Op 60, Study No 20 in A - Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) from 25 Studi Melodici e Progressivi tab by Weed - weed@wussu.com - 7 July 2013 MIDI: http://www.classtab.org/carcassi_op60_no20_study_in_a.mid video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byEvpt7IUog (Edson Lopes) see below the tab for Notes and Legend tuning: EADGBe key: A time: 12/8 tempo: 132 bpm (dotted quarter notes) Allegro brillante (fairly fast, sparkling) cI.. cI.. cI.. cI.. cVII.. p p i m a i m p i m p p i m a i m p i m p p i m m a m p i m 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-----------0-2p0---------|-----------0-2p0---------|-------------7p5---------| B|---------2-------2-----2-|---------2-------2-----2-|---------3-7-----7-----7-| G|*------2-------------2---|-------2-------------2---|-------2-------------7---| D|*----2-------------2=====|-----2-------------2=====|---0h4-------------7=====| A|-0h4---------------------|-0h4---------------------|-0-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 2-2 3 1 2 1 1 1 f (forte - loud) cI.. cI.. cI.. cI.. p p i m a i m p i m p p p i m a i m p i m p p p i m a m p i m 4 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-----------0-2p0---------|-----------0-2p0---------|-------------2p0---------| B|---------2-------2-----2-|---------0-------0-----3-|-----------2-----2-----2-| G|-------2-------------2---|-------1-------------1---|---------2-----------2---| D|-----2-------------2=====|-----2-------------2=====|-------2-----------2=====| A|-0h4---------------------|---2---------------------|---0h4-------------------| E|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------| 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 4 3 1 4 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 p i m a i m p i m a i m p i m a i m a p i m a i m a m a m i 7 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------0-4-7-------0-5-9-|------0-4-7/12====------|-------0---7-10p7---0-----| B|-----3-----------2-------|----0-------------------|-----0---9--------9---3p0-| G|---4-----------2---------|--1--------------------*|*--1----------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------*|*-------------------------| A|-------------0===========|------------------------|--------------------------| E|-0===========------------|0=================------|-0===========-------------| 3 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 1 4-4 1 3 1 4 1 3 3 mf (medium loud) p i m a m p i a p m a p i a 10 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------2p0-------0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----5-----9-| B|-----0-----0---------0---|---------0-----2-----3---|---4-----5---------------| G|---1-----------1---------|---2---------------------|---------------6-----9---| D|-------------2=====0=====|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-4=====------0=====2=====|-3=====4=====0=====0=====| E|-0===========------------|-------4=====------------|-------------------------| 1 3 2 1 4 1 3 2 1 4 1 4 1 4 3 2 3 4 cresc. (crescendo - becoming louder) p i m a i m a m a i m p i m a m p i a 13 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------0---7-10p7---0-----|-------1p0-------0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-----0-| B|-----0---9--------9---3p0-|-----0-----0---------0---|--------0-----1-----3---| G|---1----------------------|---1-----------1---------|--2---------------------| D|--------------------------|-------------2=====0=====|------------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------|3=====------0=====2=====| E|-0===========-------------|-0===========------------|------4=====------------| 1 3 1 4 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 3 2 4 1 2 4 mf (mezzo forte - medium loud) cresc. p p p i m a i m p i m p p p i m a i m i a 16 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-----0-----0-----5-----8-|-----------1-3p1---------|-----------0-3/8-0h3---0-| B|---4-----5---------------|---------0-------0-----3-|---------1-----------1---| G|---------------5-----9---|-------0-------------0---|-------0-----------------| D|-------------------------|-----0-------------0=====|-----2-------------------| A|-2=====3=====0=====0-----|---2---------------------|---3---------------------| E|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------| 1 4 1 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 4 1 4 3 4 2 1 4-4 4 1 < < < < < < < (cresc.) mf (medium loud) p p p i m a i m p i m p p p i m a i m i a p i m a i m a m a m i 19 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-----------1-3p1---------|-----------0-3/8-0h3---0-|------0---7-10p7---0-----| B|---------0-------0-----3-|---------1-----------1---|----0---9--------9---3p0-| G|-------0-------------0---|-------0-----------------|--1----------------------| D|-----0-------------0=====|-----2-------------------|-------------------------| A|---2---------------------|---3---------------------|-------------------------| E|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|0===========-------------| 