Op 60, Study No 21 in A - Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) from 25 Studi Melodici e Progressivi editions: Boije - Mayence B Schott's Sohne (11423) - Edson Lopes (2011) tab by weed@wussu.com - last updated 28 Dec 2022 - see Notes below tab MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/carcassi_op60_no21_study_in_a.mid video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkPCH2uG5hs - Edson Lopes tuning: EADGBE keys: A, C time: 2/4 tempo: 52 bpm Andantino (fairly slow) A major $ c2______ c2______ 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------||---------------------|-----------------5---| B|-----------------2---||-0h2p0-----------5---|-3h4p3---2---2-------| G|---------------------||---------2---2-------|---------2---2-------| D|---------------------||---------2---2-------|---------------------| A|---------------------||---------4---4-------|---------0---0-------| E|---------------------||---------------------|---------------------| 2 2 4 2 4 2 4 pf 3 3 c2____________________________ 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-4h5p4---2---2---4---|-2h4p2---------------|-------------7---0---| B|---------------------|---------5---5---7---|-5h7p5---3---3-------| G|---------2---2-------|---------2---2-------|---------4-----------| D|---------0---0-------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------------------|---------4---4-------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------4---0-------| 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 1 4 1 1 4 3 3 rf 3 p 2 c2______ 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------5-------|-------------2-------|-------------0-------| B|-3h5p3---2---2---2---|-2h3p2---0-------0---|-----0---4-------2---| G|---------2-----------|---------2-------2---|-----1---2---1-------| D|-------------4-------|---------0-------1---|-----2---------------| A|---------0-----------|---------------------|---------2-----------| E|---------------------|---------------------|-------------0-------| 2 4 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 4 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 rf > > > c2______ c2______ c2___________ 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------|-----------------5---|-4h5p4---2---2---4---| B|-0h2p0-----------5---|-3h5p3---2---2-------|---------------------| G|---------2---2-------|---------2---2-------|---------2---2-------| D|---------2---2-------|---------------------|---------0---0-------| A|---------4---4-------|---------0---0-------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 2 3 4 2 4 2 4 3 4 3 3 pf __c2______________ C7__ c2______ 12 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-2h4p2---------------|-------------7---0---|-------------5-------| B|---------5---5---7---|-5h7p5---------------|-3h5p3---2---2---2---| G|---------2---2-------|---------8---7-------|---------2-----------| D|---------------------|---------7-----------|-------------4-------| A|---------4---4-------|---------------------|---------0-----------| E|---------------------|---------7---4-------|---------------------| 3 4 4 1 4 1 2 4 2 4 2 4 1 3 3 3 1 > > > Fin. 15 | . | . | . | . e|-------------2-------|---------0---5---||----| B|-2h3p2---0-----------|---------3---2---||----| G|---------2-------1---|-----2-----------||----| D|---------0-------2---|---------2-------||----| A|-------------2-------|-----0-------0---||-3--| E|---------------------|-----------------||----| 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 4 4 2 1 2 1 1 il basso marcato - > > > (emphasise the bass/lower notes) C major / A minor 17 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------|---------0---0-------|---------------------| B|---------1---1-------|---------1---1-------|---------3---3-------| G|---------2---2-------|---------2---2---2---|-0h2p0---2---2-------| D|---------2---2---2---|-0h2p0---------------|---------3---3---2---| A|-2h3p2---0---0-------|---------3---3-------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 1 1 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 1 20 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------1---1-------|---------3---3-------|---------------------| B|---------3---3-------|---------3---3-------|---------0---1---2---| G|---------2---2-------|---------0---0-------|---------0---0---0---| D|-2h3p2---0---0-------|---------------------|---------------------| A|-----------------3---|-3h5p3---2---2---0---|-0h2p0-------0---1---| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------3-----------| 1 4 1 2.... 4 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 3 1.... < < < < < 23 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----5---3h5p3---1---|-1h3p1---0---0-------|---------------------| B|-3-----------0-------|-----------------1---|-1h3p1---0---0---3---| G|-0-----------0-------|---------0---0-------|---------1---0-------| D|---------------------|---------------------|---------3---3-------| A|-2-------------------|---------3---3-------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ..2 4 1 4 1...1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 ..1 3 3 3 > > > > > > > > 26 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------3-------|---------------------|-------------3-------| B|-3h5p3---1-------1---|-1h3p1---0---0---3---|-3h5p3---1-----------| G|---------0---0-------|---------1---0-------|---------0---0---5---| D|---------2---2-------|---------3---3-------|---------2---2-------| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 4 2 3 3 2 p > > > 29 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B|-----------------3---|-1h3p1---0---0---5---|-3h5p3---1---1---6---| G|-4h5p4---2---2-------|---------0-----------|---------2-----------| D|---------3---0-------|-------------2-------|-------------3-------| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 3 4 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 1 2 2 cresc. 