Peter Sculthorpe - Djilile ('whistling-duck on a billabong') arr. Stephen Wingfield (traditional song from northern Australia) see Notes and Legend below audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAq_V5tVXSo - John Williams audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R__2ID4LN8 - Aleksandr Tsiboulski video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tYEuWcUg8 - JeongHoon video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k_Qhn3YSkE - Wulfin Lieske tuning: C G D G B E key: G minor time: 12/8 Molto sostenuto (~60 bpm - beats per minute - dotted quarter notes) 1 e|--3-5-6-6--6--6---|--8-6-5---------|--6-6-6-5---------| B|------------------|---------8--6---|-----------8--6---| G|------------------|----------------|------------------| D|------------------|----------------|------------------| G|------------------|----------------|------------------| C|------------------|----------------|------------------| 1 3 4 4 2 1 4 2 2 1 4 2 p 4 e|---------6-6-6-5-----|----------6----|------5-6-6--6--6----| B|--6--6------------8--|----6--6-------|---8-----------------| G|---------------------|---------------|---------------------| D|---------------------|---------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|---------------|--<7>----------------| C|---------------------|---------------|--<7>----------------| 2 2 1 4 2 [24 1 2 7 l.v. e|--8-6--5----------|---6--6-6-5----------|----------6-8-6-5-----| B|----------8--6----|-------------8--6----|--6--6-------------8--| G|------------------|---------------------|----------------------| D|------------------|--<7>----------------|---------<7>----------| G|-<7>--------------|--<7>----------------|---------<7>----------| C|-<7>--------------|---------------------|----------------------| [24 1 4 1[2 1 4 2 1[2 4 poco 10 rall. a tempo e|----------6---|--8--10-10--10-10--10-10---11--| B|----6--6------|-----8--8---8--8---8--8----8---| G|--------------|--7----------------------------| D|--------------|-------------------------------| G|--------------|-------------------------------| C|--------------|-------------------------------| 2 3 14 24 24 p 12 e|----10----8---10-10----10--|-------10---8----8--10-10---10-10--| B|----9---------8--8-----8---|-------8------9-----8--8----8--8---| G|----------7---------0------|-----7-----------7-----------------| D|---------------------------|--10-------------------------------| G|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| C|---------------------------|-----------------------------------| 24 14 24 3 1 24 2 3 12 24 14 e|----10-10---11--10---16--|----10-10-----10-------10--6-8--| B|----8--8----8---9----13--|----8--8------8--------8--------| G|-------------------------|----------0---------7-----------| D|-------------------------|-----------------10-------------| G|-------------------------|--------------------------------| C|-------------------------|--------------------------------| 24 24 14 cresc. 1 3 16 e|--3--5--6--6-----6------6------|--8--6-----5-----3----1--------| B|-----3--4--6--4--3---3--4-3-4--|-----3--4--6--4--3----3-4-3-4--| G|--0----------------0-----------|--0-----------------0----------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| C|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| [1 3 24 3 1 1 1 2 4 14 1 23 1 34 mp 18 e|--6--6--6--5-----3-------1------|----------------6-6-6--5---3--| B|-----3--4--6--4--3----3--4-3-4--|--6---6-----------3-4--6-4-3--| G|--0-----------------0-----------|--0-7----8-7-8--0-------------| D|--------------------------------|------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|------------------------------| C|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 4 1 1 23 1 34 14 3 4 2 3 2 4 3 4 14 20 e|------1--------1---6--------|--3-5-6--6---6------6--------| B|----3-4--3-4-----3----4-3---|----3-4--6-4-3----3-4--3-4---| G|--0------------0------------|--0-------------0------------| D|----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|----------------------------|-----------------------------| C|----------------------------|-----------------------------| 1 3 4 2 1 22 e|--8-6----5---3----1----------|--6-6-6--5---3------1--------| B|----3-4--6-4-3----3-4--3-4---|----3-4--6-4-3----3-4--3-4---| G|--0-------------0------------|--0-------------0------------| D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| C|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 24 e|----------------6--8--6--5---3--|------1------------6--------| B|--6---6------------------6---3--|----3-4--3-4---6------------| G|--0-7----8-7-8--0--7--8----8----|--0------------0-7----8-7---| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------| 2 3 2 4 3 1 24 13 12 4 23 2 3 2 4 3 26 e|--8--10-10-----10-10----10-10-----11---| B|-----8--8------8--8-----8--8------8----| G|--7--7------0---------0-7------0----0--| D|--5------------0-----------------0-----| G|---------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------| 134 1 24 1 24 mp 27 