Manuel Maria Ponce - Suite en La Mineur (1929) (Suite in A minor) - I. Preludio fingering by Jose Luis Gonzalez based on a manuscript from Segovia see Notes and Legend below audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiclEY7zfv4 - Andres Segovia video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EDq8aLGLxw - Clara Ciliberti video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng1sLsCh-T0 - Edson Lopes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgv2YyC5htM - Gohar Vardanyan standard tuning: E A D G B E key: A minor time: 3/4 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------|-----------------5-|----------------------| G|-------------5--4p2p1-|-2---------4-5-7---|-7p5-4---4-5-7--5p4p2-| D|----------------------|---2-4-6h7---------|-------7--------------| A|----------------------|-0-----------------|----------------------| E|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| 4 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 4 1 2 4 4 3 1 4 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------| B|-0------------------|-------------5--3p2p0-|-2-------2-3-5-6-8-| G|-2-----2-4-5-7-9-10-|-9p7-5-4-5-7----------|-0-0-2-4-----------| D|-3-3h5--------------|----------------------|-2-----------------| A|-0------------------|----------------------|-0-----------------| E|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------| 12 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 1 2 1 2 4 2 2 1 12 1 3 1 2 1 2 4 7 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|----------------------|-----------------5-|----------------------| B|-6p5-------5-6--5p3p2-|-3-----2-3-5-6-8---|-8p6-5---5-6-9--6p5p3-| G|-----7-6-7------------|-2-2-4-------------|-------7--------------| D|----------------------|-3-----------------|----------------------| A|----------------------|-0-----------------|----------------------| E|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------| 2 1 3 2 3 1 2 4 2 1 3 1 3 1 2 4 2 4 1 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 4 3 1 10 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-0-------0-1-4-5-7-|-5p4---------------|----------------------| B|-0-0h1-3-----------|-----6-5-----------|----------------------| G|-------------------|---------7-5-4-5-7-|-5--------------1/2-4-| D|-6-----------------|-------------------|------------2-4-------| A|-0-----------------|-------------------|-0--------0-----------| E|-------------------|-------------------|----7p5p4-------------| 4 1 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 4 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 1 2 4 1 1 3 13 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| G|-5--------------0-2-4-|-5-------0-2-3-5-7-|-8p7-5-3-2-0-----2-| D|-2----------2h4-------|-0-0-2-4-----------|-------------4h5---| A|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E|-3--5p3p2-3-----------|-2-----------------|-------------------| 124 4 2 1 2 1 3 1 4 4 1 3 1 2 1 3 4 3 2 1 4 1 C3 16 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|----------------2/3-5-|-6----------------3-5-|-6--------------------| B|------------3h5-------|-3----------3/5-6-----|-5------------------3-| G|-3--2p0---0-----------|-3--------------------|-0----------0h2-3-5---| D|-0------4-------------|-3--5p3p2-3-----------|----3p2p0-2-----------| A|----------------------|----------------------|-3--------------------| E|-3--------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 23 1 4 2 4 1 1 3 4 4 2 1 2 3 3 4 1 3 134 2 1 1 1 2 4 2 C5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------|-------5-5-5-------|-------5-5-5-------| B|-------------5/6-8-|-----6-----------6-|-----6-----------6-| G|-5p3-2-3-5-7-------|---5-----------5---|---5-----------5---| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-8-----------8-----|-7-----------7-----| E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 4 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 3 4 2 2 3 2 C7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------5-5-5-------|----------------------|----------------------| B|-----6-----------6-|-------10-10-10-------|-------10-10-10-------| G|---4-----------4---|-----9--------------9-|-----8--------------8-| D|-0-----------0-----|---7--------------7---|---7--------------7---| A|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E|-------------------|-8--------------8-----|-7--------------7-----| 1 4 2 2 3 4 2 4 25 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------2-2-2-------|-------3-3-3-------|-------0-0-0-------| B|-----1-----------1-|-----0-----------0-|-----0-----------0-| G|---2-----------2---|---0-----------0---|---0-----------0---| D|-1-----------1-----|-2-----------2-----|-0-----------0-----| A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 1 3 2 4 2 4 28 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------0-0-0-------|-------0-0-0-------|-------0-0-0-------| B|-----0-----------0-|-----0-----------0-|-----2-----------2-| G|---0-----------0---|---0-----------0---|---0-----------0---| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A|-4-----------4-----|-2-----------2-----|-1-----------1-----| E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 