Op 59, Guitar Method Part 3 - 12. Allegretto in A major - Matteo Carcassi
edition: Schott 4556 - https://boijefiles.musikverket.se/Boije_1129.pdf
see Notes and Legend below - tab by weed@wussu.com - 2 July 2025
MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/carcassi_op59_pt3_no12_allegretto_in_a.mid
audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E42z1Q8a698 - Young Sung

standard tuning: E A D G B E    key: A major    time: 6/8

 Allegretto (lively, moderately fast)

0   .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .
e|----|-----2-0-----|-----2-0---0-|-0-----------|-------------|
B|----|---2---------|---2---------|-----3-3---3-|-3---2-2-----|
G|*---|-2-----------|-2-----------|-----4-4---4-|-4---2-2-----|
D|*-2-|-----------2-|-------------|-------------|-----------2-|
A|----|-0=========--|-0===========|-------------|-0=========--|
E|----|-------------|-------------|-0===========|-------------|
    1   1 2 3                           2                   1
    p                                   3

5  | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | .
e|-----2-0-----|-----2-0---0-|-0-----------|------------|
B|---2---------|---2---------|-2---3-3---3-|-3---2-2----|
G|-2-----------|-2-----------|-----4-4---4-|-4---2-2---*|
D|-----------2-|-------------|-------------|-----------*|
A|-0=========--|-0===========|-------------|-0=========-|
E|-------------|-------------|-0===========|------------|
   1 2 3

(8) .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .
e|--5-|-5---4-4---2-|-2---0-----0-|-0-----0-----|-2p0-------5-|
B|--7-|-7---5-5---3-|-3---2-4---2-|---3-----3---|-----2-----7-|
G|*---|-------------|-------5-----|-----4-----4-|-------2-----|
D|*---|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|----|-0=====0=====|-0===========|-------------|-0===========|
E|----|-------------|-------------|-0=====0=====|-------------|
    1       1     1         2         2 3         2   2 1   1
 mf 3       2     2       2 3                               3

13 | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | . Fine
e|-5---4-4---2-|-2---0-----0-|-0-----2p0---|-----0-5----||
B|-7---5-5---3-|-3---2-4---2-|---3-------2-|---2--------||
G|-------------|-------5-----|-----4-------|-2---------*||
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------*||
A|-0=====0=====|-0===========|-------------|-0=========-||
E|-------------|-------------|-0=====0=====|------------||
       1                             1   2   1 2
       2

(16) .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .
e|-----|---2-0-------|---2-0-------|---3-2-0---0-|---0-4-5-----|
B|-----|-------3-2-3-|-------3-2-3-|---------4---|-2-----------|
G|*--2-|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-----------2-|
D|*----|-0===========|-0===========|-------------|-------------|
A|-----|-------------|-------------|-0===========|-0===========|
E|-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
  p  1     2   2       1 2   2       1 2     3     1   3 4   1

21 | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | . .   | . . | .
e|---2-0-------|---2-0-------|---0-2-5p3-0-|------------||-----------------||
B|-------3-2-3-|-------3-2-3-|-4-----------|-2-0-2-3=---||--D.C.-al-Fine---||
G|-2-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-----------*||-return-to-start-||
D|-0===========|-0===========|-------------|-------0=--*||-and-end-at-Fine-||
A|-------------|-------------|-0===========|-0=====-----||--(measure-16)---||
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------||-----------------||
   1 2   2       1 2   2       3


Notes and Legend
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The MIDI tempo is 72 bpm (beats per minute - dotted quarter notes).
The order of play is 0-8, 0-8, 9-16, 9-16, 17-24, 17-24, 0-16.
The fingering in the sheet edition would have been for a smaller size guitar.

left hand fingering (LHF) below the tab -
1 - index finger (forefinger)
2 - middle finger
3 - ring finger (annular)
4 - little finger (pinky)

===   - note held, duration, length of note
mf    - mezzo-forte - moderately loud
p     - (below the tab) piano - quiet, soft
p     - (between the notes) pull-off

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