e|------10-------8------10-10------10-|-----10----8------8--10-10--10---10-10-| B|------9---------------8--8-------8--|-----8---------9-----8--8---8----8--8--| G|---------------7----0-7------0------|---0--------------7--7--7------0-------| D|--0-----0--------0-------------0----|-------------0----5--------------0-----| G|----0--------0----------------------|---------5-----------------------------| C|-----------0------------------------|-8-------------------------------------| 24 14 1 24 1 3 4 29 cresc. e|----10-10------11--------10--------16----|----10-10------10------10----6---8-| B|----8--8-------8---------9---------13----|----8--8-------8-------8-----------| G|--0-7------0------0----------------------|--0-7------0---------0---------0---| D|-------------0-------0------0---------0--|-------------0---------------------| G|-----------------------0---------0-------|---------------------------5-------| C|-------------------------------0---------|-------------------8---------------| 24 24 14 1 24 1 2 4 31 e|--3-5-6---6---6------6--------|--8-6----5---3----1----------| B|----------4---4----3-4--3-4---|---------4---4----3-4--3-4---| G|------2-----2----0------------|------2----2----0------------| D|----0-------------------------|----0------------------------| G|--0---------------------------|--0--------------------------| C|------------------------------|-----------------------------| 1 3 14 2 1 1 24 4 4 1 34 2 13 4 mf 33 e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|--11-11-11--10---8------6--------|--6---6---------11-11-11--10---8--| G|--------------------0-7-8--7-8---|--0-7----0------------------------| D|-----0--7------0-----------------|-----------0-------0--7------0----| G|--0---------8--------------------|-------------8--0---------8-------| C|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 4 1 14 2 3 1 1 14 2 35 e|------1--------1---6--------|--3-5-6--6---6------6--------| B|----3-4--3-4-----3----------|---------4---4----3-4--3-4---| G|--0------------0------------|------2----2----0------------| D|------------------------7---|----0------------------------| G|----------------------8-----|--0--------------------------| C|----------------------------|-----------------------------| 3 1 3 2 37 e|--8-6----5---3----1----------|---------------------------------| B|---------4---4----3-4--3-4---|--11-11-11--10---8------6--------| G|------2----2----0------------|--------------------0-7-8--7-8---| D|----0------------------------|-----0--7------0-----------------| G|--0--------------------------|--0---------8--------------------| C|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 1 14 2 3 24 3 4 39 e|----------------------------------|-------------------6--------| B|--6---6---------11-13-11--10---8--|------6--------6------------| G|--0-7----0------------------------|--0-7-8--7-8---0-7----------| D|-----------0-------0--7------0----|------------------------7---| G|-------------8--0---------8-------|----------------------8-----| C|----------------------------------|----------------------------| 2 3 1 4 4 14 14 2 41 rall. e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| G|---0--------------<19>-------|----2---------------<19>-------| D|-----0-1----0------------1---|------0-1----0-------------1---| G|----------2------2-----------|--0g-------2-------2-----------| C|-2g-----------2--------------|---------------2---------------| 2 3 4 3 dim poco meno mosso 43 CIII ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e|--------------------------------|----------------------------| B|--4--6--6---6---6---6--6----7---|-----6----4----6--6---6--6--| G|-----3--3---3---3---3--3----3---|-----4---------3--3---3--3--| D|--3-----------3-----------------|----------3-----------------| G|--3-----------------------------|--3----------3--------------| C|--------------------------------|----------------------------| 2 4 4 24 3 4 mp 45 ~~~~~~~ CIII ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e|---------------2----1--------|-------------------------------| B|-----6--6-----------0---4-0--|--4--6--6---6---6---6--6----7--| G|-----3--3------3-------------|-----3--3---3---3---3--3----3--| D|-----------3-----------------|--3-----------3----------------| G|--3--------------------------|--3----------------------------| C|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| 3 24 1 3 47 ~~~~ CIII ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e|----------7-----------------|---------------2----1--------| B|-----6----4----6--6---6--6--|-----6--6-----------0---2-4--| G|-----4---------3--3---3--3--|-----3--3------3-------------| D|----------------------------|-----------3-----------------| G|--3---------3---------------|--3--------------------------| C|----------------------------|-----------------------------| 24 14 3 24 1 1 4 rall. poco a poco 49 CIII CVIII