||-0--------------3--| A|-0----------------|----------------|--------------||----------1--------| E|------------------|-3--------------|-3------------||-------------------| poco rit pp mf 12 4 12 3 43 CIII e|-------------------|-1----0----5---3-1--|-0----------10--| B|----1-----------3--|--------3--6---5-3--|-3--3-0--2------| G|-------0--2--------|-2--0---------------|----------------| D|-2--------2---0----|--------3-----------|----------------| A|-3--------------3--|-1------------------|-0--------------| E|----------1--------|-----------3--------|----------------| 34 34 3 13 4 46 e|-13--12-10--8-----5--|-1----0-------------|-1----5--3---0----| B|-10---------8--6--5--|--------3--1--------|-3-------0-----1--| G|---------------------|-2--0------------2--|-3-------5-----0--| D|-8----------7--------|--------3--3--2-----|---------------2--| A|---------------------|-1---------0--------|---------0--------| E|---------------------|--------------------|-3----------------| 124 4 3 234 1 34 34 13 CIII ~~~~~ 49 arp a tempo e|-------------|-5---3----0-------|------------------|-------------------| B|-3---------3-|-6-----6--8---5-1-|-3----------------|-------------------| G|-0-----------|-3--------5-------|-----------0------|------0-2--3-------| D|----3-2-3----|------------------|-0----2-3--2------|-3---------7-------| A|-5-----------|----------0-------|-5--5------5----5-|-5--5------5----5--| E|-------------|-3----------------|------------------|-------------------| 24 1 1 1 4 14 1 1 24 1 1 24 1 12 mf mp cresc F.lunga 53 arp ' F. F. F. e|------------0--------|-0-------|-0-------|----------|| B|------------10---8---|-10------|-10------|----------|| G|-0-----2-3--0--------|-7-------|-7-------|-2--------|| D|-2----------8--------|---------|---------|-2--------|| A|-5---5---------------|---------|---------|-5--------|| E|---------------------|---------|---------|----------|| 14 14 14 sfz p molto rit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ left hand fingering (LHF) 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) CI barre on the 1st fret CII barre on the 2nd fret CIII barre on the 3rd fret CV barre on the 5th fret CVI barre on the 6th fret CVII barre on the 7th fret CIX barre on the 9th fret CX barre on the 10th fret [ barre with the index finger c half barre medium-piano mp - medium soft pianissimo pp - very soft mezzo-forte mf - medium loud piano p - soft rit - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower con moto - with movement, in a spirited manner poco - a little rubato - expressive and rhythmic freedom a tempo - at normal speed sfz - sforzando - strong, sudden accent on a note or chord arp - arpeggiate cresc - crescendo - becoming gradually louder F. - Fermata - pause, notes held for longer than their value lunga - a prolonged pause or rest molto - much, very h - hammer-on p - pull-off ' - slight pause, breath mark - natural (open) harmonic on the x fret x[y] - artificial harmonic, play x fret, point to the y fret |~3~| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ tabbed by Vlad - checked by weed@wussu.com (26 January 2026) the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org