Songs Without Words - 93. A Lament (An Episode of Life) by Catharina Josepha Pratten (Madame Sidney Pratten) (1824-1895) ("To Dr John Lindsay Leckie") see Notes and Legend below the tab - tab by weed@wussu.com - 25 January 2018 sheet music: http://carkiv.musikverk.se/www/boije/Boije_0772.pdf MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/pratten_songs_without_words_093_a_lament.mid tuning: E A D G B E key: D major / G major time signature: 2/4, 3/4 Largo (slowly) D major 2/4 > arp........ arp. > > > CVII________ cV______________ CVII________ cV______________ 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . 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E|-----10--9---7---|-7=====5-5=======|-----10--9---7---|-7-----5-5=======| B|-----7---7---7---|-----------------|-----7---7---7---|-----------------| G|-----------------|-6===------------|-----------------|-6---------------| D|-0===============|-5===------------|-0===============|-5=======--------| A|-----------------|-0===========0---|-----------------|-0===========0---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 4 3 4 2 2 4 3 1 4 2 2 3 3 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > F. 36 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . 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E|-----------------|-----------------|| B|-2---------------|-3=======--------|| G|-0---------------|-----------------|| D|--------<7>------|-4=======--------|| A|-0---------------|-5=======--------|| E|-----------------|-----------------|| 1 1 2 3 Notes and Legend ---------------- The tempo of the MIDI file is 72 bpm (quarter notes). measures 22,25,26 - the G on the 1st beat (6th string) was intended to be played with the thumb - this would be easier on older guitars which have narrower necks - (or try using the 1st finger) (thanks to Norbert Neunzling for the fingering correction) measures 29, 31 - 'walk' up - arpeggiate slowly/delibearately left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger * - thumb (see the note above re measures 22,25,26) ==== - note held, length of note (duration) / - (between the notes) slide up / - (below the tab) slide the finger up > - (above the tab) accented, stressed < < < - (below the tab) crescendo - growing louder > > > - (below the tab) decrescendo - growing softer arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note F. - Fermata - pause, notes held or extended rest g - grace note - here played as an immediate slide to the following note M - upper mordent (ornament) - play the main note, followed by the note above (in the scale), and then return to the original note v - vibrato - enriching the sound of a note by vibrating the finger laterally along the direction of the string <7> - natural harmonic on the 7th fret <12> - natural harmonic on the 12th fret CIII/II - measure 24 - the G on the 1st beat can be held for the F# (1st string) by playing both with a 'crooked' barre between the 3rd and 2nd frets cV - part barre on the 5th fret CVII - barre on the 7th fret cresc. - crescendo - growing louder dim. - diminuendo - diminishing, gradually getting softer dolce - sweetly ff - fortissimo - very loud rall. - rallentando - slowing down ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- more classical guitar tablature available at http://www.classtab.org