Suite Montebello (1991) - 1. Una Flor de la Lagune - Julio Cesar Oliva (1947-) (Beautiful Mountain Suite - 1. 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C3 > C7 c6 57 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0===============|-6=====5-5=====3-|-8=========5-7-8-|-10====9-8=====7-| B|-------0-9---10--|-------------5===|-------5-6=======|-------------6===| G|-----2-----------|-----3-----3-----|-----5-----------|-----7===----7===| D|---0-----6=======|---3-------------|---7-------------|-----------6-----| A|-----------------|---------3=======|-0===============|---9-------------| E|-0=======--------|-3=======--------|-----------------|-7=======0=======| c9 C5 D.C. al Fine > ten. a tempo rit. 61 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-12======12--10-9-|-8=====13-8=====12-|-7=====10-5=====8-|-------7-------8-|| B|-------10--10-----|-----6--------0====|-----0====----5===|-6=====--5=====--|| G|-----9------------|------------10-----|---0--------5-----|-----7-------7---|| D|---11-------------|---7---------------|----------3=======|---7-------6-----|| A|-0================|-5========10=======|------------------|-----------------|| E|------------------|-------------------|-8========--------|-7=======0=======|| Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The order of play is 1-64, 1-15 - measure numbers as in the sheet. measure 6 - (2nd half) sheet has high frets; tab follows the reference vid measure 14 - (last 2 notes) sheet has high frets; tab follows the reference vid measure 22 - if the E (2nd string) is too big a stretch, use the open 1st string measure 57 - it may be easier to play the last 2 notes (G# A) on the 1st string left hand fingering (LHF) below the tab - 1 - index finger (forefinger) 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger (annular) 4 - little finger (pinky) appassionato - impassioned, ardently sempre espressivo - full of expression throughout, play with feeling === - note held, duration, length of note > - accented, marked, stressed < < < - crescendo - becoming louder > > > - decrescendo - becoming softer <12> - open (natural) octave harmonic on the 12th fret arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note D.C. - Da Capo - return to the start (al Fine - continue until Fine) dim. - diminuendo - gradually getting softer F. - Fermata - pause, notes held for longer than their values Fine - end (end of the piece) gliss. - slide the note up or down to the next note, allowing the intervening notes to be heard mf - mezzo-forte - moderately loud p - (below the tab) piano - quiet, soft p - (between the notes) pull-off rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower tempo - speed - (a tempo - return to the original tempo) ten. - tenuto - held back, note held for at least its full length c1 - part barre on the 1st fret C1 - barre on the 1st fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret C1 - barre on the 2nd fret [etc] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know!