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- - - - - - 43 > > > i m i a |-^12-^12-^12--12h9---------0-^0--^0--^0----------------| |-^10-^10-^9--------12h9------^0--^0--^0----------------| |-^11-^10-^9-------------11---^2--^2--^1---2p1----------| |-^11-^10-^9------------------^4--^3--^2-------2p0------| |-^0--^0--^11-----------------^4--^3--^2-----------2p0--| |-^0--^0--^0------------------^0--^0--^0----------------| h h h h h h 44 > > > > > > h/ah |------------------------------------------------------| |------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-0---------0-12=======-| |----1-----0-----------------------------0-------------| |----------------4-----3-----2---1-----2---------------| |--1-----0---------------------------2-----------------| |--------------4-----3-----2-----1===========----------| h h h h h h h h h h h h h h pesante dim - - 45 [ii-------- > |-12h0------7h0-----0------------------12-------|| |------12h0-----5h0---0-----0-------------------|| |-----------------------4-----4--------9--------|| |-------------------------2-----2---------------|| |---------------------------------2-------------|| |-0=================================0--0--------|| h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h _ f cresc - - - - - - - - - - - - - ff =============================== rhythm : h - 32nd note. For lenght/readability considerations, they're spaced like 16th notes, but indicated with an h under the tab. fingerings : when confusing or helpful, I indicated the left or right hand fingerings : LEFT HAND | RIGHT HAND | 1 = index | p = thumb 2 = middle finger | i = index 3 = ring finger | m = ring finger 4 = pinky | a = pinky h - hammer-on p - pull-off > - accented note ^ - arpeggio S - slide = - note sustained VI - full barre on 6th fret vi - small barre on 6th fret [vi - raised barre on 6th fret h - natural harmonic rh - nh played with right hand ah - artificial harmonic an artificial harmonic is played with the right hand 12 frets above the fretted note. Hover your index over said fret then pluck it with your ring finger. a raised barre is the "opposite" of a small barre. Instead of fretting the higher strings with your index, you make a "bridge" with it and fret only the lower ones. If you can, angling your wrist helps. nuances : cresc - louder dim - quieter vivo - lively, bright risoluto - resolutely, with marked accents meno mosso - less quickly dynamics : . - staccato rit - slowing down sub - suddenly poco a poco - bit by bit =============================== PERFORMANCE NOTES : BAR 7 : starting the raised bar from the B string is easier left-hand wise. On the score it starts on E, which is better if you aren't confident with it yet, as it is easier to play BAR 8 : most performances repeat the 8 first bars once. It's nice, just vary the nuances in the intro BAR 10 : deviated from the score for playability. V barre is supposed to be played on the 3d beat and G to A hammer-on shhould be played with 2. I don't see a reason why you shouldn't make your life easier here BAR 13 : lift second [ii (keeping the bass ringin) right after playing to be able to play the open B with ease. You can also do a II barre BAR 15 : [ 7 ] indicates a 7-tuplet, so 7 notes in the space of a quarter note. This is a fancy way of telling you to do the glissando at a fixed speed. Do not play the D BAR 19 : arpeggio strummed with i BAR 24 : same 25 BAR 25 : move the iii barre a string up to play the open D BAR 27 : original fingering is 3 1 2 1 BAR 37 : this fingering makes to most sense to me. ON the score it's implied that you do the same as bar 36 but this seems easier BAR 38 : sweep -0------- with a like an upstroke ---0----- -----5--- -------4- BAR 43 : nothing specified on the score but I like to strum the first 3 chords with i and the other 3 with p for a nice timber change BAR 45 : the pull-offs should be carefully articulated