Siciliana in F# minor - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) (Keyboard Sonata in Bm, Wq.63/4 H.73: III. Allegro siciliano scherzando) edition: transcribed Segovia, Schott BSS 3462 (GFA 147) (Mainz, 1935) see Notes and Legend below - tabbed by weed@wussu.com - 7 December 2021 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/bach_cpe_siciliana.mid audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNBTBnZK-wE - Andres Segovia audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_frpq5xszk - Eliot Fisk tuning: D A D G B E key: D minor time: 6/8 Allegretto grazioso (lively and gracefully) 1 | . . | . . e|-5g6g5-----------6---5-------5========================| B|-----6===============6-------6---------------6--------| G|-----------------------------7---------------7--------| D|---------------------0-------0---------------0--------| A|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----0===============---------------------------------| 1 2 1 3 1 p 2 2 2 | . . | . . e|=====10-p8---6---5-------------------------------| B|-6==============-----8---6--p5-------------------| G|-7==============-----------------7---5---3--p2---| 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A|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| 2 4 2 1 4 1 3 1 4 2 f 1 1 c5______________________ 8 | . . | . . e|-5=======================------------------------| B|-5=======================------------------------| G|-6=======================--------10------7-------| D|-7-----------8---7-------------------------------| A|-------------------------0===============--------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 3 4 2 C5______________________ 9 | . . | . . e|-5=======================------------------------| B|-5---------------------------10-p8---------------| G|-6-----------------------------------10--9---7---| D|-7-----------8---7-------------------------------| A|-------------------------0===============--------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 2 4 3 1 > 10 | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-10----------------------------------9--h10------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 3 4 > > > > > > 11 | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7=======================================--------| A|-0=======================================--------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 1 > 12 | . . | . . e|-8-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------10--6-------| G|-5-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------7---3-------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 4 4 1 1 1 pizz. ....... 13 | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------6-----------------------1-----------| G|-5---------------5-------2---------------2-------| D|-------------3-----------------------------------| A|-3---------------3-------0-----------3---0-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 ................................................... C6__________C8 14 | . . | . . e|-------------8---6h8h10---------------------------| B|-----------------6=======8=======----8---8h10h11--| G|-------------------------10======--------9=======-| D|-3=======--------7=======9=======--------10======-| A|--------------------------------------------------| D|-3=======-----------------------------------------| 4 3 1 1 4 4 3 2 2 .......... mf 3 C1______________ 15 | . . | . . e|-----------------10g8-------------------1---0-------| B|-10======-------------------3-----------------------| G|-10======-----------------------------------3-------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-8=======-----------0-------1===============3-------| D|----------------------------------------------------| 4 4 2 4 3 4 1 1 3 C1______________________________________ 16 | . . | . . e|-1-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------1-----------------------------------| G|-2===============2-------------------------------| D|-------------------------3===============--------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-3===============--------------------------------| > 17 | . . | . . e|-10----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------11--8-------| G|-7-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------8---5-------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 4 4 1 1 1 pizz. ....... 18 | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------8-----------------------3-----------| G|-7---------------7-------3---------------3-------| D|-------------5-----------------------0-----------| A|-5---------------5-------1---------------1-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 3 4 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 ................................................... C1 C8_______C5 19 | . . | . . e|-------------10--8h10h11--5=======----5---5h6h8---| B|-----------------8========8=======--------7=======| G|--------------------------5=======----------------| D|-5=======--------8========----------------0=======| A|--------------------------------------------------| D|-5=======-----------------------------------------| 3 4 1 1 2 4 .......... 3 C3______________ 20 | . . | . . e|-6=======--------10------------------3-----------| B|-8=======----------------5---------------7-------| G|-0=======----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------3===============5-------| D|-----------------8-------------------------------| 1 4 3 3 3 2 1 21 | . . | . . e|-----------------5-------5===============8--p6---| B|-8-------8---------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-5-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------5-------7=======| D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 poco cresc. 22 | . . | . . e|-----------------7-------7===============10-p8---| B|-10------10--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-8===============----------------7-------9=======| D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 1 1 4 1 2 2 2 < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < C9______________________C10_____ 23 | . . | . . e|-----------------9-------9===============12-p10--| B|-12------13--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-10==============--------9-------10------11======| D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 4 3 1 2 2 2 24 | . . | . . e|-------------------------13------12-p10--8---7---| B|-13----------12--10------0=======================| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0=======================------------------------| D|-------------------------0=======================| 4 3 1 4 3 1 2 1 W 25 | . . | . . e|-5---------------------------------------4-------| B|---------------------------------5-------6-------| G|-5-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------------------------------------| 4 1 3 3 4 1 p 26 | . . | . . e|---------------------------------12------13------| B|-6-----------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------11======================| D|-------------------------------------------------| 3 2 3 4 27 | . . | . . 