Prelude No 1 in C - Manuel Maria Ponce (1882-1948) ******************************************************************************* version 1 - Segovia arrangement ("Prelude No 7") - Schott edition (1930) version 2 - Alcazar arrangement - Tecla edition (1981) ******************************************************************************* "...these pieces were written with Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia in mind, and it was at Segovia's instigation that twelve of them were published by Schott in 1930.... only in 1981 did the rest of them appear, thanks to the digging of guitarist Miguel Alcázar, who knew from Ponce's personal documents that Ponce had written 24 preludes using all the major and minor keys and who was determined to unearth them all. He succeeded in finding eleven of the remaining pieces, and, by craftily adapting another Ponce piece to fill the sole empty spot, edited, published, and recorded them... The 24 Preludes are ordered by Alcázar so as to mimic the preludes of Chopin by moving around the circle of fifths (so that Nos 1 and 2 in C major and A minor, respectively, are followed by preludes in G major and E minor, then D major and B minor, and so on), but they were not composed in that order or ever planned by Ponce to appear in that order... Most of Ponce's manuscripts were never prepared for publication, and so tempos, dynamics, articulations are often sketchy and are sometimes absent altogether, leaving editor and performer to use their best judgment... The C major prelude moves up and down the fretboard in eighth-note scales, with an occasional arpeggio twist thrown in." - Blair Johnston http://www.allmusic.com/composition/preludes-24-for-guitar-mc0002462700 ******************************************************************************* Prelude No 1 in C - Manuel Ponce arranged by Andres Segovia as Prelude No 7 (B Schott's Sohne, Mainz, 1930) MIDI file - http://www.classtab.org/ponce_prelude_01_in_c.mid see Notes and Legend below the tab - tab by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 8 May 2013 key: C tuning: E A D G B e time: 3/4 speed: (quarter note) 120 bpm Andantino (at a moderate speed) CI__________ 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|-------------|---5-3-------|---------3===|-1===========|-------------| G|-------------|-------5-4-2-|-1=======----|-1===========|---------0===| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------1===| A|---3-2-0-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------2===| E|---------3-1-|-0===========|=============|-1===========|-3=======----| 3 2 3 1 4 2 4 3 1 1 4 < < < < < > > > > > > mf (mezzo forte - moderately loud) 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------3-3-|-----3---3p0-| G|-----0-------|-0-----2-5-5-|-----0-------|-0-----2-----|---1---2-----| D|---2---0-3p2-|-----3-------|---2---0-3p2-|-----4-------|-------------| A|-3-----------|---5---------|-3-----------|---5---------|-2=======0===| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 4 4 2 1 2 1 4 3 1 2 4 2 1 4 1 2 f (forte - loud) cresc. 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0-----------|-------0-----|-----0-------|-----0-------|-------------| B|---0-3/5-6-6-|-----6-------|-------4-----|-------3-----|-----3p2-----| G|-------------|---5-----5---|---5-----4---|---3-----3---|---2-----0---| D|-------------|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------2-| A|-------------|-0===========|-0===========|-0===========|-0===========| E|-4===--------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 3 1-1 2 2 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 > > > > > > > > > > 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------0-|---------0---| B|-------------|-------------|-----0-------|-----0h1-3---|---3h6-----0-| G|-----2---0---|-------0-2h4-|---1-----2p1-|---2---------|-------5-----| D|---3---2---3-|---2h3-------|-------4-----|-------------|-------------| A|-5===========|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-3===========|-0===========|-2===========|-4===========| 4 2 1 1 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 4 2 1 2 2 1 4 2 cresc. CIII______________ 21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-----5p0-----|-----0-------|-------0-3---|---------3h4-| B|-------5-6h8-|---6-----8---|---------8h10|-----9-----3-|---3-5h6-----| G|---5h7-------|-----------7-|---7---10----|---10--------|-4===--------| D|-------------|-------------|-9===--------|-------------|-------------| A|-0===========|-2===========|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-7=======----|-------------| 1 3 1 2 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 1 4 2 4 1 4 3 2 ff (fortissimo - very loud) pp (pianissimo - very soft) CI____ rit. 26 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----3---1---|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|---5---3---1-|---0-3---1---|-0-----------|-------------|-------------| G|-5===----1===|-------2---0-|-----2---0---|-------------|-------------| D|-------------|-----2=======|---3---2---0-|-3---2---3---|-2---3-------| A|-------------|-------------|-4===----1===|---3---2---3-|---2---3-7-2-| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----4===----|-------------| 4 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 2 3 1 < < < /.