Frederic Hand - Solos for Guitar - 8. A Celtic Tale see Notes and Legend below video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sTyavcL07o - Frederic Hand tuning: E A D G B E key: D minor time: 3/4, 3/8 Tenderly, poco rubato (about 66 beats per minute - quarter notes) 1 3/4 |-3-| |-3-| e|-----------|-------------|-----5-5h8--|--10--13--5---6-|-5g6g8--5-5h8--| B|----3-3-6/-|-/8--3-6---5-|------------|----------------|---------------| G|-----------|-------------|--5---------|----------------|---------------| D|-----------|-------------|------------|----------------|---------------| A|-----------|-------------|------------|----------------|---------------| E|-----------|-------------|------------|----------------|---------------| 1 4 4 1 4 2 1 4 4 4 1 F. CIII~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 |-3-| e|-8--3h5-6--5-|---------5-|-------------|--------1--|--3---------------| B|-------------|-6---------|-8--3h6--1h3-|----3-3----|--3-----3--6---5\-| G|-------------|---7---7---|-------------|-----------|--5---4----3------| D|-------------|-----------|-------------|------3----|-----------5------| A|-------------|-----------|-------------|------1----|----5------3------| E|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--3---------------| 4 1 4 1 3 4 11 arp. e|-----------5-5h8--|-10----13--5--6-|-5g6g8-----5-5h8--| B|-\1---------------|-------10-------|---------5--------| G|--------0---------|-10----10-------|------------------| D|--2h3-3-----------|-8--0-----------|-------7----------| A|--0---------------|----------------|-----0------------| E|------------------|----------------|------------------| CVIII~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14 |-3-| e|-8-----------8-------|-0----------5--|-3-------1--------0--| B|--------8h10-11--10--|-6-------------|-3----3--------------| G|------9--------------|---7-----7-----|----0----0h2-2h3-----| D|---------------------|---------------|---------------------| A|---10----------------|------8--------|-2-------3-----------| E|-8-------------------|-6-------------|---------------------| 12 3 4 17 arp. e|-------------------||------------------|-------0-------| B|-3-----------------||------------------|-3-----10---6--| G|-0h2p0h2----2--0---||-0-------0--2--5--|-2--0--0-------| D|-0----------3----3-||-0----------2-----|-0-----0-------| A|------------3------||-3--0--2----3-----|-1-----8-------| E|------------1------||-3----------5-----|---------------| 4 4 24 CIII 20 arp. 3/8 F. F. e|-8--5--0--5--|-6--5p3-1--|-3------0-------|-0-----5-8--| B|-5-----8-----|-3---------|-6--5---10--8p6-|-6---6------| G|-------------|-0------2--|-5------0-------|-5----------| D|-7-----9-----|--------0--|----------------|-0----------| A|-0-----7-----|-----------|-3------8-------|------------| E|-------------|-----------|----------------|------------| 123 3 3/4 14 12 24 F. e|-10-----17----|-----0--0---<12>--|---0--0-----|---------1--| B|-10----0g-----|-----6--8---------|---6--8-----|-----3-3----| G|-0----0g------|-----5--7---------|---5--7-----|------------| D|-8------------|<7>---------------|------------|-------3----| A|--------------|------------------|------------|-------1----| E|--------------|------------------|------------|------------| 134 12 12 CIII~~~~~~~~~~~~ 28 |-3-| arp. |-3-| e|-3---------------|-----------5-5h8--|-10----13--5---6-|-5g6g8-----5-5h8-| B|-3-----3--6---5\-|-\1---------------|-------10--------|---------5-------| G|-5---4----3------|--------0---------|-10----10--------|-----------------| D|----------5------|--2h3-3-----------|-8--0------------|-------7---------| A|---5------3------|--0---------------|-----------------|-----0-----------| E|-3---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| CVIII~~~~~~~~~~~~ 32 |-3-| e|-8----------8-------|-0---------5--|-3-------1--------0-|-----------| B|-------8h10-11--10--|-6------------|-3----3-------------|-3--3---3--| G|-----9--------------|---7-----7----|----0----0h2-2h3----|-2--1------| D|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|-----------| A|---10---------------|------8-------|-2-------3----------|-3--2------| E|-8------------------|-6------------|--------------------|-1--0------| 12 3 4 4 arp. lunga 36 F. F. arp. F. e|-------|-----0--0--<12>--|---0--0----|--------1--|-3---------|-------|| B|-3-----|-----6--8--------|---6--8----|----3-3----|-3---------|-------|| G|-0-----|-----5--7--------|---5--7----|-----------|-5---4-----|-------|| D|-1-----|-<7>-------------|-----------|------3----|-----------|-------|| A|-1-----|-----------------|-----------|------1----|-5---------|-------|| E|-------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-3---------|-------|| 12 12 sfz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ left hand fingering (LHF) 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger CIII barre on the 3rd fret CVIII barre on the 8th fret poco - a little rubato - expressive and rhythmic freedom arp. - arpeggiate F. - Fermata - pause, notes held for longer than their value lunga - (lunga F.) it emphasizes a significantly longer hold sfz - sforzando - strong, sudden accent on a note or chord h - hammer-on p - pull-off / - slide up \ - slide down |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes in the time of 2 notes g - grace note (ornament) - extra note(s) played just before the main note, usually as hammer-ons, pull-offs or slides <7> - natural (open) harmonic on the 7th fret <12> - natural (open) octave harmonic on the 12th fret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ tabbed by Vlad - checked by weed@wussu.com (26 December 2025) the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org