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D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 1 4 2 3 3 3 < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < 30 | . . | . . e|=================12-p10--10----------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-8===============================================| D|-------------------------------------------------| 1 4 3 C7_______________________|--3--| 31 | . . | . . e|-7===================8h10-8-p7-p5=----------------| B|-9---------------9========------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------<7>------| A|-7---------------7========0===============--------| D|--------------------------------------------------| p 4 3 1 |--3--| 32 | . . | . . e|----------------------------------------5<17>-----| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--4===================5h7-5-p4-p2-----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--7-----------------------0===============--------| D|--6---------------6=======------------------------| 1 2 4 4 3 1 4 pp 3 3 C2_______________________ 33 | . . | . . e|-13------12-p10--8---7---5=======================| B|-0===============--------------------------------| G|-------------------------5---------------5-------| D|-----------------------------------------2-------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-0===============0=======2=======================| 4 3 1 2 1 4 p 3 < < < < < __________________ > > 34 | . . | . . e|=================8g6-------5-----------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-5-----------------5-------5-----------------------| D|-2-------------------------3-----------------------| A|-------------------7-------------------------------| D|=================----------------------------------| 4 2 4 1 3 < < < < < < < < < 3 1 35 | . . | . . e|-13------12-p10--8------------------------------| B|-12======------------12--10---------------------| G|-14======------------------------9-------5------| D|-0===============0=======-----------------------| A|-------------------------7----------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| 3 1 4 3 4 3 4 p 1 36 | . . | . . e|-----------------4-------5g4g5=======================| B|---------0-------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------<7>------| A|-----------------------------0----------<7>----------| D|-2===========================------------------------| p 4 2 1 1 > 37 | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------7---9-------10----------5---7-------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|<7>======================------------------------| 1 3 4 1 3 f risoluto (bold, resolute, energetic) > 38 | . . | . . e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------2g3g2-----------------------| D|-8-----------3---5-------------------5--p3---2--p0---| A|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| 4 2 4 39 | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----------------------------------6--h7-------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 2 1 2 40 | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0=======================================--------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 41 | . . | . . e|-5g6g5-----------6---5-------5========================| B|-----6===============6-------6---------------6--------| G|-----------------------------7---------------7--------| D|---------------------0-------0---------------0--------| A|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----0===============---------------------------------| 1 2 1 3 1 2 2 42 | . . | . . e|=====10-p8---6---5-------------------------------| B|---------------------8---6--p5-------------------| G|---------------------------------7---5---3---2---| D|-0===============0=======0===============0=======| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 2 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 2 1 > 43 | . . | . . 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4 1 4 1 1 2 C1 C8_______C5 46 | . . | . . e|-------------10--8h10h11--5=======----5---5h6h8---| B|-----------------8========8=======--------7=======| G|-3=======-----------------5=======----------------| D|-5=======--------8========----------------0=======| A|--------------------------------------------------| D|-5=======-----------------------------------------| 1 3 4 1 1 2 4 4 3 3 mf C3______________ 47 | . . | . . e|-6=======--------10------------------3-----------| B|-8=======----------------7---------------7-------| G|-0=======----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------3===============5-------| D|-----------------8-------------------------------| 1 4 3 3 3 2 1 48 | . . | . . e|---------10------5-------8-------6---------------| B|-8-------11------7-------10------8---------------| G|-----------------------------------------0-------| D|-5-----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 p dolce 49 | . . | . . e|-----11-p10--8-----------------------------------| B|-----------------11--10--8-----------------------| G|-----------------------------10--9--p7-----------| D|-----------------------------------------10--8---| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-10==============--------------------------------| 2 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 1 50 | . . | . . e|---------8---------------------------------------| B|---------10-------8------11------10======--------| G|------------------9------12------10======--------| D|-7-----------------------------------------------| A|-8-----------------------------------7---8-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 1 2 2 2 4 2 4 3 3 3 1 1 C8______________ 51 | . . | . . e|-----10-p8---------------------------------------| B|-------------11--10--8---------------------------| G|-------------------------10-p9---7---------------| D|-------------------------------------10--8---7---| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-8===============--------------------------------| 3 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 