cresc. e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------0-0-----12---12---------|----------0-0-----12---12---------| G|--3--3------------8----8----------|--3--3------------8----8----------| D|--------3------8------------------|--------3------8------------------| G|--4-----------------------8--10---|--4-----------------------8--10---| C|--3-----------------11------------|--3-----------------11------------| 123 4 3 1 2 123 1 1 4 3 1 2 51 tempo primo e|--3-5-6--6-----6--------6--------|--8-6----5-----3--------1--------| B|---------3-----3----3---4----4---|---------3-----3----3---4--3-4---| G|------0----0----------0----7-----|------0----0----------0----2-----| D|----0-------------0--------7-----|----0-------------0--------------| G|--0----------0-------------------|--0----------0-------------------| C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 3 4 1 12 34 1 4 2 14 34 14 23 4 f 53 CI e|--6-6-6--5-----3------1-----------|--1---1---------6-6-6--5-----3-| B|--4-3----4------------3--1--------|----0-----------4-3----4-------| G|------0--3----------0------3---2--|------2--0----------0--3-------| D|--0------0---0----0----------0----|-------------3--0------0---0---| G|--0------0------------------------|----------------0------0-------| C|---------3-3-------------3--------|-----------------------3-3-----| 24 1 3 4 3 4 2 1 24 14 55 e|------1-----------1---6---------|--3-5-6--6-----6--------6--------| B|------3--1----------------------|---------3-----3----3---4----4---| G|----0------3---2----3-2--0---2--|------0----0----------0----7-----| D|--0----------0------------------|----0-------------0--------7-----| G|--------------------------------|--0----------0-------------------| C|---------3----------------------|---------------------------------| 14 1 3 4 12 34 1 57 e|--8-6----5-----3---------1--------|--6-6-6--5-----3------1-----------| B|---------3-----3----3----4--3-4---|--4-3----4------------3--1--------| G|------0----0----------0-----2-----|------0--3----------0------3---2--| D|----0-------------0---------------|--0------0---0----0----------0----| G|--0----------0--------------------|--0------0------------------------| C|----------------------------------|---------3-3-------------3--------| 4 4 14 34 14 23 59 e|--1---1---------6--8-6--5------3--|------1-----------1---6---------| B|------------------------4---------|------3--1----------------------| G|----3-2--0------8--7-0--3---------|----0------3---2----3-2--0---2--| D|-------------3--0-------0----0----|--0----------0------------------| G|----------------0-------0---------|--------------------------------| C|--3---------------------3--3------|---------3----------------------| 13 24 1 61 molto rall. dim. e|------------------------------|------------------------------| B|------------------------------|------------------------------| G|---0---------------<19>-------|---2---------------<19>-------| D|-----0-1----0-------------1---|-----0-1----0-------------1---| G|----------2-------2-----------|-0g-------2-------2-----------| C|-2g-----------2---------------|--------------2---------------| 2 1 3 4 63 meno mosso arp. F. e|--3--5---6----|--3--5---6----|-------------|-----------|| B|--7-----------|--7-----------|-------------|-----------|| G|--8-----------|--8-----------|--0---2------|-<7>-------|| D|--0-----------|--0-----------|--4---1------|-<7>-------|| G|--0-----------|--0-----------|--0---0------|-<7>-------|| C|--------------|--------------|--3---2------|-<7>-------|| 134 1 2 24 123 mf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This work was originally a piano piece, written in 1986. It was arranged for guitar by a Canadian friend, the composer and guitarist Steve Wingfield. The opening melody, on which the work is based, is a transcription of a chant from Arnhem Land, in northern Australia, collected in the late 1950s by Professor A.P. Elkin. The title 'Djilile' means 'whistling-duck on a billabong'. The first performance was given by John Williams at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, on 5 October 2003." - Peter Sculthorpe left hand fingering (LHF) 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger CI barre on the 1st fret CIII barre on the 3rd fret CVIII barre on the 8th fret [ barre with the index finger piano p - soft mezzo piano mp - medium soft forte f - loud mezzo forte mf - medium loud molto - much, very sostenuto - in a sustained, prolonged manner l.v. - laissez vibrer (let vibrate) - let it ring poco rall. - poco rallentando - slowing down a little a tempo - at normal speed cresc. - crescendo - becoming gradually louder dim - diminuendo - diminishing, becoming gradually softer meno mosso - 'with less motion', at a slower tempo poco a poco - little by little tempo primo - return to the original tempo arp. - arpeggiate - ripple upwards from lowest note to highest note F. - Fermata - pause before continuing g - grace note (ornament) - extra note played just before the main note - natural (open) harmonic on the x fret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ tabbed by Vlad - checked by weed@wussu.com (31 January 2025) the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org