Blondel's Ballad - Maria Linnemann (born 1947) from Die neue Gitarrenschule (Heinz Teuchert) #144 - Ricordi Sy.2400 (1986) see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 1 February 2019 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/linnemann_blondel's_ballad.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj8bGVc05bo - Heike Matthiesen standard tuning: E A D G B E key: A minor time: 3/4 Ruhig und ausdrucksvoll (quiet and expressive) m i m i a m a m i m p p p 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|------|-----0-----3-|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-----0---3-1-| B|----0-|-1===--------|-----1---3-1-|-0-1-3-------|-----------0-|-1-----------| G|*-2---|---2---------|-------------|-0=======0---|-2=======2---|---0---------| D|*-----|-------------|-------------|---------2---|-3---2---0===|-------------| A|------|-0=======2===|-3=======----|-------------|-------------|-3=======2===| E|------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 2 1 2 4 1 4 1 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 2 , i m a m i a m i p p p p 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-0-----------|-------------|--------------|-----0---2---|-0-----------| B|-----1-----1-|-0-1-0===----|--------------|---1-------3-|---1---------| G|---0---------|---------0---|-2=======-----|-2-----------|-----2===----| D|---------0---|-2===--------|------------2-|-------0=====|-------------| A|-3=======----|-------------|-0=======-0===|=======------|-0=======0-2-| E|-------------|-------0=====|--------------|-------------|-------------| 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 a m i m m i p p , 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---0---------|--------------|---0-1---3---|-0===--------|-------------| B|-----3===1---|-0=======-0-1-|-3-----------|-----1-----1-|-0-1-0===----| G|-------2-----|-1=======-----|-0=====----0-|-------------|---------0---| D|-----0=======|-2------------|-------------|---------0===|-------------| A|-3===--------|--------------|-------2=====|-3-2-0-------|-------------| E|-------------|-----0--------|-------------|-------------|-3===--0=====| 4 2 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 1_________ 2_____________ arp. 16 | . | . | . | . | . E|----------|-----0-------|| B|----------|-----1-------|| G|-2=======*|-2---2-------|| D|-----2---*|-----2-------|| A|-0--------|-0---0-------|| E|----------|-------------|| 2 1 1 3 3 2 Notes and Legend ---------------- Blondel de Nesle was a French harpist and poet-composer, thought to have been either Jean I of Nesle (c1155-1202) or his son Jean II of Nesle (died 1241). According to legend, King Richard I's loyal minstrel Blondel searched for his captured master by singing a song known only to himself and the King. The piece was composed in 1983. The tempo of the MIDI is 96 bpm (quarter notes). Order of play - measures 1-16, 1-15, 17. measure 17 - play the last chord with the thumb to achieve a harp-like sound left hand fingering below tab right hand fingering above tab 1 - index finger p - thumb 2 - middle finger i - index finger 3 - ring finger m - middle finger 4 - little finger a - ring finger === - length of note, note held, duration , - slight pause, breath mark arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note bpm - beats per minute |--- ---| repeat the section |--- ---| |*-- --*| 1___ only play the first time |*-- --*| 2___ play on repeat (instead of 1___) |--- ---| |--- ---| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org