2 2 52 | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------------------| B|---------11------7-------10------8=======--------| G|-0-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------7---8-------| A|-7-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 1 4 1 4 2 1 1 53 | . . | . . e|---------6---------------5-------3=======--------| B|-----------------7-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------2---3-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-6===============--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 3 4 1 4 2 1 1 54 | . . | . . e|-----0---3---6---5-----------13--12--10--9--h10--| B|---------------------8---6-----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-4===============0=======------------------------| D|-------------------------0===============8=======| 2 2 1 4 2 4 3 3 2 3 1 < < < < < < < 1 55 | . . | . . e|-10----------------------12g10g12==============--------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------7-------8-------| A|-0=====================================----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| 2 4 2 4 1 2 f p 56 | . . | . . e|---------------------------------5-------6-------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-8-----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------4=======================| D|-------------------------------------------------| 2 1 2 3 57 | . . | . . e|-6===============--------------------------------| B|-------------------------2=======================| G|-----------------0-------3-----------2---3-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|=========7---------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 3 1 4 2 2 2 < < < < < < < < < < < < 58 | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------5---6-------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-3---------------------------------------0-------| D|---------2-------4-------4===============--------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 C5______________________ 59 | . . | . . e|-6-----------------------------------------------| B|---------5-------7-------7=======================| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-5===============7-------8-----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 2 4 1 1 3 3 < < < < < < < < < < < < 60 | . . | . . e|-----------------5--p3---3-----------------------| B|=================--------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| D|-8===============================================| 2 4 1 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |--3--| 61 | . . | . . e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-5===================6h8-6-p5-p3=----------------| G|-6-----------------------------------------------| D|-7---------------------------------------0-------| A|-----------------0=======------------------------| D|-------------------------0===============--------| 1 2 4 4 3 1 2 3 |--3--| 62 | . . | . . e|-0===================1h3-1-p0--------------------| B|-------------------------------3=----------------| G|-2---------------2=======2=======----------------| D|-------------------------0=======----------------| A|-4---------------4=======------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| 2 1 3 1 4 4 2 63 | . . | . . e|-6-------5---------------------------------------| B|-------------8---6--p5---3=======================| G|-7-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------3-------| A|-------------------------0---------------0-------| D|-5===============5=======------------------------| f 2 2 1 3 < < < < < 64 | . . | . . e|---------------------------------------------------| B|=================6g4-------3-----------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-3-----------------3-------3-----------------------| A|-0-----------------0-------1-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| 4 2 4 1 3 1 < < < < < < < < > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > C5______________ 65 | . . | . . e|-6-------5---------------------------------------| B|-5===========8---6--p5---------------------------| G|-7===============--------7-------2---------------| D|-5===============------------------------3-------| A|-7===============--------0=======================| D|-5===============5=======------------------------| pp 3 1 2 66 | . . | . . e|-----------------------------------------------------|| B|-----------------------------------------------------|| G|-----------------6-------7g6g7===============--------|| D|---------2-------------------------------------------|| A|-0===============------------------------------------|| D|-----------------------------0===============--------|| 1 4 2 1 2 < < < < < < < < Notes and Legend ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The tempo of the MIDI is 42 bpm (beats per minute - dotted quarter notes). measure 35 - in the sheet the B and A in the 1st chord are quarter notes, which makes the following pull-off on the 1st string implausible left hand fingering (LHF) below the tab - 1 - index finger (forefinger) 2 - middle finger 3 - ring finger (annular) 4 - little finger (pinky) === - note held, length of note, duration =-= - let the note ring out (don't dampen the sound) > - (above the tab) accented, marked, stressed |-3-| - triplet - 3 notes played in the time of 2 notes < < < - crescendo - growing louder, becoming gradually louder > > > - decrescendo - growing softer, becoming gradually softer arp. - ripple upwards from the lowest note to the highest note cresc. - crescendo - growing louder, becoming gradually louder dolce - sweetly f - forte - loud, strong g - grace note (ornament) - an extra note played before the main note - the next note is usually played as a hammer-on, pull-off or slide h - hammer-on mf - mezzoforte - moderately loud p - (below the tab) piano - soft, quietly p - (between the notes) pull-off poco - little, a little (poco cresc. - growing a little louder) pp - pianissimo - very soft pizz. - pizzicato - muted (usually played by plucking the string with the right thumb and using the palm of the hand to mute the sting) tr. - trill (ornament) - a rapid alternation of a note with the note above it in the scale (usually starting on the note above) W - upper mordent (ornament) - play main note, followed by the note above (in the scale), and then return to original note (it may be extended) <7> - natural (open) harmonic on the 7th fret 5<17> - artificial harmonic, left hand 5th fret, right hand points to 17th fret 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