Erik Satie - La Diva de "l'Empire" (Intermezzo Americain) (1904) arranged for solo guitar by Gregg Nestor - Clear Note Publications (2021) see Notes and Legend below audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjjpavxBLAs - Xuefei Yang (guitar) tuning: D A D G B E keys: G major, D major time: 2/4 At a moderate marching tempo (84 beats per minute - quarter notes) G maj c7 C7 C10~~~~~ 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----7---0-3--/7-|-10------7-5-----|-----7-------0---|-------------10--| B|-----8---0-------|-----7-------8---|-----8-------8---|-------------12--| G|-7-------0-------|-----7-------0---|-9-------8-7---6-|-5---9---12------| D|-----------------|---------9-7-----|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-------6-5---4-|-3---7---10------| D|-5-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| f 12 34 1 2 2 4 13 4 3 2 4 13 4 c3~~~~~~~~~~ c3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ c2~~~~~~~~~~ 5 | , . , | , . , | , . , | , . , e|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------2-------| B|-----3h5-------------3h5---------|-----3h5-------------3h5---------| G|-----4---------------4-----------|-----4---------------2-----------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5---------------2---------------|-5---------------0---------------| 3 2 4 1 23 4 2 3 2 4 2 4 p leger c3~~~~~~~~~~ c3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ c2~~~~~~~~~~ 7 | , . , | , . , | , . , | , . , e|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------2-------|| B|-----3h5-------------3h5---------|-----3h5-------------3h5---------|| G|-----4---------------4-----------|-----4---------------2-----------|| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D|-5---------------2---------------|-5---------------0---------------|| 3 2 4 1 23 4 2 3 2 4 2 4 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|----------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|--3-----3-----0---|-3-----3-----0---|-----0-----------|-3---------------| G|*-----4-------0---|-----4-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----5-5-----5---| D|*-----5-----------|---------4-----4-|-2-----2-4---2---|-----4-4-----4---| A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| D|--5-------2-------|-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------| mf 13 24 3 13 2 2 3 14 3 2 34 C1~~~~~~~~~~ c7~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C5~~~~~~~~~~ 13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0-----0-3p0-----|---------------7-|-10----7-10----5-|-10--------------| B|-----1-------1-0-|-------------10--|-----10------7---|-----0-0----<12>-| G|-----0-----------|-2---------------|-7-------7-------|-----0-0----<12>-| D|-----------------|-----1-1-1-------|-----------------|--------<12>-----| A|-0---------------|-----3-3-3-------|-0---------------|-----------------| D|---------2-------|-1---------------|---------0-------|-5--------0------| 1 24 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 [3 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---| B|-3-----3-----0---|-3-----3-----0---|-----0-----------|---------------8-| G|-----4-------0---|-----4-------0---|-----0---------0-|-0---------------| D|-----5-----------|---------4-----4-|-2-----2-4---2---|-----2-2-2-------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3-0-------| D|-5-------2-------|-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------|-----------------| 13 24 3 13 2 2 3 14 3 2 1 p 2 arp. c5~ s s s c3~~~~~~~~~~ 21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----0-----------|-12-10---7-5-----0-|-5-------3-3-2-0-|-3---------------|| B|-8-----8-8---7-8-|-0---------5-8-----|-----7-7---------|-----3-3-3-------|| G|-7-------6-------|-0---------5-------|-----5-5-0-------|-0---4-4-4-------|| D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------5-4-2-|-5---------------|| A|-----------------|-----------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|| D|-9-------8-------|-0-----------------|-0-------5-------|-5-------5-------|| 123 4 13 1 2 4 2 3 4 2 14 13 4 2 34 2 sub. f sub. p D maj C4 c5~~ c2~~~~~~~~~~~ rasg. 25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------|-----5-5-5---5---|-7-10---12-9-7---5-|-2--------------5g| B|-----7-----------|-----8-8-8---8---|------0------------|-----3-3-3---3--3g| G|-----7---4-7-----|-6---------------|------0--------6---|-----2-2-2---2--2g| D|-7---------------|-----------------|---------------5---|-0--------------0g| A|-----------------|-7-------0-------|-----------0-------|----------------0g| D|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-5-----------------|----------------0g| p 2 34 4 23 14 13 4 4 1 3 2 1 2 4 gliss. < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > sf s s s s s s arp. c7 arp. C2~~~~~~ C7~~ c5 29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|/10------7p5---7-|-5-2---2-5-------|-5-5-4---5-5-2---|-----9---7---5---| B|/7-------7-------|-----3-----------|-----5-------3---|-7---9-----------| G|/7-------7-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-------6---| D|/0-------------9-|-7-4-0-4-7-------|-----------------|-------------5---| A|/0-------0-------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-7-------0-------| D|/0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 4 234 1 13 2 13 14 23 4 2 34 4 2 p < < < < < < < f > > > > > > > C4 c5~~~~~~ c2~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 33 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------|-----5-5-5---5---|-7-10---12-9-7---5-|-2---------------| B|-----7-----------|-----8-8-8---8---|------0------------|-----3-3-3---3---| G|-----7---4-7-----|--6--------------|------0--------6---|-----2-2-2---2---| D|-7---------------|-----------------|---------------5---|-0---------------| A|-----------------|--7------0-------|-----------0-------|-----------------| D|-0-------4-------|-----------------|-5-----------------|-----------------| p 2 34 4 23 14 13 4 4 1 3 2 1 2 < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > arp. C7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ c2 c3 c5 37 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0---2-3-7-10-----|-7-10---7---------|-2---3---0---5---|-----5-5-5-------|| B|-----0------------|----------10------|-----3---------7-|-----7-7-7-------|| G|-----0--------7---|------7-----------|-----4-------6---|-7---------------|| D|-2-------7----9---|------7---7-------|-------------5---|-0---------------|| A|------------------|-9--------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|| D|------------------|------------------|-5---------------|---------0-------|| 2 3 4 4 3 3 4 14 4 2 2 4 3 14 < < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > > > > > > G maj c3~~~~~~~~~~ c3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ c2~~~~~~~~~~ 41| , . , | , . , | , . , | , . , e|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------2-------| B|-----3h5-------------3h5---------|-----3h5-------------3h5---------| G|-----4---------------4-----------|-----4---------------2-----------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5---------------2---------------|-5---------------0---------------| 3 2 4 1 23 4 2 3 2 4 2 4 p leger c3~~~~~~~~~~ c3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ c2~~~~~~~~~~ 43 | , . , | , . , | , . , | , . , e|---------3---------------3-------|---------3---------------2--------|| B|-----3h5-------------3h5---------|-----3h5-------------3h5----------|| G|-----4---------------4-----------|-----4---------------2-----------*|| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------*|| A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| D|-5---------------2---------------|-5---------------0----------------|| 3 2 4 1 23 4 2 3 2 4 2 4 45 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3-----3-----0---|-3-----3-----0---|-----0-----------|-3---------------| G|-----4-------0---|-----4-------0---|-----0---------0-|-----5-5-----5---| D|-----5-----------|---------4-----4-|-2-----2-4---2---|-----4-4-----4---| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| D|-5-------2-------|-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------|---------0-------| mf 13 24 3 13 2 2 3 14 3 2 34 C1~~~~~~~~~~ c7~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C5~~~~~~~~~~ 49 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0-----0-3p0-----|---------------7-|-10----7-10----5-|-10--------------| B|-----1-------1-0-|-------------10--|-----10------7---|-----0-0----<12>-| G|-----0-----------|-2---------------|-7-------7-------|-----0-0----<12>-| D|-----------------|-----1-1-1-------|-----------------|--------<12>-----| A|-0---------------|-----3-3-3-------|-0---------------|-----------------| D|---------2-------|-1---------------|---------0-------|-5--------0------| 1 24 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 [3 53 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------0-----0-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---| B|-3-----3-----0---|-3-----3-----0---|-----0-----------|---------------8-| G|-----4-------0---|-----4-------0---|-----0---------0-|-0---------------| D|-----5-----------|---------4-----4-|-2-----2-4---2---|-----2-2-2-------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-3-0-------| D|-5-------2-------|-5-------0-------|-5-------0-------|-----------------| 13 24 3 13 2 2 3 14 3 2 1 p 2 arp. c5~ s s s c3~~~~~~~~~~ 57 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----0-----------|-12-10---7-5-----0-|-5-------3-3-2-0-|-3---------------|| B|-8-----8-8---7-8-|-0---------5-8-----|-----7-7---------|-----3-3-3-------|| G|-7-------6-------|-0---------5-------|-----5-5-0-------|-0---4-4-4-------|| D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------5-4-2-|-5---------------|| A|-----------------|-----------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|| D|-9-------8-------|-0-----------------|-0-------5-------|-5-------5-------|| 123 4 13 1 2 4 2 3 4 2 14 13 4 2 34 2 sub. f sub. p c7 C7~~~~~~ >s >s 61 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----7---0-3--/7-|-10------7-5-----|-----7-------0---|-----------------|| B|-----8---0-------|-----7-------8---|-----8-------8---|-----5---8-8-----|| G|-7-------0-------|-----7-------0---|-9-------8-7---6-|-5-------0-0-----|| D|-----------------|---------9-7-----|-----------------|-----2-----------|| A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-------6-5---4-|-3---------------|| D|-5-------2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|---------5-5-----|| f 12 34 1 2 2 4 13 4 3 2 4 14 14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This Intermezzo Americain was composed for Pauline Darty, who was known as 'The Queen of the Slow Waltz' in early 20th Century Paris. It was first performed about 1904 and subsequently published in 1919." - Gregg Nestor The Xuefei Yang reference video is Gregg Nestor's arrangement for voice and solo guitar, and is the closest to the tab that seems to be available. left hand fingering (LHF) 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger [3 - use the 3rd finger for the barre for the harmonics (measure 16 & 52) 4 - little finger c1 - part barre on the 1st fret C1 - barre on the 1st fret c2 - part barre on the 2nd fret C2 - barre on the 2nd fret [etc] forte f - loud piano p - soft mezzo-forte mf - medium loud leger - light, relaxed arp. - arpeggiate sub. - subito - suddenly rasg. - rasgueado gliss. - glissando sf - sforzando - strong, sudden accent on a note or a chord h - hammer-on p - pull-off / - slide up s - staccato - detached, cut short, note not held for full value < < < - crescendo - becoming louder > > > - decrescendo - becoming softer g - grace note (ornament) - extra note played just before the main note > - accented, marked, stressed <12> - natural (open) octave harmonic on the 12th fret repeat section ||----- -----|| ||----- -----|| ||*---- ----*|| ||*---- ----*|| ||----- -----|| ||----- -----|| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ tabbed by Vlad - reformatted by weed@wussu.com (29 August 2025) the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org