Six Etudes - No 4, Presto in E minor - Ida Presti (1924-1967) Notes and Legend below the tab - tabbed by weed@wussu.com - 25 June 2017 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/presti_six_etudes_no4_presto_in_em.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00MwJScAeBM - Antonina Ovchinnikova video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcwRmFmioys - Cinzia Milani ********************************************************************** thanks to Peter Henderson for the following correction - 6 August 2021 measure 47 - the 2nd and 4th notes are G (not G#) - weed@wussu.com ********************************************************************** tuning: EADGBE key: Em timing: 2/4 a i m i m i m p p i p i m a 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---12--12--7-----|-----------------|-----------------|---3p0-3---0-----| B|-----12--8-----8-|---5---5---0-----|---------------0-|---------1-----1-| G|-------------9---|-----4---0-----0-|-------------0---|-------------0---| D|-----------------|-------------2---|-----------2-----|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-------0-2-------|-3===============| E|-0===============|-0===============|-0h2-3-----------|-----------------| 4 3 2 1 3 2 4 3 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 1 f CVII____________ p a i m p i p m p m i p i m a p a p p p i p i m i p m i m 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------|-----------------|---7---7---------|-----------------| B|-----------------|---------------1-|-----7-----7-----|---0---0---------| G|---0---0---------|-------------2---|---------8-----8-|-----------------| D|-----2-----2-----|-----------4-----|-------------9---|---------1h4---1-| A|-3-------3-----3-|-----0-2-3-------|-----------------|-----9-------2---| E|-------------3---|-2h3-------------|-7===============|-7=======--------| 4 2 3 4 2 3 3 4 2 1 2 3 2 4 1 4 2 1 p i m i p m i m CII_____ 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------|---12p10----7p5---|---5p2-----3p2-0-|-------0---5p3-2-| B|---------------0-|--------12------7-|-------3---------|-----0-----------| G|-----------0-2---|----------0=======|-2=======4=======|---0-------------| D|---0-2-4-4-------|------------------|-----------------|-2=======0=======| A|-3---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-0========--------|-----------------|-----------------| 3 2 4 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 1 > > > cV______CVII____ 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------0---0-----|---5-7-8---7-8-10|---12--12--7-----|-----------------| B|-----0-------7-8-|-----------------|-----12--8-----8-|---5---5---0-----| G|---0-------------|-5=======7=======|-------------9---|-----4---0-----0-| D|-2=======--------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|---------0=======|-----------------|-0===============|-0===============| 2 3 4 3 4 2 4 cresc. f > > > > p m i p a m p a m p m i m i a i m p a m i 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---3p2-----5p3-2-|---2p0-----3-2-0-|---7p5-7-2h5---2-|-----------------| B|-------0---------|-------0---------|-0=======----4---|---0---0---------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-----2-----| D|-1=======0=======|-----------------|-----------------|---------4---1-4-| A|-----------------|-4=======3=======|-----------------|-2=======--------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 3 2 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 1 4 p a m i m p a i m p a m a i m 21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---7p5-7---5-----|-----------------|---5p4-5-2h5---2-|-----------------| B|---------7-----7-|---0---0---------|-0=======----4---|-----------------| G|-5=======----8---|-----2-----2-----|-----------------|---2p1-2---2-----| D|-----------------|---------4---1h4-|-----------------|---------4---1-4-| A|-----------------|-3=======--------|-----------------|-2=======--------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 3 1 2 1 4 2 3 2 4 2 1 4 4 3 4 3 p 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------|---0---0---2---2-|---3p2-3---7p5-7-|---12--12--7-----| B|-----------0---0-|-----0-------5---|-----------------|-----12--8-----8-| G|---0---0-----2---|---------0=======|-4=======5=======|-------------9---| D|-----4---2=======|-4=======--------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-0=======--------|-----------------|-----------------|-0===============| 3 1 2 3 1 4 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 cresc. f CV______________ 