\ a tempo (return to the earlier speed) CI__________ 31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|-------------|---5-3-------|---------3===|-1===========|-------------| G|-------------|-------5-4-2-|-1=======----|-1===========|---------0===| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------1===| A|---3-2-0-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------2===| E|---------3-1-|-0===========|=============|-1===========|-3=======----| 3 2 3 1 4 2 4 3 1 1 4 rit. 36 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|---0---------|-------------|-------------| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------1/5-|-8===========| G|-----0---3p2-|-0-----2-5-5-|-----5-2p0---|-----0-2-----|-------------| D|---2---0-----|-----3-------|-----------3-|-2h3---------|-------------| A|-3===--------|---5---------|-3===--------|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 4 1 2 2 1-1 4 41 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|| B|=============|-------------|| G|-------------|-0===--------|| D|-------------|-2===--------|| A|-------------|-3===--------|| E|-------------|-------------|| 2 3 Notes ----- Measures 5, 35 - chord on 3rd beat is a single note in the Alcazar edition. Measure 27 - 3rd note bass (E) is Eb in the Alcazar edition. The left hand fingering in the Alcazar edition may be easier. Legend ------ left hand fingering (below tab) 1 - index CI____ - barre on the 1st fret 2 - middle cIII__ - part barre on the 3rd fret 3 - ring CIII__ - barre on the 3rd fret 4 - little > > > - crescendo - becoming louder < < < - decrescendo - becoming softer cresc. - becoming louder rit. - ritenuto - slowing down suddenly = - note held (shows the duration of the note) p - pull off h - hammer on / - slide up /.\ - fermata - pause ******************************************************************************* ******************************************************************************* Prelude No 1 in C - Manuel Ponce edited by Miguel Alcazar (Tecla Editions, 1981) MIDI file - http://www.classtab.org/ponce_prelude_01_in_c.mid see Notes and Legend below the tab - tab by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 8 May 2013 key: C tuning: E A D G B e time: 3/4 speed: (quarter note) 120 bpm Moderato (at a moderate pace, moderately fast) CI__________ 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|-------------|---5-3-------|---------3===|-1===========|-------------| G|-------------|-------5-4-2-|-1=======----|-1===========|---------0===| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A|---3-2-0-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|---------3-1-|-0===========|=============|-1===========|-3===========| 3 2 3 1 4 2 4 3 1 1 4 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------3-3-|-----3---3-0-| G|-----0-------|-0-----2-5-5-|-----0-------|-0-----2-----|---1---2-----| D|---2---0-3-2-|-----3-------|---2---0-3-2-|-----4-------|-------------| A|-3===--------|---5---------|-3===--------|---5---------|-2=======0===| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 2 1 2 4 2 1 4 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 cIII______ 11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-0-----------|-------------|-----0-------|-------------|-------------| B|---0-3-5-6-6-|-----6-5-----|-------4-----|-----5-3-----|-----3-2-----| G|-------------|---5-----5---|---5-----4---|---3-----3---|---2-----0---| D|-------------|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------3-|-----------2-| A|-------------|-0===========|-0===========|-0===========|-0===========| E|-4===--------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 2 1 3 4 2 4 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 1 cII_ 16 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------0-|---------0---| B|-------------|-----------0-|-----0-------|-----0-1-3---|---3-6-----0-| G|-----2---0---|-------0-2---|---1-----2-1-|---2---------|-------5-----| D|---3---2---3-|---2-3-------|-------4-----|-------------|-------------| A|-5=======----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-3=======----|-0===========|-2=======----|-4=======----| 4 2 2 1 3 1 1 4 2 2 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------0-1-3-|---3-5-0-3---|---------3-5-|---3-4-0-3---|---------3-4-| B|---1-3-------|-----------3-|---3-5-6-----|-----------3-|---3-5-6-----| G|-------------|-------------|-4===--------|-------------|-4===--------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A|-0=======----|-2===========|-------------|-2===========|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 1 3 1 3 1 2 4 2 2 1 3 4 1 4 1 2 3 2 cIIIcI__ cII_ cII_ 26 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-----3---1---|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|---5---3---1-|---0-3---1---|-0-----------|-------------|-------------| G|-5===----1===|-------2---0-|-----2---0---|-------------|-------------| D|-------------|-----1===----|---3---2---0-|-3---2---3---|-2---3---2---| A|-------------|-------------|-4===----1===|---3---2---3-|---2---3---2-| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----4===----|-------------| 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 2 4 1 3 1 /.\ CI__________ 31 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|-------------|---5-3-------|---------3===|-1===========|-------------| G|-------------|-------5-4-2-|-1=======----|-1===========|---------0===| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A|---3-2-0-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|---------3-1-|-0===========|=============|-1===========|-3===========| cV__ 36 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|-------------|-------------|---5---------|-----------5-|-8===========| G|-----0---3-2-|-0-----2-5-5-|-----5-2-0---|-----0---5---|-------------| D|---2---0-----|-----3-------|-----------3-|-2-3---7-----|-------------| A|-3===--------|---5---------|-3===--------|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 1 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 4 41 | . | . | . | . | . | . e|-------------|-------------|| B|=============|-------------|| G|-------------|-0===--------|| D|-------------|-2===--------|| A|-------------|-3===--------|| E|-------------|-------------|| Notes ----- Measures 5, 35 - G on the 3rd beat is part of a chord in the Segovia edition. Measure 27 - 3rd note bass (Eb) is E in the Segovia edition. Legend ------ cI____ - part barre on the 1st fret left hand fingering (below tab) CI____ - barre on the 1st fret 1 - index cII___ - part barre on the 2nd fret 2 - middle cIII__ - part barre on the 3rd fret 3 - ring cV____ - part barre on the 5th fret 4 - little = - note held (shows the duration of the note) /.\ - fermata - pause ******************************************************************************* more classical tabs at http://www.classtab.org