The Porcelain Tower: Theme by Stepan Rak - Nikita Koshkin (1956-)
(Part of a 3-way project between John Duarte, Stepan Rak and Nikita Koshkin)
Tablature by Russell Cook (astropig7@gmail.com) (February 2012)

Sheet: Verlag Neue Musik, Edition Margaux, Berlin (1998)

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Update to tab by Eugene Kirpichov (2004) - measure 3 corrected, reformat, LHF
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This piece makes uses of the mezzo staccato technique (represented by +). This
is simply a long staccato that is still shorter than the usual note duration.
See the Legend below the tab.

See the Legend below the tab.

Key: A minor     Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)

 Lento maestoso (slow and majestic)
1   |       |       |       |          |       |       |       |
 (4/4)                                                         +       ,
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------------0---------------|------------------0-------2-------|
G|--2---------------1---------------|----------2-------1-------0-------|
D|--0---------------1---------------|----------0-------1-------0-------|
A|--2---------------0---------------|----------2-------0---------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------3-------|
    4               2                          4       2       1
    3               1                          3       1       2
    piano (soft)

3      |       |       |          |       |       |
 (3/4) >               +
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----2---------------0===----|--0===============3-------|
G|-----0---------------4===----|--4-------2-------0-------|
D|-----0---------------3===----|--------------------------|
A|---------------------0===----|--------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------|--------------------------|
                       4          4       2       3
                       3

5      |       |       |       |             |       |       |
 (4/4) CII_____________________________(3/4) .
e|-------------2-----------------------|-----0-------0---------------|
B|-----4-------4---------------2-------|-----0-------0---------------|
G|-----3-----------------------2-------|-----0-------0---------------|
D|-----2-------2---------------4-------|-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----3=======================|
E|-----2===============================|-----------------------------|
       4       4
       2                       3             2

7   |       |       |          |       |       |
    CII_____________           cII_____________________
e|----------2-------3---2---|--------------------------|
B|--4-------4-------4-------|--4-------2---------------|
G|--3-------3-------0-------|----------4---------------|
D|--4-----------------------|--2===============--------|
A|--2===============3=======|--0===============--------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    4       4       3   1      4
    2       2       4          1       3
    3               2
    mezzo forte                forte

 animato ben ritmico (spirited, with a strong rhythm)
9   |   |   |      |   |   |      |   |   |      |    |    |rit.|
 (3/8)                 >                      (4/8)             _g__
e|--9-------9---|--9-8-0=======|==========9///|//12---11--------11p8p0---|
B|--------------|------------0-|--0=======----|--------------------------|
G|--------------|------------5-|--5=======----|--------------------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------|------------0-|--0=======----|--------------------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------------|
    4              4 3       1            4------4    3         4  1

                 return to the original tempo
13  |   |   |      |       |       |       |
 (3/8)          (4/4)             /.\
e|--0-----------|----------------------------------|
B|--4-----------|------------------0---------------|
G|--4-----------|--2---------------1---------------|
D|--------------|--0---------------0---------------|
A|--------------|--2---------------1---------------|
E|--4-----------|----------------------------------|
                   4               2
                   3               1
                   piano . - - - - >

15  |       |       |       |
        cII.........................
        +  /.\
e|----------------------------------||
B|------2---2=======================||
G|------4---4=======================||
D|------2---2=======================||
A|----------0=======================||
E|----------------------------------||
        4   4
        pianissimo (very soft)

Legend
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left hand fingering below the tab
  1   index
  2   middle
  3   ring
  4   little

f      forte (loud)
mf     mezzo forte (medium loud)
mp     mezzo piano (medium soft)
rit.   ritenuto - suddenly slowing down

===    held note
p      pull-off
g      grace notes (extra notes)
/      slide up
/.\    fermata (pause - note held for longer than its value)
.      staccato (note clipped - cut short - played for less than its value)
+      mezzo staccato (note slightly clipped)
>      accent (stressed)
,      breathe (wait before continuing)
cII    partial barre on the 2nd fret
CII    full barre on the 2nd fret

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