3 2 1 4 1 4 3 4 2 1 4-4 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 pf < < < < < > > > > > > p i m a i m a m a m i p i m a i m a m a m i p i m a i m i m i m i 22 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-------0---8-12p8---0-----|----------2-5p2---------|-------0-4-7/12----------| B|-----1---10-------10--1---|------0-4-------3-0-----|-----0-------------------| G|---2--------------------2-|----2---------------2---|---1---------------------| D|--------------------------|--4-------------------4-|---------------4-2-0-----| A|--------------------------|------------------------|---------------------4-2-| E|-0===========-------------|0===========------------|-0===========------------| 2 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 4-4 3 1 3 1 < < < < < > > > > > > < < < < > > > > > > < < < < < cI.. cI.. cI.. cI.. cVII.. p p i m a i m p i m p p i m a i m p i m p p i m m a m p i m 25 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-----------0-2p0---------|-----------0-2p0---------|-------------7p5---------| B|---------2-------2-----2-|---------2-------2-----2-|---------3-7-----7-----7-| G|*------2-------------2---|-------2-------------2---|-------2-------------7---| D|*----2-------------2=====|-----2-------------2=====|---0h4-------------7=====| A|-0h4---------------------|-0h4---------------------|-0-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 2-2 3 1 2 1 1 1 f (forte - loud) cI.. cI.. p p i m a i m p i m p i m a i m a m a m i p i m a i m a m a m a 28 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-----------0-2p0---------|------0---7-10p7---0-----|------0---9-12p9---9---0-| B|---------2-------2-----2-|----0---9--------9---3p0-|----2---10-------10--10--| G|-------2-------------2---|--1----------------------|--2----------------------| D|-----2-------------2=====|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-0h4---------------------|-------------------------|0===========-------------| E|-------------------------|0===========-------------|-------------------------| 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 cVII____ p m i m a m p i m a i m p i a i m i m 31 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . e|---------7-10------0-4-7-|-----0---9-12-17==---------|| B|---0---7---------0-------|-------10------------------|| G|-----7---------1---------|---6----------------------*|| D|-0===========------------|--------------------------*|| A|-------------------------|-0===========--------------|| E|-------------0===========|---------------------------|| 1 1 1 4 1 1 4 3 2 1 4--4 Notes ----- Sheet editions used - Boije edition - Mayence B Schott's Sohne (11423) E Schwarz-Reiflingen edition - B Schott's Sohne, 1920 (30703) Eythor Thorlaksson, The Guitar School, Iceland, 2000 (1007) Edson Lopes (2011) "Very fast, allegro brillante. Full of spirit, as the portamentos at bars 8, 18, 20 and 24 show, and the ending, full of panache, deliberately going up to the highest note of the whole op. 60 (to be heard only once more, at the end of the last piece, no. 25)." Tecla edition notes, 2006 - http://www.tecla.com/extras/0001/0345/notes.htm Measures 8, 24 -- there is an acciacature (an extra note) before the slide - * | . . | . . | e|----------------0----4----7----7/12= B|-----------0------------------------ G|------1----------------------------- D|------------------------------------ A|------------------------------------ E|-0================================== left hand fingering variations - cII... cV.. 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . 7 | . . | . . | . . | . . e|-----------2-7p5-------2-| e|-------0-4-7---------5-9-| B|---------3-------7---3---| B|-----3-------------5-----| G|-------2-----------2-----| G|---4-------------6-------| D|---0h4-------------------| D|---------------7---------| A|-0-----------------------| A|-------------0===========| E|-------------------------| E|-0===========------------| 3 1 2 1 4 2 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 4 Legend ------ left hand fingering below the tab right hand fingering above the tab 1 - index p - thumb 2 - middle i - index 3 - ring m - middle 4 - little a - annular (ring) |---- ----| |---- ----| |*--- ---*| repeat the |*--- ---*| section |---- ----| |---- ----| ====== note duration (how long it is held) h hammer-on p pull-off / slide up < < < crescendo (cresc.) - becoming louder > > > decrescendo - becoming softer cresc. becoming louder f forte - loud mf mezzo forte - medium loud mp mezzo piano - medium soft pf pianoforte - soft, then immediately loud cI____ part barre on the 1st fret (played with the 1st finger) cII___ part barre on the 2nd fret (played with the 1st finger) cV____ part barre on the 5th fret (played with the 1st finger) cVII__ part barre on the 7th fret (played with the 1st finger) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ more classical tabs at http://www.classtab.org