29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------|---5---5---------|-----------------|---0---0---------| B|---5---5---0-----|-----7-----7-----|-----------------|-----3-----3-----| G|-----4---0-----0-|---------5-----5-|---2---2---------|---------3-----3-| D|-------------2---|-------------7---|-----4-----4-----|-------------3---| A|-----------------|-----------------|-0=======3-----3-|-1===============| E|-0===============|-5===============|-------------5---|-----------------| 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 1 4 3 4 2 p f p f 33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2---------| B|-----------------|---5h7-8---2h3-5-|---3h5-7---5h7-8-|-----3-----3-----| G|---0---0---0-----|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-----2-| D|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-0=======----4---| A|---------1-----1-|-0=======0=====--|-0=======0=======|-----------------| E|-0-----------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 3 2 4 3 p cresc. f 37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---2---2---------|---2---2---------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----0-----0-----|-----1---0h1---1-|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------2-----2-|-------------2---|-------0---------|-------------0-2-| D|-0=======----4---|-1=======--------|-1h2-4---1h4---1-|-------1-2h4-----| A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---|-0h2-3-----------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 4 2 1 4 2 3 1 p f < < < < < < < < p a i m 41 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---2---2---0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|---12--12--7-----| B|-----5-------1---|---3---3---1---1-|---0---0---0---0-|-----10--8-----8-| G|-0=======2=======|-----2-------0---|-----------------|-------------9---| D|-----------------|-4=======2=======|-----1-------4---|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-3=======2=======|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0===============| 1 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 4 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rit. f 45 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------|-----------------|---3p0-3---0-----|-----------------| B|---5---5---0-----|---------------0-|---------1-----1-|-----------------| G|-----4---0-----0-|-------------0---|-------------0---|---0---0---------| D|-------------2---|-----------2-----|-----------------|-----2-----2-----| A|-----------------|-------0-2-------|-3===============|-3-------3-----3-| E|-0===============|-0h2-3-----------|-----------------|-------------3---| f CVII____________ 49 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-----------------|---7---7---------|-----------------|-------0---------| B|---------------1-|-----7-----7-----|---0---0---------|-----0---------8-| G|-------------2---|---------8-----8-|-----------------|---0---------9---| D|-----------4-----|-------------9---|---------1h4---1-|-----------9-----| A|-----0-2-3-------|-----------------|-----9-------2---|-9=======7=======| E|-2h3-------------|-7===============|-7=======--------|-----------------| 2 4 1 4 2 1 3 1 3 4 2 p f CV______CVII____ CXII____________ 53 | . | . | . | . E|-------5-------7-|<12>=============|| B|-----5-------7---|<12>=============|| G|---5-------8-----|<12>=============|| D|---------7=======|-----------------|| A|-9=======--------|-----------------|| E|-----------------|-0===============|| 2 Notes ~~~~~ The tempo of the Antonina Ovchinnikova video is 112 bpm (quarter notes). The tempo of the Cinzia Milani video is 126 bpm (quarter notes). The tempo of the MIDI is 104 bpm (quarter notes). measure 53 - the first half is easier to play without the barre - CVII____ CXII____________ 53 | . | . | . | . E|-------5-------7-|<12>-------------|| B|-----5-------7---|<12>-------------|| G|---5-------8-----|<12>-------------|| D|-4=======7=======|-----------------|| A|-----------------|-----------------|| E|-----------------|-0===============|| 1 2 3 4 2 Legend ------ 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 === - note held, length of note, duration > - (above the tab) note accented, stressed h - hammer-on p - pull-off > > - (below the tab) decrescendo - growing softer cresc. - crescendo - growing louder f - forte - loud p - piano - soft rit. - ritenuto / ritardando - slowing down <12> - natural octave harmonic on the 12th fret CII__ - barre on the 2nd fret with the 1st finger cV___ - part barre on the 5th fret with the 1st finger CV___ - part barre on the 5th fret with the 1st finger CVII_ - barre on the 7th fret with the 1st finger CXII_ - barre on the 12th fret with the 3rd or 4th finger ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org if you come across any mistakes please let me know - weed@wussu.com