A Simple Song - Hirokazu Sato (1966-2016) see Notes & Legend below the tab - tabbed by weed@wussu.com - 3 October 2018 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/sato_a_simple_song.mid video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAsFygEXIL0 - Sa Taka video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNLfVz9PhCg - Marco Carcamo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSVTR5fBhH0 - Daria Semikina standard tuning: E A D G B E key: A minor time: 3/4,4/4 3/4 c5________ c5________ 0 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . 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E|-----0-------|-----1-------|-------0-3-0-|-3===1-0-----|-----------0-| B|-0===--------|---1---0-1-3-|-0-----------|---------3-1-|-0=====1-3---| G|-2-------2-0-|-2=====--2===|---0---------|-----2===2===|---0---------| D|---4-6-------|-0=======----|-----2===----|-------------|-----2-------| A|-------------|-------------|-3===========|---3---------|-0=======----| E|-0=======----|---------3===|-------------|-1=======3===|-------------| 1 4 4 2 2 1 4 4 4 4 1 1 4 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 a tempo 3 3 1________________________________ c5______ c1__ 4/4 21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|---------5-7-|-8---0===----|-0---0-------|-------------|-------------0-1--|| B|-6=====8-0===|---8-------1-|-------1---0-|-------------|-------0-2-3------|| G|-----5---0===|-----0-2-3---|-2===1===0---|-2=======----|---0-2-----------*|| D|---7---------|-------------|-3===----0===|-2=======0-2-|-3---------------*|| A|-5=======----|-0=======3===|-----1===----|-0=======----|------------------|| E|-------------|-------------|---------0===|-------------|------------------|| 2 3 4 1 3 4 3 2 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 3 2 < < < < < < < < 2_____________ F. 26 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . E|-------------|-----0-1-3---|-0=======----|<12>=====|| B|-----------0-|-2-3-------6-|-0=======----|<12>=====|| G|-2=======2---|-----0-2-4===|-6=======----|---------|| D|-2=======----|-2-3-----0===|--------<7>==|=========|| A|-----0=======|=========----|-0=======----|<9>======|| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|| 3 3 1 1 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 rall. p Notes & Legend -------------- The tempo of the MIDI is 66 bpm (quarter notes). measures 2,6 - in the sheet the B in the 1st chord is a half note (which could be played on the 4th string, 9th fret) measure 11 - in the sheet the F in the chord on the 3rd beat is a quarter note left hand fingering below the tab - 1 - index finger 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger 4 - little finger ==== - note held, length of note (duration) - - (above the tab) tenuto - played firmly, slightly accented < < < - crescendo - growing louder > > > - decrescendo - growing softer dim. - diminuendo - diminishing, gradually getting softer F. - Fermata - pause, notes held mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud mp - mezzopiano - moderately soft p - piano - soft rall. - rallentando - slowing down and becoming softer rit. - ritenuto - slowing down a tempo - return to the earlier tempo <7> - open (natural) harmonic on the 7th fret <9> - open (natural) harmonic on the 9th fret <12> - open (natural) octave harmonic on the 12th fret c1 - part barre on the 1st fret c5 - part barre on the 2nd fret |--- ---| repeat the section |--- ---| |*-- --*| 1___ only play the first time |*-- --*| 2___ play on repeat (instead of 1___) |--- ---| |--- ---| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ the latest version of this tab can be found at http://www.classtab.org