2 3 c3__ c1__ c4__ 32 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------5---|-5h7p5---3---2---1---|-----0-----------5---| B|-5h6p5---3---3-------|---------3---1---1---|-----1---3---1---4---| G|---------4-----------|---------4---2---1---|-----0---1---0-------| D|-------------5-------|---------------------|---------3---2---4---| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 f > > > > > > > > 35 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-5h7p5---3---3h5p3-------|---------------------|---------0---0-------| B|---------5-----------0---|-3h5p3---1---1---6---|-6h8p6---3---3---6---| G|---------0---------------|---------------------|---------4---4-------| D|---------------------3---|---------2---2-------|---------------------| A|-------------------------|---------3---3-------|---------------------| E|---------------------3---|---------------------|---------4---4-------| 2 4 2 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 mf 2 c5______ 38 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----------------5---|-5h7p5---4---4---7---|-7h8p7---5---5---6---| B|-6h8p6---5---5-------|---------3---3-------|---------5---5-------| G|---------5---5-------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---------7---7-------|---------------------|---------------------| A|---------0---0-------|---------2---2-------|---------3---3-------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 2 4 2 1 1 3 1 4 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 41 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-6h8p6---5---5h6p5---3---|-3h5p3---1---1h3p1---0---|---------------------| B|---------5---------------|-------------------------|-----4---1---0-------| G|---------------------6---|---------2-----------2---|-----2-----------2---| D|-------------------------|---------0-----------2---|-----3-------0---1---| A|---------4-----------0---|-------------------------|---------3-----------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| 2 4 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 4 1 3 3 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 f 3 44 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|---------0---1---0---|-----0---------------|---------0---1---0---| B|---------------------|---------1---0-------|---------------------| G|-----1-------1-------|-----2-----------2---|-----1-------1-------| D|-----2-------0-------|-------------0---1---|-----2-------0-------| A|---------------------|-----3---0-----------|---------------------| E|---------0-------0---|---------------------|---------0-------0---| 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 mf f < < < < < 47 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----0---------------|---------0---1h3p1---0---|-2h4p2---0---4h5p4---0---| B|---------1---0-------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-----2-----------2---|-----1-------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------0---1---|-----2-------------------|-------------------------| A|-----3---0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|---------------------|-----0-------------------|-------------------------| 2 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 f 1 2 p dim. F 50 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-7h9p7---0---10--7---|---------0-----------|-----------------||-----|| B|---------------------|-----9-------3---0---|-----------------||-2---|| G|---------------------|---------------------|-----1=======----||-----|| D|---------------------|---------------------|-----0=======----||-----|| A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------||-----|| E|---------------------|---------------------|-----0=======----||-----|| 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 1 2 D.S rall. > > > > > > > pp Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ original tab by weed@wussu.com - 7 Nov 2013 last update 28 Dec 2022 - thanks to Tom Julian for the following correction - measure 5 - G on 6th string 3rd fret changed to G# 6th string 4th fret the left hand fingering is taken from the Lopes edition order of play - measures 0-52, 1-16 "An exercise in slurs, which should be played lightly but very clearly throughout. It's Andantino, which means 'with movement', so not too fast. At the end of the middle section (bars 49-52) notice the diminuendo, the rallentando, the hairpin diminuendo, the descending notes, the pianissimo: five indications of a dynamic waiting effect at this point, so don't miss it!" Tecla Edition Notes, 2006 - http://www.tecla.com/extras/0001/0345/notes.htm left hand fingering (LHF) below the tab - 1 - index finger (forefinger) 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger (annular) 4 - little finger (pinky) ====== note duration (how long the note is held) < < < crescendo (cresc.) - becoming louder > > > decrescendo - becoming softer $ segno - sign bpm beats per minute (quarter notes) cresc. becoming louder D.S. Dal segno - repeat from the sign dim. diminuendo - becoming softer f forte - loud F Fermata - pause, note(s) held Fin. end of the piece h hammer-on mf mezzo-forte - medium loud p (between the notes) pull-off p (below the tab) piano - soft pf pianoforte - soft, then immediately loud pp pianissimo - very soft rf rinforzando - suddenly louder 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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