3 1 1 2 C7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 31 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| B|-------5-5-5-------|---------------------|-------3-3-3-------| G|-----6-----------6-|--------7-7-7--------|-----4-----------4-| D|---4-----------4---|-----11-----------11-|---4-----------4---| A|-------------------|---9------------9----|-0-----------0-----| E|-6-----------6-----|-7------------7------|-------------------| 3 1 4 2 3 4 3 4 2 34 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------| B|-------3-3-3-------|-------3-3-3----------|------------------------| G|-----4-----------4-|-----4-------9--7p5p4-|-5---4-5-7-9-10--9p7----| D|---3-----------3---|---2------------------|---7-----------------10-| A|-------------------|----------------------|------------------------| E|-4-----------4-----|-4-----------0--------|-0-----0-----0----------| 3 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 4 4 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 3 4 3 1 4 37 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------5-7--5p4---| B|---------------8---------|-------------8-10--8p6p5-|-6---5-6-8----------7-| G|-7------7-9-10----10p9p7-|-9----7-9-10-------------|---7------------------| D|---9h10------------------|---10--------------------|----------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| E|-0------0------0---------|-0------0------0---------|-0-----0-----0--------| 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 3 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 4 2 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 4 2 1 4 40 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-4-----4-5-7-8-10-12-|-13p12-10-12----------|----10---------------------| B|---5h7---------------|----------------------|-------13-12p10-9-10-12-13-| G|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| E|-0-------------------|----------0-----------|---------------------------| 1 2 4 1 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 1 3 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 C2~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 43 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|------------------------|-------------------|-----5----------------| B|-12p10-8-6-5---5--3p2p0-|-2-----------2h3-5-|-6h8---8p6-5-6--5p3p2-| G|-------------7----------|---------2-4-------|----------------------| D|------------------------|---2h3-5-----------|----------------------| A|------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0--------| E|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------| 3 1 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 4 2 1 2 4 2 1 46 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------|---5h6-5-----------|---------------------| B|-3---------2-3h5-6-|-8-------8-6-5/6---|-9---------0h3-3-----| G|-----0-2h4---------|-----------------7-|---7h10-10-------1h4-| D|---3---------------|-------------------|---------------------| A|-0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----|-0-------------------| E|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| 2 1 1 3 1 2 4 4 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 2 4 1 4 3 1 4 49 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| G|-4-----------------|-------0h3-2-------|-------2-6-7-9/10-7-| D|---0h3-3p2-0-6p3-0-|-----2-------5p3-2-|---0h3--------------| A|-------------------|---4---------------|-0------------------| E|-------------------|-5-----------------|--------------------| 2 2 1 4 1 4 3 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 C2~~~~~~~~~~ 52 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|| B|---------------------|--------------------|-------2-----2-----|| G|-----4-7/10-9-7h10-9-|-7------------------|-------2-----2-----|| D|---6-----------------|---9-7-6-9-7-6-9-12-|-11----2-----2-----|| A|-0-------------------|--------------------|-------0-----0-----|| E|---------------------|--------------------|-0-----------------|| 4 4 3 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 1 4 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This piece was written by Ponce, but Ponce and Segovia agreed that Segovia would perform it as a piece supposedly written by Sylvius Leopold Weiss. The time signature in the sheet is 3/4, but the notes are written as if the time signature was 9/8. measure 31 - in the sheet the 3rd & 9th notes are C (not C#) left hand fingering (LHF) 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger C2 - barre on the 2nd fret C3 - barre on the 3rd fret C5 - barre on the 5th fret C7 - barre on the 7th fret h - hammer-on p - pull-off / - slide up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ tabbed by Vlad - checked by weed@wussu.com (19 September 2026) the latest version of this tab can be found at https://www.classtab.org