Eduardo Sainz de la Maza - Suite Platero y Yo - VII. La Muerte (The Death) see Notes and Legend below video: https://youtu.be/eYKKKTz5T3E?t=1028 (from 17min 8sec) - Alex Garrobe audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwJCjH_Rf10 - Jose Antonio Escobar tuning: D A D G B E key: D major time: 4/4, 2/4 tempo: 76 bpm > 1 arp. e|--------0------0------------0-------0-------| B|-----10-----10------10---10------10-----10--| G|--11------9------11----9------11------9-----| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------| D|--0-----------------------------------------| 4/4 3 2 1 mf > > > > > > 2 arp. e|--------0------0------------0-------0-------| B|-----10-----10------10---10------10-----10--| G|--11------9------11----9------11------9-----| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------| D|--0-----------------------------------------| p eco > > > > > > 3 arp. e|--------0------0-------------0-------0--------| B|-----10-----10------10----10------10------10--| G|--11------9------11----12------11-------------| D|---------------------------------------12-----| A|--0-------------------------------------------| D|--0-------------------------------------------| mf 3 2 1 4 4 4 e|------0-----0---------0-----0------| B|----7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7--| G|--------0---------------------0----| D|-\8-----------7---8-----7----------| A|--0--------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| 3 2 1 CII~~~~~~ a tempo 5 ten. arp. ' e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|------0-----0---------0-----2------|------0-----0---0-----0---0-----0--| G|----0-----0-----0---0-----4-----2--|----4-----4---------4-------4------| D|--2-----4-----5---7-----5-----4----|--4-----3-----4---3-----4-----3----| A|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------| 1 1 2 4 4 2 2 3 1 2 sim. p > 7 arp. e|--------0------0-------------0-------0--------| B|-----10-----10------10----10------10------10--| G|--11------9------11----12------11-------------| D|---------------------------------------12-----| A|--0-------------------------------------------| D|--0-------------------------------------------| mf 3 2 1 4 4 8 e|------0-----0---------0-----0------|------------------------------------| B|----7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7--|------0-----0-----------0---0-------| G|--------0---------------------0----|----0-----0-----0---0-----0------0--| D|-\8-----------7---8-----7----------|--2-----4-----5---7---9-------11----| A|--0--------------------------------|--0---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 4 3 1 2 4 2 3 1 2 4 10 arp. e|------0-----0---------0-----0-------| B|----7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---| G|--6-----4---------4-----------4-----| D|--------------7---------7-----------| A|--0---------------------------------| D|--0---------------------------------| 3 4 3 (ten.) 11 CV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e|------5-----5---------5-----5-----|------0-----0----------0-----0------| B|----6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6-|----7-----7-----7----7-----7-----7--| G|----------------------------------|--6-----4----------4-----------4----| D|------------------5-----7-----9---|--------------7----------7----------| A|--5-----7-----8-------------------|--0---------------------------------| D|--5-------------------------------|--0---------------------------------| 2 3 4 3 4 1 1 3 1 4 (ten.) 13 ten. arp. e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|------0-----0-----------0---0------|--------0------0------------0-------0----| G|----0-----0-----0---0-----0------0-|-----10-----10------10---10-----------10-| D|--2-----4-----5---7---9-------10---|-/11------9------------9----------9------| A|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------12-----------12---------| D|-----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------| 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 4 2 1 15 e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------0-----0----------0-----0------|-------0-----0---------0-----0------| G|----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--| D|------------------------------------|---------0---------0-----------0----| A|--2-----4-----5----7-----5-----7----|--\4-----------4---------4----------| D|--2----------------5----------------|---4--------------------------------| 3 4 14 2 4 34 CII~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CIII~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17 arp. arp. e|------------------------------------|-------2-----2-----------3-----3-----| B|------0-----0----------0-----0------|-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-| G|----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0--|--3------2-----3----4------3-----4---| D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|--2-----4-----5----7-----5-----7----|--4-----------------5----------------| D|--2----------------5----------------|--4-----------------5----------------| 12 3 4 14 2 4 234 2 234 2 CV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CIII~~~~~~~~~~~~ CII~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19 arp. arp. arp. rit. ten. e|-------5-----5-----------3-----3------|-------2-----2---------2-----2-----| B|-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3--|-----2-----2-----2---2-----2-------| G|--6------5-----6----4------3-----4----|--3------2-----3---2-----3-------0-| D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|--7-----------------5-----------------|--4----------------------------0---| D|--5-----------------5-----------------|--4--------------------------------| 23 2 234 2 234 2 - 2 21 arp. e|--------0------0-------------0-------0--------| B|-----12-----10------10----10------10------10--| G|--11------9------11----12------11-------------| D|---------------------------------------12-----| A|--0-------------------------------------------| D|--0-------------------------------------------| 3 4 1 2 4 4 mf a tempo poco rit. 22 (ten.) e|------0------0----------0------0------| B|----8------8-----8----8------8-----8--| G|---------7----------------------------| D|--9------------9---11-----12-----9----| A|--0-----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 4 2 a tempo 23 CIII~~~~~~~~~~~~ CI~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e|-------------------------------------|-------1-----1---------1-----1------| B|------3-----3---6-------5-----5------|-----1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1--| G|----0-----0-----------3-----3-----3--|--2------1-----2---1-----2-----1----| D|--2-----3-----5----5------3-----5----|------------------------------------| A|--1----------------3-----------------|--3---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|--3---------------------------------| 12 4 3 3 4 3 4 234 2 25 arp. e|----------------------------------|--------0------0-----------0------0------| B|------0-----0-----------0---0-----|-----------------------------------------| G|----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|-----11-----11-----11---11-----11-----11-| D|--2-----4-----5---7---9------11---|--11------9------7----9------7------9----| A|--0-------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------| 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 2 4 27 arp. e|-------0-----0---------0-----0------|-------0-----0---------0-----0------| B|-----6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6--|-----7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7--| G|--6------4---------4-----------4----|--6------4---------4-----------4----| D|--5------------7---------7----------|---------------7---------7----------| A|--0---------------------------------|--0---------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|--0---------------------------------| 23 4 1 3 4 3 1 3 3 4 1 3 29 ten. CIII~~~~~~~~~~~~ e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------0-----0----------0-----0------|-------3-----3---------3-----3------| G|----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0--|-----6-----6-----6---4-----4-----4--| D|------------------------------------|--4------3-----4---3-----2-----3----| A|--2-----4-----5----7-----5-----7----|--0---------------------------------| D|--2----------------5----------------|------------------------------------| 12 4 4 14 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 1 2 poco meno mosso CII~~~~~~~~ CIII~ CII 31 arp. > |-5-| e|------------------------------------|--------5--5--3-------------2---| B|-------0-----0---------2-----2------|--------3---------3---------2---| G|-----0-----0-----0---4-----2-----0--|--------6----------3--------2---| D|--2------1-----2---5-----4-----2----|--------4-----------2-----------| A|--0---------------------------------|-----0---------------0----------| D|------------------------------------|--0-------------------0--0------| 1 1 1 4 4 1 3 4 321 cedendo f sonoro 33 > > 2/4 > e|--0-------0---0--------------|--0----0---0---0-------0--||--0------|| B|--0---3---8---8---6-------3--|--5----8---8---7-------8--||--0------|| G|--0---2---7---7---5-------2--|--3----7---7---6-------7--||--6------|| D|------4---8---8---7-------3--|--5----9---9---7-------9--||--5------|| A|-----------------------0-----|--------------------0-----||---------|| D|-----------------------0-----|--------------------0-----||---------|| 123 234 123 234 134 123 234 123 12 36 e|----------0------0------------0-------0-------| B|-------10-----10------10---10------10-----10--| G|------------9------11----9------11------9-----| D|--<12>----------------------------------------| A|--<12>----------------------------------------| D|--<12>----------------------------------------| 4/4 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 a tempo > > > > > 37 (ten.) e|-----------------------------------| B|------0-----0---------0-----0------| G|----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--| D|-----------------------------------| A|--6-----8-----6---8-----6-----8----| D|--6--------------------------------| 3 38 > > > > > > e|--------0------0------------0-------0-------| B|-----10-----10------10---10------10-----10--| G|--11------9------11----9------11------9-----| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------| D|--0-----------------------------------------| 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 39 (ten.) morendo F. > F. e|-----------------------------------|-----5------|| B|------0-----0---------0-----0------|-----6------|| G|----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--|-----6------|| D|-----------------------------------|------------|| A|--5-----7-----5---7-----5-----7----|--0---------|| D|--5--------------------------------|--0---------|| 12 4 2 123 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I found a silversmith lying in his straw bed... his hair seemed curly, like the moth-eaten tow hair of old dolls, which falls out when you run your hand over it." - Juan Ramon Jimenez measure 27 - in the Sainz de la Maza collection published by Union Musical Editiones (1998) the 1st chord is A-B-C#, but the fingering indicates A-G-C#, which is what is played in the reference video measure 40 - the Fermata (pause) means to wait before continuing left hand fingering (LHF) 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger CI barre on the 1st fret CII barre on the 2nd fret CIII barre on the 3rd fret CV barre on the 5th fret mezzo forte mf - medium loud piano p - soft forte f - loud bpm - beats per minute (quarter notes) arp. - arpeggiate eco - like an echo sim. - in a similar manner ten. - tenuto - hold, sustain the note/chord to its full value a tempo - at normal speed poco - a little rit. - ritenuto - slowing down, suddenly slower cedendo - getting slower meno mosso - at reduced speed sonoro - sonorous, resonant morendo - fade out F. - Fermata - pause, notes held for longer than their value / - slide up \ - slide down > - accented, marked, stressed ' - slight pasuse, breath mark <12> - natural (open) octave harmonic on the 12th fret |-5-| - quintuplet - 5 notes played in the time of 4 notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ tabbed by Vlad - checked by weed@wussu.com (30 June 2025) the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org